Don’t extensions based on OA need insurance though?

@Benjamin *****

Each IO has their own interpretation of the police orders. For example, come to Chiang Mai and see for yourself! We have to bend over backwards…. AND forwards sometimes. 😉

Depends on which office you’re using. What office do you go to?

I’m on OA and have been here for nine years. I get extensions of stay every year. I find that easier than going back and applying for a new visa every two years. Fingerprints, doctors certificates, bank statements, visa fees, etc. all add up to more aggravation than doing annual extensions of stay. I have no issues with the insurance required as I too would be buying it anyway.

One might, however, consider coming in visa exempt then applying for a non imm O visa in country. Same funds in the bank requirement as OA but, for now, now insurance required. The insurance component may or may not change in the future in re O visas but in the off chance that it remains insurance free, we’ll, so much the better. If they change the rules and start required it….no harm done if you have it anyway.

Those are my two cents!

Unless the IO provided you with a new 90day report slip to carry with your passport….( as some immigration offices have been reported to do) you will need to follow your origins timeline for filing your 90 day report. Check the due date on your slip……

Renewing an extension does not reset the date…

And

If you’re renting….your landlord will need to be involved in filing a TM30

Filing the TM30 requires documentation that only the landlord/owner would have. It’s not up to the tenants to file it…..but the tenants get fined if the landlord does that do it!

It’s best if they all go together to the IO if possible….and the tenants will both need to have a TM30 receipt for future extensions, etc…