First Time Retirement Visa

[francois]

Dodger as you get older the cost of this insurance will increase until, at a certain age, you will no longer be eligible. I suggest you consider switching to an Non O visa and then do annual extensions. You would have to leave Thailand and return and then apply for the Non O visa and then extensions.

[Dodger]

Dodger as you get older the cost of this insurance will increase until, at a certain age, you will no longer be eligible. I suggest you consider switching to an Non O visa and then do annual extensions. You would have to leave Thailand and return and then apply for the Non O visa and then extensions.

Thanks, but the O visa just doesn't seem like a good fit for me.

I wouldn't want to be forced to leave the country every year just to maintain my visa, and Non O visa holders will almost certainly be required to carry health insurance in the future anyway.

The increase in cost of my health insurance as I get older has already been planned for, and I'm really not concerned about my eligibility going forward. A lot of scrutiny went into my selection of an insurer for this very reason, which is one reason I went with Pacific Cross.

MFAS, if you're reading this, I think they may have made a mistake when issuing your original long-stay visa. Unless you were working in Thailand at the time you should have received a Non O visa. B is for business.