@Michael **********

Just be aware that at check in the airline ‘might’ ask to see a ticket out of Thailand within 60 days.

There is no 90 day Tourist Visa. The visa is 60 days, but can be extended for another 30 in Thailand. However, as they’ve just increased the Visa Exempt entry to 60 days, which can also be extended, there’s really no point getting a Tourist Visa.

You can get one at the airport. Just make sure you don’t go through immigration first. Also any office you are close to should be fine - but you never know in Thailand!

To apply for a Non O visa in the USA you do not need a Thai bank account and you do not need health insurance. You just need to show a minimum balance of $ in your US bank account.

When you get to Thailand you can open a Thai bank account and transfer the 0 baht into it ready to get your first annual Extension towards the end of your 90 day initial stay.

You do not require Health insurance for the extension on this visa.

Try Fulfil Pharma in Pattaya or Medisafe Pharmacy in Bangkok. They deliver and can be much cheaper. A friend had been paying 4400 baht a month for one of his meds, now he’s paying less than half that.

It really depends how much money you have. There are long term options for under 50s but none are cheap.

Look at the LTR Visa and the Elite Visa.

If you try to stay long term on Tourist Visas then you’d have to leave the country regularly and it’s quite likely you’ll eventually be flagged at immigration.

In terms of Remote working, if you keep it quiet then it’s not likely to be an issue. It definitely won’t be an issue if you get a LTR visa.

@Graham *****

He said he had a Non O ‘for Retirement’ so I assumed not.

Yes, yes (I think), no. The only Extension is the 12-month extension subject to you having 800k in a Thai bank.

To extend for another 30 days you simply go to the local immigration office in Thailand with copies of various things, complete a form and pay the fee.

Make sure the accommodation where you are staying register you with immigration when you arrive.

If you leave the country after our extension ends then you could enter immediately and get another 30 days Visa Exempt, which again can be extended for another 30 days.

You will get immediate access to NHS treatment once you have a U.K. address and say you have returned permanently. Health is devolved so organisation is different in England, Wales, Scotland and N Ireland.

First step wherever you are is to register with a GP, which should be easy.

After that it depends where you are. The system is pretty much on its knees after years of chronic underfunding but it does vary in different parts of each country. You’ll need to check the situation in the area you intend to live.

If you ever need Social Care the situation is even worse. The elderly are warehoused and treated abysmally in many parts of the country. There can be waits of a year or more for home carers to allow people to go out of hospital.