Answered5 years ago
Has the financial requirement for the Non OA visa changed from 800K baht to 1.2 million baht?
Just a quick question, a friend of mine has just applied for a Non OA visa from the Thailand consulate in Sydney, he was informed that he will now need the equivalent of 1.2 million baht, around 54,000 dollars in his bank. Has there been a new rule change to increase the financial requirement from the current 800K baht. I have also heard it is happening in the USA as well, can anyone please confirm this is true, thank you.
Answer summary
A user inquired whether the financial requirement for the Non OA visa has increased from 800,000 baht to 1.2 million baht. Various comments confirmed that some Thai consulates, such as in Sydney and Los Angeles, have displayed this new financial threshold temporarily, but many users suggested that the standard requirements are still being used for extensions within Thailand. There is confusion about the requirements, as some consulates have reverted to the previous amount of 800,000 baht. There is no official confirmation of permanent changes at this time.
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Tod *********
Just so everyone is clear. AT THIS TIME <- as recently as today; there has been NO change in the way extensions of stays on O-A visas are issued inside the country in regards to financial requirements or insurance
People are getting yearly extensions on their O-A visas with the 800K baht banked or 65K baht a month income and the regular 40K/400K out/in-patient insurance from one of the 18 approved thai carriers that issue O-A insurance.
People are getting yearly extensions on their O-A visas with the 800K baht banked or 65K baht a month income and the regular 40K/400K out/in-patient insurance from one of the 18 approved thai carriers that issue O-A insurance.
Paul *******
I did go to the LA consulate site and it says 800k
Apparently it did say 1.2 for a short time.
I first saw this on YouTube that it was 1.2 million
Apparently it did say 1.2 for a short time.
I first saw this on YouTube that it was 1.2 million
Tod *********
If anyone can show a thai website that lists the 1.2 million for the financial requirements on an O-A visa please post the link
Richard *********
I have lived here a good few years. I have Extensions Of Stay based on retirement, not "Retirement Visas". It was a long time ago when I got my 90 Day Non O in Vientiane and my memory could well have failed me about proof that I had retired. Just recall having to have the money in the bank and being over 50 and a few other things.
Rob **********
OP@Richard ********
ok fair enough, a lot of people just use the term retirement visa, instead of referring to it’s correct name. Things have changed a bit over time, my visa is based on marriage to a Thai National, and we have been for 33 years, which means there is a lot of paperwork for every yearly extension. Sorry Richard I was not aware that you have been here a while.Rob **********
OP@Richard ********
a “retirement visa” is a Non OA visa based on retirement that is issued in your own country it is a 12 month multiple entry visa, and is extended yearly in Thailand. Also a Non O visa based on retirement can also be issued in your own country, but is 90 day validity, and can be extended for 12 months at a time after that. Hope that makes it a little bit clearer for you.
Paul **************
@Tod ********
The Thai Embassy website for The Hague, Netherlands updated the insurance requirements to 100K USD but left the financial requirement at 800K Baht. ************************************************************************************************************
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Dorothea **********
Italy requires 25k € which is around 960k thb but an insurance of 3 million thb
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Ellie *******
Sydney shows "AUD 54,545" (roughly about 1.3M thb😮) while Canberra says 800k thb.
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Rob **********
OP@Ellie ******
yes I agree, just looked at the Thailand consulate Sydney website and it does state AUD 54,545 around 1.25 million baht.Tod *********
Okay, people this is NOT about what you did in the past to get your O-A visa 😮 This is about what some consulates are showing as the new financial requirements to get a NEW Non-Immigrant Type O-A visa NOW.
Stop relating stories that start with "When I got my O-A... blah-blah-blah.." They are NOT helpful.
There is a post on Asean Now forum in the thai visa group where the Los Angeles Thai consulate had the 1.2 mill requirement up but then pulled it and put back the old text of the 800K
All we can do is watch for the official notification of the changes and go from there. No one knows if people on year extensions with the 800K baht will be grandfathered in at that financial requirement (like people who were on the 200K and the 400K back in 1998 when the policy changed)
Stop relating stories that start with "When I got my O-A... blah-blah-blah.." They are NOT helpful.
There is a post on Asean Now forum in the thai visa group where the Los Angeles Thai consulate had the 1.2 mill requirement up but then pulled it and put back the old text of the 800K
All we can do is watch for the official notification of the changes and go from there. No one knows if people on year extensions with the 800K baht will be grandfathered in at that financial requirement (like people who were on the 200K and the 400K back in 1998 when the policy changed)
Steve **********
@Tod ********
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Tod *********
@Steve *********
thanx, it was at the 1.***
mill funds/insurance and then went back to the ******
-400 and now appears to be back up again. Steve **********
@Tod ********
I think at this point that is an unpublished URL. 
Peter ********
@Tod ********
Would this new requirement be the same for O based on retirement in Thailand?Tod *********
@Peter *******
nope, those are completely different Ellie *******
@Peter *******
no. there is no news about requirement change for extension from Non-O being over 50 yet.Dave ********
@Tod ********
thx for the info Todd I shall not bother you furtherTod *********
@Dave *******
nope not a bother at all. It's just we don't know anything about when it will be implemented or if it's already started Dave ********
@Tod ********
no worries mate, Dave ********
I don’t remember ever having to have this amount in the bank for a non immi o-a visa I’ve had many before so something must have changed
Tod *********
@Dave *******
it is a policy change in both the financial requirements AND the mandatory insurance 
Alan ********
@Tod ********
Where does one read these policy changes as they occur please.
Benjamin ******
@Ellie ******
nope, you’re good 🙂 Ellie *******
@Bobby *******
you need to wait for @T**
for an exact answer.Just an additional info that there was a change about age and financial requirement for retirement in 1998.
Those who got retirement visa/extension before 1998 are excluded for the current 800k requirement, they only need to meet the previous financial requirement (for example, 200K or 500k in the bank, etc)
apologize to admins/moderators to be off the rails..
Bobby ********
Tod Daniels. How long has it been 800k? Perhaps the Thai government are calculating inflation
Tod *********
@Alan *******
all you can do is go to the website of the thai consulate you use for your visa and read the requirements. Until it's actually published and there's an amendment to the Police Order for extensions OR the MFA rules about issuing visas no one really knows Dave ********
@Tod ********
ok I knew about the insurance part but why 800k in the bank? That will force people on to tourist visas Bobby ********
Dave Sutton. It's 1.2 million in your home country bank account. It doesn't have to be transferred to Thailand
Tod *********
Totally IS something that is showing on more and more thai consulate websites as far as the financial requirements AND some of them also have the insurance adjusted to show you need 3 million baht coverage now instead of the
At this time this is ONLY when you buy a new O-A at your thai consulate before you come here. People have gotten their O-A extensions inside the country with the 800K baht and the
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you used to need. At this time this is ONLY when you buy a new O-A at your thai consulate before you come here. People have gotten their O-A extensions inside the country with the 800K baht and the
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insurance like always. 
Dale *******
@Tod ********
O visa inside ThailandRob **********
OP@Tod ********
thank you ToddActivity
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