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How does my current insurance affect my visa extension options in Thailand?

NON-O Visa Visa Expiration Re-Entry Stamp Health Insurance Thailand Immigration Visa Renewal Options

asked May 10, 2022

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I am currently on a non-oa visa that expires mid september but I am stamped in until October 2nd 2022

My insurance runs from october 2nd 2021- October 2nd 2022

I want to do a trip overseas to get another year out of this visa (with the re-entry stamp)

If i did a trip say in July when I came back a few days later would they give me a year or would they only give until my insuarnce expires in October?

I cant get more insurance yet as the policies I have seen say you can only buy them 30 days in advance and I am being quoted nearly 40k for insuarnce so i dont want to buy it before my existing policy expires in October. insurance last year was only 28K but they refuse to renew that even though i havent claimed. I am going back to the UK in august so I cant do a bounce just before the visa expires unfortunetly.

thanks

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The individual is inquiring about the impact of their current health insurance on their NON-O visa, which expires in mid-September, but is stamped until October 2, 2022. They plan to travel overseas and wonder if returning in July with a re-entry stamp will grant them another year on their visa or if it will be limited to the expiration date of their insurance in October. Responses indicate that without obtaining new insurance starting upon returning, they'll only receive a visa stamp until their current policy expiration.

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Dave **********

I think I’ll just pay for new insurance early, thanks all for the advice

4 years ago

Ellie *******

Another idea might be, that you just come back this time as it is and get stamped in until Oct 2. Then prepare your next insurance when you can before the validity and do a border run just before your visa expired. As borders between neighboring countries are getting open, it wouldn't be an expensive option anymore.

4 years ago

Lyndon ************

Perhaps prepare to change to a non-o while out of Thailand, or on your return.

4 years ago

Ellie *******

@Lyndon ***********

You cannot get 2nd visa until the current visa is expired (Oct 2022)

4 years ago

Lyndon ************

@Ellie ******

ah, that I didn't know. It's not possible to cancel it at immigration, or leave without completing a re-entry permit. (I know little about non-o visa's apart from most people on them want to change them to non-o). I'd welcome your thoughts

4 years ago

Lyndon ************

@Ellie ******

thanks for that explanation. Much appreciated

4 years ago

Ellie *******

@Dave *********

, please don't mix visa and permitted-to-stay stamp. I wrote as "visa is valid" means before it's expired. You can keep your permitted-to-stay stamp alive and enter on it with re-entry permit. but you cannot use an expired visa.

4 years ago

Dave **********

@Ellie ******

yes and no, if I leave and come back before visa expires i get one more year. I then put a re entry permit on that and I can continue to use it for the full year even though my visa has expired

4 years ago

Ellie *******

@Lyndon ***********

, If it's a single entry visa, it will be used and not valid anymore when you entered on that visa.

If you have a multiple entry visa, it is valid until it's expired. You don't need a re-entry permit for a multiple entry visa because it has unlimited entries as it says "multiple entry". (Or a re-entry permit from the immigration office inside Thailand is meaningless for a valid multiple entry visa.)

Visa (old-style sticker or eVisa) itself cannot be canceled.

4 years ago

Dave **********

@Lyndon ***********

yeah maybe, didn’t want to tie up the 800k here, prefer to have that at home but maybe it’s an easier option

4 years ago

Lyndon ************

@Dave *********

just for clarity, you probably know this already... To change to a non-o in Thailand, you can't enter on your non-oa, on your return

4 years ago

Tod *********

unfortunately you will only get stamped in until your mandatory health insurance expires

SO unless you buy a completely new policy which you can have start when you come back in july which would stamp you in for a year (or as long as the new policy would be good for up to a year) you're just gonna get stamped in until Oct 2, 2022 on the insurance you have

4 years ago

Dave **********

that sucks but thanks for the clarification

4 years ago