@Logan ******

ha. No worries bud. Covid meant I had plenty of time on my hands to work it all out. The bottom line is see how little you can get away with if it seems to much. Theyre not going to reject you outright. There'll just want the missing stuff and there's a definite correlation between length of visa and amount they genuinely want to see

@Logan ******

also, you'll need to show flight itinerary but again, who's going to buy their flight before they know they've got a visa? A confirmed flight itinerary will suffice and you'll find companies online offering them for about $20

@Logan ******

no worries dude. Good luck. It can seem a bit daunting but their website is a bit one size fits all so there'll be things that seem counter intuitive or not relevant to the visa you want. For instance, they want you to show proof of insurance but who's going to buy that before knowing they've got a visa? When I applied for the STV i just uoloaded the terms of the policy I intended to purchase and that was accepted. When I applied for the O-A I needed the real thing but found a broker who'd refund if visa not granted

@Logan ******

after I got the STV I realised I wasn't going to be able to get out in time to extend it as the rules changed (they've have changed again since then and it's been extended to another year). As UK had put Thailand on redlst at that point I was worried about getting to end of the 3 months and having to the pay a fortune to quarantine at a Travelodge in Hounslow, so, as I just hit 50, went for an O-A instead. Now the STV is valid for extentions again and you want to do more than 3 months but less than a year it's the best choice. I believe the only issue with it is you can't convert it to another type of visa but not an issue if you've no intention of doing that. The London embassy turned mine around in under a week, and that's when you still had to send off your passport. Should be a matter of hours with the new e-visa.

@Logan ******

chances are they'd not even notice/care if you just left it with your first hotel but it's what i did for my STV visa and was all good

If you want to make sure you're covered for the visa app, just book something on Agoda/booking.com for the rest of your stay that allows free cancellation. Attach the confirmation and you're good

@Peter ********

won't require for a while but if I manage to leave and re-enter for a second year could be handy

@Peter ********

that was a good price. Mine was and I'm 50. Where did you get that from?

@Paul ******

you can make bookings on Agoda or booking.com that are cancelable in seconds that fit the requirements

@Garrett **********

you keep calling the STV significantly more complicated and I really don't understand why. Having applied for both an STV and an OA I can say that that the STV is igjtly easier as you don't need to get a medical certificate saying you don't have the clap and you don't need a police certificate. Apart from that they're pretty much the same. If he only wants to do 6 months then the STV will be easier and save a couple of hundred quid in costs