@Pete ******

If you manage to extend your insurance before you travel, you will likely be granted one year from the date of entry, provided that you can document both insurance policies.

@Pete ******

Sorry, but you’ll need to do a border bounce after renewing your health insurance in order to obtain another year of stay. After that, you may apply for yearly extensions at the local immigration office, but you will still be required to maintain approved health insurance.

@Pete ******

Yes, they will ask, and you will be stamped in for one year or until your health insurance expires, whichever comes first.

@Paul *******

The wannabe visa site.

Typically, the processing time is around a few days, -the official timeframe is ten working days.

@John *******

Normally no issues to apply for a Non O in country on a TM.86 for a tourist visa and TM.87 for visa exemption, but a very few immigrations don’t offer this service.

@Andy ****

with a Non O and a house book it should be no issues to open a bank account.

Probably not as three months should be until 18th of august, so if you don’t go under 400K baht you should be fine.

@Paul *******

I don’t think there’s more to say than this if you have a hint of insight or understanding;

Both the 90-day Non O visa and the one year Non O-A visa are subject to the following eligibility criteria: the applicant must have attained the age of 50 years and must demonstrate either (1) a monthly income of not less than 65,000 baht, or (2) financial assets in the amount of not less than 800,000 baht.

In addition to the foregoing, the Non O-A visa shall require the applicant to obtain and maintain valid health insurance issued by an insurer authorized in Thailand, to present a medical certificate attesting to the applicant’s health status, and to provide a police clearance certificate issued by the competent authority of the applicant’s country of residence.

The Non O visa shall entitle the holder to an initial period of stay not over 90 days. An application for an extension of stay may thereafter be submitted on an annual basis, subject to the same financial and age related conditions as set forth above.

The Non O-A visa shall entitle the holder to a period of stay not exceeding 1 year, extendable for a further period of 1 year contingent upon the renewal of valid health insurance for the second year.

Upon the expiry of the said two-year period, the holder of a Non O-A visa shall be required to apply for extensions of stay on an annual basis under the same conditions as applicable to the Non O visa, provided, however, that the obligation to maintain valid Thai health insurance shall remain in force for the duration of the holder’s lawful stay in the Kingdom of Thailand.

And Andy, both the NonO and Non O-A visas are exempt from the onward ticket requirement — you only need to provide a travel itinerary, but you don’t need to upload any flight tickets.

If something is missing, you will probably receive an email from them requesting additional documentation, but contacting the local embassy by email yourself is usually welcomed as well.