Is it advisable to switch from an O/A Retirement Visa to an O Visa based on having a Thai spouse in Thailand?

@Paul *******

this must be for Non O Extension for retirement. O-A is not mentioned and only available in home country.

@Paul *******

you cant get an OA Visa in Thailand only in you home country? Please correct me if I'm incorrect

Paul Potter and the requirement 800,000 for the last TWO months before and 3 months AFTER application is not added yet, it says 3 months which used to be required for repeated EOS based on retirement applications, not for the first time. This is an OLD piece of paper, that's why the health insurance requirement is not mentioned. And nothing was mentioned as for the topic of your talk with them was conversion of your O/A to a Non-Imm-O visa based on marriage, no health insurance is needed for this. Actually, the Immigration officer offered & suggested to you a nice way out of the insurance requirement which he seems to be willing to do . . it is a "conversion" and not done by every Immigration in Thailand. You can call yourself lucky, You can 60 days later do the Extension of Stay based on thai spouse once you fullfill the requirements mentioned in the handout list, the 400,000 THB need to have been 2 months in your account

And the health insurance requirement is not added yet

it doesn't ask for insurance as a requirement on this form?

That is a short list, makes live easy.

he got the advice at an Immigration Office, he has or can ask again for the hand outs with teh latest and updated requirements to compare the lists. But feel free to contact that Immigration office and post a picture of these hand outs so people living in different areas can read what is needed at this specific office.