Going to bangkok in October to retire. I will be using a agent. Is thai kru a good agent?

This may be a daft question...

I'm looking to apply for a Non-Immigrant O-A Retirement visa for Thailand.

I plan to retire there at the end of this year.

When does the Visa period start?

For example, if I start the application now and it get's granted in say 2 months, will it's validity start the moment I land in Thailand?

Or when I get granted the Visa?

As I say, apologies if this is obvious to you all and thanks for any clarification.

Retirement advise for Australians.

My mum and her partner are wanting to retire in Pattaya.

Both have diabetes, one has been in hospital for an extended period in Aus at least once a year if not more. How likely is insurance going to be to cover them ? If they do , what sort of costs would they be looking at ?

Without insurance how much would say a month long stay in hospital cost?

They know they’d have to travel back for diabetes medications due to cost in Thailand but any other information would be greatly appreciated.

I wanted to say it’s amazing how much conflicting information you can get regarding all the different visa options for entering/retiring to Thailand. I saw someone say if you talk to 10 different agents/experts you will get 10 different results and that appears to be true. So after much reading and deliberation and asking questions here I believe I have finally arrived at the best option; GET DRUNK! No just kidding.

My best bet appears to be the Non-O marriage visa as I am married to a Thai woman. It requires the fewest hoops to jump through and has the smallest amount of required money I need to keep in a Thai bank, etc. I am still not 100% sure if I have to apply online here in The US, or if I can come to Thailand and then apply for the visa, but I am going to go with what Brandon Thurkettle has told me because he seems to be extremely knowledgeable on the subject; I will do the application here and then get the bank account after arriving there and do whatever else I have to to secure our retirement in my adopted country.

Thanks again for all the help and I hope to run into some of you Farangs when we get there in the next couple months. Peace from Seattle, Washington, USA.

Hi, my husband and I plan to retire to Bangkok in July 2025. We are currently retired and have combined monthly income of over 300,000 baht. Moving with us are our 32 year old daughter and grandson who will turn 4 in July. Is te 65,000 baht per person and can our daughter and grandson go on the same visa as us?

Hello, I want to spend my retirement in Thailand. I will travel to Thailand on a family visa for good and I want to get insurance there but unfortunately I have pre-existing conditions. I have already read a lot about this topic regarding pre-existing conditions but unfortunately I haven't found anything suitable. What kind of health insurance can you recommend that you have had good experiences with and is affordable? Please no answers that are not related to this topic.

Hi everyone, I am retiring in 2026 and I am planning to move to Chiangmai. I will retire with a monthly pension and Health Insurance and want to start planning which visa would be best for me. I visit Thailand twice a year and would like to start working with an agent that can help me open a Bank Account in Thailand nectbtime I visit (December 2025). Does anyone here, know a trustworthy agent in Chiangmai who can help me with this?

Non-Immigrant O-A visa. For retirement question.

Anyone willing to share what they or their friends 😄 may have paid for their insurance

I know and welcome all informed advice on the costs of insurance that has been paid.

For an exact figure only a personal quote will give me a definite answer.

Doing my groundwork on an advice group at this moment in time.

Can anyone give an example of what they paid for compulsory basic insurance for this O-A visa monthly or yearly figures

Dtv question.

I am a realtor self-employed with an S corporation in America for 20+ years with proof of income. I have a team with agents to cover my business while traveling. I am not necessarily working in Thailand but trying to eventually retire there. What documentation will I need to provide to get approved for DTV Visa?

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all and many thanks for all the advice given over the last year, very helpful, soon to be retired Non bua lam phu