You may also want to check to see if you really have an OA visa since you don’t seem to know how it works. Many people confuse the OA and O visas thinking “retirement” visa is an OA visa. They discover that they have an O visa which doesn’t require health insurance for a 1 year extension.

You should check to make sure the insurance you used to qualify for your OA visa when you applied in your home country will qualify for the 1 year extension of your OA inside Thailand. Typically they want you to have Thai insurance but if you have the right documentation then maybe non-Thai insurance will qualify.

I get codes via email. My US bank verifies me with a security USB on my computer.

@Colin ********

Calm down everybody. Do whatever the heck you want to do.

If the question is - can I do a border run the same day then I would advise that maybe/maybe not but you will be pretty darn safe if you come back the next day.

I'm happy to hear the results of anyone with a DTV who tests the system and reports on it.

@William *****

If you make less than $25,000/yr you don't pay tax on Social Security. I do have other income and I believe that I am paying the top tax rate on my SS of 85%. I don't know if there is a sliding tax rate in between.

One of the solutions to "fixing" Social Security in 1983 was to begin taxing SS.

In 2022 I bought a car and built a house in Thailand. I can't imagine doing that without having my Thai bank. I'm happy with my Thai bank.

I believe they are planning to reduce the insurance coverage requirement back to 400,000 baht. Possibly in September . . . if that helps.

@Michael ******

No you are not wrong. The OP is in the first year of his OA. The OA is multiple entry the first year. After the first year you need a re-entry permit.

@William *****

I for one am not going to live here full time on ATM withdrawals. I pay taxes in the US each year including tax on 85% of my Social Security benefits. I now have an LTR so money I bring into Thailand is not taxable.

@Michael ******

I got my OA in Feb 2017 before the insurance requirement. I went to Cambodia in Nov 2017 (no re-entry permit required) and when I returned I got a permission to stay stamp until Nov 2018. Between Feb 2018 and Nov 2018 I needed a re-entry permit if I wanted to leave/return in that time period. I did all my 1 year extensions from Nov 2018 and needed re-entry permits to travel and not kill the OA extension. In 2020 I was required to have health insurance. I synced my insurance policy dates to my OA extension dates.

@Michael ******

I had an OA for 6 years too. The first year it is a multiple entry visa. After that first year you are on a permission to stay stamp or an extension and you do need to get a re-entry permit.

The OP says he is in the first year of his OA visa.