What Are the Current Entry Requirements for the Non Immigrant O-A Visa in Thailand Post-Oct 31, 2019?

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Great news thanks

@Peter **********

was this your first entry under that visa?

Very good point

@R**

and as we know it is the passport holder who is in the end responsible for the correct dates in the stamp. But I can understand that if you get 1 year of stay, you're not really willing to ask the Immigration Officer, sorry sir. madam is this correct as I do not have any health insurance and I do not match the criteria to get 1 year of stay.

In case anyone is not familiar with the term immigration use of 'mutatis mutandis' and what it actually means

Something is bugging me about this and it's this.

Across the Internet, there are a number of reports of people only being given 30 days and told to get insurance, leave and then come back.

Others have not been asked and were given a stamp as per normal for 12 months.

One person who was only issued 30 days was advised by another poster to go to immigration and get the stamp looked at and changed to 12 months. I believe the immigration office was CW. They actually confirmed that the 30 day stamp was indeed correct as he had no insurance and couldn't be issued a 12 month stamp.

Now here is the thing. I just hope that those people being stamped in for 12 months, somewhere along the line, are not deemed to of been stamped in wrongly and the stamp reverted under this section 4 thing. 120 days in, that may have serious consequences.

It don't effect me, but if it did, I would have some serious concern if this this stamp for 12 months is correct or not.

Only those effected can decide or enquire.

Hi, thanks for the info..is this new/renewal/extension? Ive read effective oct31 applications

Good news! So far I have read 4 first hand reports of people entering with a pre Oct 31st OA visa. 2 allowed in with no questions asked and 2 being given entry for 1 month and told to get insurance sorted within the month then fly out and return to get a full stamp in. All at BKK this week. Let’s hope they decide on a common approach and that is the one you experienced.

The big question which everybody is asking: Do you have a health insurance, if yes, is this a Thai Company, did the Immigration ask for proof, how did you proof?

Thank you for your helpful report😉