Thread: Applying for a Spouse Visa

Originally Posted by nidhogg

In uk you have full health coverage,

debatable atm

Originally Posted by Neverna

Wasp won't move to Thailand. He started this thread a year ago and only this week started reading the replies in the thread, despite being 75 and presumably retired with plenty of free time to read the thread, find out information and make a decision.

NATO

No Action, Talk Only.

Originally Posted by Wasp

I DO think she's trustworthy . Have no reason to think otherwise . But still I want to be cautious

When anyone says But ignore everything they said prior to that word!

Interesting but brutal story Nid!

With so many Britons murdered in Thailand, why does our Government not warn of the dangers faced there? | The Independent | The Independent

Originally Posted by malmomike77

debatable atm

My old mother has a national health service similar to the UK. She has fairly severe issues with her bones, and needed a new hip. Was gonna take 2+ years at least, with a load of nonsense along the way, and would have been wheelchair bound well before then. Even going fully private it was cheaper for her and my sister to fly to sunny Spain for 2-3 weeks in a hospital resort + full operation + recovery package.

Originally Posted by Edmond

I passed on decent info re spouse and retirement extensions, how to do it, and the agent fees for both privately, but nope, Wasp knows best.

I don't understand this Edmond .
Your writing is something I value .
I don't know where I upset you ....... but there's no intent to do that .

Originally Posted by DrWilly

NATO

No Action, Talk Only.

Nice to see you are in such a good mood . SURELY you have better things to do ?

Originally Posted by Neverna

Wasp won't move to Thailand. He started this thread a year ago and only this week started reading the replies in the thread, despite being 75 and presumably retired with plenty of free time to read the thread, find out information and make a decision.

This is wrong .

I am re-reading people's advice and absorbing anything people say .

Between last year and now my brother fell into serious illness and now he has died . My last link here . So I am reading all the Posts about how to go about things . We aim to be leaving in December .

There are people who behave recklessly and then regret it . OK I am too far the other way .... but you people have all the experience and I am learning from you .

Everyone jumps onto the Thai news as evidence Thailand is a shithole when the main story is "foreign man has a wee in the street", compare that to the violence happening in the UK that doesn't even make it out of the cities free rag.

Originally Posted by armstrong

Everyone jumps onto the Thai news as evidence Thailand is a shithole when the main story is "foreign man has a wee in the street", compare that to the violence happening in the UK that doesn't even make it out of the cities free rag.

Daily I start to read the News here in the UK and fairly quickly move on to something else ........ because what you say here is true .
Today there's a report about neighbours having a dispute about Parking . So this thug and his adult son used a machete and a plank with nails sticking out and they attacked the neighbour --- leaving him brain-damaged . Parking !?!

They got 20 Years in Jail . Cheeezuzzzz !!!!

If I could be leaving tomorrow - I would .

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Interesting but brutal story Nid!

The part of the world that really caught his attention was South-east Asia and, in particular, Thailand. "While he was working as a land agent he began to travel much more regularly," says his mother. "We knew at that point that he was beginning a particular fascination with Thailand."

'nuff said!

Originally Posted by Male version of Phuket Bound

If I could be leaving tomorrow - I would .

Sure you would.

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Originally Posted by Wasp

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eloquently put

whatever you decide is fine by me wasp, as long as you are happy that's what counts old chap

Originally Posted by Wasp

This is wrong .

You started this thread on 12 March 2024.

On 03 March 2025 you wrote:

Originally Posted by Wasp

I'm only just now reading through all these Comments .

Two hours later ...

Originally Posted by Wasp

I'm 75 now

Anyway, Wasp, good luck with whatever you decide to do.



And this thread has once again reminded me that, despite appearances, it's not always about the nail in the forehead.

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Moving on from my original Search for a good agent --- I started looking at YouTube Videos about life in Thailand . And realised that I had not given any thought at all to the matter of Mandatory Health Insurance . ( Don't step in and tell me I'm an idiot or a fuckwit or any of those things . I am ALL of them , OK ? )

So I made an enquiry to AXA Insurance ...... and the Quote was £7 000 !!! For a Year .
And it probably wouldn't even be acceptable as it seems you have to use an approved Thai Insurance Company .

I assume many of you have to take out the same Insurance . So is £7000 ( 294 000 Baht ) ridiculously expensive ?
You will already have done lots of searching around . You will have settled on a decent Company that meets Thai Requirements .
Would you be able to recommend an Insurance Company and give some idea of the Cost ?

Fortunately I have no Health problems right now .

Wasp

I used AXA. Bought it online. A high deductible but premium not expensive.

Special Health Insurance for Long Stay Visa (O... :: AXA Thailand

Originally Posted by misskit

I used AXA. Bought it online. A high deductible but premium not expensive.

Special Health Insurance for Long Stay Visa (O... :: AXA Thailand

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misskit .......

Thank you . I didn't realise there is a Thai AXA . I applied for a quote . With a 100 000 Baht Deductible they quoted 72 000 Baht . Which is a LOT different .

People on these Videos talked also about ' Self Insurance ' . Is that a thing ?


W.

Yes but its either risky or you could expose yourself to uncapped bills, depends if you are loaded. one import note, you need to ensure your partner has access to funds to pay the upfront costs and can deal with the insurance company in case your are incapable

^^ Sure. Self insurance- you don’t have insurance and you pay for your own hospital expenses.

Whether you can do this or not depends on what kind of visa you have.

My visa requires it which suits me because I would have it anyway. Hospitalization isn’t particularly cheap here.

malmomike and misskit ........... thank you .