What law changes do you expect for 2020?

Compulsory Health Insurance (Thai company only) for all long term (12 mths) Visas and all related long term (12 mth) Extensions.

 

Possibility for retirement visa extension to put 1250k baht on bank ,and can only take out as now 400K , as replacement for that  scam insurance policy

 

I said possibility not forced …. for those already start sending sad emoticon …. it is only a option more , as I assume by next year 1 November the non O  would be on turn for that insurance ….. and it would be an extra option for those in problem for getting insured 

As soon as they know how the new insurance criterion affected the holder of the AO visa, they will decide how to deal with the holder of the "O".

In order to re-juvenate faltering western farang tourism they will allow for smoking and having sex on the beach.

5 hours ago, AussieBob18 said:

Compulsory Health Insurance (Thai company only) for all long term (12 mths) Visas and all related long term (12 mth) Extensions.

 

Another silly post, there are mixed married people here, I guess your a  single retiree on an AO visa that's only ones that seem to want the same for others living here. 

Why worry about something you have no control over?  As for the current law we know Thais do not embrace what they are suppose to do.

"He also said officials have been told to enforce the use of safety belts in all cars and the wearing of crash helmets by those on motorcycles." (Pol Lt-Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapat, assistant national police chief and spokesman of the Centre to Prevent and Reduce Road Accidents)

There you are, a mandate is being sort. 

you are trying to predict the unpredictable

Driving under 30kph while intoxicated = no penalty!

17 hours ago, AussieBob18 said:

Compulsory Health Insurance (Thai company only) for all long term (12 mths) Visas and all related long term (12 mth) Extensions.

 

You are like a broken record mate. Very silly post

All aliens must carry an alien identification card when they land lol

For Non-O Retirement visa, increase 800,000 to one million!

All opposition party's banned, increase the amount of generals and their pay.

1 hour ago, jimn said:

You are like a broken record mate. Very silly post

Very silly indeed. My understanding is the insurance issue will not go any further than currently. If you are on annual extensions to a category 'O'  visa, and you maintain 400k/800k in a bank account in your name, you will not be effected. The intention of the action being taken currently is to eliminate those who cheat the system by using agents to fabricate the existence of funds they do not actually have, hence the setting of a 400k insurance cover requirement.

19 hours ago, AussieBob18 said:

Compulsory Health Insurance (Thai company only) for all long term (12 mths) Visas and all related long term (12 mth) Extensions.

 

Included people married to Thai wives? 

13 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Very silly indeed. My understanding is the insurance issue will not go any further than currently. If you are on annual extensions to a category 'O'  visa, and you maintain 400k/800k in a bank account in your name, you will not be effected. The intention of the action being taken currently is to eliminate those who cheat the system by using agents to fabricate the existence of funds they do not actually have, hence the setting of a 400k insurance cover requirement.

but this does not exclude the use of agent seems ...

Licensed Agents take over all Immigration functions and Senior Officers reassigned to Agents and Juniors to traffic police enforcing all traffic laws with increased fines replacing lost income

Thai Visa takes over all Immigration and Insurance functions as posters enforce Draconian Immigration Laws. Thai Visa offers outsourcing services to US UK and Australian Embassies.

21 hours ago, AussieBob18 said:

Compulsory Health Insurance (Thai company only) for all long term (12 mths) Visas and all related long term (12 mth) Extensions.

 

You are just another paranoid poster. 

21 hours ago, AussieBob18 said:

Compulsory Health Insurance (Thai company only) for all long term (12 mths) Visas and all related long term (12 mth) Extensions.

 

impossible. many retirees are in thier mid eighties. There is no insurance company that will ensure them ! 

Legalize weed

2 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Very silly indeed. My understanding is the insurance issue will not go any further than currently. If you are on annual extensions to a category 'O'  visa, and you maintain 400k/800k in a bank account in your name, you will not be effected. The intention of the action being taken currently is to eliminate those who cheat the system by using agents to fabricate the existence of funds they do not actually have, hence the setting of a 400k insurance cover requirement.

The requirements and conditions for an extension of stay for an OA - retirement Visa and an O - retirement Visa are exactly the same.  Except that the OA - retirement category now needs to meet the health-insurance requirement.

18 hours ago, GeKoSc said:

As soon as they know how the new insurance criterion affected the holder of the AO visa, they will decide how to deal with the holder of the "O".

Is there such a thing as an AO visa?

I thought it Non OA and Non OX, but this is the second time I see AO being used.

4 hours ago, wtfracing said:

All aliens must carry an alien identification card when they land lol

Too late, it's called a Passport.

4 hours ago, brianthainess said:

All opposition party's banned, increase the amount of generals and their pay.

There you are out of the game this is not a prediction it is already in progress????

I’ve heard 90-day reports will soon become 30-day reports, in order to scrap the TM30

Corruption is to be made illegal...........

19 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Another silly post, there are mixed married people here, I guess your a  single retiree on an AO visa that's only ones that seem to want the same for others living here. 

Stupid post. I am married on an O Visa visiting 2-3 times a year (no insurance issues).

7 hours ago, jimn said:

You are like a broken record mate. Very silly post

Silly statement.

I said it would be applied to 'retirement extensions' too, and TV'ers like you rubished me.

Expats are swapping over to O Visa to avoid the health insurance, even publically talking about how to do it on TV - what do you think they are going to do?  Nail old single expats but let married expats get away with it? 

In the future travel insurance will be compulsory for all Tourists too - but that is some way off.