What are the requirements and tips for obtaining a long-stay O-A visa for Thailand?

@Dana *********

many Thai consulates have different requirements so contact the Thai consulate in your area and get the requirements for the six month multi entry tourist visa. It's the only way to know for sure. As Tod mentioned, some require proof of funds, others (for example Toronto) do not. Contact the consulate.

Good answer, although to get a 6 month METV <- multi-entry tourist visa from the consulates in the US you show a bank balance of 7K USD. Some consulates want the balance at 7K for the previous 6 months before you apply and some want the balance there only on the day you apply.. Check with the consulate you're applying at for their requirement

@Anthony *******

I read in a article that China will be considered in one of the tourism bubbles. The article further stated that the future is “High end tourism from China, Japan and Korea”

The definition of “High End “ could mean just the bus tourism companies kind of guided tourism where the money the tourist spends is very controlled or it quite possible the people in charge went on a watching Crazy Rich Asians binge and just want that kind of

market that’s a very small percentage.

Before the pandemic the manufacturing sector was already hit hard by the high Baht. Government officials from various industry’s encouraging laid off workers to get into the tourism industry now this talk of “High end” tourism sounds fancy and pretty but the trickle down effect of the tourism market will be gone. For example taxis can no longer charge 200 Baht for a 2 block ride for tourist, bars, restaurants, vendors, hotels will just start going bankrupt. When there is no work the social problems will start then crime will go up and people just won’t visit. The projected tourism arrivals was going to be 40 million tourist before the corvid. This year will be lucky to see 1 million ?

Considering there is really no social programs to fall back on the big number will be the unemployment and what to do with the unemployed people ?

@Tod ********

to be clear, that's only for Americans? Impossible to get within Thailand too?

@Tod ********

take a multiple entry O/A if you intend to go in and out several times a year, so much easier and not paying every time you come back in!

@Dana *********

On the background check you need a Live Scan done. You can get it done at some law enforcement agencies or UPS, check around. If your pension is at least baht, you don't need to keep money in a Thai bank. I got my O-A visa in December using my retirement health insurance, just hope I can get back before it expires??

@Dana *********

doesn't matter. O-A on US means you need insurance. O-A in Thailand means no insurance. Show 65,000 each month deposits or 800,000 in bank. Does not include covid insurance.

Nguyen Thi Minh Khai where you provide details of yourself from police as to whether you have any conviction or outstanding debts

Might be easier to contact the Thai embassy in your country but here are some site links to information here in Thailand. I dont know enough about your circumstances to give Visa advice but I beleive all long stay options should be obtained in your home country.





Siam Legal also have useful information on their site.

Good luck.