@Brian *******

bar stool experts will tell you that visa requirements are changing all the time. When this just isn't the case. Yes, there was a change to income verification methods for "retirement" visas in 2018, and the addition of medical insurance for Non OA visas but nothing since, and nothing for more than a decade before that!

Not sure where this notion of visa requirements changing all the time. Perhaps some people enjoy scare mongering or speculating without facts.

@James *************

they are Canadian, they don't need to open a Thai bank account or bring a single dollar/baht into Thailand. Their embassy will sign a verification of their funds in Canada

@Christine ******

FIV (cat AIDS) and FelV (viral and transmissable Leukaemia) is very common in the stray cat populations here. Stray cats mostly live very short lives. Cat parvo occurs frequently and wipes out large numbers of cats. And yes you can vaccinate against most of the cat illnesses, but there are some that the vaccines aren't effective against

If it is possible for you to rent out your property in Canada and not sell up, you could have an income stream and the option of returning home in a few years if you find that Thailand isn't for you. A lot of foreigners move to Thailand anticicipating that they are moving to paradise and will live here forever. Many are gone within 2 years. Even just coming for a year isn't really enough to know if it is right for you, you will still be in holiday mode and likely seeing things through rose coloured glasses/spectacles

@Rob *********

smell of cannabis everywhere in Thailand

Bring some waterproof shoes for rainy season. No matter how much you try to protect your shoes/sandals, inevitably they will get wet and ruined if they are leather

@Graeme ******

I'm pretty sure I have seen Kraft peant butter in Tops

@Andy ******

I think you are confusing the 12 month Non immigrant OA (often refered to as a retirement visa) which can only be obtained in your own country with medical certificate, police check, and health insurance for the entire duration of the visa. The non O is a 3 month visa which can be obtained in your own country if you are over 50 years of age. It is exactly the same as the non O that you can get at an immigration office in Thailand based on being over 50 years old. It can be extended for for 12 months once in Thailand if you meet the financial requirements. It is also significantly cheaper than the "retirement" visa (non immigrant OA) and does not require all of the paperwork of the OA

@Jo**

This

@Arthur *******

yeah, I was aware of it in the 80s