Return to Thailand on existing o retirement extension

[Kilick]

A friend of mine is wanting to return home to Canada for a few months and come back to Thailand using his O retirement visa extension before it expires. Will he need to have health insurance/covid coverage on his return? COE as well?

[tonray]

In a few months who really knows ? As of today...he will need COE and COVID coverage for the duration of his permission to stay. Only if he was on an OA visa would be require health coverage

[clivebaxter]

Best to come back with about a month left on permission to stay, otherwise the covid insurance could be more than the airfare

[Kopitiam]

4 hours ago, tonray said:

In a few months who really knows ? As of today...he will need COE and COVID coverage for the duration of his permission to stay. Only if he was on an OA visa would be require health coverage

Health insurance not needed as he is not doing an O-A retirement extension of stay.  Anyway, he would already has health insurance when he renewed his extension of stay.

[tonray]

10 minutes ago, Kopitiam said:

Health insurance not needed as he is not doing an O-A retirement extension of stay.  Anyway, he would already has health insurance when he renewed his extension of stay.

Isn't that what I said? 

[Kopitiam]

8 minutes ago, tonray said:

Isn't that what I said? 

This was what you commended:

 

In a few months who really knows ? As of today...he will need COE and COVID coverage for the duration of his permission to stay. Only if he was on an OA visa would be require health coverage

 

OP was asking about requirement for coming back.

[ubonjoe]

11 hours ago, clivebaxter said:

Best to come back with about a month left on permission to stay, otherwise the covid insurance could be more than the airfare

More than airfare? Is 23,040 baht  ($873 Canadian) for a year more than airfare? Source: https://www.tipinsure.com/CovidRegional/product_detail

 

[OJAS]

8 hours ago, Kopitiam said:

OP was asking about requirement for coming back.

In which case his pal needs to keep his beady eye on the RTE Ottawa's website at:-

https://ottawa.thaiembassy.org/en/content/119628-thailand-visa-and-coe?cate=5f069ee272a783584326eaf5

 

[Tuvoc]

17 hours ago, Kilick said:

A friend of mine is wanting to return home to Canada for a few months and come back to Thailand using his O retirement visa extension before it expires. Will he need to have health insurance/covid coverage on his return? COE as well?

Same position as me, but the UK.  I returned 3 weeks ago. I got a re-entry permit before I left, and I'll go back to Thailand towards the end of the year, about 6 weeks before my existing O retirement extension expires so will obviously renew that on my return.

 

Currently I'm expecting everything the same as now - COE, Covid insurance,  pre-flight Covid test and mandatory 14 day Bangkok quarantine. (Or potentially Phuket or other options). All of that could change of course before then. In particular I'm hoping that fully vaccinated arrivals do not need to quarantine, or at least can transit at BKK and self-isolate in their own province. Let's see.

Edited July 8, 2021 by Tuvoc
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[houstoniron]

I wanted to get COVID Insurance for returning to Thailand following a USA visit, I hit the link given in this thread "tipinsure" and filled out the form. I got a quote for 42,000 Baht, I filled out the application form, one year coverage, 69 and one risk condition, I got a message that I did not meet their requirements, the message thanked me for using their service.

 

After a few hours of searching, I found an insurance company that had a simple application form, I got the needed one year COVID insurance for Thailand entry at 32,000 Baht.

 

These insurance companies are taking in huge profits. The insurance cover is for only $100,000, if you get hospitalized for COVID, the cost of a COVID hospitaalization even with mild complications will far exceed $100,000. if you make a claim and COVID impacts another condition you have had, perhaps controlled hypertension, guess what if you make a claim you will be denied because you had a pre-existing condition. 

 

There is little downside to this COVID insurance but lots of upside for insurance companies.

[Jumbo1968]

Irrespective of how many days are left on your Visa don’t you only need 90 days insurance, the London Embassy told a colleague that ?

