Just wanting to know I have an OX retirement visa which I needed proof of thai health insurance to obtain I got stamped in till 2027 when my passport expires. My question is my first year of insurance is about to expire do I need to renew it so I have proof of insurance when entering Thailand as I have never been asked for it when entering ever on my multiple entry visa

Hi Visa experts, finally it's time for my wife and I to sort out our visas. We are both Australian, living in Syndey. I'm 51, so looking at either the OA or OX retirement visa as my option, which isn't the problem. My challenge is that my wife is 41, so doesn't qualify.

I've heard that she could travel on a tourist visa or STV and then go to Phuket immigration who will look at her as my dependant/wife (I believe) and will give the option to have her aligned/added to my OA/OX visa?

Or, amongst the brains trust on this site does anyone have any other ideas. I'm not looking at TE, Edu or volunteer visas unless that's our only option. We want to retire; we have our house in Phuket already and we are just looking for the simplest way to live legally.

Thanks in advance