Medicaid is a state-run program. And when you turn 65 you get Medicare if you worked enough hours and paid into the system. Then you must get health insurance which cost you about $175 per month
I used a Visa service ,after I gave them all the proper paperwork I dropped everything off on Tuesday and received my retirement Visa on Thursday. Stop trying to do this yourself. There are people out there that will tell you you can but as you can see you're running into trouble. Use a Visa service and pay the money it will get done I promise you message me and I will give you the Visa place that I used
Just apply for a 90-day none O Visa, and then you can buy a one-way ticket without any issues . I just came here with a 90 day visa on my passport and now I have a one year retirement Visa. All done within one month of arriving
Your best bet is to spend your money and use a Visa service. The service I used I gave them all the proper paperwork on Tuesday by Friday I had my Visa approved and in my hand. You're wasting your time if you think you can open a bank account on your own. You will get the runaround from the Thai people.
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