[Retirement visa for American info needed]

I've done research on this forum but there's so much info I'm not fully clear, so asking directly.

I'm not averse to using an agent if it will make the process easier and less risky should I do anything wrong.

thanks.

Google is your friend. I got the following information in less than 30 seconds from the US Embassy website in Thailand...

https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/thai-visas-americans/

Retirement Visas

Retirement visas for Thailand are available to foreigners 50 years of age or older. These visas are valid for only one year and employment of any kind is strictly prohibited. According to Thai immigration, applicants must meet the following qualifications:

Applicant must be able to provide proof of a pension or other regular income from a source outside of Thailand;
Applicant’s pension or other regular income must be no less than the equivalent of 65,000 Baht per month;
Alternatively, the applicant may meet the financial requirement by maintaining a Thai bank account with a minimum amount of 800,000 Baht. (Applicants will need to show that they have 800,000 Baht in savings each year when they renew their visa.)
Any applicant married to a Thai citizen may be able to receive a visa on that basis rather than retirement.
For additional requirements and information, please consult the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Royal Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C. websites.

[Why Thailand if Malaysia is so much easier and nicer]

20 hours ago, MaeJoMTB said:

I could live without the hookers, but I insist on bacon for breakfast and a beer with dinner.

(not that keen on lamb or goat)

Edited 20 hours ago by MaeJoMTB

Well, I guess I'm the exact opposite of you.  I could live without the bacon or beer, but I insist on hookers for both breakfast and dinner. ?. ?

[Overstay Stamp for Boy aged 7]

Your quote from Siam legal states over 15 years, not over 15 as you typed.
 
Over 15 would mean 15.001
Over 15 years would mean 16.
 

Either way it means on or after your 15th birthday.

That is 15 years because you're not 1 year old until your 1st birthday. Likewise, you turn 15 on your 15th birthday, so you are suddenly "over 15" and "over 15 years" and "15 years old" all at the same time.

[Owning a larger boat in Thailand, need some answer please.]

 
He has 3 years to learn...
 
But actually I do not understand why the OP does not prefer to buy a yacht ?

Motor sailors are popular for several reasons.

They're far more economical to run than a yacht because you can use the wind rather than diesel fuel to propel the boat.

They're much quieter than a yacht when using the sails, and you eliminate all of those diesel fumes you would be inhaling.

There's a certain nostalgic that goes along with sailing...some folks just hate motor yachts, and they're often called "stinkpots"