17th at 23.59😉

@Joseph ******

That’s correct 👍

To be sure you can alternately do your new 90 days report electronically 15 days before due date.

Apply for a regular 90 days Non O Visa based on retirement without health insurance requirements online through your embassy before you leave and do yearly extensions of stay in Thailand.

Only the one year Non O-A visa requires a mandatory health insurance.

The best solution for you should probably be to applied for a six months multiple entries tourist visa at home before you left. This can only be applied for at your home country or country of legal permanent residence at date and gives you possibility for up to a nine months stay in Thailand.

If you want to apply for a ED visa you’ll need to contact and apply through an approved institution according to the program you’ll like to participate in.

You just hand over your passport and boarding card for a 60 days visa exemption and free stamp. Formally the requirements still are cash equal to 20K baht in cash only if you’re asked in the immigration.

@Leonard *****

No official statement regarding this. I guess everyone will know when and if it starts. It was supposed to be a pilot program only for Australians for the first six months from December first and possible for all after this period, but no one know anything clearly at this point.

Most immigration allows extension within the last 30 days. Some, Jomtien and Samui, only allow extensions within the last week.

@Stuart **********

Canadians still can. US, UK and AUS stopped providing this service in 2018.

@Stuart ********

I of course agree on that part. But in general -also based on recent feedbacks- I personally would feel more confident with a METV if I was supposed to do three entries within this period. For maximising two exempts I would still feel quite safe.