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Can I Avoid the New Insurance Requirement by Switching from OA Retirement to OA Marriage Visa?

OA Visa Insurance Requirement Visa Switching

Dec 9, 2019

6 years ago

Mike ***************

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is it possible to avoid the new insurance requirement on OA's by switching from OA retirement to OA marriage? ... i thought that the requirement is for all OA's and the only way to avoid it is to dump the OA and get an O

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The new insurance requirement for OA visas cannot be avoided by switching to an OA marriage visa, as there is no OA marriage visa available. To avoid the requirement, individuals would need to change from an OA visa to an O visa, which involves breaking the OA sequence first.

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Mike ***************

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this is very clear ... thanks

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Tod *********

Okay, there is no O-A marriage. I wrote this a while back it is how you go from an O-A visa or an extension off one to an O visa then an extension

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Tod *********

here its a little clearer

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Paul *******

No. You need to break your OA sequence first.

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