Should I get health insurance now or closer to the date I apply for my Non-O extension in Thailand?

I want to do the opposite. I have an OA but want an I because I married a Thai and want to convert to a Marraige Visa. Has anyone here ever converted from an OA to a marriage visa while in Thailand or did you have to let the OA expire apply for an O and then convert to a marriage visa?

You seem very confused. You should extend your stay after your NON O, insurance and an OA are not required.

The answers git off track for the most part. I have my insurance policy start the same day as my visa extension. Not only convenient to get everything synchronized but I don't think that they will extend your visa past the insurance expiration date.

It is also not smart to be here with no insurance.

its interesting most people are doing the opposite as you plan to do, life insurance premium getting expensive as you age, and very when you become very senior, also pre-condition usually not covered, so why bind yourself with compulsory insurance to get OA visa? and you have to.give insurance company a lead time to process your application

It was my understanding that a OA is issued by the Thai embassy out of country, and the O is issued while in country. At least that was my experience. Got the OA in L.A. Thai embassy. After the insurance requirements were added I switched to O after returning from a trip. And I add my own insurance coverage that doesn’t need to be on the approved insurers list by immigration

NON-O and NON-OA are two different visa types. I believe you want to extend your NON-O. This does not require health insurance.

Don't change to OA stay on non O.

I entered Thailand at the end of February with a Non Imm O Visa. Just got my retirement extension of stay, and a home visit from immigration this past week. So why convet from a Non O to a Non OA? 🤷

I believe that he does not quite understand what it is he's trying to do. someone I think told him that he needed to get a different Visa and that he would need health insurance for it and he's off on that tangent.

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@Brandon ***********

already explained to you, you were on different pathway. you are already here. and on the type of Visa you have there is no insurance requirement.

if you want to buy insurance too so. which case ask a different question.

if you're truly going back home come back on a different Visa....

just asking about when you should get the insurance, then it would be obvious that you would want the insurance to start the day before you come into Thailand. unless you have no insurance now and you want international coverage in which case you want it to start as soon as you can pay for it.

you didn't say your age. that would help on people giving you advice on specifically what type of insurance you might want or whether there are better options for you.

Why change from o to oa

Are you actually going to get a brand new non-OA visa, or do you actually mean you're applying for the 1-year extension of your non-O visa?

A non-OA visa is only available from the Thai embassy in your home country, so if you're going to get a non-OA visa that means you're going to leave Thailand and return home and then apply for the non-OA visa in your home country, including the required health check, criminal records check, and mandatory insurance.

If you're just getting the extension from your immigration office, you're not getting any visa. You're getting an extension, and that doesn't require insurance.