@Wayne ********

I got a 10 year pensioner LTR in Jan 2023. I do not have any money in the bank requirements. I do have to show a passive income of $80,000 USD though. My work and Social Security pensions qualified me.

@Wayne ********

The money in your home country bank is a separate issue. If that is important to you then stay with an OX or OA. One year extensions of an OA or O inside Thailand requires money in a Thai bank.

@Wayne ********

during the first year of the OA, each time you leave and re-enter you can get stamped with a one year permission to stay stamp. The OA visa expires at the end of the first year.

I entered Thailand with an OA visa in Feb 2017. I went to Cambodia in Nov 2017. I was given a 1 year permission to stay stamp when I returned to Thailand in Nov 2017. I got 1 year extensions of my OA visa starting with Nov 2018 and every Nov after that.

Extensions of the OA and O visas are the same except for the insurance requirement for the OA.

You can return to your home country to get a new OA and some people do that. You could also leave Thailand and start the process of getting an O visa again. Or you can just stay and get 1 year extensions of stay

@Brandon ***********

Or extend the OA. Same as the non-O but with insurance.

@Kenneth *******

It’s there if you read the comments of the person who asked the exact same question. 79,000 baht. 68 years old. Not much use unless you are me. You contact an insurance company or broker and explain your needs and then decide what you are willing to purchase.

@Kenneth *******

It is going to depend greatly on your age and coverage. I bought at 62. I am now 68

@Kenneth *******

look above

@Chris ****

Your cost will depend on your age, amount of coverage, and your health status

@Chris ****

79,000 baht per year

I believe I downloaded the blank affidavit form from the US embassy website, Citizen Services. You can compose what you want to say ahead of time and print it out. I brought divorce papers but they didn’t ask for them. The notary will notarize anything you want to say.