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What is the easiest visa to apply for as a 54-year-old Swedish citizen wanting to stay in Thailand for at least 30 days?

Ben ********
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can someone help me which visa is easiest to apply for as a Swedish 54 year old and I need to go soon and stay at least 30 days. RTE in Stockholm does not answer the phone.
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For a 54-year-old Swedish citizen needing to stay in Thailand for at least 30 days, options include the Elite visa for Bt500,000 and the type OA retirement visa which requires Bt800,000 in a bank account, health insurance, and other documentation. A 60-day Tourist Visa is also available but may depend on recent changes in the risk status for Sweden. Several commenters note the complexity and requirements of these visas, especially considering quarantine and COVID-19 testing.
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Thomas ******
Thomas ******
Start your stay with two weeks in quarantine will take your days and money. And that’s the reality right now.
Peter *******************
Peter *******************
if you want easy ? why go ? if you need to go, forget easy, 9 women cant make a baby in one month !
Steve **********
Steve **********
@Peter ******************
maybe not, but keep trying, eh.
Anna **************
Anna **************
Hi Ben, If you cant get them via phone, lets try their fb page and msg them ask what you want to know, they’ll reply bcos i did the same but in Bern RTE fb page and they replied me so quick, btw ask them if you like to chat via phone what exactly number tht u can call.
Ben ********
Ben ********
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@Anna *************
thanks! I’ll try that!
Alan *********
Alan *********
Same as all RTE...too many people trying to phone so just send email and the will respond
Ben ********
Ben ********
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@Alan ********
I have done that, thanks!
Ken ***********
Ken ***********
No easy nor cheap options. I think OA Visa if you have THB 800,000 but you will need general insurance of THB 400,000 hospitalization and THB 40,000 for out patient PLUS USD 100,000 COVID insurance plus hotel quarantine and negative COVID test within 72 hours and a police clearance and fit to fly

A lot of hoops for a short stay
Steve **********
Steve **********
David Broadfoot If you have to renew or extend

while IN country, province matters greatly.
Steve **********
Steve **********
@Ken ******
I'll say. And once here (after Quarantine) everything closed or empty..
Ben ********
Ben ********
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Ken Dumas thanks! I got that but isn’t OA a retirement visa. I don’t have pension from the government.

The income are no problem but I don’t have pension from the government
Janin ******
Janin ******
@Ben *******
, you don’t need a pension if you follow the steps what Kool Breez and Ken Dumas are writing. It is 800.000 OR 65.000 not AND!
Janin ******
Janin ******
That’s correct as long as the amount is one or the other or combined
Steve **********
Steve **********
@Janin *****
depending on province, a combination of Bank/Income totalling 65k / mo
Kathy ****************
Kathy ****************
@Ken ******
A oa Visa does not have to have 800,000 bhat, that is the o x Visa you have to have 65,000 a month .. At least that's what the US requirements states.. We had 8.3 million bhat a Year and could still not get a visa at this time
Ken ***********
Ken ***********
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David *******
David *******
At the moment you can get a 60-day Tourist Visa from RTE Stockholm. You need to have had at least
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0 SEK in your bank account for the last 6 months.

BE AWARE though that this is only available to countries on the Thailand ‘low risk’ list and Sweden is currently 27th out of 30th. That ranking could change at the end of the month and then the visa would not be available.
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@David ******
That 'low risk's list is in alphabetical order. It doesn't show that Sweden is 27th lowest risk country.
David *******
David *******
Oops, so it does sorry. However, on the GCI ranking Sweden has dropped recently and is now 37th.
Ben ********
Ben ********
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Kool *******
Kool *******
The easiest at the moment is an Elite visa, at bt500,000, but what you most likely need is a type OA retirement visa. You'll need bt800,000 in the bank, health insurance that covers at least US$400,000 of inpatient care, and at least US$100,000 of covid-19 coverage. A police background check, and then a booked quarantine hotel to get your certificate of entry from the Thai embassy, oh, and a flight booked. The type OA retirement visa will give you one year, and the Elite visa will give you five years.
Kool *******
Kool *******
David Broadfoot, as of three years ago "a combination of both" is no longer allowed. It has to be either bt65,000+ coming in each and every month, no exceptions, or bt800,000 in the bank. There is no longer the "combination of both" option
Ben ********
Ben ********
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@Kool ******
is a OA visa possible without pension from the Government?
Kool *******
Kool *******
@Ben *******
, without at least bt65,000 a month coming in, then you can use the bt800,000 lump sum in your bank account option, but the account must be only in your name. Joint accounts are not accepted. This lump sum has to be in the bank for at least 5months total, two months before you first apply, and three months every year after that, and you must keep at least bt400,000 in the account for the full year.
Ben ********
Ben ********
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@Kool ******
thanks!

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