@Paul *******

I'm living here. Easy to get travel insurance from home country that will cover you for 1-3 months of holiday. That's not heath insurance though. The key with travel insurance is the medical evacuation coverage to get you back to home country where your normal health insurance will cover you.

@Leon *******

I don't recommend any. I've chosen to tuck money away every month and have chosen to self insure. The majority of my risk scenarios would be excluded so don't see a need to donate to large corporations.

@Werner ***********

and remember the AIA is American company AIG traded on the HK exchange. Same AIG that caused the financial crisis in 2008!

@Leon *******

cancer coverage maybe covered but any cardiac, liver or kidney issues are many times excluded. Not many males over 50 that are not receiving blood pressure medication. That then can exclude any number of maladies. Insurance here is highly individualized and the actuary is mostly Thais who never do preventative medicine.

@Pete ******

does it have to be remitted prior to then to be excluded?

@Jacques ****

even if it's done through a law firm, it's still illegal even if it's accepted practice

@Sunny ******

take your rental agreement to immigration. They can look up the tm30 on their own.

@Jacques ****

and you have no say in what bank and what branch. If the bribed immigration officer who provides the false pretense visa gets busted then every visa they approved could be reviewed for correctness. Getting off the agent train can also be difficult since they have connections in both immigration and the bank branch. You can go that route if you choose. Just be sure you understand the risks. And you have to do it again in 90 days for the 1st extension.

@Alan ******

yes

@Sangho ****

correct. But to get the non-o in USA you have to show either $24k in bank account or 6 months or so of deposits of $2000. Then when you get your evisa you come here and open a Thai bank account and deposit ฿800k within the first month. At the end of 3 months, you apply for your 1ST 12 month extension based on the ฿800k. You would then either just leave the 800k or start depositing the ฿65k every month for 12 consecutive months to apply for your 2ND 12 month extension. This means you would start your deposits BEFORE your 1st extension application.