What Are the Differences Between Non-Immigrant O-A and Non-Immigrant O Visas in Thailand?

This might help or not

@Steven ********

. I wrote it a while back and it goes over the three types of things people call "retirement visas"

(It was written BEFORE there was insurance on O-A visas)

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And I new this topic would devolve into another mindless O-A insurance thread.

We are done.

Reading the attachement to the order about Thai health insurance,I think that, since 31 of October,in each entry ,you will be permited to stay for the period of your insurance coverage,(maximum one year)

If using as a retirement visa...

Do you want to meet financial requirements of depositing 800,000 Thai baht in a Thai bank or show 65,000 + Thai baht international transfers into your Thai bank account?

Are you married to a Thai ?

If so the requirement is only 400,000 Thai baht in a Thai bank...or 40,000 Thb monthly.

Or IF married to a Thai you could get a Non O Married to Thai visa and no proof of funds is required in several Thai Consulates ...ie Savannakhet.

BUT would have to make border runs every 90 days.

On your O-A visa you can actually get TWO years of stay out of it. The visa is good for a year from the date it's issued, it's unlimited entry for that year and every entry you make gets you stamped in for another year.

SO if you were to exit/re-enter the country just before the VISA itself expired you'd get stamped in for a whole NEW year <- giving you two years of stay out of a visa valid for one year.

okay, at this time there are only a couple consulates I know of will issue a year-long, multi-entry Non-O visa based on being over 50 (retirement)

BUT

If you were able to get that visa you'd bounce out and back in every 90 days for the validity of the visa