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Can I obtain an AO visa in the UK and use UK insurance for my application?

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Hi

I don’t know if this question has been asked before. Can I arrange an AO visa in the UK and have insurance by a UK company, or do I have to pay Thai Insurance prices? Which seem at best very expensive

Any help would be grateful
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The possibility of using UK insurance for an AO visa is limited. Although theoretically you can provide your own insurance, it must be validated by your insurance company on a specific form from the embassy, which most companies are unwilling to do. Consequently, applicants typically need to purchase insurance from a list of approved Thai insurers. Alternatively, for those looking to avoid Thai insurance costs, a non-O visa can be obtained by meeting certain financial requirements, like maintaining a minimum amount in a Thai bank account.
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Theoretically you can use your own insurance, there is a form on the embassy website that your insurance company would have to fill out and sign. In practice no insurance company will do this, so you have to buy the insurance from their list of approve Thai insurance companies.

If you don't want to buy the insurance, then you can get a non-O visa instead and use the 800,000 Thai baht in a Thai bank account as security instead.

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