@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..