Health Insurer accepted by Immigration?C

[THAIPHUKET]

Can one assume that a health insurer, which is advertising on this web site is recognized by the immigration?

What is the procedure for getting accredited to offer insurance in Thailand?

What is the procedure for an expat for visa renewal? What document must be shown?

Edited March 1, 2020 by THAIPHUKET

[4MyEgo]

I am not 100% sure, but this may help until others give you their input.

https://www.thaiembassy.com/travel/health-insurance-thailand-new-requirement-for-retirees.php

Which companies participated in this scheme?

 

Here are some of the insurance companies that the applicants may obtain their health insurance to:

 

• Viriyan Insurance,
• Asia Insurance 1950,
• Thaivisa Insurance,
• Sompo Insurance,
• LMG Insurance,
• Thai Health Insurance,
• Navakij Insurance,
• Dhipaya Insurance,
• The Falcon Insurance,
• Pacific Cross Health Insurance,
• AXA Insurance,
• AETNA Health Insurance

Edited March 1, 2020 by 4MyEgo

[ubonjoe]

5 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

I am not 100% sure, but this may help until others give you their input.

That is not a official website.

 

This site has a list of all companies with links to their websites.

https://longstay.tgia.org/home/companiesoa

 

 

[THAIPHUKET]

I am referring to your advertiser WRLife/

[ubonjoe]

8 minutes ago, THAIPHUKET said:

I am referring to your advertiser WRLife/

I had to look on the Insurance in Thailand forum to find info.

Not sure they qualify for the mandatory insurance needed to apply for an extension of a OA visa entry.

[oldcpu]

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

This site has a list of all companies with links to their websites.

https://longstay.tgia.org/home/companiesoa

My hope is someday in the future, that list is expanded.  There are many good International (and non-Thai government) health insurances available, which are not yet on that list.  Unfortunately I have not read anything yet that suggests an expansion in the future is likely ...

 

I wonder to myself, why the list is relatively short - but perhaps that is because this Thailand immigration Type-OA Health Insurance requirement is all relatively new. 

[Peter Denis]

When applying for a 1-year extension of stay based on your original OA Visa for reason of RETIREMENT, it is since 31 Oct last year, mandatory to provide evidence of thai IO-approved health-insurance.

Researching the topic will show you very quickly that it might not be a good idea to succumb to that @#$%^ thai IO-approved health-insurance scam.

See link > https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147769-think-twice-before-subscribing-to-thai-io-approved-health-insurance/?do=findComment&comment=15049237 

Luckily, it is surprisingly simple to switch to another extension-type (e.g. marriage) or convert to a Non Imm O – retirement Visa which when extended has the exact same requirements and conditions as an OA Visa extension.  And in both cases, there is NO requirement for health-insurance…