@John *********

I opened my BB account last October. No problems with my account. I had a yellow book and an LTR visa among my documents.

Either Kasikorn or Bangkok Bank.

@Marwan **********

You report to Immigration if you are in Thailand a continuous 90 days. If you are outside Thailand you don’t report. The 90 day clock starts again when you return.

@Max ************

Exactly. If you buy when you are young and stay with the company then they will cover you until you are 99 years old. This couple is unlikely to be able to buy adequate income at their age. They should consider whether they can self insure.

@Max ************

usually if you bought in at a younger age already

@Robert *******

I have Pacific Cross insurance. I needed to synchronize my insurance with my OA visa dates. They understand the situation and found a way to do this. The BOI wants you to have 10 months of insurance when they approve your application. Hopefully you can explain what you are trying to do to your insurance company and they can accommodate your request. If not then you are stuck doing something else.

Sounds like you bought insurance. What more is there to talk about?

Leave the country without a reentry permit and start over?

@Chet ******

This was a long time ago, 2017, but I went to a nearby UPS store for my criminal record. They took my fingerprints and and sent them to, I think, a California law enforcement agency. I got a record sent to me at my home address in a week. It satisfied the Thai LA consulate for my OA visa.

@Adam ********

I got my Thai drivers license and motorbike license in Bang Chak, Bangkok using my California license. No written test. No driving test. No international driving permit. At the time I just walked in. Now you need to make an appointment.