ItDontMeanAThing

Before I apply for a Non-Imm O visa I plan to get the proof of income document from the US Embassy. I do not intend to lie to them, which is why I need to know how 'income' is defined by the thai government for the purposes of obtaining the visa.

I have no wages, no Social Security, no defined benefit pension and I'm too young to begin withdrawing from my IRA without penalty.

I earn non-trivial amounts of interest and dividends from bond funds each year. The US Taxman considers it income. Does Thailand?

My retirement and taxable accounts are with a single firm. I have set up automatic transfers from the taxable account to deposit fixed amounts to two bank accounts, which is how I fund my retirement until I begin drawing from the IRA. Is this 'income'?

I'm guessing the interest & dividends might be considered income (depending on the mood of an immigration offical who wanted to see my proof beyond the embassy letter) and the automatic transfers are not.

I'm currently in Thailand on a tourist visa. I can open a thai bank account with the required amount if it's deemed that I have no income, but I'd rather use the deposit + income method.

Wow, that was fast!  I came back to make a 'never mind, I found the info'  post, I'm glad the last poster had the same info I found.

Never having done a visa run before I thought that people were leaving LOS to get another entry stamp.  I know the difference between visa exempt entry stamp on arrival, commonly called visa on arrival or entry visa, and a tourist visa.   I just read the top 8 sites returned on my search for thai visa run and all but one said something about getting a new 'visa'.  That doesn't make it clear because the entry stamp is commonly called a visa.

So, are people on visa runs getting another entry stamp (AKA visa on arrival/entry) or a single entry 30 day tourist visa? 

Thanks for the quick answers. I see my question was not clear. It's not a question about entering LOS or getting a Visa on Entry.  I've done that before.  I would enter LOS with a valid onward ticket within 30 days and get a VOE just like on past trips.

This is a question about whether a Thai consulate outside the LOS (KL or Vientiane) will give me a Tourist Visa when my passport shows I entered LOS 2 or 3 weeks earlier on a VOE. When I go to KL or Vientaine I will have another onward ticket and whatever else is required for a Tourist Visa.

All my research about a Tourist Visa has assumed I'd get one outside the LOS and then fly to BKK.  Stuff happened and it now appears it will be quite difficult for me to travel to Laos or Malaysia before coming to BKK.  Now I'm wondering if I can fly into BKK, get a Visa on Entry, then head to Vientiane or KL for a Tourist Visa before the VOE expires.  I tried searching but gave up because of 100% irrelevent results and time is pretty short right now.  

Can you tell me if my favorite allergy medication is available in LOS?  Avamys (Fluticasone Furoate).  If so, is it OTC or by prescription?