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How can you distinguish between a Thai retirement 'O' Visa and an 'OA' Visa?

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Jan 23, 2020

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@[James Roderick]([members only]) asked 

How can you tell whether a retirement visa is an "o" Visa or an "OA" type ??

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To determine whether your retirement visa is an 'O' Visa or an 'OA' Visa, you can check the first page of your passport where your visa stamps are. It will specify the type of visa. Alternatively, if you obtained your first retirement visa in your home country by providing a police background check, a medical certificate, and proof of funds for a fee of about 200 USD, it is likely an 'OA' Visa.

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OR ask yourself did you get your first retirement visa in your country by submitting a police background check, a medical certificate and showing proof of funds in your country and did that visa cost roughly about 200USD? If the answer is no, you didn't start with an O-A visa.

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look at the first page of your current passport where they transferred the stamps from an earlier passport. It will say

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