Kaset mal Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Hi all I am moving over to Thailand some time next year with my wife (thai), I will be applying for a three month non OA Visa. Do I need to show any financial requirements to the embassy I am working here prior to departing also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Kaset mal said: Hi all I am moving over to Thailand some time next year with my wife (thai), I will be applying for a three month none OA Visa. Do I need to show any financial requirements to the embassy I am working here prior to departing also Go to the embassy website where the requirements for your chosen visa type will be listed. O-A visas are not 3 month visa, you are referring to non O. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtank Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 A Non O-A Visa gives a stay of 12 months. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glegolo Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Non Immigrant O-A is one year as said, and is "da <deleted> VISA, cause of Insurance-demands. Do Non Imm O instead maybe?? glegolo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 OP if your intention is to move to Thailand and pretty much live here, I suggest you obtain a non O (marriage) visa which gives you a 90 day stamp on entry. During that 90 days you can set up Thai bank account (if you don't have one and put in place the financial requirements. Fairly minor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracyb Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Check the Thai embassy in your country for info on financial requirements. You don’t need money deposited in Thailand in order to apply. That comes later. However, you’ll need to show bank statements from your home country to establish that you meet the required threshold of financial stability. Again...check with the embassy for details on this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaset mal Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Thank you all, I am corrected none O visa 90 day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Yeap...get a Non O to avoid the Non OA medical insurance requirement. Then after arriving Thailand during the last 30-45 days of your permitted to stay date apply for a one year extension of stay. Some immigration offices like Chaeng Wattana (Bangkok) allow you to apply up to 45 days early; but all office will allow 30 days. The Non OA use to be a good visa to get, but once they implemented medical insurance requirement that turned it into a not-so-good visa/extension of stay method. Heck, a few months ago I switched from a retirement extension of stay to a marriage extension of stay based on an old 2008 OA Visa because of the expensive and near useless Thai medical insurance requirement if having an OA Visa/extension of stay as the basis for your stay in Thailand. And of course keep up to date the best you can regarding how COVID has adjusted (hopefully temporary) how hard or easy it is to get into Thailand. Monitor very closely the website of the Thai embassy/consulate that you will be apply at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaset mal Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 WHEN I Apply for a non o Visa do I need medical insurance,my wife has a policy for me in Thailand forward planning for when we live there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaset mal Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 I'm going to try and hang out until sometime next year covid still high in UK and I don't want to pay thousands of baht in a room for two weeks , UK going in an four week lockdown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 5 hours ago, Kaset mal said: WHEN I Apply for a non o Visa do I need medical insurance,my wife has a policy for me in Thailand forward planning for when we live there No medical insurance required for a Non O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 10 hours ago, Kaset mal said: WHEN I Apply for a non o Visa do I need medical insurance,my wife has a policy for me in Thailand forward planning for when we live there For the O visa there is no insurance requirement. At present there is a requirement for anyone, regardless of visa type, to have $100K in insurance that covers COVID in order to enter. This is hopefully a temporary requirement. Regarding the insurance policy your wife has arranged be aware that most Thai issued health insurance is of unrealistically low coverage. Many companies will discontinue coverage after a certain age and all will raise premiums if you have a large claim/develop a chronic condition (all of which is allowed under Thai insurance regs) You would be much better served by an internationally issued expat policy, of which there are many. These come under the regulatory framework of the country where they are issued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaset mal Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 Thank you Sheryl I will keep that in mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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