What are the new requirements for applying for the O-A Visa for the second time at the French Embassy?

E visa applications applying for O-A Visa 2nd time applications at the Paris Thai Embassy.

This ONLY applies at this time to French Passport holders applying in France.

Second time applications for this visa, it is now mandatory and require 800,000 baht to be brought in to a Thai bank account. So anybody already holding an O-A visa obtained in France MUST now bring the money in to a Thai bank account in order to get a new O-A in France. The income method is no longer possible for these 2nd time applications.

Here is the translation

Visa OA (Long stay)

Nonimmigrant Visa OA

The Visa OA is intended for retired people over the age of 50.

This type of visa does not allow working and gives the right to stay in Thailand for one year with multiple entries. For each entry, if the stay exceeds 3 months, the holder must report to the immigration service. The holder of this visa may extend it to the immigration service.

Attention: from the 2nd request of this type of visa to the Embassy, ​​a bank deposit of 800 000 baht in a bank in Thailand is mandatory, and to present in the form of a recent certificate or a bank book well updated (less than a month)