We are planning on moving my wife and I and our 3 teenagers to Thailand next year from the USA. My wife and I are both over 50, so we will apply for a retirement Non-Immigrant OA visa. I saw somewhere our first step is to get an O visa first and then return to immigration 3 months later while in Thailand to get the OA. Is that correct? I thought I had seen a couple of years ago that we could apply for the OA right away in our home country before we move.
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user seeks clarification on whether they need to apply for a Non-Immigrant O visa first before applying for a Non-Immigrant OA visa, as they plan to move to Thailand with their family. The comments indicate that the Non-Immigrant OA visa should be applied for directly in their home country before relocating, contradicting the need for an initial O visa.
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