Graham *******
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Graham ********
@Steve ******
.........or I could go back to Australia, let the O-A lapse, come back on visa exempt for 45 days, ask for a 30 day extension and apply for an O longstay ( retirement) visa..

Yes?
Graham ********
@Steve ******
800,000 for an extended O-A or a 65,000 per month (which is what I am doing now for the current O-A)?
Graham ********
@Steve ******
........and if I don't leave at all? Can I still extend and get the second year as long as I have renewed my health insurance?
Graham ********
@Brett *********
so let's see if I understand this.

If the validity of the visa expires before the stamped in date then the stamped in date becomes superfluous.

In other words if my O-A visa expires in February and my stamped in date expires in March I will need a re,-entry permit before I leave in March and then return to Thailand at the end of March.
Graham ********
@Claude ******
coming from Australia the 800,000 is only a requirement with an O visa - or 65,000 per month every month. The O-A visa only requires proof of funds(65,000 + (letter) + health insurance to the amount specified by the Embassy/Consulate for the period of your stay.
Graham ********
@Claude ******
Correct - a re-entry permit is required during that second year if you plan to leave and return during that second year.
Graham ********
@Stephen ******
i think you may be getting confused. I arrived here in Thailand on an O-A visa on 2 April 2022 and was stamped in for 12 months. The visa date is irrelevant as long as you enter the country prior to the expiry date on the visa.