@Lucia ********

I ended up hiring an agent It cost $10,000 baht and everything was done within 30 minutes. applying from inside the country of Thailand worked better for me, I did not check Malaysia. Good luck!

@Lucia ********

Yes when you're out of the country a whole different set of rules apply that are implemented through the Thai consulate of that country. also you have the additional requirement of health insurance when you apply from out of the country. now if Malaysia is not your home country how you verify funds in banks that are not thai, I am not quite sure.

where are you? that makes a big difference

I am in the last step in the process for my retirement visa. I submitted and had accepted a six month agreement for my hotel room. The landlord has to be cooperative as they require landlord's id, etc. Each immigration office can set their own rules, so go to the office and get the list of requirements.

blue

Good health, don't do anything stupid like ride a moto or get drunk, you will come out ahead paying out of pocket.

try kiwi app

yes

try kiwi app too

I am in the process of doing this myself. if you already have health insurance, by one of the approved insurance companies, I would apply at an embassy out of the country. The problem coming in with a tourist visa and then converting it to an OA is the opening of the bank account. some people say you can go to the immigration office, get your certificate of residency and open a bank account with this. I ended up hiring an agent and having to use a specific bank that charged me for insurance that I felt was a poor value. The total amount spent was about 10,000 baht or $300. Shop around as the costs for hiring an agent vary widely, with the money transferred to my bank account I then went to the immigration office and had their volunteers help me fill in all the paperwork which was turned in last week and accepted by my local immigration office. It appears as though I'm at the stage in the process by which we are taking the steps bringing the proper papers again and following directions of the immigration officers, pretty straightforward, good luck.