@Tod ********

thanks for the info. I should learn not to be surprised by the Random rules at this point

@Marty ********

I'm not in the first year. If they still look at insurance it will end in April, if not July

I can come into the country with a tourist visa and get a 90 day type 0. This is how I did it the first time. You are saying I can't come into the kingdom with an O-A and do the same process to get a type 0 retirement visa?

I had mine approved April 7. I did it April 5 which was before the April 6 Holiday. I didn't realize until I got on the site how far in advance you can do it online.

@Bobby *******

I had hopes for the stv, but I guess they messed that up too. Maybe they will change the rules

@Bryn *******

I Got insurance from Robert Jackson for the year.

However you need insurance anyway to get a visa

@James *******

Yeah it's a pain, but I think the thai bank account thing is a scam, and I am only going for 6 months of the year so the 65k thing doesn't work and I am not putting 50k USD into a Thai bank account. That is just wrong.

@James *******

THat was the stickiest thing. I could not use my insurance in America. They require that form filled out and all the companies want to do in America is cover their asses. I ended up using Robert Jackson as I can see he is a mutual friend. I paid about 1000b for the year. That took care of both the COE and OA health requirements. You also need a form filled out from your doctor saying you don't have these wacky communicable diseases. That turned out to also be a problem as they were reluctant to put those things on paper as wacky as they were.

I got one in August. It depends upon the wheter you can deal with the bank requiement or not. Other than that there are a few more things you have to do