JWRC Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 I was under the impression that the Insurance requirement had been increased from 400,000 inpatient and 40,000 outpatient to something like 3 million when doing the 1 year extention. I have just been for a 90 day report and due to the extension being due in June, the officer said to do the next 90 report and the extension at the same time in May. I don't know what made me ask, but I did and asked how much Insurance was required and he said for )-A 400,000/40,000 the same as before. I shall be delighted if this is true, but I want to check here, I did ask him to double check which he did and informed me he was right the first time. So I need some input please. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) Insurance requirements for extensions from a non O-A were changed. The attached thread has links to options. The thread also outlines way to kill off the non O-A and move to non O retirement. This thread is also helpful. https://aseannow.com/topic/1263789-non-immigrant-oa-visa-health-insurance/ Edited February 10, 2023 by DrJack54 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWRC Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 It was only this morning I was at immigration, Is it 3 million and the officer got it wrong, or is it 400,000/40,000, one would think the immigration officer would know. Can someone give me a straight answer without referring me to other posts. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 1 hour ago, JWRC said: It was only this morning I was at immigration, Is it 3 million and the officer got it wrong, or is it 400,000/40,000, one would think the immigration officer would know. Can someone give me a straight answer without referring me to other posts. Many thanks The officer got it wrong. Read the threads I posted and you will have current insurance requirements and links to various insurance companies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcpu Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 I recommend following Dr Jack54's advice. I previous had a Type-OA visa, and I left Thailand in August last year, to deliberately void my permission to stay on an OA-Visa. I re-entered Thailand in October last year on a 45-day Visa exempt. As soon as I was healthy to do so (on the 45-day Visa exempt permission to stay), I went to Thai immigration (in Phuket) and applied for a 90-day Type-O Visa (based on retirement), which I was given in early December last year, back dated to when my 45-day Visa exempt permission to stay expired. Then in January this year I applied for a one-year extension on my Type-O Visa permission to stay (based on retirement). I previous had the required 800K baht in my Thai bank account (same amount I used for my Type-OA visa the years prior). Currently the Type-O Visa has no requirements to have Health Insurance. I do have superior health insurance (exceeds even the latest Thai immigration requirements for Health Insurance) but it is not accepted by Thailand as its not from the Thai branch of a Health Insurance company which is a Type-OA Visa requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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