@Bobby *******

Some agents can solve everything...😉 But as mentioned... I don't want to try it out...

My last valid Visa was an O/A, expired in March 2020. Border run, one more year "permission of stay". Now I'm on a retirement extension since March this year.

And just because of this expired O/A I have to buy this "we don't pay for anything" insurance from the specific Thai companies list, the same extension based on Non-O don't need to do that... why ever...

Nobody can or want to explain the reason for that. Also I can't change from this extension to the marriage extension. Same here... why ever...

That's weird... one could think that a valid extension is a valid extension, what's the point with this "based on" and different rules?

So it looks like that I have to do what they want... leave, come back with exempt or TR, apply for the Non-O and then apply for the next one year extension; retirement or marriage is to decide later.

@Bobby *******

Visa run last year mid march, extension by entry, then this year extended (retirement) at Immigration. They told me I can't change to anything else here (Non-O marriage or retirement) without leaving first. It's always "based on O/A" with all the money and insurance requirements.

Of course... an "Agency" could fix my problem, but that's not the way I want to go... ;-)

@Bobby *******

You can't even change from an expired O/A without leaving, no? The retirement extension is still "based on O/A" and you're trapped with this... :-(

Immigration Phuket says "no", you have to leave first and come back with Exempt, Tourist Visa or Non-O. Keen to see if someone could tell something different... :-)

@Joseph *****

That was before (CoE), now we have Thailand Pass. New name, new rules. Before they only required a Covid insurance, but for 100k.

@Joseph *****

In theory you can use two different insurances, one for "just" health and one for only Covid. But it might be more easy to get approved if you have only one for everything.

@Joseph *****

Oops... my bad... I didn't saw the "only Covid". No, it must be a health insurance which also includes Covid. The coverage must be for the complete time that you plan to stay.

The requested coverage is minimum 50k USD, so... yes, it's enough.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Department of Consular Affairs

It's not a Visa on arrival, it's a visa exemption. But yes, they still do...