Answered7 years ago

Do I need health insurance for a 3-month visa in Thailand?

Thai visa rules Health insurance requirements Retirement visa Non-O visa Non-OA visa Expat advice

Heather **********

asked Oct 11, 2019

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Hi everyone, we are going to Laos on Monday to get a 3 month visa so that we can reapply for our retirement visa. This means starting afresh, does that mean we have to have health insurance? My husband will be 78 next month and can not get insurance.

Answer summary

The discussion centers around the necessity of health insurance for obtaining a 3-month visa in Thailand when applying while traveling from Laos. It is clarified that health insurance is not a requirement for the 3-month visa (Non-O visa) but may be necessary for the long-term Non-OA visa, which should be applied for only from the applicant's home country.

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Tod *********

You cannot get an O-A visa from ANY thai consulate other than one in your home country. IF you are not doing that (and only getting a Non-O visa then a yearly extension you do not need insurance)

7 years ago

Roger ********

As a result of my visit to Nong Khai Immigration the insurance applies to AO visas only

7 years ago

Benjamin ******

Just a heads up - Vientiane requires an appointment, Savannakhet doesn't.

7 years ago

Ian ***************

Embassy closed Monday October 14, 2019

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7 years ago

Alan ******

If you already have a Visa based on retirement why would you leave the country to reapply

7 years ago

Heather **********

Yes

7 years ago

Benjamin ******

I'm guessing because they had an extension of stay, and they dropped below the minimum amount of money required to keep in the savings account.

7 years ago

Stuart *********

The new requirement to have health insurance only applies to applicants for the non immigrant OA visa that you get from your home country. It does not apply to non immigrant O visa applications (at this stage at least)

7 years ago

Joaquin ***********

Monday is closed,

7 years ago

Heather **********

Yes we know

7 years ago

Robert *******

As it makes sense to have a health insurance, it is no requiremement for the 3 months visa you like to apply for

7 years ago

Heather **********

It is for our retirement visa, we could not renew in normal manner( been here 13 years), and not enough money being transferred, but in November, no problem.

7 years ago