@David *********

my understanding is all online these days

@David *********

its all online applications now

@John *******

yes travel insurance might be best option

A quick holiday to Vientiane in Loas and you can apply online from there. Only takes a few days to get if you have the required documentation to load onto application

Yes if your transferring it from Australian bank account

Apply for non o retirement visa in your home country is a good start. Then on day one or 2 go to your local immigration office in province you want to live in and ask for their requirements for extension of stay. Do what they ask. Non O visa does not require health insurance however if you get 6 months of travel insurance before you leave home country it gives time to sort out Thai health insurance

@Nic **********

look it up on Thai website as Im not sure

Non o visa insurance not compulsory

@Steve *****

4 weeks after being told it would be 7 business days.

@Ralph ******

haven't been asked last 4 trips