As far as I know you can register a foreign Credit Card with a Thai Banking app. Then use QR code payment.

On the other hand: just try several bank branches and open an account.

@Kaia *****

If an immigration officer lets you enter Thailand: is completely up to his/her decision. Visa or no visa. Completely up to him/her.

@Christopher ************

I guess most hobbyist visa experts never will graps the small differences of English language terminology applied to "staying in Thailand" - I wonder how they can do their "remote jobs" successfully? I mean if I would make the same mistakes about something as simple as this in my computer science jobs: I would be instantly out of my job.

@Craig ******

The original announcements did not mentioned any costs for extension. As it was always clear: the cost is the same as for any other (visa) extension.

@Keith ***********

The visa type has nothing to do with it. As I explained several posts above already.

Everyone living long time in Thailand is required to have a health insurance. Does not matter if Thai, ASEAN or western country.

This is not a third world country.

The only weak point at the moment is: they enforce the requirement only for one or two visa types.

Hence your misconceptions.

Hint: Immigration law is not the same as Visa rules. There is a 130 Paragraph law book about immigration.

@Keith ***********

Yes you are requires. Read the law. Simple.

Anonymous participant Insurance is not really a mistake. It is only not "required by visa acquiring" processes.

As a resident of Thailand, regardless of Visa type or not visa: you are required to have health insurance. It was always the case. It is just not a requirement for "most visa extensions". So you are basically never asked for proof of insurance. I think there is only one Non O, where it is a requirement for extension.

My father was a tax accountant.

He always said: if smart people would use the brain power they have to make more money, instead of using it for avoiding taxes: they would have more money.

Why people prefer to spent taxes in their home country over paying them in Thailand: is a mystery for me.

Taxes in my wage group in Thailand are ZERO, and at my home country 35% to 45%.

@Luit ****************

Your failure is that you lack reading comprehension. As several posters pointed out now: this news is BRAND NEW. So: I did not know about it. And that was pretty clear from my post.

But you react as it should be "common knowledge", which it is not.

FACEPALM.

And: as far as I can tell: it is a rumour and still not confirmed news.

Greg Alexander Well, no one was able to link the decree yet. So lets see until it is in the Royal Gazette.