My friend was having his money from his pension coming in every month and then he had one month paid to his x wife so he paid that into his bank and was told by Jontiem that he did not qualify as he missed one month. He is from the USA and lived here for 5 years so be careful
I don’t have any insurance and never have and I’m on my 3 Rd retirement visa. So if he wants a visa it’s easier getting it started in the Uk. Then he can shop around in Thailand if he wants to get it. I don’t have insurance because they try ( all insurance companies that is) to wriggle out of it. So I would prefer to pay for anything I have done. Thanks