Thanks everyone for your comments

We are a married couple. We do not want a Non-O. Other than leaving Thailand and having to return just prior to the original non o-a visas expiration date, do I understand correctly that the 800,000thb must be in a Thai bank account not just a copy of our bank account in Canada as we originally submitted to get the Non O-A? We understand we require health insurance

As I e been told

By the consulate here, to get the non-o in canada, we require insurance and the same amount of funds as an o-a so I’m not sure if there is a benefit to an o over an o-a. Am I missing something?

@Ellie ******

thank you. To get the o visa for my husband and the trailing spouse for me in country, do we both arrive in Thailand on a visa exempt?

@Tod ********

so I’m clear... if we leave in May and don’t return until October 14 but our visa Valid date is September 14 but our permitted until stamp is 27 October, do we just need to get a re-entry permit before we leave in May to allow us to return in October with the correct insurance to get the extra year?

@Tod ********

thank you. I will check with our insurance company.

@Tod ********

our current health insurance is stamped in our passports valid until October 22, 2022. If we leave and return in May to get the extra year, I assume we would extend our current policy, if possible, for it to coincide with the one year stamp?