hi lads,i am currently on an a multi entry"o" visa which i got in the uk,to obtain this visa i submited

a bank statement with above 10,000 pounds in the account,i am over fifty and intend to spend as much time in thailand as posible.

i have since been told by several expats that to obtain a multi entry "o"visa in the uk i do not need to produce any bank statements? when i obtained my visa the consul lady did seem a bit unsure, but who can blame her as they move the goal posts every 12 months?any advice would be helpful

cheers

Question 1 - Which consulate /embassy did you use?

Question 2 - Is your visa an 'O' or an 'O-A'?

99% of reports from using the consulate at Hull say that an absolute minimum of paperwork is needed for an 'O' visa (certainly not 10 Grand in the bank)

Very unclear as to what the OP has. £10,000 is certainly not needed for a Multi Entry Non O Visa.

As of 1 January the consulate in the Netherlands asks for a bank statement showing 1250 Euro if one applies for a normal non-immigrant O based on retirement. They have been told to do so, by who I don't know.

The website of the embassy in Londen states that for a multiple non-O based on retirement one needs to show an income of 900 pound a month. Maybe 10,000 pound is the alternative of this.

Generally a multi-entry Non Imm O can be obtained in Hull, Cardiff or Birmingham without

showing any funds.

Perhaps the OP is getting confused with the need to show funds for O-A visa?

Though the figures Mario2008 quotes from the embassy in London, shows they are out of date.

There are around 50baht to a GB pound these days.

As of 1 January the consulate in the Netherlands asks for a bank statement showing 1250 Euro if one applies for a normal non-immigrant O based on retirement. They have been told to do so, by who I don't know.

The website of the embassy in Londen states that for a multiple non-O based on retirement one needs to show an income of 900 pound a month. Maybe 10,000 pound is the alternative of this.

The Thai Embassy in London does actually say this.

Go to Hull I think.

The Thai Embassy in London does actually say this.

That was right 6 months back when one pound bought 70 baht,

but not any longer.