Carrie LoPresti no the amount of you financials would never have meet the Thai requirements. What has changed recently is the Embassy in Thailand no longer will issue financial affidavits. Until recently you could get the affidavits from the US Embassy saying you meet the financials but you didn’t have to actually prove it. Thailand said prove it. And the Embassy basically said we can’t so they stopped issuing the papers. Now you have to prove and many don’t, can’t or choose to leave.

OA visa in the USA is only from the Chicago, LA, NYC and WashDC consulates. Not all sell this one. bUT you need proof of financials in a local (US) bank. And financial you need to prove equal to 800,000b which is about $22,000. That is before you travel then when you arrive they “might” Ask you prove you have living expenses of about 20,000 B for your time in country. Retirement in Thailand is not “easy” as many thought it used to be. But if you can prove financial they will still allow you. Plan a monthly income of about $2000 US to start and you will adjust up or down as you settle in. Admin Tod can give better basics once he’s up but OA is basically: over 50 years old, proof of financials, health cert and background check. It allows one year in country each time you enter the country. (Basically if you exit and re enter right before the actual visa expires, you can get stamped for another year and get almost 2 years stay out of the visa).

You don’t say what day...remember Wednesday is a holiday.

More and more they are asking. Hit or miss! Good luck