@Martin ****

you don't need one. I bought a car in my name with a residence certificate

@Marcos *********

oops, sorry, I forgot the bilateral agreement with Brazil was extended from diplomatic passports to ordinary passports. YES, you will get 90 days, and you can do at least one border run that will get you another 90 days admitted stay

@Ken *******

nobody needs any travel insurance for a 30-days visa exempt entries or a single entry 60 days tourist visa. It is neither a requirement for visa application, nor for entering Thailand. It is, however, strongly advised to have one - for your own protection

@Marcos *********

You spent two years in Thailand during a pandemic, this special time went with certain extra rules, which have been discontinued after Thailand opened for travellers, again

As a Brazil citizen, you are participating in the visa exemption scheme, you will be allowed for 30 days admitted stay, which you can extend ONCE on Immigration for 1900 THB fee, for another 30 days.

For Tourist visa (for a stay longer than what you can get by visa-exempt entries) and visa-exempt schemes, no more health insurance requirement are in effect, no more “Thailand Pass” and Covid19 checks.

However, as others here have emphatized – you should not travel abroad without a travel insurance that will cover fully any medical treatment and hospital stays due to illness and accidents

@Simon *********

perfect answer! PERFECT! Thank you! I could not have written it any better! The point is: BEWARE of the cheap "onwardticket" method. Airlines since the beginning of this year are very reluctant in accepting them. Instead, you should buy a REAL cheap one-way flight ticket out of Thailand

@Damo *****

you only can achieve almost 9 months, if you do a re-entry on the very last day of the visa validity. . . What you did during the 6 months before the visa validity expired - meaning regardless you did 30 days extensions or border runs, it does not matter at all. It has no influence onto the last 60 days admitted stay. And you only will get close to 9 months if an Immigration officer is willing to give you a 30 days extension, or if you get granted a visa-exempt entry before the last 60 days expire. This will be decided at the sole discretion of the immigration officer. Many people are known to have just achieved 8 months out of the METV, and being refused any extensions

@Stephen ******************

OMG! 😎😃 what a heckmeck! . . . the 6 hour border run with a "visa run company" from Bangkok to Poipet/Aranyaprathet, is cheaper by 400 THB (it's 3500 THB) and takes much less time and effort. The visa run company makes sure the wheels at the border are "greased"

@Kobe *****

You cannot apply for a 365-days Multi Entry Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa inside Thailand

You will need to apply in your home country.

It could be applied for in Thailand’s neighbor countries, however I have noticed many of the embassies & consulates are discontinuing this option. Only applications for Single Entry 90-days Non-Imm-O visa are remaining.

You can enter Thailand on a simple 60-days Tourist Visa and apply for the “change of visa type” from the TR-visa to a 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement visa on Immigration, as long as 15 days are remaining on your stay permit stamp. You need proof of 800.000.- THB in your Thai bank account on the day of the application, so no problem, you already got that proof.

Up from 30 days left from the 90 days, as soon as the bank certifies in a letter that the 800.000.- THB have been sitting in your account a minimum of 2 months, you can apply for the “1-year extension of stay permit based on retirement/over 50 years old”

No health insurance proof needed for the whole process. Neither before nor after.

You will have to renew the “1-year EOS” every other year. In case you wish to travel outside Thailand, you will need to buy a re-entry permit in order to keep your extended stay permit alive

Following the Link for the “change of visa type” off the Immigration website. Your requirements would be listed under number 9, just click on the text

@Damo *****

every SIXTY days. 90 days only if you include a 30-days extension for 1900.- THB to the initial 60 days

Well, I prefer to stick to the correct wording, because I am giving Thai visa-related advice in a dozen of groups for many years 😇