Non-Immigrant O-A Visa and Medical Certificate

[Fivebahtbob]

Does anyone know if it's allowed for the doctor to make comments on the Medical Certificate for the Non-Immigrant O-A Visa. My mother would like to come and live with me in Thailand and apply for a retirement extension in Thailand, she has all the required documentation ready apart from the medical certificate as her doctor has recently retired. She is also in her eighties and uses a wheelchair due to difficulty of walking due to arthritis. She was diagnosed with a mild form of Alzheimers although her condition has been stable ever since her diagnosis. I have a couple of questions, firstly can any doctor complete the medical exam and form, or is there a list of doctors who specialize in this area, as the local doctors I have contacted so far are not familiar with the process. Secondly, is it ok for them to mention my mother's arthritis and Alzheimers on the certificate, and will this cause the visa request to be rejected ? For info, my mother is UK resident.

[ubonjoe]

A medical certificate is only required to apply for a OA long stay visa at a embassy or official Thai consulate.

It is not required to apply for a extension of stay at immigration.

[Fivebahtbob]

Hi ubonjoe, yes it's for her application for OA Long Stay visa at Thai embassy in UK, we thought that she would need to get that visa first to come to Thailand and then be able to apply for extension based on retirement subsequently.

[KhunBENQ]

Absolutely no extra comments!

They only want to see a "no" for the five listed diseases.

Tell the doctor that is purely bureaucratic stuff, no general fitness/fitness to flight (unattended) certificate.

(fitness to flight is a different topic with the airline)

My doctor in Germany just did a general physical examination and then asked me how to write the certificate No lab test etc.

[KhunBENQ]

22 minutes ago, Fivebahtbob said:

she would need to get that visa first to come to Thailand and then be able to apply for extension based on retirement subsequently

No, she could come with an ordinary Non-O (3 month stay) and then apply for extension to stay. Easier to get.

[Fivebahtbob]

Thanks for your help KhunBENQ, I've just been looking at the Non-O (3 month stay) on the Thai embassy website, it does look like a better option, thanks again for your reply.

[berybert]

I had to go to my doctors 3 times before I could get them to sign to say I didn't have the things on the list.

There are no tests available in the UK that can prove you have 2 of them or not. 

I ended up emailing a doctor in Harley Street and it was them who emailed back telling me the tests were impossible and that it was something my doctor would know if I had or not by my records over the past 50 years.

It was only then my doctor signed the form.

I did find one so called clinic online who would have done the tests and charged me somewhere in the region of £400 which I took as a rip off and a scam. 

And the doctor would have no reason to make any notes other than the questions asked on the form.

I have a friend who brought his father over from American who also had Alzheimer's and he reckons it added 5 years to his father life. So good luck.

[Fivebahtbob]

Hi berybert, thanks very much for your update and kind thoughts.