Could be. Some years ago a family of 4 arrived from the US and rented a house in Chiang Mai. The landlord was out of the country. The family could not extend their visa’s because a TM-30 was never filed. In the end the only solution was for the family to pay a 6400 Baht fine(1600x4). Do not know how Immigration will deal with this.

Did an E-Visa earlier this year. 1) is simple. Just scan the pages and upload 2) I used my California Drivers license to prove this. Also, a passport would suffice.

@Bill ********

The 1900 baht is for extending a visa. The $200 is the actual fee for the OA Visa payable through the E-Visa payment portal.

When the US Embassy/Consulate's income Affidavit was accepted one did not to have a bank account. A Thai Bank account would be needed if the foreign income/pension was being transferred into Thailand. This was one of the advantages of having an income Affidavit being accepted by Thai Immigration. No need to to open or maintain a Thai Bank Account.

@Tod ********

Yes.

@Tod ********

You are 100% correct. I jus came back in from Singapore and the IO looked at the PDF of my OA Visa and she also looked over my health insurance documents very carefully. Also, my plan is to fly to either KUL or SIN spend the night and get stamped in for another year with an new health insurance policy later this year.

Same name, same DOB and same Nationality. Possible if you change name or nationality?

@Paul ********

Last one I got from the CNX US Consulate was in 2018. 2018 was the last year.

@Willem ***

I got an OA from the Los Angeles Consulate in Jan. The process is involved and many documents have to be uploaded. It is difficult but definitely “doable”. Got my OA approved in 5 days and the got the Thailand Pass approved in 90 minutes. For my the best aspects of the OA are: 1) no need to keep a large amount of money in a Thai Bank 2) Also, Mult-Entry(which was worthless during the Pandemic).

@Flemming *********

That is true as long as one does not leave the country. Currently any foreigner who enters Thailand must have Health Insurance with a minimum coverage of $50,000. This can be challenging as one gets older.