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OK thanks. So for me the cheaper Plan 1 with 300 000 bahts deductible will do, at 60 years old it is only 5 865 bahts. I see there is a big step from 60 to 61 yo, becoming 17 350 bahts. Meaning that for AXA real health problems begin after 60 years old... On the attestation given by AXA, do they mention the type of Visa (LTR), Plan number, and value of the deductible ?

"Plan 1 with 2M maximum benefit is good enough for LTR visa" I am also interested in AXA health insurance but not sure about plan 1 or 2 and the deductible. Do you mean Plan 1 with 200 000 deductible is OK ?

Enjoy your 30 days stay then extend it for 30 more days Make a short visa run and get 60 days with your e-Visa (careful to check its time validity) and extend it for 30 days So all in all you could stay 150 days if needed.

The Thaiger, today : 3 men arrested for stealing and selling data of over 15 million Thais Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) officers yesterday arrested three Thai men for stealing the personal information of more than 15 million Thais and selling it to scammers who used the information to dupe victims out of money. Police yesterday, November 6, arrested the first suspect, a 41 year old insurance broker named Pasin. Pasin sold his clients’ information to the fraud gangs. The Deputy Commissioner of the CCIB, Thana Choowong, said the fraud gangs used personal information to make victims trust them and transfer the requested money. The fraudsters also developed a programme to bypass the security measures put in place by each bank. https://thethaiger.com/news/national/3-men-arrested-for-stealing-and-selling-data-of-over-15-million-thais

Having just given them my tax form showing that the taxes have already been paid, how could they possibly want to tax that money again ? Not sensible...anyway i don't and won't have any bank account in thailand, i just access the money from abroad through ATMs

I was not aware that i could submit the health insurance certificate only after the visa being pre-approved, so thank you for pointing that out to me. Good idea to keep the insurance policy effective every year. I am suprised at how easy the whole LTR visa application process seems to be for retirees, nice change from the other visas i have been through.

To Thailand J Thank you so much, i was not aware that the health insurance requirement was so easy to get and so cheap...you are right with AXA on line it is only 5865 baths (150 euros), and you get it in a few click. Will do that... That is for one year. Do they ask every year to see that insurance renewed? Not being english or american, i still have to translate my income tax statements, i will contact the embassy to find a certified translator into thai.

I have realized that they don't actually ask for money in a bank account, but for a "money deposit". So I have decided on a solution that does not show any bank account. I will give them the quaterly statements from my investment in mutual funds. There is no way anybody can touch that online or offline without my approval and signature. Problem solved 😀

Yep. My thinking too...doctoring the number is a bad idea. Anyway i could still be honest and simply blur it, and they could ask for it later if they need it. But after having given it some more thought, i will simply give them the statements with the number, as everybody does without problem. No worth the risk the visa being denied or delayed for that small matter.

I don't have health insurance so i need to show proof of money in a bank account. As you were saying, i thought also about doctoring (or is it "redacting" in english ?) the account number, easily done with an editing software. But the number is not random and has to follow a precise pattern that can be verified if they decide to do so...Doctoring the account statement, even in a small way, could mean for them that the whole document is a fake, and visa being denied.

Insert the merged files into any slot available. That is what i always do, and i never had any visa denied. I can't see of any other solution. And by adding a first page listing the included files you are sure they will get everything they are asking for. Of course you could omit sending your bank statement and wait hopefully that they won't need it or that they will eventually ask you for it, but i would not bet on that. Waste of time, and easier for them to simply deny the visa.

Thanks for all your advices. I have decided not to obscure any part of the bank account number, to avoid my visa possibly being denied. And truth to be said, i have sent my bank account number many times already without any problem. I was just being overly cautious regarding thai civil servants in general, whose honesty is sometimes questionable.

"I have obscured everything but my name and the pertinent info on foreign bank statements" Do the pertinent infos include the full account number ?

The visa i am looking for is the new LTR visa for "wealthy retirees"

The bank account is in my country in Europe, and the BOI Board Of Investment in Thailand needs to see a certain amount of money in it. You see so many stories in Thailand of people having their bank account being hacked and emptied, but i am probably overthinking it. You're right, as far as i know you cannot access to an account with only its number. And they are surely expecting the full account number anyway, doing otherwise could make them suspicious of foul play. Thanks