Does the New Health Insurance Law Apply to Extensions of Stay Based on Retirement in Thailand?

I think you are accurate. And, I did have an O-A a few years prior to 2014 but got turned down renewing since my 800K was in a 'mutual-fund-fixed-account' rather than a 'fixed account' - and had to start all over again, thus I have an O visa now.

@Jonas *********

, IF I read those stamps correctly, you entered on a 30 day visa exempt entry Oct 17, 2014, you extended that by 30 more days and then you converted that IN COUNTRY at the immigration office to a 90 day Non-O visa, and then got your yearly extension from that since then.

SO unless you "broke the chain" of yearly extensions and bought a NEW visa (which you would know) you have yearly extension based on a O visa and do NOT require insurance.

then you have a non-O and don't need insurance..

It is NOT a blunder, IF you get extensions from an original O-A visa, you need insurance. if you get extensions from an original O visa you don't.

They specifically re-wrote the extensions clause covering people who get yearly extension based on being over 50 (retirement) to address people who originally had O-A visas and were getting yearly extensions.

I know it because I took my example images OUT to Chaengwattana and spoke to the section head where they hand out yearly extensions based on being over 50.

They confirmed that if you started with an O-A you need insurance, if you started with an O you don't.

Seeing as you have an O on your transfer stamp you don't need insurance..