What are the requirements for obtaining the OA long stay visa in Thailand, particularly regarding medical and criminal record certificates?

@Rick ********

my husband still had to have 800,000? But check again, they change things here all the time

@Rick ********

Careful. The "O" in non-O stands for other. There are MANY non-O visas, including retirement, marriage, volunteering, parent of a half-Thai child, etc. You can't just say non-O, you have to say non-O retirement or non-O marriage, which are the 2 being discussed for you.

It's the non-O marriage that has the 400,000 requirement, whereas the non-O retirement has an 800,000 requirement.

@Rick ********

I did mine before I came using the E Visa. Make sure you check which Thai Consulate you need to submit your application to. I believe there’s six in the US and each one has jurisdiction over specific states. I lived in Texas and the Washington DC Embassy is the one assigned for Texas.

@Rick ********

if you don't already have a Thai bank account, you need to get it before you go. It's impossible to open a Thai bank account without a long term visa nowadays and the bank account is required for anything to do with non-O visas.

@Rick ********

There is nothing from Thailand or the US asking us tò return to the US every two years. Get the Non-O visa from the Thai embassy in the US. Come to Thailand and immidiately open a bank account with 400,000 (if you want to apply for a visa based on being married to a Thai--Can work in Thailand if you wish) or 800,000 (retirement visa--cannot work in Thailand). Go to local immigration office and have a talk with them.

@Rick ********

can you not do the retirement visa? It's much easier. I first attempted spousal visa. They needed so many papers but would not accept the documents because they were not translated. So I ended up just applying for the retirement visa. I had enough to keep 800 k in bank. They do not accept 65k monthly deposit because US will not verify anymore. I just extended for another year(my second).I am assuming you have a Thai wife. I got my non o based on visting family. 90 day. Report your address to immigration. Open your account ( I recommend Bangkok Bank) immediately with 800k baht. I would cushion it because I was getting 15 baht withdrawls.they were charging me 15 baht for texts. I had no idea why. ( do not let it go under 800k Because that 800k has to remain untouched , it resets when it falls below)Let it season for 60 days then you can extend for a year based on retirement. Go about 4 weeks before your visa expires get the list of documents that your provincial immigration will require. Get those docs together. ( copy of passport and all pages stamped. Copy of visa. Copy of bank statements etc , And head back to immigration. You will need to stop at bank on way to immigration to update your passbook and get a certificate of verification from bank that states your money has been there for the required time. You will make copies alot at immigration. Good Luck