@Michael *******

Non-Immigrant Visa Category “O” (retirement) From the USA Los Angles Thai consulate. Holder of this type of visa is allowed to stay in Thailand for 90 days ONLY

Employment of any kind is strictly prohibited.

Eligibility / Other required documents :

1. Applicant must be aged 50 years and over (on the day of submitting application).

2. Applicant not prohibited from entering the Kingdom as provided by the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979).

3. Having the nationality of or residence in the country where the applicant’s application is submitted.

4. Insurance – Applicant must have health insurance for the duration of stay, with coverage for covid-19 disease with the total sum insured of THB 3,000,000 (100,000 USD) per policy year.

* A list of Thai insurance companies participating in the scheme can be found here:

* Foreign Insurance Certificate as stipulated by the Office of Insurance Commission and Health Insurance of Thailand,

* which must be completed, signed, and stamped by the insurance company. The form can be downloaded here: Foreign Insurance Certificate Form

Non-Immigrant Visa Category “O-A” (long stay)

Holder of this type of visa is allowed to stay in Thailand for 1 year.
Employment of any kind is strictly prohibited.

Eligibility / Other required documents :

1. Applicant must be aged 50 years and over (on the day of submitting application).

2. Applicant not prohibited from entering the Kingdom as provided by the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979).

3. Having the nationality of or residence in the country where the applicant’s application is submitted.
 Copy of a certificate of residence (if applicable)

4. Insurance – Applicant must have health insurance for the duration of stay, with coverage for covid-19 disease with the total sum insured of THB 3,000,000 (100,000 USD) per policy year.

* Health insurance policy document issued by a Thai or foreign insurance company, stating that the applicant is 
medically insured for the period and with coverage as mentioned above:
(a) Foreign insurance company, the applicant must submit the original insurance policy document with 2 copies;
(b) Thai insurance company, the applicant must submit 2 copies of the insurance policy document or, if available, 
 the original insurance policy document with 2 copies.

* A list of Thai insurance companies participating in the scheme can be found here:

* Foreign Insurance Certificate as stipulated by the Office of Insurance Commission and Health Insurance of Thailand,

* which must be completed, signed, and stamped by the insurance company. The form can be downloaded here: Foreign Insurance Certificate Form

5. Criminal record
 – Letter of verification stating that the applicant has no criminal record

– verification has to be valid for not more than three months and

– must be issued from a state or Federal Bureau of Investigation only.

– Online criminal record without an authorized signature is unacceptable


6. Medical certificate showing no prohibitive diseases as indicated in the Ministerial Regulation No.14 (B.E. 2535)
 certificate shall be valid for not more than three months (Leprosy, Tuberculosis, drug addiction, Elephantiasis,
 third phase of Syphilis) (Medical Form — Click here –)

7. Applicant must have a bank deposit of
 7.1 no less than 1,200,000 Baht or
 7.2 an income certificate (an original copy) with a monthly income (pension) of not less than 100,000 Baht, or
 7.3 a deposit account plus a monthly income (pension) totaling not less than 1,200,000 Baht.

In the case of submitting a bank statement, a letter of guarantee from the bank (an original copy) is required

8. Additional Application Form for Non-Immigrant “O-A” (Long Stay) 
 A completed application form for a long-stay visa.

@Michael *******

WE ARE POSTING ABOUT THE U.S.A.

@Jo ******

You forgot to add🤣 555 then? We're not all mind readers...

COVID-19 IS NOT A PLAGUE by John Kelly, the Senior Research Editor at Dictionary.com

Most of us have never lived through a pandemic like a coronavirus before, but we have heard or learned about them, from the Spanish flu to, more notoriously, the plague, like the Black Death.

And perhaps, as you’ve followed the news or talked to people about COVID-19, you have even heard the coronavirus called a “plague.”

No, the new coronavirus is not the plague. (Whew. Take a deep breath with us now.) But let’s read on to actually learn about the difference between the coronavirus and the plague to be sure.

For health, safety, and medical emergencies or updates on the novel coronavirus pandemic, please visit the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and WHO (World Health Organization). For more words related to the coronavirus, see our glossary. And for more important distinctions between confusing words related to the coronavirus, see our articles pandemic vs. epidemic, quarantine vs. isolation, and respirator vs. ventilator.

