@Linhof ********

there is no health insurance requirement for a 90-days Non-Imm-O retirement visa. however I recommend one should have one for a 90-days holiday

Jean-Bernard Kammer . . . . yes, that's right. It gives you 90-days stay permit in one piece, you don't have to visit Immigration for a 30-days touristic expension. The visa fee is 70.- Euros for Germans and should be equivalent in Swiss Francs. There is NO mandatory health insurance requirement, however I recommend you prepare yourself accordingly for a 90-days holiday. The only downside is that for the E-Visa application by the Bern Thai embassy, you need to show a financial proof.

@Simon ****

correct, the IDP is just a translation, and it is not mandatory to have, it is NOT a driving permit per se. It juristically is an "administrative offense" to drive without it. A minor offfense which is punishable with a maximum of 400.- THB. If you got an actual and valid national driving permit, you just committed a minor offense if you forgot getting an IDP issued in your home country

@Tony ********

that's because the lack of an IDP juristically is just an "administrative offense" instead of a "criminal offense". It's a minor offense and you can only get fined a maximum of 400 Baht for a misisng IDP. The British Driving License documents, that you indeed hold a valid permit for driving a car. The IDP is only a translation, not a driving permit per se. In case police would constitute a personal fault because you didn't hold an IDP, a good lawyer will get you out of trouble

@Ori ********

in Bangkok you can apply for the 1-year extension from up to 45 days before expiry of the 90-days stay permit from the visa. Beware: if you use the deposit method as financial proof, the bank letter must prove that a minimum of 400.000.- THB has been sitting in a bank account in your sole name, for a minimum of 2 months, on the day of application

@Greg *****

😂😂😂😂😂 exceptions!! 😂😂😂😂😂 Your U.S. Insurance will find a reason to avoid payment. U.S. insurances are fully profit-oriented. They are no welfare organizations, if you thought they are

@Greg *****

obviously, you have never seen the many "Go-Fund-Me" cries for help from people that thought like you do. You are dreaming, and I am not the only one who knows better

@Greg *****

I doubt that, your U.S. insurance will not pay if you drive illegally and have an accident. Try to find that clause in your insurance contract, dreamer!

@Greg *****

😅😄 the car insurance or your holiday-travel insurance will not pay your hospital bill if you haven't had a proper driving license. Why do you think we see so many "go-fund-me" pages of people who had an accident in Thailand?

@Greg *****

if you are caught out driving without the required driving permit, every insurance will refuse damage payment. It's their lawful right. Or what were you thinking?