What are the options for obtaining a yearly "O" visa for Thailand as an Australian citizen?

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* Ive been onto the Thai Canberra website and saw only a single entry O visa available. Ive searched the forums also.
Can anyone advise me please of their most recent experiences.
I could possibly apply in Thailand if need be or Laos or wherever is best.
I know rules change and im hoping for the most up to date info.
As an Australian citizen residing at present in Melbourne, Australia with a Thai gf in Thailand. I visit her 3 times per year for one month each time. I plan on spending more time there in the future. I will eventually want a Thai bank account and avoid agents. I dont want my passport filled with 60 day visa exempts.
Is it possible to obtain a yearly "O" visa with multiple entries? If so would i apply in Thailand or Australia?(i have 400000baht). Most likely will marry in the future albeit i do not want an OA marriage visa(if im getting my terminology correct) as ive been advised its way too problematic. The OA retirement visa health insurance requirements are also problematically expensive for me as well as not wanting 800kbaht earning only 1.5%.
 Thanks in advance 🙏

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An Australian citizen residing in Melbourne seeks advice on obtaining a yearly non-O visa with multiple entries to facilitate spending more time in Thailand. The user visits Thailand three times a year and is considering applying for a visa in either Thailand or Australia. Several commenters clarify the options available, stating that there is no non-OA marriage visa. They recommend applying for a 90-day non-O visa, which doesn't require health insurance, and suggest obtaining a 1-year extension once in Thailand, with the possibility of applying for longer visas if qualifying conditions are met.

John ********** · Answer

If you are not married you can't get any visa based on marriage so even a single entry non-o visa based on marriage is not an option for you. If you are 50 or over you can get a Non-O based on retirement, if you're under 50 then a tourist visa (or visa exempt entry) is probably easiest

David ********** · Answer

A yearly o visa requires medical insurance just get a 3 month visa and get the 1 year extension in thailand. 3 month or 90 day visa is 120 dollars and is very easy to get as evisa online. Takes 10 days

Brandon ************ · Answer

There's no such thing as a non-OA marriage visa.

Your options are the 90 day single entry non-O retirement visa which does not have an insurance requirement, or the 1-year non-OA retirement visa which does have an insurance requirement.

If you want to avoid the marriage visa then those are your only options. There is no more multiple entry marriage visa as the embassies that used to offer it have now switched to e-visa where it's not an option.

You can either get the 90 day non-O visa each time you travel to Thailand from your local Thai embassy, or you can get the non-OA and use it for a year before applying for a new one.

You also have the option of getting the 1-year extension to the non-O but that requires 800,000 baht in a Thai bank account.

What are the options for obtaining a yearly "O" visa for Thailand as an Australian citizen?

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