[OJAS]

7 hours ago, Tuvoc said:

Same position as me, but the UK.  I returned 3 weeks ago. I got a re-entry permit before I left, and I'll go back to Thailand towards the end of the year, about 6 weeks before my existing O retirement extension expires so will obviously renew that on my return.

 

Currently I'm expecting everything the same as now - COE, Covid insurance,  pre-flight Covid test and mandatory 14 day Bangkok quarantine. (Or potentially Phuket or other options). All of that could change of course before then. In particular I'm hoping that fully vaccinated arrivals do not need to quarantine, or at least can transit at BKK and self-isolate in their own province. Let's see.

 

Current (re-)entry requirements from the UK may change from 30 September. Suggest you keep an eye on the RTE London's website linked below:-

 

https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/requirements-for-foreigners-travelling-to-thailand-during-covid-19-tra?page=5d6636cd15e39c3bd00072dd&menu=5f4b6eb3f6ae4b236972c562

 

 

Edited July 8, 2021 by OJAS

[OJAS]

4 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Irrespective of how many days are left on your Visa don’t you only need 90 days insurance, the London Embassy told a colleague that ?

Assuming that you are, in fact, talking about (a) a re-entry permit preserving an existing extension of stay, and (b) the 100k USD COVID insurance requirement, the insurance policy needs to cover the whole period up to and including the re-entry permit expiry date.

[SunsetT]

9 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Irrespective of how many days are left on your Visa don’t you only need 90 days insurance, the London Embassy told a colleague that ?

I think it can be determined by the length of your stay in Thailand, i.e., until your return flight if you have one.

[ubonjoe]

10 hours ago, OJAS said:

Current (re-)entry requirements from the UK may change from 30 September. Suggest you keep an eye on the RTE London's website linked below:-

There are various orders and etc that expire on September 30th.

The STV ends on the day and certainly will not be extended.

The 45 day visa exempt entries also end then but may be extended if a 14 day quarantine is still in effect for the majority of people.

If things were normal then they might change some entry requirements. I don't think the covid 19 insurance will go away anytime soon.

[sandyf]

18 hours ago, Tuvoc said:

Currently I'm expecting everything the same as now - COE, Covid insurance,  pre-flight Covid test and mandatory 14 day Bangkok quarantine. (Or potentially Phuket or other options). All of that could change of course before then. In particular I'm hoping that fully vaccinated arrivals do not need to quarantine, or at least can transit at BKK and self-isolate in their own province. Let's see.

i am also looking to go back shortly. I think there is a good chance that there will be some benefit from the double jab. I have seen articles on holiday sites advertising Phuket for vaccinated Brits so something may come out of it as time goes by.

[Tuvoc]

6 hours ago, sandyf said:

i am also looking to go back shortly. I think there is a good chance that there will be some benefit from the double jab. I have seen articles on holiday sites advertising Phuket for vaccinated Brits so something may come out of it as time goes by.

I'm not going back until the end of the year, so things may be very different by then ! Hopefully for the better.

[Lemonltr]

On 7/8/2021 at 10:26 AM, Jumbo1968 said:

Irrespective of how many days are left on your Visa don’t you only need 90 days insurance, the London Embassy told a colleague that ?

But let's say your non O expires in 45 days and you buy covid insurance for 90 days can you fly to Thailand on a one way ticket? 

[ubonjoe]

5 minutes ago, Lemonltr said:

But let's say your non O expires in 45 days and you buy covid insurance for 90 days can you fly to Thailand on a one way ticket? 

I assume you mean a extension of stay with a valid re-entry permit that will only have 45 days remaking before it expires. In that case you would only need for 45 days of covid 19 insurance and you would not need a ticket out of the country.

[sandyf]

On 7/9/2021 at 2:09 PM, Tuvoc said:

I'm not going back until the end of the year, so things may be very different by then ! Hopefully for the better.

Hopefully being the operative word, the arrangement that has been introduced is for NHS vaccinations.

From an interview I saw the problem appears to be that they are unable to confirm validity of jabs from other countries. How long for a solution is anyone's guess.