Yes we did. Took form to Dr to complete and did the Federal Police check for visa purpose on line. Came back o/n.

Thank you Andrew. We are only staying 7 months or so until

our new home is built in Australia. We are more than excited to travel Thailand staying 1 month at a time in different areas or how ever long we decide. This has been on our bucket list for 15 yrs. Now we r free to do so.

To everyone - yes we needed proof of insurance.

Yes we needed proof of funds in Australian bank. No we did not need to put $$ in a Thai back. 😎

@Briana *******

I’m sorry I don’t know what the actual date is in sept where they just won’t extend.

@Marshall ********

pretty sure the only embassy is in Canberra. I don’t think you can lodge visa applications in Sydney n bris office. You can email Canberra and they promptly respond. Don’t try and phone you’ll never get thru.

Our application ready to be posted to Canberra. The whole process is easy and the application is on line to be printed.

@Marshall ********

yes we are just applying for the OA visa now from Australia. We need 3m THB is about USD $88k.

STV being scrapped in Sept. we were going to apply for it however Thai Embassy confirmed it is being canned in Sept 22.

Not sure which country you are from however the Thai embassy in Aust will answer emails quickly. I could never get through on the phone. I’d suggest you keep your questions short and clear in dot point. Good luck.

@Adam *******

yes us too!! As our Aussie insurance co would not fill out the Thai form. To satisfy the retirement 12 month visa we found the cheapest with the highest deductible $3m Baht. We are using Liberty Mutual thru mister parkan

@Dave ********

yes.

I have just had a reply from the Thai Embassy who said we only need insurance for the 7 months we are in Thailand no need to buy 12 months. Yay!