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As confusing and forever changing Thai rules seem to be, one thing I have noticed over the years is the implementation of grandfathering. I would think those that already have a licence will be able to renew with their existing qualifications.

The best advice here. Otherwise, topics like this become a "my d$#k is bigger than your d$#k" slanging match.

My wife, daughter and I translated my will. The OP's will seems quite straight forward. Only cash and contents of bank account. If you have assets in your own country it would be advisable to have a separate Will there. You can easily start with " this will refers to all of my assets in Thailand" or something on the lines of.

This has been done many times before. No need for lawyers. Write your own will, sign it and get two witnesses to sign it. Have the witnesses be someone who will not benefit from the will. Have 2 copies. One in English and one in Thai. Easy to translate a simple will, as yours seems to be.

In order to get a bus into Sateuk, you would need to walk to the main road. There you will notice buses going to Buriram, obviously. Minibus transport is available at the airport, as I mentioned in my previous post.

Why would you want to travel 15 minutes in the wrong direction?

Anyone in a position to offer advice would be more than familiar with Satuek. The title of this thread is not an issue. Neither is Buriram a city. To the OP, there is car rental at the airport. If there happens to be nothing available when you arrive, it will be easy to get minibus transport into town. Have a Google of the local forum in Buriram for expats. The owner of that site has a car rental business. They are close to the bus station.

Ray Hotel to stay. London Steak for eats and beer.

It works well. My last year of being on a Non O I got very near to 17 months. I think I was 3 days out. I used it as an excuse to travel. Cambodia, India and UK. None involving visa stickers as the first two were Evisas and the UK no stamps. Passport still with lots of pages. I've never bothered to get a 60 day extension at immigration until the enter before date has passed. It doesn't extend visa life so didn't see the point. I see the convenience if one lives a long way from a border and close to immigration.

17 months.

When in Thailand go to a local, private clinic. Ask if the Doctor will sign your medical form for a work permit. Many will do so without even taking any tests. Some will ask to see you, check you are breathing and have a heart beat and then sign your form. If the first one you go to says they must take tests, move on to the next one. I had work permits, teaching, for 21 consecutive years. Only once did the doctor even bother to check my chest with a Stethoscope and take my blood pressure. At one clinic I used to go to the doctor would sign a bunch of forms and leave them with a receptionist. Hand over passport and 100 baht and she would complete them. Half the time the doctor was not even there.

In a nutshell "No". Refer to my above post. I believe that to be your best option.

He doesn't actually say that. He says he has only 10 months deposits. He wants to use the combination method and add 200 000. That appears to mean he wants to add 200000 to bring him up to the 800k. So he has 600k in the bank? He can't do that anyway. Combination method would only work if he had 12 deposits but they were under 65k. He's coming on a 90 day visa. That would suggest a Non O.

Apply for a Non O in UK. Arrive in August. You will have a 90 day stay issued upon arrival. Make 2 more deposits, September and October, then apply. You will then have 12 deposits. Ignore any mention of Embassy letter. The British embassy no longer issue them.

@DrJack54 Here it is. The subject of Non O ME Retirement.

I have more than one 800k. I'd much rather stay legal. Once you've used an agent it is difficult, some would say impossible, to get back to dealing directly with immigration. Agent prices and the costs of bribing officials is only going to increase.

Sure. Anyone can ask for advice. Indeed, I gave advice. All my advice is based on personal experience and what I have heard from others. People ask for advice and others give it. It is a public forum after all.

Retirement "extension of stay". The easiest extension to get. Think of what else you could use the 20k baht on. Unless you are talking about the 12 month "visa" you got via an agent with no financials??? That means that you are actually breaking immigration law. The agent is paying to circumnavigate the rules. I'm not going to come on here and ask you about your financial situation but it would be far easier and better for you for the future to put 800k in a Thai bank and do things by yourself and by the book.

No need for an agent. Embrace what you are being shown here, instead of trying to ridicule it, and you will have more than enough knowledge to do things yourself. That's how I learnt. By reading, listening and digesting info from those that know.

That, however, would not be a long stay visa. It would require leaving the Kingdom every 90 days.

With the fact that different immigration offices work in different ways taken into consideration, I have to say that my experience says it is possible.

Muddying the waters, I'm afraid. You are incorrect on all counts.

I was referring to the post asking about applying for a Non O 90 day VISA. No need to sigh. What I said was correct.

You always need to give a reason on the application for a visa. In the case of a Non O it would be; marriage to a Thai, bring the father of a child in Thailand or being over 50. If you are in Thailand on an O based on being over 50 and you get a job offer, immigration will be able to cancel your extension and issue a new one based on work. You'll need all the correct documentation, which varies among different offices. You'll need to speak to your local immigration office to see how they want to go through the process.

Extensions of stay based on retirement are all done and agreed at local immigration level. Those for marriage or being the parent of a child are sent to regional headquarters for approval. Much more difficult to pay a bribe in the case of missing documents. Also, the documentation for retirement extensions is relatively easy when compared to that of other types of extensions.