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Thanks, I very much appreciate you sharing that info. We may very well decide to go that route.

Nice, thanks. I had heard about needing the marriage certificate, but didn't know about ministry of foreign affairs legalization. That's good to know.

We definitely will look into that route. I appreciate the advice.

Not yet, but we both will be pretty soon. There are also some family reasons that may delay us living in Thailand, but we're still making tentative plans for now. I've been looking at the Non-O option based on retirement, if we decide to try to live there full time, rather than just half the year. It's going to depend on some things back home though.

That makes sense. My wife and I are considering possibly just visiting Thailand (rather than living there all year), but for at least 6 months every year, then coming back to California for the rest of the year. Then hopefully repeating that indefinitely. It seems like a decent option for us, although we also wouldn't mind just living full time in Thailand too. We still have some time to see what's best for us in the near future. Thanks again.

Yes, sorry I should've mentioned I'm asking about post-covid times regarding metv. It does seem like an ideal option for someone who wants to stay in Thailand for several months every year, rather than all year. I appreciate the feedback.

I see. Thanks ubonjoe.

I apologize if this has been answered already. It seems that the rules (or at least the enforcement of some rules) are in a state of flux sometimes. Question.. Are multiple entry tourist visas a reliable option for someone to stay in Thailand for 6 to 9 months every year, indefinitely? Or do you see immigration eventually not allowing someone in after seeing he has used that route for several years? It seems to be an ideal visa for the snowbird type of part time expat. Thanks for any personal insights or experiences.

That's right, I forgot about that document requirement with the 400/40k stipulation. Yeah, that would probably be a pain to actually get signed here, especially having to do it repeatedly every time we wanted to get a new OA.

I've actually been considering this as an option. The only hangup may be the insurance thing. I have a US hmo insurance which is supposed to cover us for urgent/emergency care for overseas travel (Kaiser). I wonder if the Thai embassy here in California would accept that for OA? If so, that could work because we plan to return to California every year for a couple months..so theoretically we could just get a new OA while we're back home, rather than extending within Thailand, therefore not having to keep money in a Thai bank..?

I see, thanks. I guess we may have to put money in a Thai bank.

Is it possible to obtain a non-o retirement visa from a Thai embassy in our home country (US in my case)? It seems that it's easier to show proof of pension income at an embassy outside Thailand.. In my case, documentation from a state agency showing proof of my pension. I'm hoping this way I wouldn't need to place 800k baht in a Thai bank. Also, would my wife (non-Thai) be able to piggyback on this somehow, as she doesn't have her own pension to meet the requirement? We would both be at least 50 years old. I very much appreciate any info here.