Pensioners visa Non A?

[Ex Resident]

Hi there,

Here are my details:

Currently staying in Europe 

Austrian citizen

61 yo

800.000  Baht in Thai Bank account since years

Pink card holder

Thai Social Security insured (retired after working in TH)

Yellow Book (Tabian Naan)

Married to Thai citizen

 

Never had a Non A, but had Non B until 2018.

Since then only short visits to LOS with Tourist visa or Visa exempt entry.

For 2024 thinking about a Non A permit of stay.

 

My questions:

Due to high price and complicated process, I try to avoid application online in Austria.

Can I apply for Non A (is this correct for pension visa?) in Chiang Mai if I would enter on visa exempt or single tourist Visa?

What are the costs and hurdles?

 

Any better choices or advice?

 

Thanks in advance

Leo

 

 

[lopburi3]

You seem to be thinking of a non immigrant O-A visa which is indeed issued for retirement - but will require government approved medical insurance (for as long as it is used/extended).  As your married to a Thai why not just obtain/covert to non immigrant O visa - first extension would require wife but future extensions could be for retirement without the government insurance quagmire (or stick with the marriage extension with much lower financial requirements). 

 

But if you have no insurance and the government insurance fits than you could obtain the non immigrant O-A multi entry allowing 90 day stays for a year and extendable during any of those stays for a year.  As you have SS insurance check if that would be accepted - have not seen any reports on that.

Edited January 27 by lopburi3

[DrJack54]

OP, forget the Non O-A.

You can enter Thailand visa exempt and since you have Thai bank account you can obtain Non O based on retirement.

No insurance required.

The Non O provides a 90 day stamp.

In the last 30 days of that you obtain a 12 month extension.

Then every year renew that extension.

Many threads on this. 

As for cost: The visa exempt entry (free) 

Non O (2000b) 

Extension (1900b) 

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1311886-visa-exempt-to-retirement-extension-process-and-cost/

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1315993-o-retirement-visa-still-no-insurance-requirement/

[bigt3116]

14 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

but will require government approved medical insurance

 

Fairly sure I read that the Thai social medical covers this (still trying to find where I saw it)

[lopburi3]

2 hours ago, bigt3116 said:

 

Fairly sure I read that the Thai social medical covers this (still trying to find where I saw it)

I would hope that it would.  But whole issue of insurance has been a bit murky.