Why does the Thai government require a Foreign Insurance Certificate for health insurance when applying for a visa?

And with this last comment I assume it is time to close for commenting. i know it will be a new requirement starting 31 Oct 2019 and we will see what happens. I assume that we all can assume that if we guess that others assume we have no clue what we all assumed. Be positive and be prepared if you use or apply for the Non Immigrant O-A visa or for an Extension of Stay later in the progress.

I’m confused , when you arrive in Thailand , and go through immigration, they only want to see your passport surely , I’ve never seen anyone getting out certain paperwork .. surely you have to get this insurance and show it ’ before ‘ you obtain your visa from the Embassy in your home country , otherwise you won’t get that visa , And I’m guessing when you wish to apply for your extension next time round you will also have to obtain insurance ( amongst other things ) at the immigration in Thailand .. Airport immigration I would assume that they would ‘ assume’ you have the necessary requirements otherwise you wouldn’t have a Stamp allowing you in , in your passport ?

You might try to get your insurance company to write their own letter summarizing the inpatient and outpatient coverage and whether they will cover someone living long term in Thailand. No one knows how this whole thing will work. It might be worth a try.

OMG, the next problem for the foreigners. Thai Embassy or Consulate and Immigration do not want me to show the app on my phone to show I have money, they do not believe the credit card i have in my pocket has a positive balance, they want proof. Now a new requirement, they want proof of health insurance and the foreigners are already upset, a bunch of papers from their car insurance is not good enough, it must be a certificate from the health insurance company to proof they have health insurance. Just try to imagine why the Thai Government changed to this requirement, yes, to much abuse from foreigners.

Ok confused too - by “long stay”, does this apply to short term (1 week) tourists from the US/visiting countries? I think the majority of the group is Australian but I’ve been trying to sort out the exact requirements for insurance too

They are not interested in looking through reams of paper in a foreign language when entering at immigration. Most people cannot understand an insurance policy themselves. Hence they want a certificate.

In Canada ,if purchasing insurance, it will be next to impossible to have the form signed and stamped by the directors

Does this mean I just have to photo copie my policy ?