Briggsy

So the London Embassy website stipulation about State Pension (which kicks in at 67 for me) is wrong, so it seems. Maybe I will give it a try.

Yes, I have a bank account already from several years ago. I was planning to use one of the two Chonburi offices, Pattaya or Sri Racha.

The London Embassy site states "Retirement (pensioner aged 50 or above with state pension who wishes to stay in Thailand for no longer than 90 days)" I won't get my state pension till I'm 67. So, based on that, not appropriate for me.

I was planning to enter Thailand on a Visa Exemption, get 60 days permission to stay and convert to a non-imm O as quickly as possible and then extend for a year. I have British nationality. So, I was planning to buy a return ticket from the UK with a return flight perhaps 5 months in the future. I know immigration at the border have the right to check to see if you have a ticket out within 60 days before stamping you in. Are they actually checking at Suwannaphum?