@Robert ***********

or if.you find it gets to 0 in savings you could then stop?

@Robert ***********

you know you are allowed to access and spend the monthly transfers? It's not a continuous deposit scheme

@Henrik ***

exactly, you can show it in your own country..it doesn't need to be held up in a Thai bank account. I wasn't giving a definitive answer, I was suggesting an option not knowing their full circumstances. I, personally, don't understand the antagonism towards the o-a, because of the need for health insurance. If you've 0 baht that you can leave dormant in thai bank account and have great insurance,.then all.well.and good. That's not an option for everyone though

@Henrik ***

also, the op is concerned they'll have issues converting from current visa. If they're granted an o-a in home country then they'll already know there is no issue

@Henrik ***

all depends on if you want to have 0 tied up, as I mentioned. If only just turned 50, I'd rather pay the baht for a year and then start transferring the a month from abroad that I'm.allowed to use

If you've just turned 50 you may be best to leave the country, get an o-a visa which requires 12 months health insurance in advance but isn't too expensive if you've only just turned 50. You need to show the equivalent of 0 baht in your native account. You can then start sending the required monthly amount from abroad to a Thai bank account so you can then go to an O visa the next year (or even the year after, as a multi entry o-a can get you almost 2 years if you border bounce at the right time, and then you won't need to have 0 tied up in a Thai bank account, as long as the required minimum monthly transfers have been adhered to

Don't. Importing will prove a nightmare. Anything you can't bring with you, buy there

@Ian *******

just their front pages evidently

@Ian *******

spot the daily mail reader

@Kurt ****

it can also be extended 30 days like a tourist visa or visa exempt