madisongy

Many thanks Ubonjoe, great site. I read you need to apply 15 working days in advance if applying in home country. Read elsewhere, that you need to stay 60 days in Thailand before you can apply in Thailand. Is that correct, and which is the better route? Also shows requirement for travel booking confirmation......would you happen to know if they accept an itinerary, or do I actually have to purchase the tickets?

I know this has been done to death, but since the advice I had from last year is no longer valid, I wanted to get updated info for trip hopefully in January, 2023. I'm American, married to a Thai for 3 years. We intend to make 90 day trips to Thailand annually. In the past, we would stay on the 30 day exemption, and then either head out of the country for a few days, or I got the 30 day extension. I saw the exemption is now 45 days........true? If that's the case, is the extension 45 days as well? Or do I go with the OA? Or do a border run?

32 million dollars or baht? Can you share the premium amount and would you know if you can sign up for a month or two? Also, what's your plan after you hit 75 as I heard a lot of Thai companies drop you at a certain age.

Good info Cwarlock. The only difference I found between plan G and N is that G covered the "excess charges" which apparently some doctors will charge and no $20 copay with G, . International rules are the same for both plans. The G premium is $170/mo and N is $144/mo. With 10 months in, I have never seen any excess charges on a bill. Based on these rates, the $200-$300 travel policy is pretty spendy. Anyone know of a plan, possibly offered within Thailand, that can be used for a month or two after the 60 days coverage of these plans? Below is a simple website for comparing costs/benefits. https://www.aarpmedicareplans.com/health-plans/plan-summary/32164/035/2023?WT.mc_id=4WZ&product=MEDSUPP&intref=AARPMedicareSupplement.com&EBRC=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarpmedicaresupplement.com%2Fmedicare-information-guide.html&WT.srch=1&mrcid=ppc_ms&enginetype=GOOGLE&campaign=MS-GGL-AARP-BP-T1-Medigap-EM-4WZ&keyword=aarp+medigap+plan+g&kwid=p70075392612&gclid=CjwKCAiAp7GcBhA0EiwA9U0mtk9kV2eomQmuq_9B0ibpRrx8oNo7CjkkutZ2uuLbAmLQYkVsS3v--xoCm1MQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I have the AARP United Health Care Medicare supplement. This is taken directly from their website. I am glad you asked the question, as I was not aware that it only covered 60 days, or the $50k max. I signed up for this plan because it seemed to cover everything I needed, including some international travel. I do wish it lasted 90 days as that's what i am planning for my routine trips to Thailand. Foreign Travel Emergency Medicare does not cover any health care you receive outside of the United States. Medigap Plans C, D, F, G, M and N cover some emergency care outside the United States. After you meet the yearly $250 deductible, this benefit pays 80 percent of the cost of your emergency care during the first 60 days of your trip. There is a $50,000 lifetime maximum.

Ha! I'm not wearing a bunch of expensive jewelry, or carrying around a passport....both can get you robbed. I see some references to testing for weed......I'm guessing with weed legal, they're testing for all the other drugs....no? Can you still get busted for a positive weed test in Thailand?