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What health insurance companies are accepted for Thai non-OA visas, and is insurance required for non-O visas?
Thai health insuranceNon-O visaNon-OA visaVisa requirementsThai immigrationHealth insurance companiesExpat advice
Oct 27, 2025
6 months ago
Andrew ******
ORIGINAL POSTERHi. Does someone have the list of the Thai health insurance companies that you have to use for Thai visas please.
TLDR : Answer Summary
The discussion highlights that health insurance is not required for a Non-O visa but is mandatory for a Non-OA visa. The community member seeks a list of accepted Thai health insurance companies for visa applications, while others confirm the requirement differences between the two visa types.
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Andrew ******
ORIGINAL POSTER$800 for non o got a receipt in my email
Andrew ******
ORIGINAL POSTERIt’s only a single entry and yeah you can do it in your home county or any country in the works before coming to Thailand .
Lynnette *******
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wow. Expensive.Wayne *********
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I did not think you could get multiple entry Non O when applying from home. You buy that later at the immigration or airport I thought but happy for people to advise otherwise.Lynnette *******
@Wayne ********
don't think you can, but he said he's applied for Non-O.Reply to
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NZ the most expensive in the worldReply to
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Dca *****
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How much (price) did you pay for your Thai E–Visa Application at the Thai Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand??? Did you pay NZD $800 Dollars, NZD $2000 Dollars, or some other amount???
Did you pay with your bank Visa/MasterCard??
Wayne *********
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looks like you applied for Long stay O-A and not the 90 day Non O visa which requires no insuranceReply to
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Andrew ******
ORIGINAL POSTERI know right !! Im looking at Cigna at the moment .
Frangipani *******
I don’t understand this post at all. How on earth can you be asked for health insurance for a Non O? It is NOT a requirement. Just get health insurance from NZ for your own peace of mind.
As others have already stated, it is required for a Non OA, not Non O.
As others have already stated, it is required for a Non OA, not Non O.
Andrew ******
ORIGINAL POSTERIt’s hard to believe that they have gif it wrong but if I don’t follow no non o visa .
Jan ******************
There are actually some people who apply for a Non O-A visa and know exactly what they’re doing.
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Andrew ******
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jan *****************
by the way I have bought OA health insurance for a year it was 8000b but it’s not for my non O as there is none under the 13 Thai providers. Do you think this will work if I send it in?
Jan ******************
@Andrew *****
You must check that the insurance meets the requirements set by the embassy here. If it is not a Thai insurance policy, I guess you must fill out the certificate for foreign insurance.**************************************************************************
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Andrew ******
ORIGINAL POSTERThanks fir you help
yep strict alright!!
yep strict alright!!
Shaughn ***********
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and expensive!!Reply to
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Andrew ******
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jan *****************
thanks so much I know what I’m doing but the embassy in nz are requesting this
Jan ******************
@Andrew *****
Okay, that’s a strict embassy. If you want an approved health insurance, you’ll either have to choose a company from the list or apply to have another one approved using the form from the attached link.Then you need to book your ticket with a return flight if that suits you. Otherwise, you can just get a cheap throwaway ticket out of Thailand.
You’ll also need to include the booking. If you don’t want to book much of your stay now, you can use a hotel service that allows free cancellation after the booking has been confirmed.
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pRkP4tkCe/Form(s)/ENG/แบบฟอร์มใหม่_(2)_Foreign_Insurance_Certificate_1.pdfJan ******************
Bad link, try to copy past in a web browser. Here’s the form anyway.
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Lynnette *******
What visa are you applying for? The non-O doesn't need insurance but the Non-OA does and there's a list of who they accept I think.
Andrew ******
ORIGINAL POSTER@Lynnette ******
I know but check this outBob **********
@Andrew *****
you applying for an OA. Start overLynnette *******
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doesn't make sense to me. 🤷Andrew ******
ORIGINAL POSTER@Lynnette ******
yep me neither but….Reply to
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Ant ***********
Off post somewhat
You dont need insurance if you are applying for a Non-O
Only for OA
You dont need insurance if you are applying for a Non-O
Only for OA
Andrew ******
ORIGINAL POSTER@Ant **********
thanks it’s not off post I have paid and applying for the non o but have been asked to these 3 questions so now I need health insurance but as we all now there is none for non o but I still want to know the health providers and I will contact each kind to see how they can help .Reply to
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