night_rider

I will be applying for a Non-OA Retirement Visa. It is my understanding that a one time exemption is made for household goods within six months of entry. Because sea freight shipping is so high, I would like to delay this until fees come down. Would it be possible to get a series of two consecutive Non-OA visas and ship household items on the second visa. I would let the first expire after the first year and apply for a second instead of an extension of stay. Anyone have experience? Any holes in this strategy? Thanks.

Also you may want to double check your policy from Mr. Prakan. While they have a search field for 50k COVID policies they are all still returning policies with 3,500,000 baht (USD 100k) coverage. https://misterprakan.com/en/pass/plans?cr=VW5pdGVkIFN0YXRlcw==&nal=VW5pdGVkIFN0YXRlcw==&des=VGhhaWxhbmQ=&dob=MTUvMTIvMTk2Ng==&sd=MjIvMTEvMjAyMQ==&ed=MjIvMTEvMjAyMg==&dur=12&age=55&ct=th-en&lp=VGhhaWxhbmQgSW5ib3VuZCBQYXNz

No if you're finding 50k policies they have been approved. I know AXA has one out in the last day or so. Hopefully the rest will follow.

I've not flown it as most US bound routes are trans-pacific, however, Qatar Q-Suite is widely regarded as the best business class currently flown.

To the issue of the USD 50,000 maximum coverage... I exchanged emails today with Mister Prakan. They indicate that most policy offerings are still at the USD 100k level because of the recent change and new policies must be approved by the Insurance commission in Thailand. They estimated that new policies at that level might receive approval by mid month.

I can't speak to age but you may try this resource: https://misterprakan.com/en/ Now they also are still 100k policy limits. I'm guessing their new policies will take some time to trickle out.

If the agent fee is comparable to the insurance cost doesn't it make more sense to go OA and have 1-2 years plus insurance coverage?

Well thanks for letting me rant anyway. We all need to from time to time. Poetic license aside I have multiple reasons for delaying a transfer of funds. The visa is only convenient due to age but I'm currently interviewing in Bangkok as well.

You may view this as a plea or someone venting to the ether. I'll try to be brief. I"m looking for long stay options. I'm over 50. Seems like Non-O, Non-OA or even STV would meet my needs. I've been enduring the indignities of collecting documents for my new Immigration overlords. And when I say indignities I mean my doctor of 20 years made me take a Syphilis test for stage 3 syphilis. I'd have thought things were pretty obvious at that stage. I lean to OA as I don't want to move money immediately. I've been seeing someone for a couple years and it seems to be moving towards the exchange of shiny carbon rocks which would change the visa anyway. I've spent the day looking at insurance options and I'm knackered. It appears to me that all of the long stay visas are weighted down by not one but two insurance requirements: the visa requirement and the Pass requirement. But the Thailand Pass requirement REQUIRES the policy minimums through the FULL TERM effectively raising the cost of the insurance to levels that won't be reached unless I have a triple bypass and the ladies of Soi 6 are my attending nurses. I am frustrated. I kid you not I was looking for an email for PM Chanocha before deciding to post this. One thing I noticed is that even Mister Prakan still has the old policies limits and as soon as you stretch that to an OA duration you yield ludicrous quotes like the 60,000 that one company sent me. I'd appreciate any insight or even a pat on the head and and warm glass of milk at this point.

I did see a Liberty Mutual policy to cover the requirement for B6000 but with a 200k deductible

I am over 50 and seeking to come to Thailand for a long stay. I've been looking at the Non-O, OA and STV visas. Somewhere in my brain I recall reading that on a Non-O I could submit a copy of my bank account from my home country to satisfy the 65/800 requirement for the first extension of stay. This would effectively give me 15 months or so before I'd have to move funds into Thailand. I'd appreciate experience, corrections and links if this rings a bell for anyone. I'm aware I can seek out an agent but I wanted to pursue this option for now. Thanks in advance for you input.