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What are the requirements for the Foreign Insurance Certificate in the Non-OA visa application?

Jul 6, 2025
8 days ago
Lonnie ********
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I’m completing the Non-OA visa application, and have a few questions.

The application requests the “7. Foreign Insurance Certificate, as stipulated by the Office of Insurance Commission and Health Insurance of Thailand, must be completed, signed, and stamped by the insurance company. The form can be downloaded from [members only]”.

The documents provided by the insurance company provide the exact same information as required in the form, but have a slightly different appearance than the downloaded form.

Should I have the exact form completed or is the priority to provide the required information? Any idea as to what would be acceptable to the embassy?

*The other issue is that the insurance policy is 5MB instead of 3MB or smaller. “6. Health Insurance issued by a Thai or foreign insurer, covering general illnesses, including COVID-19, with a minimum insured sum of 100,000 USD or 3,000,000 THB. “*

*What are the expectations here? Do they need the entire document? Is there a reliable free app that can further downsize the original 18 page PDF? *

I used a trial of Adobe Acrobat to compress the file further. It looked terrible, so I split the original file in half and compressed each half separately and rejoined them. It's both under the 3MB limit and more legible.

Thank you in advance.
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TLDR : Answer Summary
This post discusses concerns related to the Foreign Insurance Certificate required for the Non-OA visa application in Thailand. The author questions whether an insurance document that contains the required information but does not match the exact embassy form is acceptable. Additionally, there are concerns about the document's file size exceeding the embassy's 3MB limit. Comments from other users provide insights, suggesting that it's crucial to either use the specific form from the embassy or choose an insurance policy from approved Thai providers to avoid complications during the visa application process.
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Brook ********
Don’t get an OA.

Apply for a non O instead.
Lonnie ********
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Why?
Brook ********
@Lonnie *******
because it gives you the option of buying health insurance from any insurance company anywhere, or self insuring.

Whereas NonOA visa requires insurance from one of 14 Thai companies that may, or may not accept your pre existing conditions, or could even refuse you due to your weight.
Nick *********
@Brook *******
You don't have to use a Thai company. An insurance company in your own country is ok, and maybe even cheaper.

I got my OA using insurance from my own country
Francois ********
LMG Thai ins comp

Qualifies for OA-10 yr retirement visa

Issues by Thai emb
Brandon ************
You either get your insurance company to fill out the embassy form (almost impossible) or you purchase a policy from the list of the embassy approved Thai insurance carriers. Those are your ONLY options and the reason 99% of people have to purchase the Thai insurance if they want a non-OA visa.
Lonnie ********
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Thank you for your response. I already purchased from a Thai company that is on the list.
Janis **********
@Lonnie *******
which one did you choose? I've been looking at all of them.
Lonnie ********
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@Janis *********
Pacific Cross Health Insurance through AA Phuket
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