Which is the better retirement visa for Thailand, Non-O or Non-OA?

Non O can be applied in Thailand on your 60 days visa exemption and insurance is NOT tied up. Non OA in your country required lots of paper works. Sent you the details in your inbox. Hope these info will help you

I have been living in Thailand for nearly 10 years now and reading all these posts got me more than confused!! Every post is telling something different!

Because Non-o allow a wider selection of insurance options.

Do they ask you for medical certificate after the three months?

Has anyone ever received a retirement visa who had a chronic health condition that is not contagious?

Sorry to ask what's different OA an NonO

The insurance you have might not meet the criteria for a non OA however good it might be. I would opt for the 90 day non o based on being over 50 but get it before you come to Thailand. With this visa it will be easier to open a Thai bank account and deposit the required funds for 2 months + before applying for a 12 month extension. You may wish to then get your next 12 month extension based on monthly income of + baht every month for 12 months showing as coming from overseas. Don't forget that you have to meet the requirements if your first extension and keep 800k baht in your account for 3 months after application granted. Them it must not fall below 400k baht for the rest of the year. Whether you make it back up to 800k baht 3 months prior to needing a new extension (in case monthly payments go tits up) is up to you. That is what I am going to do. Always have a plan b and c.

I use Wise to transfer monthly payments from uk to Bangkok bank using funds for long term stay in Thailand. This has proved the most reliable way if getting transfers to show as international or FTT.

Good luck.

It depends how long you want to stay. If it's less than a year, the OA is nice. It's multi entry and besides the 90 day reporting, you have to do nothing. However if you want to stay longer, use a year extension, the O is better because no need of health insurance. You DO need a re-entry permit to keep the year extension alive. Ofcourse it's always good to have a health insurance but with many over here, it's tricky if they will pay.

Non O and extend it in Thailand

OX

The simplest and lowest requirements is 90 day non-o with yearly extensions in Thailand.

The only real requirement for extension is the 800k in Thai bank.

The OA has mandatory health insurance, medical and criminal checks.

Is a 1 yr+ multientry visa only requiring money in your home country.

BUT if extending in Thailand you need the 800k money in Thailand AND always health insurance accepted by Thai immigration.

*ALL should have health insurance* BUT the OA requires specific accepted insurance from a list and becomes an issue for many.

non oa if u need dependant

The OA requires insurance. The O doesn’t require insurance. Aside from the insurance requirement they both have the same exact 1 year extension requirements. Go for the O visa.

I had an OA for 6 years. As for the better visa . . . I switched from my OA to a 10 year pensioner LTR visa.

The OA is good initially till you get the lay of the land and want to truly commit to Thailand

Cons need insurance (not a bad thing) pros you dont need money in Thai bank

Apply for non-o from home country.

If you've already got the 800k in a Thai bank I'd go with the Non-O

Non-o no worthless insurance

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