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Interesting times ahead, I am on a O-A Visa issued from Australia earlier this year, I just had a quick look on their website and read the following.........

As of 31 October 2019, visa applicant for Non-Immigrant Visa “O-A” (for retirement long stay) must have health insurance which covers the whole period of stay in Thailand.

Details of the requirement for health insurance are as follows:

• For In-patient: health insurance policy must have coverage at least 400,000 Thai Baht per policy year.
• For Out-patient: health insurance policy must have coverage at least 40,000 Thai Baht per policy year.

In addition to the existing required documents, visa applicant for Non-Immigrant Visa “O-A” (for retirement long stay) must furnish a completed “Insurance Certificate” as attached, as well as an original health insurance policy. A copy of the health insurance policy may only be accepted, provided that the applicant purchases the health insurance from participating Thai insurance companies as listed here http://longstay.tgia.org/.

From the 1st line of that announcement I interpret that I am not a new Visa Applicant ?...................and ive just paid my annual health insurance here in Thailand at the beginning of this month, and my Insurance is on the list of approved Health Insurance Companies ????, but I dont think it meets the proposed criteria ☹️

4 minutes ago, damascase said:

But you do realize that such a certificate is free, don’t you? Not that I am complaining, many immigration offices are a lot worse in this respect.

I have been told that before, and ive also been told some offices take a full month to get you a Certificate, ive had to get I think 3 x certificates of residency and everytime I have been charged 300 baht, and ive got them immediately, all in Chiang Rai so I have no experience in any other provinces.

A very rare VW Kombi van I saw in Bangkok.........................or is it a copy ????......................

An old FJ55 Toyota Landcruiser I saw in Chiang Rai a few months ago.............................

Ive had only positive experience from CR IMMG office ......................was there on wednesday last-week at about 2pm, not one customer in the office, just the 6 x immigration personnel, I thought maybe they are not open today, my first words why you not have customer, most had a chuckle and the girl at information says, we wait you ????....................got my Cert of Residency in about 5 min, paid the 300 baht and I was gone with my Certificate ????

Not sure if this counts 555........................I saw it in Phayao a few years ago and apparently it was a daily driver for many years, and running on LPG...............