Enter on a tourist visa 50K USD insurance coverage and switch to retirement visa

[ubonjoe]

11 hours ago, yimlitnoy said:

Thailand does not want us after 70? We can still contribute a lot to Thai society.

You can still apply for the insurance at the age of 71. There are Thai insurance companies that will issue it to age of 75.

Seee: https://longstay.tgia.org/

[Salerno]

18 hours ago, Longwood50 said:

I have friends who are visiting from France in January.  She is Thai but no longer has a Thai passport.  He is French.  I told him I thought he needed to get the 50,000 USD Covid insurance from a Thai insurance company.  He said his French insurance company covers him up to 100,000 Euro.  I said, I didn't think a Non Thai insurance qualified for entry and that it specifically had to say $50,000 USD otherwise he might be rejected.   Can you clarify for me. 

It doesn't have to be a Thai company and yes he needs to ensure it specifically mentions cover for Covid.