@Koin *****

non O, obtained domestically, needs money in the bank

@Geoff *********

doesn't fix the problem of people trying to obtain their visa domestically.

@Alan *****

there are people here who entered on tourist visa who are trying to switch to O visa and are required to open an account to do it...

@Scott ********

yeah. But people IN Thailand looking to switch to O retirement (not OA, which is obtained abroad) need a bank account.

@Brandon ***********

O is regarding the retirement visa obtained IN the country, and OA is regarding the one obtained abroad. They have different requirements.

@Dave *********

and yet people still have been doing it, mostly with Bangkok bank, and with a condition such as buying their insurance package for 5-7k along with it.

but assuming she's attending the school longer (or else why pay and do the hassle for just 3 months instead of MET or even enter on exempt and extend)... I think it's safe to assume she will be extending the visa every 90 days, at 1900b a pop.

@Alireza ***

my 9 and 11 year olds enter on visa exempt and overstay years at a time. They second check me at immigration leaving, reminding me that they are overstay and it would be better if they got proper visas, but that there's no penalty. I say ok. And we do it all over again the next time we go abroad to visit family. I can confirm that it's never caused a problem.

@Alan **********

it would still be his child.... He's just trying to make sure he gets rights to stay in it's life... Regardless of the relationship. It's more like, do it as quickly as you can, just in case the relationship dynamic changes and it becomes more difficult to do later

@Marta ****

you guys did a Satun run, right? I wonder if driving a little farther to Sadao would have the same results....