Hi all,

I'm a couple of weeks away from needing to renew my retirement visa but thought I'd explore the possibility of going with the DTV instead. The main reasons are that I thought it might be easier and cheaper. My Thai bank account has dipped well under the 80000 baht which means I have to pay more for the retirement visa and I don't think I need to pay for health insurance with the DVT. I do have much more than the 800k btw, just prefer to keep in in my investments if possible at this point.

So, some questions:

1. I read somewhere that I can't apply for the dtv within Thailand. True or false?

1. I also read that I can't apply for a Thai bank account with a dtv but does that mean I need to close my current Thai account?

2. Do I need health insurance with a dtv?

3. Regarding the need to leave the country after 180 days how long do I need to be away for? Can that be done 20 or 30 days before if it's a more suitable time to travel for me?

4. I read that I may be able to just pay more after 180 days rather than leave. Is that true and if so how much?

Finally, if there are any Thai visa services business reading this can you please pm me.

Thank you, Stuart

I’m looking for clarification regarding the level of health cover I need on a retirement visa. I have read online that a minimum of 3 million baht cover for inpatient cover is required but I can’t see anything in regards to outpatient cover or whether it is even required. Please could somebody who knows 100% confirm as I want to get my insurance in place. Many thanks in advance.

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Hello everyone. We (retired 59 & 63), have started an Non O A application from home in Canada. We aren't arriving in Thailand until April 25, so what to do about the health insurance. AXA only do it for 12 mth increments. Not planning on arriving before April, and then, only to actively look for properties. We wanted to start the process to see if we had all the paperwork in place. Should we wait and complete the application at a later date?

Hello all , quick question if someone able to answer I really appreciate any info,

If I have Non OA Multy entrance 1 year visa stamp from home Country, let’s say I’ll stay 10 months and live and coming back after 2 weeks

I will purchase other one year health insurance ( what is required) what is start on my return date,

Possible to get other 1 year stamp start again from the returning date ?

Thank you 🙏

Soooo

I’m doing my 1 year extension on my O A this week (it expires in December).

I returned from a short overseas trip yesterday and for some reason the IO gave me a visa expiration date of 29 November 2025!

I’ll still do my normal extension anyway but thought this was weird.

Good morning 🙏🏼 I’m looking at extending my oa visa for another year but the health insurance premium has increased by more than 50% as I turned 66 this year. Can you please advise on the minimum cover required by immigration?

Retirement Visa, which one is better, Non-O or Non-OA?- apply the visa from my home country- 800k in Thai bank, done.

I have full unlimited insurance

PS If this was "new to Thailand" he/she would be very confused after read all the comments😏

I know this question has been asked before. My OA retirement visa is up for renewal in December. What is dollar coverage in need to get the renewal?

There was so much chatter about the rules changing ....