Originally Posted by BJ

It use to be possible, but since the coup they will require you to show up at at immigration and speak Thai.

I've also heard of but never really tried to confirm you can also get a muay thai visa (Same as ED) you are studying muay thai.

But what is happening of late is instead of just re-issuing visa extensions for ED (still required to border run every 90 days) They are limiting the extensions to 6 months, than 30 days, etc.

If you want to live in Thailand long term you need a cash positive business (profitable)

Retirement Visa (800k THB that just sits in a thai bank account)

Marriage to a Thai (400k THB in a thai bank + 40k/m income)

Essentially, you need to have a legitimate reason for being here.

You can probably still cheat the system with some envelopes and and a good lawyer, but not a good long term plan