What does plague mean?

The terms the plague or just plague (without the or a) refers to an infectious disease caused by a bacterium spread from rats to humans by means of flea bites.

This plague is what is meant by the Black Death, which was a form of bubonic plague that spread over Europe in the 1300s and killed about a quarter of the population.

The bacterium, bubonic? Let’s drill down some more.

Most of us encounter the word bacterium in its Latin-based plural form, bacteria. But when referring to one type of bacteria, scientists use the singular bacterium. In the case of the plague, the scientific name for the bacterium is Yersinia pestis.

There are three forms of plague. The most familiar to you is probably bubonic plague. One of the most noticeable symptoms of this form is the development of buboes (swollen lymph nodes) in the armpits and groin. The other forms are pneumonic plague, which ravages the lungs, and septicemic plague, a particularly nasty kind that attacks the bloodstream.

Other major symptoms of the plague include fever, chills, and prostration—basically like being completely taken out.

The plague causes serious, and often fatal, infections. It is responsible for some of the deadliest epidemics in history, such as the Black Death noted above. Thanks to modern medicine, however, the plague is now extremely rare and not a great risk to many people anymore.

So, what do the coronavirus and the plague have in common? They both are infectious diseases that spread to humans from certain animals (that’s called zoonotic). However, COVID-19 is caused by a virus—essentially a tiny bit of nucleic acid and protein that needs a living host—whereas the plague is caused by bacteria, which are single-celled organisms. Further, while antibiotics work on bacteria, they do not work on viruses.

What makes a plague a plague?

We don’t use the word plague only to refer to the infectious disease specifically caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.

Plague can also mean “an epidemic disease that causes high mortality” or “pestilence.” More figuratively, plague can mean “any widespread, calamity, or evil,” especially one considered a direct punishment by God.

These senses of plague probably bring to mind biblical plagues, such as the plagues of Egypt, which were ten disasters God inflicted on Egypt, including swarms of locusts, hordes of frogs, a scourge of boils, pestilence of livestock, and the death of firstborn sons.

Pestilence is defined as “a deadly or virulent epidemic disease,” especially the bubonic plague. It’s not clear, though, exactly what type of disease was meant in the Bible.

OK, etymology break: pestilence is ultimately from the Latin pestis, “contagious, disease, plague.” Pestis is also the source of the English pest, which originally denoted the bubonic plague. You may recognize this Latin pestis from above in the name for that plaque-causing bacterium, Yersinia pestis. Plague is from the Latin plāga, “stripe, wound,” which became extended to mean “affliction,” including disease.

Now, comparison time. Like a plague, the coronavirus is an epidemic disease—and more, it is considered, now, a pandemic because it has spread worldwide. Also like a plague, the coronavirus is also causing widespread affliction, if we consider all the pain, loss, and distress from the virus.

So, can we liken the coronavirus to a plague? Well, a word like plague generally connotes a massive scale of death that we’re thankfully not witnessing so far with the coronavirus—and we don’t say this to downplay the cost COVID-19 has wreaked on people’s lives and livelihoods.

When the coronavirus is under control across the world and society begins to recover, you may hear people likening the coronavirus to a metaphorical plague due to its consequences. But no, COVID-19 absolutely is not “the plague.”

We make the distinction between the coronavirus vs. plague because, in a time of crisis and uncertainty, it can be important to use words carefully and sensitively, speaking about matters accurately and ensuring we don’t cause any panic. And we’ll be here, not judging but explaining, helping to bring clarity and understanding to scary, confusing words.

There is a difference between a water filter and a water purifier. Water filtration is the process of cleaning water of impurities through a homemade filtration system, with chemicals or by using a biological process. ... Although similar to water filtration, water purification focuses more on removing all impurities from the water. Reverse Osmosis ?lang=th&gclid=CjwKCAiAhreNBhAYEiwAFGGKPCmsYkZR4sthdrDVt9eX2ennGqSD9mGEqIhCuJrTG1DfDk6PsUCrUBoCJwMQAvD_BwE

Fact: It is critically important to remember that it is the water, not the soluble or suspended minerals and other constituents that serve as a solvent and medium for the transport of nutrients and wastes to and from cells throughout the body. Water bathes the cells, cushions the brain, lubricates the joints and tissues, and regulates body temperature, as well as the body’s biochemical reactions.

