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Do you need to show proof of insurance when re-entering Thailand on an O-X visa after the first year?

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Apr 8, 2023
2 years ago
Di *****
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Has anyone left the country within the first year on an O-X visa that can advise on their experience with insurance? Do you need to show proof of coverage for the next 12 months when you fly back in?

I am intending to apply for the O-X soon but will be making trips out of the country to do some travel occasionally, most likely every 6 months or so
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The general consensus among commenters is that once you have shown proof of insurance upon your initial entry with an O-X visa, you do not need to provide insurance documentation for subsequent re-entries during your visa's validity period. It appears that only the first entry requires proof of insurance for a full year; thereafter, you are not asked to show it again when you re-enter the country.
Tod *********
and I was afraid this would turn into a "this insurance is better than that one" thread. SO on that note we're done.
@Di ****
 you hopefully got your answer, you are NOT asked every time you enter. So you're good to go
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@Wayne ********
 do you know if you show proof of insurance when you re-enter the country on an OX after you got the first 5 year entry stamp?
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@Tod ********
 my first year is up end of May so I will know then if they ask for proof for 2nd year
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@Wayne ********
 they shouldn't do anything really until possibly the 5 year mark,

Do you get stamped in for the same date you did when you entered and got the first 5 years or every entry is a new 5 years from the date you enter?
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@Tod ********
 they stamp until May 2027 every time
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@Wayne ********
 thanx for that
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Di *****
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@Tod ********
 good question! I look forward to the answer!
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@Wayne ********
 interesting. Did you leave and return within the first year? And they just stamped you in again?
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@Di ****
 I leave and return every 2 weeks. I do fifo mining in the North of WA on a 2 weeks on 2 weeks off roster and live in Bangkok
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@Wayne ********
 thanks. Did you take out a minimum cost one with AXA to cover the requirements for application and then get better insurance elsewhere?
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@Di ****
 Bangkok insurance was cheaper than axa
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@Wayne ********
 I’ll have a look. There’s a 300k excess one with AXA that’s about 6000b for the year
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@Tod ********
 no I was not asked for the proof of insurance on entry and haven't on any entry
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nope, AFAIK, because people with the O/X (from anywhere but Australia where it's easier to get) are thin on the ground, you only showed the year insurance when you stamped in the first time, and get the 5 year entry stamp. Then when you exit/re-enter you do not show any insurance after that.>

let's see what actual O/X visa holders say though.. I don't want to give you wrong info
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@Tod ********
 holding my breath. Seems too good to be true 😆😆🤞🤞🙏🙏
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