My name is Noel, My wife and I are both Australian, and came here on AO retirement visa's and is due for a renewal in a few months. We have been advised that we can now change my wife's visa to a NON Immigrant "O" Accompanying Spouse Visa, ( that's a mouth full ) which also means she does NOT need to have the THB 800,000 in a bank, only have too, to support her. Is this correct, and are there any other special requirements associated with obtaining this particular visa. hope you can assist us. Noel
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Noel, an Australian expat, inquired about changing his wife's AO retirement visa to a Non-Immigrant 'O' Accompanying Spouse Visa, which may waive the requirement of having THB 800,000 in a bank account. Community members suggested confirming this with the local Immigration office and mentioned potential need for health insurance proof as well as coordination with visa extensions. They advised that the process might require obtaining a new Non-O visa from a consulate upon re-entry to Thailand.
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