What did change is method of proof of income. For many years local embassies used to issue sworn income statements. Many of those statements were false.
The procedure now is a letter from your bank showing the deposit history. It's simpler and less expensive and harder to falsify.
The health insurance requirement is a wait and see. It will be instituted 1 July. Some say it does not concern retirement extensions, others say it does. After 1 July there should be news stories regarding the yes or no.
The requirement is for 400,000 Baht medical insurance (roughly US$ 13,000)
So far every insurance offer has been for 1 Million $US coverage at a cost of US$3,00 per year.
I have yet to find a policy with the Thai limit required. It should be a lot less expensive. If I can not find that I'll make plans to return to the US..
Seeing immigration rules updates on a frequent basis is highly unnerving. Frequently these news stories do not tell the whole story and often are misleading. This unnerving is sufficient enough to consider packing up and move em out.
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