Just been searching for the answer to this, couldn't find it so am posting as new topic.
Situation would be application for non-immigrant 'O' & retirement extension to a visa exempt entry. UK national.
I understand showing 12 x monthly transfers to a Thai bank of at least 65,000 THB is acceptable as proof of funds for retirement visa (for 12 months prior to application).
Q1: BUT I read somewhere that the *first* extension requires 800,000 in the bank, and only subsequent extensions could be 65k monthly. Is that correct?
Q2: Also, how is 'retirement' defined or checked if at all. Eg is source of the monthly inbound funds checked? Could someone have various sources of income from overseas business interests and just send themselves 65k each month?
Thanks a lot for your kind guidance.
SR