I came here on a OA Visa issued in Canada . You need the equivalent of 800,000. Baht in your Bank in Canada . The Embassy will require a Print out of a Bank Statement plus a letter from your Bank stating you are the owner of the account. Multiple Entry means under normal circumstances for the first year you can leave and enter the Country as many times as you want without a re entry permit. Each time you re enter you will be stamped in for another year. You are not required to leave. As long as you leave and return before your first year is up you will be stamped in for another year when you return.

So you get two years from your initial Visa. The big difference is as long as you stay on the OA Visa you will be required to have Health Insurance. At the end of 2 years you will be required to have money in Thai account. As a Canadian you can just go to the Canadian Embassy and get a letter stating you have the funds. It’s very easy just show them a copy of your Tax returns for that year.

@Karan *****

Yes they will give you an extra 6 months on top of the 5 years right now. Then before it expires you can extend for another year.

@Jay ****

Yes that is about exactly what I paid.

When I renewed my lease last year the Rental Agency advised me to go to Immigration. When I went the girl at the TM30 desk told me that there is no need to report because my address hasn't changed. This was in Chiang Mai.

Thanks everybody body. I just went over to the main office with my Green Book. Took about half hour. Was surprised how easy it was .

@Pawel **********

True but they must doing something right everybody wants to stay here and people who aren’t here are crying to get in. If you have family here I totally understand and sympathize, but many don’t .

My plan was to switch from from an O-A to an O Visa this year. An agent told me this year just do what you have to do to comply with the O-A requirements and hopefully next year everything is back to normal and make the switch then.

Normally you would have to leave the country for you’re ED Visa so considering you don’t have that expense and hassle 3000 Baht is cheap

@Rich *******

They are currently talking with Malaysia. They would like to set up Covid Free Zones in both Countries. One in Penang where you could fly out and as long as you stay in the restricted area you will be able to fly back to Thailand. Nothing will probably happen till October. As far as general tourists presently they are not even considering it yet. When it happens they will look at it one country at a time . I was told it will be done very very slowly.

Just make sure you landlord has registered you. They should have everything on file .