And it wouldn't be this guy's first time. It is exactly what you call it - fear mongering.
If anyone out there wants to get themselves nervous or frightened by this, be my guest.
Meanwhile, this was also posted on my board. I deleted it. I'll scare people when there's a good, valid, confirmed reason to scare them. This isn't it. There has been more than enough of that over the past few years.
The easiest way to avoid O-A visa problems is not to get an O-A visa. Come to Thailand. Get your retirement visa here. Now you'll have the O visa. Seems like a no-brainer to me.
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"In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king"