My landlord registered for the app. If filing a TM30 ever becomes burdensome for her then I will suggest she give me the login and password and i will do it myself. So far she wants to do it and I don't travel very much.

I believe you would be stamped in until the date your insurance coverage ends. If you want to be stamped in for a full year you would have to synchronize your insurance coverage to start near the end of your current visa.

If you are a tourist staying in hotels then the hotels have already filed your TM30s.

A tourist for 1 week? Of course not. It specifically applies to people getting a non-immigrant O-A visa at a Thai consulate in their home country. And as a US citizen you can arrive without a visa and you will be stamped in for 30 days. It doesn't even apply to people who get tourist visas.

You might try to get your insurance company to write their own letter summarizing the inpatient and outpatient coverage and whether they will cover someone living long term in Thailand. No one knows how this whole thing will work. It might be worth a try.

Earlier this month my landlord went to CW to file a TM30 after I returned from the US. I asked her to ask CW if I (we) needed to file a TM30 for in-country travel. She did ask and reported to me that the IO told her that no I did not need to file a TM30 for in country travel. In fact I had two in country trips in August for which I did not file a TM30. When she filed my recent TM30 in October there was no mention of those August trips. It's possible they didn't check my travel record. I'm well aware that Tod and others have said the CW does want a TM30 for in-country travel.

My landlord did sign up for the app. It wasn't working for her so she went to CW in person for my TM30 and while there they supposedly helped her get her app working.

I am inclined to believe that I need to file a TM30 for in-country travel but this is an example of getting different answers depending on who does the asking and who you talk to at Immigration.

My plan is make sure I have a proper TM30 prior to any extension application. My current extension is good to November 2020. I will not file a TM30 for in-country travel and see what happens with my landlord doing the filing in person or with the app. Eventually we will probably get hit with a fine and we will have learned something new.

@Keith *******

Talk to your insurance agent. My agent at Pacific Cross said they would sync their policy and adjust the yearly premium accordingly. It is a legitimate request for any of the Thai insurance companies. Maybe it would work for a foreign insurance company as well.

I buy a multiple re-entry permit when I get my extension. Didn't use it last year but it does give a little peace of mind.

They usually hand out a printed set of instructions about the conditions of the extension. Are they doing this for insurance yet?

You really need to be careful about your monthly income if your income is that close to 65,000 baht. Make sure you don’t get in trouble with changes in exchange rates. Also familiarize yourself with the need to make sure the deposits are coded as international transfers. Good luck.