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Do I need insurance to extend my NON-O visa to a Retirement Visa in Bangkok?

NON-O Visa Retirement Visa Thailand Visa Rules Visa Insurance Requirements Visa Conversion Process

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Do I need to buy insurance to convert NO-O visa to RETIREMENT VISA in Bangkok?

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The inquiry is about whether insurance is required to convert a NON-O visa to a retirement visa in Bangkok. A comment clarifies that there is no conversion to a retirement visa available. Instead, it confirms that if extending a NON-O visa based on age over 50, insurance is not required.

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You won’t be converting anything to a retirement visa as that doesn’t exist. I believe what you are asking is if you need insurance to extend your non O for a year based on being over 50. If so the answer is no you do not need insurance.

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I'm asking this question because I have friends who came back to Thailand on a retirement visa and were asked to see if they had insurance at customs

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If your friends had a Non OA visa then they would be required to show insurance upon arrival in Thailand and any subsequent extension off of that. If they came in on a non O visa then there is no such requirement. Both options are incorrectly called “retirement visas”.

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I now understand that a one-year extension on a non-o visa is not a retirement visa

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