Is the medical requirements the same for non O and non OA meaning.....when you extend your O visa to 1 year must medical cover be same as for OA
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The medical insurance requirements differ between Non-O and Non-OA visas in Thailand. A Non-O visa extension based on retirement does not require health insurance, while a Non-OA extension does. However, for the Thailand Pass, insurance is needed regardless of visa type, and it must cover the total length of stay. Discussions around insurance raise concerns about coverage limits and costs.
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with OA you probably.need to be scared by.policy surprise, mandatory insurance introduced in nov 2019, after two years or more, inpatient cover need to raised from
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0 baht to 3 million! 7 fold increase! hope it won't go.up again after another 2 years
Jannie ********
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Thank you ๐โค๏ธ
Benjamin ******
You do not need health insurance for a One Year Extension of Stay based on Retirement from a Non-O visa.
You DO need health insurance for a One Year Extension of Stay based on Retirement from a Non-OA visa.
Are you Sure? ๐ Because I just received a quote from AXA... and it starts at 45,000 THB! Expensive because I must pay also French insurance taken directly from my pension! But French insurance is not recognised by Thai immigration.
Bernard *****
First I must get my extension... think about the future.... is not important now ๐
I can confirm this from personal experience. Yearly extension of stay based on retirement non-o visa I have never needed health insurance. It was never a requirement. Not needed to apply and get the yearly extension. BUT it is needed to (re-)enter Thailand (to get the Thailand Pass).
Yes, understand that but when you come back to Thailand after going back to your country Thailand Pass asks for insurance. Must pay one year also to be accepted by Thailand Pass (hope Thailand Pass will disappear this year ๐)