What now for the 60 day visa?

[brucefarang]

A good friend of mine has a tourist visa 60 day which he picked up in Vientianne on July 7th -he says he usually goes to immigration in Nong Khai for a 30 day extension after the 60 days and then does a border 'run' after 90 days and repeats the process before starting the Vientianne trip all over again-giving him 6 months altogether.

he wants to stay in Thailand and has just turned 50 and has the funds for a retirement visa-I have advised him to start this straight away but am not sure about length of time money held in bank etc.

Could anyone advise him on the best way forward?

[KhunBENQ]

For first application for retirement extension the funds (800k+) have to be in Thai bank account for two months at the date of application.

[ubonjoe]

If he lives in Nong Kai the first thing he should do is get a single entry non-o from the embassy in Vientiane.

Then he could a apply for an extension of stay based upon retirement (it is not a visa) during the last 30 days of the 90 days he would get from the visa. He will need 800k baht in a Thai bank in his name only for 60 days or proof of 65k baht income or a combination of the 2 to reach 800k baht on the date he applies.