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Canuck50

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  1. OK, thanks. Maybe I will just ignore it and see if they say anything when I go in to CW to submit my Extension of Stay.
  2. How much is the fine usually and would it be the same fine if I pay in in 8 weeks (with Extension of Stay) or pay it now?
  3. OK, thanks. What is the best way to do this registration and what documents do I need to provide to them to complete this? Also, Since it has already been 10 days since my arrival, are they likely to fine me for being late and would this fine be the same if I just do it when I submit for my Extension of Stay in 8 weeks?
  4. I arrived on a test-and-go on a new non-O visa (my previous re-entry expired during lockdown). I am staying in a condo in BKK that my g/f an I have leased for 5 years. The last time the TM30 question came up, the property agent for the owner completed my TM30 online but this time she says the online system is not in use and I must go myself into new immigration office close to Impact Muang Thoung Thani to register. She said she will provide the owner's details to allow me to do this. 1. Does any of what she said make sense, or is she just too lazy to do the TM30 registration for me? Since all the hotels use the online registration system, how could in not be in use now? 2. My recollection from the past is that the owner must do this registration not the tenant. Is it even possible for me to go into an immigration office to do this? If so, what documents do I need from the owner in order to accomplish this? 3. It has already been a week since my arrival, will they accept the late registration? What is the fine charged if the TM30 registration is not done? 4. I will be going in to get the one year extension of stay in about 8-10 weeks so I imagine that is when they will nail me on any fine. Is BKK enforcing this rule, as I seem to recall they were not a couple of years ago?
  5. Thanks. Yes, I have been through the whole procedure a number of times but I was more worried about the handling of visa exempt entries during COVID, the re-opening, Thailand Pass, etc. And I don't worry about the 800K, I go with an income letter for financial proof.
  6. Thanks Ubonjoe. So my plan then is instead to come on a 30 day visa on arrival to minimize the cost of extra COVID insurance (if they don't accept my overseas coverage). Do you see any pitfall to doing visa on arrival rather than a non-O from my country?
  7. So the insurance requirement is only for COVID and applies to ANY visa type on arrival, but not extensions? So that if I come in on a non-O (retirement), I must have COVID coverage for 90 days but then if I go to immi. and get the extension for 1 year, I do NOT need any insurance proof (including COVID)? I want to be clear on this because I had non-OA for many years and converted to non-O (just before COVID hit) because I did not want to buy Thai health insurance, as required by the new OA regulations. So I hope they are not changing this and requiring health insurance for non-O going forward!
  8. I just checked link I got (from Thai Consulate I think), the General Insurance Association, BKK, and their price for 30 days is 2560 baht. It talks about coverage for hospital stays but no mention of cover for ASQ hotels, if one tests positive and is sent there. It gives very little detail and mentions full details will be provided after purchase! It would be nice to know what they cover before purchase!
  9. I am committed to my travel policy now but would go with a Thai COVID-only policy to satisfy their requirement. It might also be good to get for the asymptomatic coverage. In the West they don't hospitalize you unless your symptoms are severe enough to warrant it, that's why the travel insurance won't cover it.
  10. I'll look into those, thanks. Do you happen to know at which stage they would reject my COVID cover and at what point I would have to purchase the Thai COVID insurance? Also, Western policies do not cover hospitalization or ASQ stays for positive, asymptomatic cases. Do you know if the Thai insurance covers that?
  11. Agreed, I would not do an STV! So if I come in with Visa on Arrival, I would only have to show COVID insurance for 30 days, then when I go in to get the non-O extension I don't need to show insurance, correct? In that case, if they didn't accept the COVID cover in my overseas policy, I could buy the Thai COVID insurance for only the 30 days and not for the 60 or 90 days for the other visa types? But I am pretty sure that with Visa on Arrival I would need onward flight booking, right?
  12. Hello, I plan to enter Thailand in mid November on the "test and go" and need a 6 month stay. Just not clear if I can make that work on a tourist visa with extensions, or do I need a non-O (retirement) with extension. I have had non-OA, and non-O in the past (before being locked out during COVID) and meet the financial and other requirements. I will have a 6-month travel health insurance policy for US$10 million that includes COVID, but I am concerned that the COVID coverage is in the fine print, not obvious in the insurance certificate, so I would like to avoid any such requirement if possible. Questions: 1. Can I get extensions to a tourist visa covering 6 month stay without doing a visa run (likely impossible now)? 2. Do I need to show COVID insurance for both the tourist and non-O visa and extensions? If so, are they likely to accept a clip from the "fine print" of the policy that shows COVID cover along with the main certificate? 3. Do I need to show an onward flight for either the tourist visa or non-O visa types? Any other concerns with the differences between the two visa types I have not thought of? Thanks!
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