Foreign tourists to Thailand should be made to have insurance: poll

[David Walden]

13 hours ago, Puccini said:

 

I'd say that, from a legal point of view, unless and until otherwise defined by a law or regulation regarding the suggested compulsory insurance, a foreign tourist is a foreigner who enters Thailand for the declared purpose of tourism, eg visa-exempt or with a visa on arrival or a tourist visa, and is granted permission to stay for that reason. If subsequently such foreign tourist applies for and is granted permission to stay for a reason other than tourism, this person ceases to be a tourist.

I usually go to Thailand for 4 month and return to Australia W.A, for 2 months and then do it all over again.  I've been doing that for the last  6 years...do you think you can define my legal status...am I a farang or a tourist?  With the current confusing situation I haven't got a clue "has anybody else got a clue?"...only in Thailand. 

   Perhaps if all tourists to Thailand got a 90 day tourist visa on arrival like Malaysia does (everybody gets one) or a 3 year multi-entry retirement visa with certain requirements, fees and income this would sort out much of the confusion for people wanting to stay long or short term in Thailand.  Malaysia has a 10 year retirement visa, (MM2H visa) you need a few dollars to make it happen.   Vietnam is making available 3 year retirement visa to as yet US citz only.  Other countries are revising their visa requirements.  With the present Thai policies there is a hard road for them to catch up.

PS... my only complaint with Malaysia is that the dozen or so times I've pass through KL they stamp my passport with a 90 day free visa which I have't even asked for thus taking up space on my passport...I can live with that.

Edited August 21, 2018 by David Walden

[David Walden]

On 8/17/2018 at 6:55 PM, David Walden said:

I  am studying Credit card travel insurance.  Could be OK looks like a few holes in it?  Lots of questions.

https://wallethub.com/edu/credit-card-travel-insurance/25820/

 

https://insurance.agaassistance.com.au/anzau/page/overseasTravelInsurance/eligibility

 

I have credit cards with both ANZ and Citibank.  I think you may have to be a good bush lawyer to sort this lot out.  Plenty of conditions that could go wrong if you read the promos.

To be eligible for ANZ Premium Overseas travel and medical insurance on your ANZ credit card you need to satisfy the criteria below: You must be:

• an Australian citizen or resident of Australia; or
• the holder of a visa which:

  and you have spent at least 75% of your time in Australia:

  1. authorises you to live and work in Australia; and
  2. requires you to maintain a minimum level of health insurance coverage as required by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship; and
  3. has more than three months validity beyond the scheduled return date to Australia for any trip;
  4. in the 12 months before you went on your trip; or
  5. if you have been in Australia less than 12 months before going on your trip, since you became a permanent resident or visa holder; and
• eighty (80) years of age or under on the day you activated cover; and you
• have a ticket to return you to Australia; and
• used a participating card account before you went on your trip to purchase at least AUD$250 in total (inclusive of taxes and other charges) of:

  1. transport costs (airfares and/or cruise); and/or
  2. land content (tours, hire cars or other hired transport and accommodation),

  for you and for your spouse and child who are on that trip with you.

   

  Most other credit card travel insurance cover is similar.

 

Edited August 21, 2018 by David Walden

[ThaiBunny]

The above is a mis-type. The phrase “and you have spent at least 75% of your time in Australia” applies to the first two bullet points. The next few bullet points are sub-points of the second main point. It is NOT a requirement that an Australian citizen has a minimum level of health insurance for example - that apples solely to work visa holders. The bullet points referring to age, ticketing and minimum spend apply to everyone ie. to the first two bullet points


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[David Walden]

53 minutes ago, ThaiBunny said:

The above is a mis-type. The phrase “and you have spent at least 75% of your time in Australia” applies to the first two bullet points. The next few bullet points are sub-points of the second main point. It is NOT a requirement that an Australian citizen has a minimum level of health insurance for example - that apples solely to work visa holders. The bullet points referring to age, ticketing and minimum spend apply to everyone ie. to the first two bullet points


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My post is a copy and past from the ANZ web site...if they got it wrong you go and tell'em yourself.  My point is that the conditions for credit card travel insurance is about as water proof as Swiss cheese.

Edited August 21, 2018 by David Walden

[rasg]

9 hours ago, David Walden said:

I usually go to Thailand for 4 month and return to Australia W.A, for 2 months and then do it all over again.  I've been doing that for the last  6 years...do you think you can define my legal status...am I a farang or a tourist?  With the current confusing situation I haven't got a clue "has anybody else got a clue?"...only in Thailand. 

If you are spending more time in Thailand than you do in Oz you are not a tourist. In any case, to Thais, you are a ferang.?

[David Walden]

29 minutes ago, rasg said:

If you are spending more time in Thailand than you do in Oz you are not a tourist. In any case, to Thais, you are a ferang.?

Well I feel like a tourist, look like a tourist, socialise like a tourist. live in a condotel next to a beach like tourist, don't work like a tourist, drink like a tourist and act like a tourist, so could you please explain what a farang is? 

[simoh1490]

53 minutes ago, David Walden said:

Well I feel like a tourist, look like a tourist, socialise like a tourist. live in a condotel next to a beach like tourist, don't work like a tourist, drink like a tourist and act like a tourist, so could you please explain what a farang is? 

A white westerner or Australian/New Zealander.

[HHTel]

3 hours ago, David Walden said:

Well I feel like a tourist, look like a tourist, socialise like a tourist. live in a condotel next to a beach like tourist, don't work like a tourist, drink like a tourist and act like a tourist, so could you please explain what a farang is? 

Look it up.....

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farang

[David Walden]

10 hours ago, HHTel said:

Look it up.....

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farang

Well after reading Wikipedia's explanation of a farang.  It appears only people with white faces are entitled to be called farangs.   Sorry it seems you nice African American living in Thailand don't qualify.

Edited August 22, 2018 by David Walden