{"id":1877,"date":"2019-10-10T07:59:58","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T07:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/35.197.150.33\/?p=405"},"modified":"2023-12-13T14:32:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T07:32:50","slug":"health-insurance-will-be-mandatory-for-retiree-visa-holders-non-o-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plizz.co\/th\/blog\/health-insurance-will-be-mandatory-for-retiree-visa-holders-non-o-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Health insurance will be mandatory for retiree visa holders (non O-A)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-406\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plizz.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/INSURANCE_Header-696x392-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"wp-image-406 size-full\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A foreigner gets a health check at an expo in Phuket province on Nov. 16, 2016. Photo: Bangkok Hospital Phuket<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span>Foreigners entering Thailand with a retiree stay visa will soon have to buy mandatory health insurance, a health official said Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Starting Oct. 31, foreigners over 50 entering the country with an O-A visa must show that they have valid health insurance covering their period of stay, deputy public health minister Sathit Pitutecha said. He said the measure will prevent foreigners from doing a runner for hospital fees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBy requiring foreign retirees to have a health insurance, they can be ensured that they will be taken care of when they get ill and accident, Sathit said. \u201cThis measure will solve over 100 million baht fees left unpaid by foreign patients.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>O-A visa is more commonly known as the one-year retiree visa. Sathit said about 80,000 people held the visa as of 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The new rule specifies that the insured amount must not be less than 40,000 baht for outpatient and 400,000 baht for inpatient medical fees. Policies can either be purchased from domestic or foreign insurers, but the sum of foreign policies must not be less than the amount stipulated for Thai policies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe new rules will be applied to those who enter the country for the first time and those who wish to extend their visas,\u201d Sathit said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to an internal immigration memo dated Sept. 27 seen by the media, only foreign retirees holding non-immigration O-A visa will be affected. They will be required to present their insurance policies with remaining coverage period for their stay or being denied entry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Division 1 immigration superintendent Thatchapong Sarawanangkul declined to comment on the new policy as of press time, saying he needed more time to study the memo in details.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>O-A visas can be applied at Thai embassies or consulates overseas. Applicants for one-year retirement visas must be 50 and up. They must either show evidence of monthly income of at least 65,000 baht or balances of at least 800,000 baht in their Thai bank accounts\u00a0for their applications to be granted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.khaosodenglish.com\/news\/2019\/10\/10\/health-insurance-will-be-mandatory-for-retiree-visa-holders\/?fbclid=IwAR2X9yKws-EJwvA_UP73dJceDgYgNzX0abUv6XENg57s6upQM4T6v2Y47Jc\">https:\/\/www.khaosodenglish.com\/news\/2019\/10\/10\/health-insurance-will-be-mandatory-for-retiree-visa-holders\/?fbclid=IwAR2X9yKws-EJwvA_UP73dJceDgYgNzX0abUv6XENg57s6upQM4T6v2Y47Jc<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreigners entering Thailand with a retiree stay visa will soon have to buy mandatory health insurance, a health official said Wednesday. Starting Oct. 31, foreigners over 50 entering the country with an O-A visa must show that they have valid health insurance covering their period of stay, deputy public health minister Sathit Pitutecha said. 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