In point of fact, it must be noted that the US Navy has used distilled water with less than 3-ppm TDS aboard navy vessels for more than 50 years. Submarine crews typically drink nothing but low-TDS purified water for months at a time, all with no reported ill effects. The US Army uses expeditionary (portable) RO systems to provide low TDS-safe water for its field personnel. They do not consider low-TDS water to be a problem and have no minimum standards. The US EPA conducted a project in San Ysidro, NM in which the drinking-water TDS was reduced from 800 mg/L to a range of 40 to 70 mg/L. No ill-health effects were observed during a one-year test. Many hundreds of thousands of RO drinking-water appliances have been sold residentially over the past 40 years without any reported ill health effects from the consumption of this type of water.

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Wannikea Wanblee If you have the updates please feel free to share your knowledge, instead of telling me what I Should do for the service of this group.

Do you need a Visa?

You must determine the appropriate visa to enter Thailand. Here are the most common types of visas you may obtain:

● Visa Exemption (for visiting Thailand for tourism purposes not longer than 30 days)

● Tourist Visa (for visiting Thailand not longer than 60 days)

● Special Tourist Visa

● Non-Immigrant Visa (for visiting Thailand based on the different purpose of stay and

the visa is valid for 90 days and it can be extended in Thailand for up to 1 year

● Thai Elite Visa

● Visa on Arrival. Passport Holders Can Enter Thailand Without a Visa.
The VISA EXEMPTION RULE allows tourists from 64 countries to enter Thailand without a visa. They are granted to stay a maximum of 30 days if they are entering Thailand via an international airport.
Under the new provisions of the VISA EXEMPTION RULE and BILATERAL AGREEMENT, effective December 31, 2016, passport holders of 64 countries are entitled to enter Thailand under this rule provided that they meet the following criteria:
The visit is strictly for tourism purposes.
They must have a confirmed return ticket to show that they are flying out of Thailand within 30 days of entry, as appropriate. Open tickets do not qualify. You may be asked to show your flight ticket on entering Thailand. If you do not possess a flight ticket to show you will be exiting Thailand within 30 days of entry you will be most likely refused entry.
It will also be necessary to prove that you have funds of at least 10,000 THB per person during your stay in Thailand.
You have to Apply for Thailand Pass by Yourself or get an agent online.

You may apply for the Thailand Pass directly on the MFA website: 

If you have already applied by yourself and you need to check the status, please go to: 


Passport Holders from the USA Can Enter Thailand Without a Visa.

The VISA EXEMPTION RULE allows tourists from 64 countries to enter Thailand without a visa. They are granted to stay a maximum of 30 days if they are entering Thailand via an international airport.

Under the new provisions of the VISA EXEMPTION RULE and BILATERAL AGREEMENT effective December 31, 2016, passport holders of 64 countries are entitled to enter Thailand under this rule provided that they meet the following criteria:

The visit is strictly for tourism purposes.

They must have a confirmed return ticket to show that they are flying out of Thailand within 30 days of entry, as appropriate. Open tickets do not qualify. You may be asked to show your flight ticket on entering Thailand. If you do not possess a flight ticket to show you will be exiting Thailand within 30 days of entry you will be most likely refused entry.

It will also be necessary to prove that you have funds of at least 10,000 THB per person during your stay in Thailand.

You have to Apply for Thailand Pass by Yourself or get an agent online.

You may apply for the Thailand Pass directly on the MFA website:

If you have already applied by yourself and you need to check the status, please go to:

I thought you can only get a Non-Immigrant O-A visa from outside of Thailand.

@Michael ******

In Thailand they allow a monthly income method. Open a bank account that is in your name only that set up to receive a direct deposit from a pension for the monthly income verification method. I know because that is how I do it. Do you want to have to pay $2000+ a year for insurance?