@Stuart ********

thank you, so I’m taking it that we are better to make 2 applications with 2 seperate bank accounts on an OA visa which will last for 12 months with a 12 month extension. Then applying for a a longer term visa after the 2 years? I do like the idea though of keeping our money in our Australian bank account rather than a Thai account, also how do we open a Thai account if we are not there yet? I know a lot of questions 😐

@Stuart ********

I’m seeing comments that we don’t have to have 2 separate bank accounts as a married couple

@Ric **********

Australia is just becoming so political, it costs an absolute fortune to even go for a nice meal, Thailand is beautiful we have been going there for 18 years, the people are beautiful, why wouldn’t you want to take your money there and live a better stress free life for a third of the price it would cost to retire in Australia, and that dream and goal is nearly here and we are very happy with our decision to retire in Thailand 🇹🇭 the land of smiles 😊

@Stuart ********

thanks I see from comments that the OA visa does look like the way to go, but if I piggy back my hubby can they make me leave without him?

Does anyone know an agency in Perth that could assist us with the process, thank you again

Thank you everyone 😊 It is very confusing, and to make it harder our Thai embassy in Perth is temporarily closed so we are unable to go there to talk to someone about this. Can I also ask it states we need a retirement form, but we don’t know what this is, we are 52!and 56 we are both looking at quitting our jobs and going to Thailand as we have been going there for 18 years and love Thailand but there is no agency we can talk to to get more information or advice to assist us. And yes we meet the requirement of having the funds on our joint account. The piggy back idea sounds like we could do but god the application process sounds so confusing.