A Plea

[night_rider]

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.

[DrJack54]

Yes more of a Rant than anything else.

There are easy options if you replace statements such as ...."I don't want to move money immediately......"

 

I'm off to CW in next couple of hours for my annual extension based on retirement using money in the bank method. I keep 800k in Thai bank all year round. Absolute walk in the park. BTW zero insurance.

An agent is an option if the money in bank all too difficult. 

 

The io are not my "overlords"...I find them pleasant and helpful over many years.

Non O-A (IMO) no longer a rosy option. 

 

You can easily come to Thailand visa exempt then obtain non O. 

12 month extensions are simple.

You also have the option of income method.

You may even be from country that provides embassy letter for income method.

 

If your finding this all too hard than that's your issue.

 

[Crossy]

2 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

You can easily come to Thailand visa exempt then obtain non O. 

12 month extensions are simple.

You also have the option of income method.

You may even be from country that provides embassy letter for income method.

 

This is probably the best bet for keeping the costs down. Obviously more in-country hassle but if you want zero hassle don't come to Thailand.

[night_rider]

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.

[DrJack54]

25 minutes ago, night_rider said:

Poetic license aside I have multiple reasons for delaying a transfer of funds.

Use an agent for the non O and 12 month extension. No funds in bank required.

Cost ~ 25k 

[Lite Beer]

22 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Use an agent for the non O and 12 month extension. No funds in bank required.

Cost ~ 25k 

Plus sleepless nights waiting for a knock on the door.

Not the best plan.

Edited November 2, 2021 by Lite Beer

[night_rider]

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?

 

[DrJack54]

16 minutes ago, night_rider said:

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?

 

The OP stated......"......reasons for delaying a transfer of funds".

 

Delaying the funds implies that it might be option in the future.

A non O-A would lock him into useless insurance ongoing for all extensions.

In fact many folk with extensions to non O-A are planning to kill off their non O-A and obtain non O in the future.

Non O-A still good option for those folk spending time in Thailand and also other countries. As we know can obtain 2 years out of a non O-A (the first yr includes multi entry) and big bonus for some is that your dosh remains in home country or in investments.

Edited November 2, 2021 by DrJack54

[mockingbird]

2 hours ago, Lite Beer said:

Plus sleepless nights waiting for a knock on the door.

Not the best plan.

Please post a link to 1 example where this has happened.

[Salerno]

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

The OP stated......"......reasons for delaying a transfer of funds".

 

You are quoting the OP ????