@Brandon ***********

that bits clear, my wife is singaporean and did it many years ago - but still unclear, whether as a brit I can get a Non O visa there and what is required apart from proof of funds - before I fly there i am looking for feedback on recent experiences…..otherwise I have to go back to UK where process is clear….. far from ideal with dogs and a wife to worry about as I have to leave before Thurs, my non O-A has gone tits up……

@John *********

thanks that’s clear i have lived here with an O-A visa for 6 years my question relates to O Visa and requirements in SIN or KUL - what are the requirements and can a non citizen/resident apply….if so what’s needed? looking for personal experience before a faff around down there

Very vague and unclear…..and I don’t intend to fly there without clear understanding of requirements hence the question

You have personal experience of this ?

Good luck……a close friends family got badly burned on this, took months and numerous long haul trips to resolve but hey ho won’t be your problem when you’re gone…….

@Galenus *****

has to be in thai, if it’s for thai assets or property and attested by a lawyer otherwise worthless in Thai court

@Phil *****

that’s correct, but for some reason Phuket decided not to impose this on O-A visa holders who arrived before 2019 ( we came in 2018) - I have the required insurance, but stopped taking the cert to immig 2 years ago as they werent interested in it and said not req - until yesterday but I suspect it’s BS as there is nothing to support what I was told. guidelines from immig volunteers also specify that only arrivals after 2019 on O-A require insurance……hence my initial question…..

@Phil *****

separate issue, the Phuket insurance quidelines as George has pointed out are an outlier, they have not required Insurance on O-A for pre 2019 arrivals…..I suspect I have been fed BS by our friends at immig what’s new there…..

I was told yesterday that it changed in Sept last year, seems odd that the volunteers would not have picked up on this, and they are in the front line of grumpy retiree’s…..

This came from a gatekeeper couldn’t get near an Immig Officer, hope to get some clarity over the weekend, I have the cover, but haven’t taken it for the last 3 years as they said not required…..I can’t find anything on line about this and don’t recall anything in the media……