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5 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Name me one agent that can obtain a certificate of residence.

Tik Tok Services in Jomtien. They did mine a few weeks ago because I didn't feel like standing in the queue during heatwave.

Because the Thai Parliament and Immigration Bureau have determined the current types of visas to be adequate, including the new LTR visas. And your sense of entitlement has zero to do with the decision on the types of visas available.

22 hours ago, Upnotover said:

You don't see this option when you apply?

 

Thanks for the confirmation. For whatever reason, the drop down boxes weren't working on the main page. I went ahead and registered, started an application and was able to see it. Thank you.

I am about 4 months out from making my retirement move from the US to Thailand. I have been researching the visa requirements for a couple of years trying to determine which is best for ME, to the point I'm suffering from analysis paralysis. I had pretty much made up my mind to go the O-A route when I saw a "Non-Immigrant Category O (retirement)" visa on the DC Embassy site (https://thaiembdc.org) last night. I really don't remember seeing this before and thought the Non-O for purposes of retirement had to be done in-country. If I go to the e-visa site (https://www.thaievisa.go.th/) I don't see an option for this. This would actually meet my needs better than the O-A or visa-exempt to Non-O route, so I have a few questions for the forum.

1. Is this a new option, or just another TIT moment for whomever created the websites and doesn't really exist?
2. Insurance is required for this visa option, which I'm okay with since I would like some kind of supplement to my Tricare coverage. Will I still be required to show proof of insurance when I request the one year extension?
3. This visa is good for 90-days, so would I only need an initial 90-day insurance policy?
4. If I went the visa-exempt to Non-O route is insurance required when requesting the one year extension? I think not from what I've read, but wanted to verify.

5. From what I've read the THB 800,000 option for the Non-O visa does not have to be "seasoned" before submitting the initial application, correct?
6. The O-A visa requires "a guarantee letter from the bank and a copy of bank statement" for the financial requirement. My credit union has no clue what a "guarantee letter" is, so does anyone know what they actually want to see?
7. My primary care physician is an LPN at a smallish VA clinic. She's willing to sign the medical certificate, but does anyone have experience not having an MD sign the form?
8. The criminal records check is also causing me to consider other options. I've got a clean record, but it seems like such a pain in the <deleted>. Does anyone have experience with the process and know any tips to simplify it?

I would appreciate any answers or feedback to my questions above. I know my options, except for the Non-O issue I mentioned, so please don't tell me I'm wasting my time and money considering the process of getting a visa before I depart. I know the cost of insurance and it's not going to ruin my financial plan or wreck my budget, so please save those comments. Cheers!

Let me know when you get rid of the ads and I might look at another one.

A Thai getting bent out of shape over someone jumping the queue is pretty much like the pot calling the kettle black.

Buy a vacuum cleaner or better yet, give it to the street urchins.

See ya!

"22 child sex abuse charges involving girls as young as seven" is not making a mistake, it is a mental illness.

They had a tip.

Ching ching?

http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/eco-tourism/photos/15-travel-destinations-being-ruined-by-tourism/phi-phi-islands

555

The weather was hot? 555

How/where do you want to store your data? You could store internally in your PC/MAC by installing multiple HDDs or use an external Network Attached Storage (NAS) device. Personally, I think a Drobo is the way to go. You decide how much storage you want/need and the redundancy is built-in. There are plenty of other options to include the WD MyCloud.

You've also got to figure out how you're getting that data from the storage device into your TV. Do you have a "smart TV" that will accept streaming media or are you planning to connect the storage device straight to the TV via USB?

There are many of options and decisions to make, but again I would recommend a Drobo device connected to your network and streamed wirelessly to your TV.

Strange that on one hand there are new measures being taken to catch all the gamblers but here they are force-feeding the worlds most corrupt sporting event down people's throats - using R & D funds.

Lets hope there is a comparable amount spent on decent programming, perhaps even one or two comedies without puerile sound effects...

How about English subtitles on English movies?

That would benefit the population more than this exhibition of greed and egotism.

No one is forcing you to watch it, so......

"If you cannot remember the passcode, you will need to restore your device using the computer with which you last synced it. This allows you to reset your passcode and resync the data from the device (or restore from a backup). If you restore on a different computer that was never synced with the device, you will be able to unlock the device for use and remove the passcode, but your data will not be present."

https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AwrSbnud6JVT8G0APSVXNyoA;_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGJjawNidjUyNzlwOW5ydjJjJTI2YiUzRDQlMjZkJTNERDlENXNDdHJZSDNERWl4MTQyVDd4V3k3ZjVYUGJwLkNiQXlsbDh6WXdJeUlRZy0tJTI2cyUzRDFtBGZyA3lmcC10LTI1NARncHJpZANueUVNX3Rsc1FKQ28zU3lueUM0UWVBBG10ZXN0aWQDQURNUiUzRFNNRTQ1NiUyNkFEU1JQJTNEU01FNTMzJTI2QVNTVCUzRFFJMDM4JTI2UkFNUCUzRFJNUDAzJTI2VU5JJTNEUkNGMDQ0BG5fcnNsdAMxMARuX3N1Z2cDMARvcmlnaW4Dc2VhcmNoLnlhaG9vLmNvbQRwb3MDMARwcXN0cgMEcHFzdHJsAwRxc3RybAMyMARxdWVyeQNpcGFkMiByZXNldCBwYXNzd29yZAR0X3N0bXADMTQwMjMzMzcwMDE1MgR2dGVzdGlkA251bGw-?gprid=nyEM_tlsQJCo3SynyC4QeA&pvid=D2XZvDIwOC6_lEdOU338TACINjcuNFOV6J3_gsR4&p=ipad2+reset+password&fr2=sb-top&fr=yfp-t-254

"Meanwhile, traffic police in Bangkok have vowed to strictly enforce a new campaign starting on Monday that focuses on strong enforcement of traffic laws.

The blitz will include towing away vehicles, locking wheels, arrests, detention - and traffic cops being polite, Royal Thai Police adviser Lt-General Wuthi Liptapallop said."

I guess The Nation editor finally sobered up, as this portion of the article is no longer in the article on the webpage.

You've been ripped off by a Thai business, not Apple. I'm very happy with my five Apple/Mac devices.

Amazing Thailand!

Sorry buddha boy, but if they wanted to "murder" you, they wouldn't have been using tear gas and water.

Hopefully this crackdown will be like many others, short lived. A lot of people legitimately working, studying, living, or touring here, do border runs occasionally between visas. They should be able to differentiate between someone doing it a few times, and someone doing it for 5 years.

If you're legitimately working, then you have a work permit and a visa that doesn't require a border run. If you're legitimately studying, then you have an education visa that doesn't require a border run. If you're living in Thailand and are doing border runs, then you're not living there legitimately. Small inconvenience for the the tourist that is currently country-hopping, but anyone planning to do that in the future now knows.

Farang scams a Thai? Som nom na!

UTL, located where the BTS meets the MRT. Don't have to descend to street level. It is in the Times Square Building. I took a course and thought it was very good. I think it was 7000 baht. Keep up with your homework and you will learn a lot.

I seriously doubt he's interested in homework.