One Way Airplane Ticket to Thailand

**FlyFree** · 19-03-2010, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by SEA Traveler

1st some terminology clarification as I understand it:

- it would not be a retirement visa that you are acquiring. it would be an O-A Non Immigrant visa and then upon arrival and then as it nears the expiration time period you can apply for an extension using the retirement criteria. If approved, you will be good for another year. 90 day reporting required form the beginning of entry on O-A visa and thereafter.

You can get a O-A (retirement) in your home country. You have to do a medical and police clearance first, and prove financial ability by producing a bank statement or something. This is proof of money in your home country, no need to have money in a Thai bank. Getting the O-A retirement multi entry in your home country I have always found the easiest. It is already a retirement visa, no need to convert. Leave the country and re-enter, border run is fine -no additional re-entry permit required, before expiry date of visa and you will be stamped in for another year. (last time I was actually stamped in for an additional 18 months, must be my good looks - Effectively, the visa will then cover you for two years, no additional costs or financial proof requirements.

Seems that few people are aware of this.

**SEA Traveler** · 20-03-2010, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by FlyFree

Originally Posted by SEA Traveler

1st some terminology clarification as I understand it:

- it would not be a retirement visa that you are acquiring. it would be an O-A Non Immigrant visa and then upon arrival and then as it nears the expiration time period you can apply for an extension using the retirement criteria. If approved, you will be good for another year. 90 day reporting required form the beginning of entry on O-A visa and thereafter.

You can get a O-A (retirement) in your home country. You have to do a medical and police clearance first, and prove financial ability by producing a bank statement or something. This is proof of money in your home country, no need to have money in a Thai bank. Getting the O-A retirement multi entry in your home country I have always found the easiest. It is already a retirement visa, no need to convert. Leave the country and re-enter, border run is fine -no additional re-entry permit required, before expiry date of visa and you will be stamped in for another year. (last time I was actually stamped in for an additional 18 months, must be my good looks - Effectively, the visa will then cover you for two years, no additional costs or financial proof requirements.

Seems that few people are aware of this.

Sorry FF, disagree. Retirement extensions are provided to the O-A visa and the visa itself is not a retirement visa. No boarder runs necessary with a retirement extension to and O-A visa however the 90 day reporting remains a requirement. As I mentioned in a previous post, it is easiest to get the multi entry permit at the time of the original O-A visa application and then the subsequent multi entry permits can be gotten in Thai when apply for the annual retirement extension. It is really tooo easy and it is painless.

**FlyFree** · 20-03-2010, 10:30 AM

Whatever you want to call it, you apply for it as a non-imm O-A (retirement). The visa is valid for one year, with only the 90 day reporting required. No changes to it or applications for retirement extensions with the associated banking requirements needed. With a border run, it becomes a 2 year visa in practice.

What you do after the two years is up to you. Apply for a retirement extension locally, meeting their requirements of holding money in a local bank, or go and get another one at 'home' without having to hold money in a Thai bank.

Any extention is only neccesary after 2 years. That's the bottom line. No border runs during the year required with the O-A (retirement) either. You get stamped in for a year upon arrival.

Been doing this for years. If you no believe, carry on jumping through unnecessary hoops. And no multi entry permits required. The visa is multi, if you apply for it as multi.

**Mr Earl** · 20-03-2010, 11:00 AM

I'm often buying round-trip tickets originating in Thailand.

The only hassle I've ever had was an imbecile Malaysia Air employee while checking in for a returning flight in Singapore. I pointed out it was a R/T ticket originating in Thailand, I had a one year visa, and had no intention of returning to Singapore anytime soon. I took a few terse words with her supervisor to get myself checked in!
I'm afraid the staff at some airlines aren't always dialed in.

**SEA Traveler** · 20-03-2010, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by FlyFree

Whatever you want to call it, you apply for it as a non-imm O-A (retirement). The visa is valid for one year, with only the 90 day reporting required. No changes to it or applications for retirement extensions with the associated banking requirements needed. With a border run, it becomes a 2 year visa in practice.

What you do after the two years is up to you. Apply for a retirement extension locally, meeting their requirements of holding money in a local bank, or go and get another one at 'home' without having to hold money in a Thai bank.

Any extention is only neccesary after 2 years. That's the bottom line. No border runs during the year required with the O-A (retirement) either. You get stamped in for a year upon arrival.

Been doing this for years. If you no believe, carry on jumping through unnecessary hoops. And no multi entry permits required. The visa is multi, if you apply for it as multi.

There are no hoops bing jumped by this Expat. I've done as described as as I mentioned, tooooo easy. No boarder runs needed at all. Heck, it cost as much for a boarder run as it would just to get the retirement extension when the O-A visa is nearing expiration. Any large sum of money in a Thai bank is not necessary if the salary/pension income rqmts are met. They do ask me though annual when I'm applying for my retirement extension to the O-A Visa to see my Thai bank account book.

No reason to make it sound so difficult FF.

**wayne78** · 18-04-2010, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by chassamui

You will probably find that a one way ticket is only a few dollars cheaper than a return ticket.
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Not so. Many cheep tickets half the cost these days though it depends where you are traveling from. We get some good deals here in Australia especially from the west coast with Air Asia and Jet Star though they do seem not be as cheep as they once were. Lowest round trip from here to bkk was with air asia I saw once at $350 aus without baggage now more likely around 5 - 600 aus dollars.

**Floridathunderstorm** · 19-04-2010, 02:55 AM

My wife is an American citizen however she still carries a Thai ID card and Thai Passport. When we eventually start to live permanently in Thailand will she be able to take advantage of the Thai Government health care system? Currently she now has Blue Cross/Blue Shield hospitalization insurance, which is good worldwide. However, it does not pay for anything outside of inpatient hospitalization and surgery. No doctors visits, no medical tests, or anything that is outside of the inpatient hospital stay. Her sister is a retired government employee and her medical insurance covers everyone in the family.

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