My wife and I, both 71 are in Koh Samui on individual Non Imm ME OA VISAs from South Africa. Expiry date is 28 Feb. I have already extended our Med Insurance for another year. My question is whether We can do a border hop by air ,first buy a re-entry at airport and then get stamped back in until Med insurance expiry date. This is to circumvent the tedious bank statements/letter etc. plus all the hoops to jump before extension? Obviously one may only be allowed to do this once but may give up to a year reprieve.

Your wise input is much appreciated.

I'm in USA. I'm returning to Thailand. I'm trying to decide whether to fly in on a tourist visa and convert to OA visa, or to get OA visa in the US. Can anyone relate some experience about this?

Asking for a sanity check on my visa plan please?

My wife and I, both on a UK passport, and we both are currently on an ED visa having originally arrived on the visa exempt scheme. As soon as we got our ED Visa, I opened a Thai Bank account, and have been depositing 70,000 Baht per month. The plan is: - once our ED visas expires, we each apply for OA visa in Thailand, I believe this will not require monetary proof at this point? Then when it comes to the extension after 3 months, I will have over 12 months records of bank international deposits, so I will apply for an extension on this basis, and my wife’s extension will be on the basis of “Dependency”.

Does this seem do-able?

OA visa 2nd year, does re-entry permit need to be stamped on exiting Thailand? Thanks in advance.

Hello all. I recently read that if one holds an O or OA visa and travels outside of Thailand within the first year of its validity the visa is automatically renewed for another year from the date of the return. I have had several trips outside of Thailand during my first year as an O Visa with multiple entries holder. I just don't see how this is possible and hence my confusion . Also does this apparent extension occur upon every trip? I plan to return from the UK on April 1 and my current O Visa expires on May 28th. Surely it's not automatically extended upon my return to April 1 2026. I read about this auto renewal in a recent post. Thanks,Glyn

Hello. Great service. Thanks. I have an OA visa from my home country. I will be re-entering Thailand about 7 days before expiration. I wanted to confirm that with a new 12 month health insurance certificate they will extend the visa by 12 months at the airport as I re-enter?

Appreciate the help.

Come this summer, I will be residing in Thailand and traveling back to the USA every two months to see family for a couple of weeks. It appears the multi-entry one year OA Visa would be best suited for me but I have a couple of questions.

Is the initial cost and renewals of the OA Visa still $200? I can't seem to find anything on Thailand's website.

Is there a limit to how many one year renewals I will be granted?

I noticed someone talking about their difficulty in acquiring health insurance. I am 72. Will I be able to obtain health insurance at the limits required by Thailand that will not break my bank?

Thanks so much!!

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?

As part of the visa application, they asked for a HD digitized photo, is this an ID photo that I have to scan in HD? Where is a link, a file that I have to forward with my visa application?

Another question, I have to provide an insurance certificate for my OA visa with a cover of 3000000 Baths. What kind of insurance would you recommend, with good value for money?

Thank you for your advice.

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Dans le cadre de la demande de visa, il est demandé une photo numérisée HD, s’agit-Il d’une photo d’identité que je dois scanner en HD ? Où d’une lien, d’un fichier que je dois transmettre avec ma demande de visa ?

Autre question, je dois fournir une attestation d’assurance pour mon visa OA avec une couverture de 3000000 Baths. Quelle assurance pourriez-vous me conseiller, d’un bon rapport qualité/prix.

Merci pour vos conseils.

Hi OA Retirees in Thailand,

I'm assuming once an OA visa is expired, it cannot be renewed. It can only be re-applied.

Please correct me if I'm wrong. THANKS 🙏

So I checked the link below for applying for OA VISA again which seems to be the official Thai government info:

[members only]

...according to this page, a few things seems to have changed in the last few months, including:

- no 2 month advanced deposit of 800 K to be in the bank

- Zero documentation on residences & rental status

- A personal data form 🤷‍♂️

NOT SURE WHAT THIS IS...???

can anyone explain please?

am I correct or do the above still apply?

thanks in advance... 🙏