Emdog Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Just got this in email from a friend: "New health insurance requirement for retirement visa........well, Immigration just added it! I saw the notice when getting my 90d report done." He didn't provide any link, etc Anyone going by immigration today? anyone have some light to throw on this? Put this in Pattaya topic as immigration "rules" tend to vary from location to location... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 not true...false news... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurg Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 On my OA Visa, based on retirement, for my upcoming extension shortly, Immigration does require me to produce a health insurance certificate by an approved Thai health insurance company. This requirement is in force already since end of October 2019. I am happy to be corrected if I am wrong???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroveHillWanderer Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Maybe your friend just became aware of the insurance requirement that, as @Jurg mentions, has been in effect since last year, for extensions of permission to stay based on retirement, where the original visa was an O-A. There's no newer requirement that I'm aware of. Do you have any more details of this "new health insurance requirement"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachproperty Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 I have an retirement extension based on a Non- Imm O visa and renewed it yesterday at Map Ta Phut. No insurance was required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroveHillWanderer Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 That would be consistent with health insurance only being required when they original visa was O-A and the extension of permission to stay is on the basis of retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 As already replied to above //CLOSED// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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