@Brandon ***********

In 2023 I went to a Thai embassy in the country where I was residing to get non OA. I went 13 times (luckily I had a very tolerant employer who let me shift my work so I could make my visits) since the same person there kept giving me more and more steps to follow. I had a 1 year rental agreement and the approved nonOA insurance purchased and proof of funds etc. I even had my flight booked and nothing I did could get me the nonOA or nonO before my move to Thailand.

I suspect that I might have been the first person at that embassy seeking a nonO and they did not want to submit my paperwork with any errors and lose face. She finally begged me to just take a multiple entry tourist visa for six months and begged me to just deal with nonO when I reached Thailand. My Thai friends were appalled that there was no way to sort this before my flight but I had given up and just accepted the METV. Luckily, at that time, I was able to find a bank branch (after many bank visits), that would let me open the account and then start the NonO application.

@Maksym **********

except some countries during a period pandemic

@Greg ********

things in Thailand do keep changing so be sure to check in your country before you come here to see if easier to sort out visa before the move here or after the move here.

@Greg ********

I got mine from inside Thailand in 2023 and extensions also from inside Thailand.

@Iris **********

I am confused. I have a nonO retirement visa with one year extension and I have a separate re-entry permit. I did not realise I could maybe get a single visa that is also multiple entry…..

Be sure to confirm if you can live outside your home country while receiving disability

@Pablo *******

it allows sms text from banks for two factor authorisation ?

@Pablo *******

never heard of them. Any good? Skype only cost me 4 usd per month for my needs. Basically I just needed usa mobile number for two factor authentication for my usa banks and the occasional call to usa gov office or bank

Now I have been getting lots of ads in my feed for phone2. Anyone know of them or use them?

@Pablo *******

sadly does not work for calling landlines at gov offices or banks