Still unclear if visitors to Thailand will need medical insurance in the future

The future of Thailand’s requirement for foreign arrivals to have medical insurance is up in the air. Right now, all foreigners except those with work permits are required to have US$20,000 anti-Covid cover, including hospitalisation. The price used to be US$50,000 until the CCSA lowered it in March.

Now, although the Ministry of Tourism suggests that starting next month, the entire registration process for visitors could end, it’s still unclear what insurance requirements would be. The Tourism Authority of Thailand has predicted that the insurance requirement could drop to US$10,000. No government agency, however, has explicitly stated that mandatory insurance will stop being required altogether.

Thailand has long discussed loosening its entry requirements for foreign visitors, keeping would-be travellers on edge. The government will propose removing the Test & Go scheme and…