My anticipation is about when they will allow western expats (aside from Chinese & Koreans), to fly back into Thailand as just 30 Day Tourists and whether it will require some sort on Covid 19 Medical clearance certificate.
Have to wait and see how they treat the Chinese & Korean tourist and if they impose the Covid 19 Medical clearance certificate and or Medical Insurance Policy Cover on them in July or August, when presumably they will open their Airport, to some tourists from select Countries. Just have to wait and see game at present to see what restrictions if any they impose on future Tourists and whether it is the same for all for selective for tourist travelling in from different Countries or on different Passports.
My gut tells me they will allow,
Chinese & Koreans to enter as tourists on 15 July 2020
Some other Asian Nations (Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia etc) to enter as tourists on 01 August 2020
New Zealand & Australian Passport holders to enter as tourists on 01 September 2020
Some European Passport holders to enter as tourists on 01 September 2020
Just a guess, but I suspect they will be looking at the new case numbers in each Countries for the two months preceding their decision to allow that Passport holder to Enter Thailand, and I am only talking out tourists on 30 Day Visa
As for Farang's currently overseas holding type O or O-A or Retirement visa's, I just cant see Thailand allowing them back on on these Visa types, until mid to late September 2020 and then I expect the Thai Imm insist on the individual having a immediate check at a Thai Hospital with say one week and then that individual having to front up to Thai Immigration with his Thailand Medical Health Cover Policy within 28 Days or arrival.
Just my view but they (Thai Imm) will give those returning on type O or O-A or Retirement visa's, one month from when you re-enter Thailand, to get your future Thailand Medical Health Cover Policy in place, or else . Just my opinion.
This is an ideal time for the Thai Government to impose Thailand Medical Health Cover on some 200,000 plus retirees or long stay visa holders, without too much argument from the general public. It takes 200 to 300 Million USD from the retirees or long stay visa holders and puts it back into the Thai economy (Thai Insurance Companies), every year. I can almost hear the Thai Insurance Companies lobbying for it now.
Vietnam: For those advocating the move from Thailand to Vietnam as a retirement plan, it would also appear that Vietnam has a new rule coming into effect on 01 July 2020, thereby limiting stay period to 30 Days at a time, before you need to do a Visa Border run, for whatever reason, if the links below are correct. Supposedly this is to tighten up on criminal and illegal working whilst in Vietnam on longer stay Visa's, but obviously will impact on genuine Retirees.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkqFetBglKI
https://www.vietnamimmigration.org/new- ... y-01-2020/
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