What are the latest updates regarding insurance requirements for non-immigrant visas in Thailand?

Folks,,,, this article is Bullshit... don't panick

another reason to go elite . thats what there pushing for .

Well that clears it up

Some words of caution are in order. First, this report comes from the media. Second, this report comes from the Thai media. ;-) Third, this report comes in English when all events described occurred in Thai. Fourth, the nomenclature that is used to describe visas and extensions of stay is used VERY imprecisely (one might even say sloppily) by nearly everyone, especially immigration.

That said, "All foreigners living in Thailand as non-immigrants will in the future have to prove they have insurance coverage of at least US$100,000 (three million baht) against Covid-19." would indeed cover all non-immigrants foreigners living in Thailand if it were true.

Then they introduce the NIV abbreviation for Non-immigrant Visas, which I've never seen before.

Then comes the kicker:

"At present, holders of the NIV must be insured to the tune of just 40,000 baht for out-patient treatment, or 400,000 baht for in-patient treatment at a hospital."

That sentence just isn't true. Only holders of Non-OA [note the 'A' it's significant] visas and extensions of stay derived therefrom must meet the stated medical insurance requirement. Specifically, holders of a Non-O for purpose of retirement [note there is no 'A' the absence is significant] visas and extensions of stay derived therefrom do NOT have to meet the stated medical insurance requirement. People who have Non-O visas or extensions of stay derived therefrom for the purpose of marriage do NOT have to meet the stated medical insurance requirement.

In fact, ONLY holders of Non-OA visas or extensions of stay derived therefrom have to meet this insurance requirement.

[By the way, someone who has looked at the minutes of the meeting in translation has stated that nothing in those minutes indicates that the new requirement applies to any non-immigrant visa OTHER THAN the Non-OA. From Thaivisa.com's resident immigration guru, ubonjoe.]

Apparently it's for non-OA only and not all non-immigrant visas.

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Yes nothing like the ship crew drilling holes in the Titanic

And what extra this going to cost us ??

o yes new rulles never ends

Oh that’s going to attract lots of retirees and others to stay

Sounds as ridiculous as usual. Also never have I ever seen "non immigrant visas" abbreviated as "NIVs"..

Questions, is it actually an issue of foreigners not paying hospital bills? I have yet to hear a single story.