Bei der Immigration Pattaya , wird bei ALT VISA OA Inhabern ( also OA`s , die vor dem 30.10.19 ausgestellt wurden )
Kein Nachweis einer tiga PKV nachgefragt bei der EOS Erneuerung oder Beantragung !
Der hier eingebrachte Begriff des " GRANDFATHERING " BONUS spielt dabei keine Rolle , Großväter die mit neuem
OA VISA einreisen , benötigen den PKV Nachweis und nach einer zweiten Beantragung EOS eines einer in der tiga Liste
akzeptierten THAI PKV .
Interessant wäre nun zu erfahren , ob andere IMMIGRATION diese Praxis teilen , oder anders verfahren
Hier wird die aktuelle Lage allerdings völlig anders dargestellt.
Garry Stocks an Thai visa advice
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Is insurance from a foreign country that covers you here good enough?
Tod Daniels:
Okay, the ONLY visa that changed and now requires health insurance is the O-A (Long Stay) visa that you get in your
country BEFORE you come here <- that requires a police background check and a medical certificate. That visa can
ONLY be gotten from a thai consulate in your country before you come here.
You can use insurance in your country to BUY the visa from a thai consulate in your country, and to enter
on the visa while it is valid
However IF you are going to get a yearly extension of stay from it at the immigration office, you will
need to carry a policy from one of the 12 approved thai insurance carriers. There is no way around that.
One last time, the ONLY visa type that changed and now requires mandatory insurance is the O-A (Long Stay) visa
that you get from your country before you come here.
Garry Stocks: I am talking about the extension of my O-A Visa. I have been here 9 years.
Tod Daniels: IF in fact you had an original O-A visa and have been getting yearly extensions of stays
from the immigration office off of that visa you WILL need to use one of the 12 approved thai insurance
providers to get another yearly extension at the immigration office.
They will NOT accept any insurance from anyone but those 12 providers.
Garry Stocks: thanks.
Garry Stocks: I am 68 and I am sure the insurance here will not be cheap. But I have blue cross/ blue shield which i have used many times here.
Tod Daniels: and that is not one of the approved providers so you cannot use it as proof of insurance to continue getting yearly
extensions of stays off that original O-A visa you got in your country.
Allan Kortsen: Hmm So it is stil possible to get the OA visa at the thai embassy in Copenhagen using my danish
insurance (covers me in Thailand)...I don't extend in Thailand..I get a new one in Denmark every 2 year.
Tod Daniels: It should be possible..
Allan Kortsen: Good news for me..thank you
Tod Daniels: If you don't want to or are unable to find insurance from one of the approved companies, your choice is to
exit the country, canceling the extension you're on and either coming back on a 30 day visa exempt entry and then going
to your immigration office and applying for a NEW 90 day Non-O visa <- note there is no A after the O, and after that apply
for a yearly extension.
Carl Pritchard: I used insurance from the UK on 2nd December and was accepted
just make sure you have a copy
Tod Daniels: Unless I'm wrong Carl Pritchard, you didn't use foreign insurance to get a yearly EXTENSION of stay inside
the country from the immigration office :/
You used it to ENTER the country on a valid O-A visa and get stamped in for another year, right?
Carl Pritchard: Tod Daniels, that is correct sir I entered on an OA visa not extension
Carl Pritchard: And I have details of the immigration officer
Tod Daniels This is a post about how to "break the chain" from an O-A visa/extension to get a new Non-O visa.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1395920320731833/permalink/2579325062391347/https://www.facebook.com/groups/1395920320731833/permalink/2579325062391347/ Tod Daniels: and this spells it out clearer
Garry Stocks Tod Daniels thank you for your help.