Shayne *********
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@Adam ********
you change to others and currently changeover is available inside Thailand.
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@Beth ********
yes but that's expensive and annoying if you have to redo quarantine and PCR testing and all the other problems getting back to Thailand
Shayne **********
Just get a normal tourist visa. If you have the STV there's no way off it if you want to stay longer.
Shayne **********
If you want to base in Chiang Mai, I know options.
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@Daffyd **********
of course there's no need but it creates less stress and pressure to get everything done in one month as well as finding somewhere to live more permanently, opening a bank account, getting licenses, meeting people and being normal.
Shayne **********
Come to Thailand with a tourist visa.

Open a bank account.

Put 800k in a bank account and never touch it.

Go to immigration before your visa ends, extend it 30 days and at the same time change the visa type to get a retirement visa.
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@De *****************
who knows when immigration will change its mind about the COVID visa?
Shayne **********
There's one choice, 30 days first. Hope some other extension is available after.
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@Frank *****
Insurance is necessary for OA extensions when visa is issued outside Thailand.