No non OA visa extensions in Hua Hin because no health Insurance.

[Haribo 6]

One of our clients just came to us from immigration in Hua Hin. The customer is continuously for 4 years with annual extensions of an OA visa in Thailand. He has not received a new extension because he had no health insurance certificate. This means that in Hua Hin even with an extension of an OA visa the proof of insurance must be present. So not only at new exhibitions abroad but also with extensions in Thailand. Can someone from another region confirm or deny this to me? Thanks

[kralledr 143]

they change it so often that even the immigration officers have no clue on what is correct and not...

[LivinLOS 4,912]

Its easier to ask is there any other region which is not needing insurance for OA extensions. 

So far I dont think we have found one ?? 

 

 

[gk10002000 5,972]

3 minutes ago, LivinLOS said:

Its easier to ask is there any other region which is not needing insurance for OA extensions. 

So far I dont think we have found one ?? 

 

 

It is kind of hard to argue against those opening words "Extension of Stay".  One does not get an extension of stay in their home country, one gets the Non Imm OA visa there.  Now granted the order may be horribly written and not really saying what was intended.

[Haribo 6]

But what if the foreigner have an international health insurance whats cover in and outpatient with mutch more than 400 000 THB. Can they only show the insurance card or  the police cetrificate? Because i not understand if the client has a mutch better health insurance with a high cover wy the need a Thai health insurance with a low coverage?  

[thaitero 309]

Jomtien /pattaya

[blackcab 3,754]

The applicant must get an Overseas Insurance Certificate completed by their insurers. This then needs to be handed in with their application.

 

Click to download the blank certificate below:

 

overseas_insurance_certificate (1).pdf

[Felt 35 512]

15 minutes ago, Haribo said:

But what if the foreigner have an international health insurance whats cover in and outpatient with mutch more than 400 000 THB. Can they only show the insurance card or  the police cetrificate? Because i not understand if the client has a mutch better health insurance with a high cover wy the need a Thai health insurance with a low coverage?  

Business as usual me thinks

[lexilis 135]

I am retired now but I worked (with WP) many years here and receive Thai Social Security benefits (which covers every medical expense). Surely that will count as sufficient insurance for visa renewal but I see no allowance for that in the posted regulations. This is ridiculous.

[jackdd 4,954]

35 minutes ago, Haribo said:

But what if the foreigner have an international health insurance whats cover in and outpatient with mutch more than 400 000 THB. Can they only show the insurance card or  the police cetrificate? Because i not understand if the client has a mutch better health insurance with a high cover wy the need a Thai health insurance with a low coverage?  

Because the Thai insurance companies don't get any money if a foreigner buys a policy from a company outside of Thailand. They probably spent quite some money on lobbying for these new rules.

 

3 minutes ago, lexilis said:

I am retired now but I worked (with WP) many years here and receive Thai Social Security benefits (which covers every medical expense). Surely that will count as sufficient insurance for visa renewal but I see no allowance for that in the posted regulations. This is ridiculous.

Same reason as above, no money for the Thai insurance companies, so not accepted.

[Chazar 4,243]

21 minutes ago, jackdd said:

Because the Thai insurance companies don't get any money if a foreigner buys a policy from a company outside of Thailand. They probably spent quite some money on lobbying for these new rules.

 

Same reason as above, no money for the Thai insurance companies, so not accepted.

disgraceful and disgusting

[Jingthing 56,892]

Welcome to the land of make believe residence security for foreigners. 

[LivinLOS 4,912]

1 hour ago, Haribo said:

But what if the foreigner have an international health insurance whats cover in and outpatient with mutch more than 400 000 THB. Can they only show the insurance card or  the police cetrificate? Because i not understand if the client has a mutch better health insurance with a high cover wy the need a Thai health insurance with a low coverage?  

Because thats the only way they have real 'control' of authorised policy purchase.. 

[kralledr 143]

1 hour ago, thaitero said:

Jomtien /pattaya

Nice try from them, but that is 100% false, it NOT need to be from them....

[Maestro 4,141]

6 hours ago, thaitero said:

Jomtien /pattaya

 

There is no such thing as a retirement visa.