Hello, has someone gotten a one year non-imm OA visa extension recently at Chaeng Wattans and what was the required health insurance. I asked my insurance broker for an estimate with the new rule of 3 000 000 bath coverage instead of the 400 000 baths with a Thai approved company and he said that it depends of the immigration center??? Apparently some centers apply the new rule, some don't? Also it seems you can use your international insurance, for the last 2 years I bought a Thai policy that I never used, so I would very much like to use my own European insurance but I have read that the policy must be approved by an embassy. What is that? Thanks for your input
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The extension of a non-imm OA visa requires varying health insurance coverage based on the immigration center's policies. A recent update mandates a coverage of 3 million baht, but some extensions may still accept the previous amount of 400,000 baht for renewals until a certain date. To use international insurance, it must be approved by a Thai embassy, and applicants should fill out a specific Foreign Insurance Certificate. It is advisable to confirm the specific requirements with Chaengwattana.
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