Non Imm O-A Recent Experience Please

[gk10012001]

I am a USA citizen in the USA.  I am looking at getting the Non Imm OA prior to going to Thailand.  I am 68.  I like the OA because I can do it from my country and keep all my monies in the USA initially.  I will worry about extensions later.  Anbody have some recent experience getting one of those visas?  

 

1:  What kind of Health Insurance did you get that satisfied the Visa requirements?

2:  What did you get for the background/investigation report?  In the past I did get a local police report for another reason, but this VISA seems to specify FBI or National agency?  Does the FBI even do such a thing for you?  I find it funny in a way because I have an active DOD Security clearance, but there is no way I can communicate that t Thai authorities that would satisfy the VISA statements they want.

3:  Did you have timeline or expiration issues, such as the FBI report has to be withing two months of travel, or things like that?

4:  I plan to list my Brokerage account as the financial satisfaction thing but could also use any of my IRAs.  My accounts are all with Etrade and their statements including an income estimator are easily downloaded but The VISa seems to want some sort of letter from the bank.  Has anybody gotten their financial institution to produce such a letter for either balance or income?

5:  Any other unwritten things that you encountered that would make the process smoother?

 

Anything else that you think might be useful please feel free to jot it down.  Drinks on me when I get back to the LOS after a five year gap since 2019

[DrJack54]

1 hour ago, gk10012001 said:

What kind of Health Insurance did you get that satisfied the Visa requirements?

Discussed in this thread. 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1351278-minimum-insurance-coverage-non-oa-extension/#findComment-19575187 

 

You state.... "  I plan to list my Brokerage account as the financial satisfaction thing but could also use any of my IRAs. My accounts are all with Etrade and their statements including an income estimator are easily downloaded but The VISa seems to want some sort of letter from the bank"

 

Think you will find you need required funds in a bank account. Does not need to be Thai account. 

 BTW do you have a Thai bank account. 

What's the ongoing plan here. 

Are you planning on moving to Thailand? 

Ultimately you would need to do extensions. 

You could easily obtain a Non O. 

If the 800k is a deal breaker consider an agent. 

 

[Martyp]

I used to have an OA and extensions but I have no recent experience. My OA was in 2017. I currently have a 10 yr pensioner LTR. The LTR doesn't require money in the bank. Anyways, I am just suggesting it as an option to consider. Google BOI LTR to go to the Thailand Board of Investment website to look at the full requirements. Good luck.