The did add health insurance to the 0-A visa, during covid, and that makes sense, since more than a few were stiffing hospitals.
So, folks on a Non O weren't stiffing hospitals. Only the OA folks. I started with the OA, Covid came and couldn't leave to reset the OA for 12 months. Used an agent who for 3K got me a BS Ins policy. Requiring the OA's to have Ins and not the O's seems weird.
Where the bloody hell did I say that the prices listed were full price?
On the website there are bikes selling for around 10k to 20k baht.
It's up to the OP to research.
The OP's situation is familiar to me although happened long ago. I entered on a Tourist Visa and went to immigration (Hua Hin then) to convert to a Non-O and hopefully obtain an extension based on retirement. I got both within an hour. The Non-O visa (yes, it's a visa) was dated 2/27/09 and was stamped "USED." On the next page of my passport are two stamps: (1) a Stay Permit dated 2/27/09 with an expiration date of 5/27/09, and (2) a stamp also dated 2/27/09 with stay permission until 5/27/10.
So, I too walked out that day with 15 months permission to stay. I used no agent, had the 800k in the bank for at least a few months, and proceeded to obtain my own annual extension based on retirement a few weeks prior to May 27, 2010.
Anyone who gets on a tourist bus in Thailand needs to have their head examined! Best advice when getting off the plane is to avoid getting in/on any vehicle driven by a Thai, your life depends on it.
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