[oneday]

For those of you who have gone through the exercise of getting a retirement visa from a US consolate, I have a couple of questions. If you feel the country the consolate is in does not matter then my questions still stand.

1. How do you get your initial 800,000 into the bank. Bring cash, wire transfer or some other way? Would the Thai bank accept a check on your home bank account? I understand the problems with cash so that is not really desirable. I only ask because I hate those steep wire transfer fees. In my case it would be about $225.

2. On the retirement visa I was reading the requirements on the Los Angeles Thai Consolate web site and it is pretty clear except for the documents they want from your local police authority stating you have no criminal record. They don't provide a form, like they do on a couple of the other requirements, nor do they say exactly what needs to be said by who and how it should be presented on the form or piece of paper. I am not even sure I would get a dumb stare from my local police department like OK want do you want us to sign, etc. Is it as simple as asking for a RAP sheet that of course would be blank?

I have e-Mailed the consolate, but gotten no answer.

Thanks for any insight here.