Move to make Health Insurance Mandatory - Retirement Visas

[travelerjim]

Foreigners with one-year Non-Immigrant Visa “O-A” (Long Stay) will have to compulsorily arrange health insurance, according to new proposals of a key committee.

The criterion under the Immigration Act 1979 was approved by the Medical Hub Committee, Dr Kittisak Klapdee, adviser to the Minister of Public Health, said on Sunday.

...Once it comes into effect, foreigners having the visa will be required to have Thai insurance policies covering their entire stay in Thailand with minimum Bt40,000 out-patient medical bill coverage and minimum Bt400,000 in-patient medical bill coverage.



Those already having overseas insurance policies that meet the minimum requirement would be exempted from subscribing to Thai insurance policies. They will be able to apply for long-stay visas using their foreign insurance policies, he said.

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic...ng-stay-visas/

Tj

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[francois]

More BS to kill tourism and ex-pats .

[frequent]

Foreigners with one-year Non-Immigrant Visa “O-A” (Long Stay) will have to compulsorily arrange health insurance, according to new proposals of a key committee.

I thought it must be the time of the month to see this rumour recycled, and here it is

[MiniMee]

More BS to kill tourism and ex-pats

Quite the opposite. The intention is to keep them alive...... but at their own expense.

[frequent]

Basically these are the same proposals as for the 10-year "medical visa" which has, needless to say, sunk without a trace. More recently the same body proposed that all tourists be required to show evidence of health insurance on entry to Thailand. That proposal also sank without a trace. It's now been recycled for "all retirees". Malaysia has the same requirement except that if you can show that you're uninsurable, you're exempt - which rather defeats the purpose I'd have thought. It's still a "proposal" - we shall see. A more interesting development is a report of comments made by the US Consul recently (another rumour) - that Immigration are "considering" a bank letter replacing the Embassy letter, where the bank will certify a monthly income being remitted from abroad. Wait for the screams of those who use services like Transferwise if that ever comes to pass, as such services don't show that it's foreign-source income

[aot871]

If this happens it will be another nail in the coffin for those looking to retire here, To me as a 2 week tourist twice a year its no big deal as i all ways carry travel insurance,but a friend of mine whos on a 1 year retirment visa pays 165000 bht a year for his insurance

[kjun12]

Is health insurance available for someone over 75 years old?

[frequent]

Is health insurance available for someone over 75 years old?

The three companies authorised to offer health insurance under the 10-year "medical" visa that was introduced last year are collected at https://longstay.tgia.org/. I believe they may renew existing policies up to age 100, but in at least one case will not take on a new customer after the age of 75

[Jacky]

Is health insurance available for someone over 75 years old?

Yes, if someone is over 75 years old and is still so horny that he needs to live in Thailand.

[frequent]

Yes, if someone is over 75 years old and is still so horny that he needs to live in Thailand.

Have you thought that through Jacky? If someone retired to Thailand at, say, 62 when they are entitled to Social Security if an American, are you expecting them to give up living in Thailand once they turn 75 because, according to you, they're no longer entitled to be horny