What are some affordable Thai insurance options for an O-A retirement visa?

Thai Insurance O-A Retirement Visa Health Insurance Visa Policies Expat Advice Insurance Providers

Feb 5, 2024

a year ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

Asking for a buddy any suggestion for a cheap thai insurance policy that covers the O-A retirement visa - just until he can get home and come back and apply for an O visa - I use pacific prime but over spec for what he needs - and agents are being silly

2,113

views

likes

all likes

replies

images

users

TLDR : Answer Summary

A user is seeking recommendations for inexpensive Thai insurance that meets the requirements for an O-A retirement visa, as their friend needs coverage until they can apply for a Non-O visa. Suggestions from others include contacting Arawan for assistance, exploring options on Checkdi, and specific providers like AXA and Falcon. Commenters also discuss the challenges of finding affordable options and address concerns regarding visa transitions and border extensions.

NON-O RETIREMENT VISA RESOURCES / SERVICES

Go to the Retirement Visa Section for information on requirements, including age restrictions, financial requirements, and necessary documentation.
For immediate assistance, contact Thai Visa Centre directly via LINE at @ThaiVisaCentre or Email them.
Explore recent discussions by using the Non-O Retirement Visa tag in the search box at the top of the page.
Join the Thai Visa Advice Facebook Group to ask your questions, and get advice from others.

Frans ******

Hoooo all these expert's

10 months ago

Michael *******

ORIGINAL POSTER

Thanks for all the feedback he has now sorted a local ins policy

10 months ago

Nongnuch ********

@Michael ******

Be careful with all those posts that say he only needs a border bounce and re-enter with a visa exempt

Before he can apply inside Thailand for the “change of visa type” from a tourist visa or visa exempt entry to a 90-days Non-Imm-O visa, he must invalidate his current permission of stay

If he is in the first year of his Non-Imm-O/A visa, a border bounce will NOT invalidate his still existing stay permit, because this visa got a multi entry permit included for the duration of the visa validity.

He will just get stamped in for the rest duration of the stay permit, and he won’t be able to apply for a “change of visa type” to a 90 days Non-Imm-O visa

So in order to receive a visa-exempt stamp at the border, he needs to wait until the visa validity of his Non-Imm-O/A visa has expired.

10 months ago

Graham ******

@Nongnuch *******

On a Non-OA which is still valid he'd get stamped in for a new 12 months or up to the date his current insurance ends if less than 12 months.

10 months ago

Nongnuch ********

@Graham *****

yes, of course. I wrote "for the rest of his stay permit" because he said he didn't renew his insurance. So he would just get stamped in until the expiry date of his most recent stay permit stamp

10 months ago

Reply to

Nongnuch ********

John ******

Make sure you read the fine print. I was looking into cheap Thai insurance policies for that purpose and thought I'd found a good one l, until my partner noted you are liable for the first 1m baht expenses, although it does meet the Thai Government visa requirements apparently 😆