Fellow Members.

PLEASE USE THIS POST FOR ALL QUESTIONS AND YOUR POSTINGS ABOUT NEW HEALTH INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR O-A Visas.

IF you have an O visa with annual Extension of Stay...for retirement... it DOES NOT AFFECT YOU.

IF you have an O-A with which you entered Thailand on for retirement...

and want to Extend it INSIDE THAILAND for an added year in Thailand...YOU NEED TO MEET the NEW REQUIREMENTS

You can return to your home country and make a new O-A visa application every two years...and must meet the health insurance requirement by either providing proof of health insurance using the an approved form OR by purchasing a plan approved by Thailand.

Or you can begin the retirement process over again by obtaining an O Visa ...converting it to an annual Extension of Stay by meeting the financial requirements for it inside Thailand.

And as there are 70+ Thai Immigration offices ...

PLEASE Ask your local office for their requirements.

Thank you.

Thai Immigration has posted the NEW HEALTH INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS for the O-A Visa.

The O-A Visa is ONLY available in your HOME COUNTRY.....NOT available in Thailand.

This does NOT APPLY to those on Age 50+ Extension of Stay for retirement.

Nor does it apply to those who obtain a Non O Visa as step to conversion from an entry visa or status you may have.

[members only]

A National Press Conference will ve held at 2:00pm Wednesday October 9 to introduce the new requirement.

At this time we are seeking and awaiting further information on this NEW health insurance requirement.

Therefore...we are CLOSING COMMENT until further details are known.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

------------

UPDATE..Thursday October 10th

Though not yet seen on Thai Embassy Websites in home countries, I have found this NEW FORM...I share it with you for whatever its worth....

We are watching foreign Thai Embassy websites ...yet no changes seen.

But if you do have health insurance which covers you in Thailand as well as home country it appears it will meet the requirement.

A form for this health insurance certificate of coverage does appear on the Thai website which does now sell the O-X health insurance...with O-A now added.

See the new Overseas Health Insurance Certificate here....

[members only]

Click on O -A health insurance...

And click on DOWNLOAD OVERSEAS HEALTH INSURANCE CERTIFICATE.

Again...We will watch for added developments and will post as known.

-----------------

The top section is in Thai...

Scroll down to read English.