What are the new insurance requirements for expats regarding Thailand visas during COVID-19?

I think Thailand don’t want money and tourists so just find another place to visit ? Cambodia just as nice

@Rod ************

i wondered how long before they changed the insurance needs to include retirement extensions on expats that have their visa renewed in thailand ....

This is on the London Embassy website NOW so maybe they are misinformed in Pattaya: "5. Copy of insurance policy which covers COVID and no less than 100,000 USD – please print the insurance certificate and all pages of the terms and conditions on the COVID coverage and medical benefits (some people were refused to board the flight because they could not show that their insurance meet this requirement)". dd&menu=5f4b6eb3f6ae4b2c562 There is nothing about needing double cover here. Things r often wrongly reported in Thailand, especially, to allay their fears about foreigners being allowed to return to Thailand.

Fucking absurd when one Western policy for far in excess of $100,000 can be obtained which covers all these requirements, and has been accepted by the UK Embassy as such ever since they started accepting most visa applications. Not even the Thai declaration form to be signed by non-Thai insurers has been required.

ASI read it just one insurance.

It just need to cover does 3 aspects health/accident insurance on 400.000 THB minimum

Outpatient 40.000 THB minimum

CoVid 100.000 $ minimum

Note the first period you should also have the CoVid coverages but on the last part I read it as that is not beedo only normal health/accident insurance

They just want people to have insurance coverage for the whole length of the Visa.

Scott Lawrie

Is this requirement for all Non immigrant O i.e. Thai Wife ? Seems to only focus on over 50 retirement Non O ...

I bought covid insurance for my Colleague 100,000usd cover Axxa 7,700thb 3 montha fo non Visa Allianz 4,726thb

the general medical insurance seems sensible to me. many old foreigners get seriously sick/die in thailand without adequate insurance and leave thai taxpayers to foot the bill. but as long as quarantine remains in place i can't see the need for covid specific insurance.

TH just doesn't want old western sexpat types anymore. Instead of just banning them it's making life harder and harder. Once Covid ends, TH knows that it's Chinese and other Asian tourists who it will depend on, not westerners who are more like pests to the TH govt trying to stay in your country too long

Don’t worry price is high and sure competition of insurance company will start and going cheaper same price of one bottle of Singha beer !

The UK Thai Embassy, along with most other Thai Embassy's, now require both insurances to issue Non O, OA, OX and STV visas.

You will need the insurance to pass through Thai immigration.

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Its just too expensive now :(

Well it says Thai Embassies worldwide confirm it so maybe have a look there

Simple. When you leave..dont return.

Lol up to them just one more nail in the coffin.

Cambodia when it opens going to give it a try, been before 15 year's ago was good then

The Very thing that i wanted Needed and Thailand Couldn't Even tell me Where to get it What a Country

I don't get insurance requirements for covid is $100,000 with $1,000 premium.....

That's a hell of a lot of treatment and costs given the majority of people who contract it only have mild symptoms and are covid free within a few weeks.

I am heading out to buy shares in Thailand's insurance companies!

Thailand tourism took a hit with covid.

And Thai wisdom says to encourage tourism we will increase visa requirements and costs for inbound tourists.

Thailand tourism is dead for a long time to come.

They are worried about people coming back right??? Legalized marijuana in Thailand and their ain’t no question where most would go.

Pattayamail should be the absolute last place anyone goes to for reputable information

No idea about insurance.

But pattayamail need somebody who can write english, that headline is so wrong