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.

I just got back from Los Angeles. I'm an on OA. The process currently is Thai Pass, Mandatory insurance, Test/Go or ASQ packages booked before TP application and then of course the mandatory 72 hour RT-PCR test before flight. Arrival process at BKK was very quick. Landed at 0830 from Singapore and was out the door and into the hotel van by 0915. If your visa or Ext of Stay is current then the biggest unknown is the insurance. The DC Thai Embassy or anyone of the Thai Consulates have the required information on it's websites.

I got another OA in Los Angeles and on the E-Visa application website it states the insurance has to cover the length of the Visa(1 year).

I am surprised the DC Embassy is taking this long I applied for my latest OA from the Los Angeles Thai consulate on a Saturday and received the E-Visa on Wednesday, I got the Thai pass in 90 minutes. Have you checked on the E-Visa dashboard to confirm the application status. My application was held up for about two days because the Consulate wanted the Foreign Health Insurance Certificate uploaded even though I have a policy with Pacific Cross of Bangkok??? 555 or TIT. I was lucky because Pacific Cross actually completed this form in 24 hours.