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citizen33, on 2012-01-15 03:21:34, said:

citizen33, thanks for this info.  It was timely for me... and a  lot of help.  I am leaving my current employment soon, and did not continuing the SSS was an option.  As far as I now understand, all I need to do is to go to the SSS office at city hall near where I work and fill out an application.

Thanks for the info.

Digitalchromakey,

Thanks for the further info about not having 7 days after the work permit is cancelled, and needing to leave thailand the same day or apply for the 7 day extension (a very important piece of information!)

Thanks for all of your help

Kind regards,

JJ

Thanks, Lopburi3.  Yes, I'll do the first option you mentioned.  I really appreciate your help!  It clarified for me how to manage the two month bank account w/ 800,000 bht issue.

Cheers,

John

OK, thanks guys.  Questioned answered thanks to your help!

I really appreciate you all taking the time to respond.

Kind regards,

JJ

Thank you Digitalchromakey and Mario2008 for your responses.  It appears the two responses are saying different things, but I may be missing something.  If someone would reply with a further response based on the following information, I'd appreciate it:

As stated, I have a non-B visa and a work permit.

Further information to follow up on Digitalchromakey's questions:

The visa is a one year single entry.  I obtained it last September, and every 90 days I go to the local immigration office for my 90 day check-in.  My next 90 day check-in is May 8, 2012 so a few weeks after my employment ends.  I understand that once my work permit is canceled, I have 7 days to either leave the country-- if I was leaving for good-- or to obtain another visa.  If I choose to stay in Thailand, I will go for a retirement visa (the O-A visa).

While I have a current Thai bank account, there is NOT 800,000 bht in it at this time; I would have to tranfer some money into it from my home country account.

With that said, can anyone confirm if I need to leave the country for the O-A visa, or if I can simply change to the O-A visa at the local immigration office without leaving the country?  However, it does sound like doing the change without leaving the country might not be possible if I need to take into account having 800,000 bht for two months in the bank (unless I can do an extension of stay and border run to cover the 2 months ???)

Thanks again for the help.

Cheers,

JJ