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  1. It's valid 6 months from the date of issue. In that period you can enter as many times as you like and stay 60 days from each entry.
  2. As I said I don't know how you are reading your email. But in Chrome browser on Windows computer you can choose print and then in Destination choose Save as PDF. Same in Firefox browser.
  3. I don't know how you read your email but if in a browser on a computer you should be able to open the email and then print the page to a PDF file. In the android Gmail app there is an option to print the email to a PDF file. Then you can upload the email with your visa application.
  4. Hahaha. When I came to Bangkok for the first time a long time ago, some restaurants and night places had dressed up restroom attendants to hand you a towel after washing, but wanted to give you a massage as well for tips. Sometimes started at you at the urinal, so I couldn't go and had to flee to a stall to do my business. (Peeing. Alone.) One time a neat young man insisted on giving me massage chops on the back after I dried, then turned me around and gave some chops on the chest. Finished with giving me a quick peck on the mouth. I walked out dazed and confused.
  5. Thanks. I've done METV twice already in the past and I'm afraid I'm tired of having my deep procrastination disturbed by unwanted travel and IO visits. But seriously, I'm not knocking the METV and I will use it if it comes to that. But now I would like to see if getting a non O and an extension will be easier and cheaper in the long run, so I did this post to get some feedback on that.
  6. Yes the non O-A would be perfect for me but the insurance requirement kills it for me. I've extended my travel insurance when I've gone for long stays and that suits me fine. If anything happens the insurance company has a choice of repatriating me or paying for treatment locally. I'm sure that Thai authorities would never approve that insurance. The red tape is just crazy. And I don't like to buy throw-away insurance on top of travel insurance and national health. But thanks for the advice.
  7. 555 I cross that bridge when I come to it but not planning on becoming a tax resident of Thailand.
  8. I'm lucky enough to be from a country that still provides them.
  9. Thanks for the answer. I did the METV twice pre-covid and I found the unwanted travel a pain. I rather take some trips for my own reasons. That's why I like to try non O this time. I've seen threads about problems getting the non O in Jomtien. That's why I'd like to get it from the embassy, seems dead easy on paper at least. But will Jomtien give me troubles getting an extension with an income letter, no money in the bank and no 1 year lease? Maybe easier to do that in Bangkok? I do have a Bangkok Bank bank account if an agent requires that. The embassy I will apply to only issues 90 days non O and a 1 year non O-A, which would be great if it wasn't for the insurance complications.
  10. I'm trying to choose which is the best visa for a snowbird. I'm planning on staying for 7-9 months at a time. I'm thinking about the costs and the effort it takes. On the one hand there's the 6 months ME visa that could allow me to stay for up to 9 months. That would cost me 2 or 3 30 days extensions of stay plus the hassle of dealing with IO. And two trips out of country with travel costs, maybe at a time I don't feel like travelling but would have to. And if repeated year after year could raise red flag at some immigration points? On the other hand is getting a 90 days non O e-visa for retirement from a Thai embassy. Then apply for a 1 year extension when I'm in Thailand with TM.7. But I'm not sure if it will work, there always seem to be new obstacles put in the way by IO from what I read here. How soon can I apply for extension? After 45 days or can I do it in the first month? I would use the letter of income from consulate method, maybe with documents from home about my income. But for how long will documents from home be valid for IO? Will they be expired if I wait until there are 2-3 weeks left of my initial stay? Does Jomtien immigration accept the income letter method or is it strictly 800K there? I see from some recent posts that Jomtien immigration is demanding 1 year rental contract for extension. I can't do that because I'm not staying that long and maybe I like to try different places. I've seen posts saying that in Bangkok and Hua Hin a TM.30 is enough. Is it better to do it there and then move on elsewhere if I please? Is it possible to apply for a 180 days extension of stay, with less requirements? It's just an empty field on the TM.7 form. Anybody tried that? If I take the agent route, will any Pattaya agents offer 1 year extension of stay from a 90 days non O visa for retirement from a Thai embassy? So I would not be paying them for the initial 90 days stay? And at the same prices that they normally charge for extensions, 12-14K baht? Anybody have experience with that? Sorry for the lengthy post. Maybe someone in similar circumstances can offer advice on some of the points? Thanks in advance
  11. I had always assumed that you could use the same requirements for both the non O 90 days visa and the subsequent 1 year extension, but after reading this thread more closely, I'm beginning to think that is not true. Is it the case that you can only get the non O 90 days visa with 800K in the bank? It's not possible with 12 months of transfers? But the first 1 year extension is possible with income method? And the non O 90 days visa is the only path to getting 1 year extension, right?
  12. On a side note. Would it matter if you weren't in Thailand for all of the 12 months of building up monthly transfers? Would the immigration office accept a combination method of 12 months of 50K/mo. plus 200K in bank to convert to Non O and subsequent 1 yr Ext, if you had stayed in Thailand on tourist visas and visa exempts for 7 to 9 of the previous 12 months? Given that the immigration office allowed the combination method at all.
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