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Is it true that changing from visa exempt to NON-O retirement costs 20000 baht at Chiang Mai Immigration office? Sorry to reopen an old thread.

TM 30 and 90 days reports both registered in Chiang Mai. The stamps are real and legit. No, there wasn't any 800k in the bank. Please refrain from comments about using a Visa Agent, I'm not asking for that. Thanks

That it is way higher than yours.

Well known problem for electric cars.

Why are you surprised? Haven't you heard Kamala Harris talking yet?

I'd try some alternative medicine if I were you. Starting from an osteopath. Try to find a good one. Good luck.

I thought (after reading this, wrongly) that the embassy letter could suffice to show you have the 800k baht back at home. Instead, it appears to be valid only as a proof for the monthly income method. Anyway, better to ask the local Immigration office, you never know! Thanks for your replies.

Thanks for the replies. I'm not talking about NON OA nor NON O multiple entry visa. I'm just saying that some countries other than USA, UK, AU etc can still get the letter from their embassy and use it to get an extension of stay based on retirement, without the need of transferring 800k baht to a Thai bank (you keep the money in your country). And this option is never mentioned when people are asking for advice about getting a "retirement visa". I can understand the majority of ex-pats comes from those three countries but that's not a good reason to ignore the possibility for someone else.

that, for some countries, it is still possible to get a letter from your embassy certifying that you have 800,000 baht or equivalent deposited in a bank in your country. Therefore it is not necessary to transfer the money to Thailand to get the NON O visa and the retirement extension. Why does no one ever mention this option? I think this is very important for people to know.

Scaremongering post

It must be hard to live in a country you love so much!

Sorry to hear that. There are risks associated with it, that's for sure. How many years ago did it happen?

Agree on everything except that the procedure is "so dangerous". Where did you get that alarming information? There are risks connected with it as in anything else. The procedure is used daily hundred times to insert a stent, for example.

Generally speaking, I find them to be quite approximate, superficial and hasty when doing stuff. Just my humble opinion.

You, and people like you, are destroying the local small economies (shops) all around the world, sending into disgrace hundreds of families in favour of multinational companies. Be ashamed of yourself.