Do I need to purchase Thai health insurance for my Non-O visa extension in Thailand?

@Philip ****

a Non O is a 90 day visa you can extend from this based on marriage /retirement at most immigration offices or leave and come back till it expires getting 3 months on arrival ( no insurance required).

A Non O-A is a 12 month Visa and you will get stamped in for 12 months or the length of your Insurance every time before it expires.

Used wisely you can get 2 years from the 1 Visa.

You can also extend O-A based on marriage/retirement in Thailand but will need Insurance.

I apply E visa in Iceland. I not need show insurance. I show bank statements for 220.000 Nkr (800.000 bath) This only cost 1.700 Nkr (6.500 bath). If I apply in Thailand it will cost 22.000 bath (non O +one year visa)

I am going to travel to Vietnam and Myanmar anyway so I choose this.

Thank you all for good answers 🤗

@Philip ****

so if they say extend if not leaving within 90 days maybe they actually mean you must do the 90 day report as extension, they are not saying you must leave to extend are they. I think you will be stamped for 1 year. I just looked at my old OA and I was

@Philip ****

I don't think you actually have to leave after 90 days but you must do a 90 day report to immigration every 90 days. Someone may confirm this. I am on OX but never stay the 90 days so never had to do a report.

@John *********

ah ok that’s me then thanks 🙏