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You are correct, if you are a thai citizen you do not need any Thailand Pass, or Insurance.

That is a Ukraine (Kyiv) based insurance, and considering the current situation I would avoid it ???? https://ekta.insure/

The requirement does require a PCR test 72 hours before departure if you do intend on actually collecting on the policy. Their policy is issued within 30 minutes of payment. Thailand Pass has not been enforcing this on trip duration more than 30 days, and immigration has not started to enforce this. (we have had zero reports in the last 6 months).

For your situation we advise just purchasing a 1 month 650 THB policy from FWD. They do not factor in your age in pricing, and will insure up to 86 years old. You can find this policy HERE.

I agree they should have sent emails out to those who were issued Thailand Passes before June 1st, and have validity after June 1st. This could cause travelers many issues.

It's advisable to also have a printed version just incase, as airlines may ask for it as well.

This has changed in June, it's no longer like this. So it is not nonsense, it is the reality of the current situation, we are back to 3 days.

It is valid for arriving within 72 hours of the original arrival date now. Approval is within 48 hours, so you can submit 3 days before your flight, or up to 60 days before your arrival date.

Yes you can apply for Thailand pass while inside of Thailand (even multiple ones if you need to do multiple trips). The only issue you may run into is buying insurance from some of the Thai providers while inside of Thailand.

World Trips minimum coverage for the policy I am speaking about is $50,000 USD (which is well over the requirement). There are not rules related to a maximum deductible. Insurance Deductible = a specified amount of money that the insured must pay before an insurance company will pay a claim.

The exact length of the policy term required is not mentioned specifically anymore. Also since they removed those lines we have yet to ever see anyone get rejected for their Thailand Pass using a 30 day policy (even if they are staying longer).

The requirements changed, it used to be the full term of the visa, but its not enforced.

Correct you would only need 30 days, and you can find a general comparison here. Even if you had a longer term visa the Thailand Pass usually only requires 30 days.

Buy a 1 day policy from WORLDTRIPS, and set the deductible to 5,000 USD. Should come out to around $2.35 (depending on your age).

This is something we currently only offer visa clients. However in the future we may expand it out as a general service.

There will always be a large number of people which end up doing well by not having insurance, or an expensive policy and "self insuring". However one big advantage of insurance is that it is a fixed cost, and you already know that you will be covered if/when something happens. It's a choice, and can be compared to a gambling. Similar to buying a home, investing, or keeping money in a specific currency. We are all gambling/playing the odds in some sense.

Luma offers a Long Stay plan which would meet any visa requirements (including OA). details attached Luma Long Stay Care - Brochure 2022 - English (1) (1).pdf

Don't get a STV visa if your intention is to move to another visa while inside of Thailand. Apply for a 60 Day Tourist visa, or just arrive on 30 day exempt.

I would like for a mod to remove that excerpt. The general copy was old copy for an article we have been running for some time now. You can use any insurance policy, but we never get rejections on Thailand Pass applications for the showcased insurers. I have informed the confused team member because this was a requirement to use our services in the past because we did not want to risk a rejection from the DDC being unaware of a specific policy format, or wording.

Each insurer has their own policy rules which are provided on the links. If you have any specific questions, or requests I may be able to help you.

This is a live updated price comparison Advertorial for covid insurance.

You do not need a full 60 day coverage, as mentioned 30 days will do. You can see a better price comparison here: As for the current Thailand pass approval time is always less than 48 hours.

Theres a great comparison / information page here: Also tomorrow we will update this page to include MSIG's new low-cost policy (which does not have restrictions like FWD's). The new policy is around 660 THB to 1100 THB (and price is also not based on age). FWD is still a great option if you're just looking for a policy to meet the minimum requirements, but can be troublesome if you do not meet the 14 Day leadtime / 72 hour RT-PCR rule.

Sorry this rule was changed earlier this year. Any policy can be used as long as it mentions coverage amount (or unlimited), and travel to Thailand.

The insurance does NOT need to be Thai. As long as it states over $10,000, or unlimited coverage as well as mentions covid-19 you should be fine.