Last year I purchased the mandatory health insurance for an expected 12-month extension of my non-immigrant O A (Retirement) stay. The policy and insurance certificate covered the 12-month period from the end of December, 2021 to the end of 2022.
I did not get the extension and returned to Australia. Subsequently, I was granted a new non-immigrant O A (Retirement) visa from 23 March until March of next year. I met all the other requirements for the visa though there was now a three month gap between the expiry of my insurance and the expiry of the new visa. The Thai consulate exercised discretion in granting the visa on the understanding that I’d address the gap in my insurance cover ASAP. I was reminded of this when I went through immigration at Suvarnabhumi earlier this month. My insurance company has advised that they can’t/won’t extend my existing policy but can provide a separate policy to cover the, approximately, 12 week gap.
The question the insurer has posed to me is, as I’d have two policies and two insurance certificates covering discrete but continuous cover for the duration of the visa, whether this would likely fulfill Thai immigration’s health insurance requirements? Any comments/observations appreciated.