I just looked at the Thai Embassy website for Washington DC and there is no mention that you require health insurance when applying for an O/A visa.   I also checked the Thai consulate in New York City and it is the same.  Here is the Thai Embassy website for applying for an O/A visa.  They should have updated it by now.  Anyone knows what is going on?

 

https://thaiembdc.org/consular-services/non-immigrant-visas/non-immigrant-category-oa/

Edited July 19, 20196 yr by Mango Bob

I believe it was a story run for the purposes of getting people to buy insurance.  Never had any real basis in fact.  It was only one guy and a recommendation from a government panel.  Never was a law or police order or anything like that.  They pulled me in though and I spent 20 hours getting quotes from different insurance companies till I realized I was on a wild goose chase after I say the vid that JC did and was posted here.  The insurance boys didn't have a clue.  

The date of July 1st was only speculation.

It still has not been formalized and approved yet (if ever). The first news about it was only a proposal that was only approved as a concept.

Thank you ubonjoe.