Seagull Sam

Thanks for your input OJAS. For the record I am not a first timer. I have a Thai bank account opened in the very scruffy / half empty mall in Chiang Mai. (Details on request). I need insurance regardless and my experience with Thai Immigration offices and British Embassies abroad suggests more hassle than simply going with the OA and getting the headache out of the way at the first hurdle. I was expecting to send originals of everything but was told by the branch that I could only do this by coming in and signing for it. Catch 22! As everything is done online I assume I will get away a digital copy. Proof of income, despite appearing on the British Thai Embassy as a possible avenue to a visa, is simply not accepted as you rightly suggest. PS link to easy to open Thai bank account

Thanks to all for the feedback. Ubon Joe helped a lot on a previous occasion I remember so special mention is again due. The OA is the only visa allowing multiple entry and must be obtained in your home country I understand. My medical conditions are such that I need pricey insurance regardless of other conditions. Re The many, various, contradictory and overlapping questions about insurance. All the questions have an asterix by them which suggests that all need answering but I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it and come back here if required. Re Additionally 1. Proof of the permanent residence in the country where the application is submitted 2. Applicant must apply for e-Visa via specific Embassy/Consulate conforming with his/her consular jurisdiction and residency. Applicant is required to upload document that can verify his/her current residency I might read this as 1. requiring passport & 2. Requiring proof of UK address. Is this important. It looks like I only get one shot for my money. The insurance have sent back my signed insurance document which I attach. Will this pass muster please?

I am 63 old British male looking to spend significant time in Thailand. I still have some property in UK so I need to travel home from time to time, hence OA requirement. My flight leaves on 25th October. I have a few problems after spending some time on the Thai Embassy website. The relatively simple question is where do I find the medical document for the doctor showing I don't have the various random / unlikely diseases? I could probably find and use the one I used in May 2021 but it might have changed. The second issue is the many, various, contradictory and overlapping questions about insurance. I have some fairly serious health conditions which will be covered by WR Life. They have a few offices in various countries including Thailand but don't appear on the Embassy's 'jobs for the boys' list. In this situation I assume they will be considered a foreign company so have sent them the form which should be signed by two directors and a third signatory. On the assumption this can't or won't be forthcoming would I be better advised purchasing a chuck away policy like the one I bought from LMG last time out. I need 1. Proof of health insurance coverage letter - I don't have a simple one page coverage letter 2. Health Insurance issued by a Thai or foreign insurer for general illnesses, including COVID-19, with the insured sum of not less than 100,000 USD or 3,000,000 THB - I don't have a separate figure for Covid, only the policy as a whole. 3. Foreign Insurance Certificate as stipulated by the Office of Insurance Commission and Health Insurance of Thailand, which must be completed, signed and stamped by the insurance company. - Unlikely to be issued if my insurers are considered foreign. Additionally 1. Proof of the permanent residence in the country where the application is submitted 2. Applicant must apply for e-Visa via specific Embassy/Consulate conforming with his/her consular jurisdiction and residency. Applicant is required to upload document that can verify his/her current residency Isn't this the same thing? Should I use the same or different documents? What is the latest with Covid jabs and proof of having had them which I have? Finally the application process seems to suggest that I no longer need to send in my passport but that confirmation will be sent by email(s) which I simply print and bring to the airport. I can foresee all sorts of problems with this. Perhaps I have got the wrong end of the stick on this point. All help very gratefully received.