What is the difference between the 90-day O visa and the 12-month OA visa when applying for a retirement visa in Thailand?

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Oct 12, 2023

a year ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

If I apply for the retirement Visa in my home country the USA do I get a 90-day O visa that I have to extend or do I get a visa that's good for 12 months? 

I just want to understand everything before I apply to the ev's process.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

When applying for a retirement visa in Thailand from the USA, you can apply for either a 90-day non-O visa or a 12-month non-OA visa, depending on your application. The non-O visa is a single-entry visa valid for 90 days, while the non-OA is a multiple-entry visa valid for one year. It's important to note that obtaining an OA visa requires health insurance for both the visa application and extensions, unlike the non-O visa.

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Marty *********

Another thing to note is that the OA visa requires health insurance both to get the visa and to extend the visa. The non-O does not require insurance for one year extensions. I had an OA for 6 years and now I would recommend the O visa. I got a 10 year LTR in January and I would recommend looking into that as well.

Bosco *******

what is LT R please

Marty *********

LTR - Long Term Resident visa offered by the Thailand Board of Investment. There are several categories of the visa. I have the pensioner LTR which requires a passive income of $80,000/yr and health insurance. 50,000 fee baht for 10 years. Google LTR Thailand BOI for the website

a year ago

Bosco *******

@Marty ********

thank you Marty

a year ago

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Bosco *******

Brandon ************

That depends on what you apply for.

If you apply for the 90 day non-O single entry visa then you'll get the 90 day non-O visa.

If you apply for the non-OA multiple entry visa then you'll get the 1 year OA visa.

a year ago

Steve ********

@Brandon ***********

Yes but many people don't know about the OX. I mentioned it in one group a couple of weeks ago and a member from the US thought it was a joke referring to a buffalo. You'll be surprised. And of course there's always the LTR visa for retirees to be considered.

a year ago

Steve ********

@Brandon ***********

Australia isone which we know of. There are almost 200 countries in the world and it's possible other lower profile countries have similar criteria. As this is a multinational group, I always think it's important that people are made aware of possible options

a year ago

Brandon ************

@Steve *******

well since there's only 14 countries in the world that can apply for OX and no one but Australians do, I think it's pretty safe to say it.

2. Applicants must hold passport and nationality of (1) Japan (2) Australia (3) Denmark (4) Finland (5) France (6) Germany (7) Italy (8) Netherlands (9) Norway (10) Sweden (11) Switzerland (12) United Kingdom (13) Canada (14) United States of America

a year ago

Robert *********

ORIGINAL POSTER

@Brandon ***********

I didn't know about the OX. Are the requirements a lot different than the OA?

a year ago

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Robert *********

Steve ********

@Brandon ***********

And the OX which is valid for five years

a year ago