@Steve *******

I find every single document has been hard to obtain, aside from the criminal record verification. That was straight forward. But the financial info (far from sure that they will accept whatever we produce), the insurance, the medical (I didn’t realize there was an actual form for our doctor to fill out… so while in Canada, we had our doctor write out a letter after undergoing a battery of tests. Not sure this letter will cut it). I am just spent at this point and actually thinking that we will just take our chances, arrive with the 45 day stamp, and get get the ED visas for our kids/ O for us once we pick the school. After all, this is a trial run for us and might not want to stay past July. 🫣

But that said, I am pulling my hair out with this damn application! 😬😳🫣

@Patrik *******

so good question. We are there for a minimum of 8 months (December to July), to put the kids in school. If we love it, we will stay for the following school year. I suppose we are trying to enter Thailand in December with whatever visa will save us grief while in Thailand (so OA for us adults, and O for the kids). No opening of Thai bank accounts, etc…

@Steve *******

that sounds great but are you sure the insurance policy is not connected to immigration?

@Mark *********

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@Mark *********

thank you for this. We had heard about it but dismissed it since at this moment in time, we aren’t clear as to how long we would like to stay in Thailand. A lot will depend on the kids and wether they enjoy their new school. But I looked at the article you sent and it seems there are less documents required (less hoops?) than the non-OA? Is that correct? I’m all for what is simpler and straight forward as I have to admit, the visa process appears to be quite a headache!

@Henry ********

perfect, thank you! Navigating this visa situation is not simple, is it! 😂

@Stuart ********

thanks so much!

@Stuart ********

thanks for that! So we are planning on sending them to school but are hoping to visit schools in person before committing. We are assuming it would be much easier to get them a long term visa before entering Thailand instead than having them enter as tourists and then changing that to ED visas. Would you agree?

@Steve *******

awesome, thank you so much!!!