Al Olsen- responding to your post elsewhere, In America, that form is pretty much useless. There are generally no limits on coverage, no beginning and end dates, and yeah- good luck getting a “director’s” signature. We’ll just have to hope that embassies will be wise enough to accept other evidence (which I’m pretty sure they will). Blue Cross has something called a ‘Certificate of Credible Coverage” but it doesn’t list maximums because there are none.

@Tod ********

So if that’s the case, then presumably if you intend to get new visas rather than an extension, you could just keep your home country insurance, also assuming the policy gives you foreign coverage.

So, if he (poster) wanted to avoid rushing to immigration within 24 hrs of his arrival in Thailand, he could simply book a hotel room for a day or two until it was more convenient for him, given that the hotels would do the TM30 for him for those nights. Do I got that correct-o-mundo?

@Marty ********

This is the 1st time I’ve seen American based companies on a list. I wonder if, for those of us who split our time, they could conjure up a policy that will work in both countries?

Hopefully, O-A’s obtained in ones own country will be spared from this, but who knows..

@Dominic ****

OK, so I guess the address I used to get the visa is simply a matter of ‘record’ and is never communicated to immigration in Thailand. I suppose that makes sense, since they are different agencies.

Gotcha- tnx.

@Robert ******

My question was does anyone have any knowledge as to what the policy is, as I am considering living there. Is your advice to “move there and then find out”? Really?

@Tod ********

I’m not getting your 2nd paragraph after the “BUT”, Tod. Are you saying he should have extended his O-A in Thailand and then also re-applied for a new one in the U.S.?

@James *******

More than likely, yes. This is where I get confused. I know hotels do this for you, but is it ok under the present circumstances to not do anything yourself in a hotel situation?