Look at the “bright” side…. Wine & western food is supposed to get cheaper …😊 but who believes in that😵‍💫🤔😆😆😆?

@Jacques ****

🤔 a 9% increase of baht a bounce? Hope you are right, most of us want a weaker baht😊

The baht had reached even 40/Euro briefly. I follow the move closely since November last year when baht was around 38.

Economy is not great, the prime minister changed, therefore baht should not have gained approx 9% as of today.

However most, if not all Asian currencies became stronger ag Euro and USD but what a noticed, and it might be a coincidence, the baht increased daily since the DTV was introduced and, what I hear, a lot of foreigners from all over the world have been approved…. those people have bought the baht for sure.

A visa exempt tourist needs a relatively small cash amount but DTV approved guys need money for 180 days!

Just my thoughts and yes, Thailand cannot afford a strong baht but will, or better, can they do something against it?

It’s a free currency market, offer and demand rule it.

I wouldn’t put too much hope in the BOT😱

@Tod ********

I have the feeling that the OP, primarily, does ask for the requirements in case he wishes to keep the O-A visa.

As I understand from Marty Pollard‘s comment, it is possible to use the O-A visa for several years (6 years in his case) as long as the yearly insurance is renewed in time, the 90 day reporting is done and a METV has been bought.

Theoretically that would mean that a visit at immigration office would NOT be required except for the METV.

That‘s how I understand the „prolonged“ I-A visa or am I wrong?

@Mark *******

got it, age group 55-60😊😊😊

@Mark *******

only 8.000 baht? Sounds very little.

The initial A-O comes as METV but for the second 365 days you will need to buy the multi-entry stamp, correct?

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

ok, thanks

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

Thank you but I believe that I wasn‘t precise enough.

My wife is Thai and I would apply for the Thai Family Visa through the eVisa in my home country, not in Thailand.

That‘s why I copied the sentence with the „maximum stay 90 days“.

I am not sure if I could extend such eVisa for a further 30 days

@Tod ********

understood & thks but’s no longer an “A” in that case, right?

I am surprised about the bt 800k. An O-A requires health insurance with a designated insurance company, not bt. 800k.