@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.

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

The failure is your reading comprehension. Think about it.

I blamed no one. Facepalm.

You are blaming me ...

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

That is not what I said. I said, there is no such rule, unless it was published yesterday (and here it comes, reading comprehension) AND I did not read/notice it yet. OOPS. Seems you lack in the reading comprehension department.

And google agrees: there is no such rule. It finds nothing about it.

Greg Alexander It is still not the requirement for the extension. This is not Thai law, but a random internet site.

@Dany *******

link the web site. This looks like a site from a lawyer and not from Thai Immigration or Ministry of foreign affairs.

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

A rule yesterday published would be valid. Get seriously some IQ.