@Tod ********

, by land- like by bus or van from Vientiane to Nong Khai border crossing.. That sounds like a good plan.. Thank you so much, Tod! And I suppose I can call in on different schools in CM to possibly apply for an Education visa for my next visit a few months later.. No?

I don't see a route for me for long term staying/living now, unfortunately..

I could however study languages for a few years, then hop to Laos next time after that amount of time then Vietnam perhaps.. One can never see that far ahead really.. I'm an english teacher so I know i can pick up work along the way and teach online..

By the time I'm finished with all that I could head back to South America.. Retirement visa for Peru is much easier and lower financial requirements.. Ugh..

I'm exhausted... And truly crestfallen about the retirement requirements.. :(

But I'll work with the plans I got.. I'll create something good with what I've got to work with.. :)

@Cathy ******

, no problem.. I of course will research on my own as well.. :)

@Tod ********

, I can't locate your answer..

@Cathy ******

, I'm actually looking for a recommendation for affordable health insurance.. I thought maybe a local Thai health insurance, but other's gave me two different international health insurance companies.. Do you have a recommendation possibly for insurance?

@Cathy ******

, the Boston Thai Consulate told me the other day that the O visa is good for 90 days... They said that if you're trying to apply for a retirement visa you have to do it within those 90 days.. But I supp2 I could go on an O visa giving me 90 days...decide not to apply for retirement visa (since I don't meet the requirements :( ).......

And someone said I could apply for a complete 90 tourist visa in Laos to re enter Thailand..essentially giving me the 6 minths I want.. Is it true that Laos issues 90 days tourist visas for Thailand?

@Cathy ******

, sadly, I don't have anywhere near $22,000.. I only have $6,100 in savings, at the moment just $1,400 coming into my bank account per month.. So it really does seem the Retirement visa is out of my reach.. With my financials above- did I not meet the Retirement visa requirements for 2018, last year?

@Yvonne ********

, what website did you mean exactly? 😊

Hi

@Yvonne ********

, I've never heard of the OA visa/retirement visa.. The Boston Thai Consulate didn't mention that visa- or at least it wasn't one of the few I was asking them about..

@Ansel *******

, thank you.. Sad news.. But thank you for letting me know bc I do need to sort thru my options.. :)

@Adrian ***********

, hi there! No he is a US citizen.. Dual citizenship with US and Sweden.. But he is studying at Mahidol University and has been in Thailand for the past 3 years..