Don't let any area of Thailand get too Russian.
Putin might hold a "referendum" and declare those regions Russian for eternity.
As Putin says, Russia has no borders.
Bizarre simple minded post.
The fascist Z Russian government is indeed extremely anti LGBT (dictatorships need scapegoats) but definitely not anti-war.
A very misleading video.
The majority of people staying on annual retirement extensions year after year never got an O-A "retirement" visa at all!
They started either with an O visa obtained abroad or via a conversion to an O visa at a Thai immigration office in Thailand.
Health insurance requirement? Only if you started with an O-A. Not if you started with an O.
Also the financial requirements suggest to uninformed people that you need BOTH the 800K in the bank AND the 65K baht income. Nope. One OR the other.
Also the combo method is mentioned but the video fails to mention that many offices won't process them for extensions.
It seems to me that Fort Wayne IN which I consider a rather desirable place to live (except the weather) fits in the D list financial category.
That's kind of the ideal, D list prices with higher list amenities.
You can buy online for both Central and Villa.
Central through Tops online is free for orders over 900.
No need to go into Pattaya at all for groceries unless you're a masochist.