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Changing from an O-A to an O will bypass the insurance requirement but what happens if immigration sees people changing from O-A to O to bypass insurance and then changes the requirement for an O visa to include medical insurance. By the time this happens most of the people who changed to an O are now over age 80 and are S.O.L.

I would suggest IF you can afford medical insurance get it now.

1 hour ago, Liverpudlian said:

Thats my next hurdle , cant make any sense watching folks on youtube waving there hands about like there on speed on the subject ???? onwards and forwards with my dunce hat firmly fixed, my bet is a BM here will come up with a result  ????

I use Shotcut. You can get a free copy online and there are tutorials on YouTube on how to use it.

Congratulations, your off and running. You just don't want people to sign up, you want people who will view and follow your channel to sign up. You could have thousands of subscribers but if they don't follow your channel you will not have very many minutes of viewing. Each month you should get a report from YouTube. Its called Creator Monthly and has all the statistics on your channel. Here's mine from last month.

15 minutes ago, Liverpudlian said:

Thanks for the info !  what is the google connection title to begin the process ?  

Here is a tutorial on how to start your channel.

Not sure what you are asking. Anyone can have a YouTube channel (I have 2) and it is easy to upload videos. If you are doing it for a hobby than there are many "How To" videos on starting your YouTube channel. It is not a very good medium for 2 way interactions. It is just a way of sharing your likes or dislikes with other YouTubers. To make any money you will need at least 10,000 subscribers.

Here is a link to my public channel. My other channel is private.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc4M4SMQ49lEgoWa39iqEgA

Kantary Hotel has a good restaurant on the first floor. If you go on Friday there is a buffet which is the best in town but you need to make reservations ahead of time for the Friday buffet. There is also a great steak restaurant on the top floor which is quite expensive but well worth the price..

Hope it gets registered otherwise it will just be expensive yard art.

Cool looking torpedo back Buick.

On 11/12/2019 at 11:33 AM, ubonjoe said:

Before

I have been stating the same thing since day one. It is not required for extensions of stay based upon retirement.

I have a extension based on retirement due in a couple months and was told by Korat Immigration that I will need medical insurance.

3 hours ago, Thaidream said:

Just the opposite- if they were attempting to apply the change retroactively, they would have specifically stated  it applies to all O-A Visa issued regardless of date and any susequent extensions.

The confusion appears to be in the wording. It could be interpreted either way depending on how it is read.

 

IMO- no law can or should be applied retroactively-  the concept is ex post facto. If something was not a crime 10 years ago- it can't be applied to what happened 10 yearss ago even if today it is a crime. 

  If I obtained an O-A Visa 10 years ago and there was no requirement for insurance and you kept succesively extending- the  rule should not logically be applied.  It should only be applied on or after the effective date.

 

 

But immigration does not think that way. I got my original O-A visa in 2007. When I did my 90 day report on Friday at Korat Immigration I showed them my passport and asked it I need health insurance when I renewed my visa in Feb. Their answer was yes so there is no grandfathering being done.

First, I am sorry if this was covered in prior pages but I am not going to read 43 pages of posts. This is a document from the US Embassy about the insurance requirement. There is a link to a Thai document for visa holders who have non Thai insurance that offers coverage while they are in Thailand. here is the link, http://longstay.tgia.org/document/overseas_insurance_certificate.pdf

New Health Insurance Requirement for Long-Stay Visa Applicants (November 8, 2019)

Location:  Thailand

Event:  As of October 31, 2019, Thailand requires all long-stay (O-A and O-X) visa applicants to carry health insurance.  Per Royal Thai Police Order Number 548/2562 dated September 27, 2019, foreign nationals who have been granted a nonimmigrant O-A or O-X visa must purchase health insurance which covers their length of stay in the Kingdom of Thailand.  The coverage must be no less than 400,000 Thai Baht per policy year for inpatient care and not less than 40,000 Thai Baht per policy year for outpatient services. 

U.S. citizens can present proof of existing insurance (U.S.-based or otherwise) that covers them in Thailand or they can purchase an insurance policy via the Thai General Insurance Association’s website at http://longstay.tgia.org. 

U.S. citizens will need to download the Overseas Insurance Certificate and have it completed, signed, and stamped by their insurance company if using a non-Thai insurance policy to qualify.

Actions to Take:

·        Visit the Royal Thai Embassy website to review visa requirements.

·        Learn more about Thai health insurance policy options.

·        Learn more about Insurance Providers for Overseas Coverage.

U.S. Embassy Bangkok, Thailand

American Citizens Services

+66 2 205 4049

+66 2 205 4000 (after hours)

[email protected]

State Department - Consular Affairs

+1 888 407 4747 or +1 202 501 4444

Would be interesting to see photos of the car getting inspected at the Transportation office. They have a big scale you drive on so they can weigh the car. They also look for a vin number and engine number. I remember having my 65 Oldsmobile inspected at the transportation office here in Korat. A lot of the workers came over to see the car and ask questions. Same thing should happen when he takes this hot rod in.

46 minutes ago, gk10002000 said:

 

you never had to file a tax return?  Your income was always below the required limits?  Normally that would not be a very large amount.  yet you still lived on it?  I guess it is possible you could be working and earning money in Thailand and that income could fall under the foreign income exclusion.  But, I thought some of your earnings would still be liable for social security taxes and you are supposed to file the paperwork and send some many that way?

I collect SS and a small pension from my old company plus I am 100% disabled veteran so my disability pension is no nontaxable. I am always under the pay tax threshold.

31 minutes ago, mrwebb8825 said:

I have lived in Thailand for the last 18 yrs and will eventually die here so doubt I'll ever need a state run agency service. My DL from OR. expired 15 yrs ago so have no connection to any state atm.

Been here 13 years and never filed a tax return. I was told by the IRS that if I didn't need to pay any taxes NOT to file a tax return as it wastes their time. I still have stateside bank accounts, a valid Washington license and visit the local VA Hospital when ever I am stateside and never had a problem.

Good luck on trying to get it registered. That will make an interesting story.

When I want to get away from the hustle and bustle of Korat I go to Loie. Beautiful area, take a day trip as it is about a 3 hour drive from KK.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loei_Province

Just had 2 friends return from outside of Thailand. One flew in from Japan and the other flew in from USA. Both have lived in Thailand for many years on O-A visas based on retirement. None were asked about insurance when they went through immigration at the airport.

1 hour ago, Rivo said:

I saw this Mustang in Chiang Rai a few days ago..............................

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like a V-6 model but that's OK as the 6 cylinder pumps out 301 horsepower.