Thailand's Consular Affairs Department has asked foreign residents aged 60 and over to quickly sign up for Covid-19 vaccination as authorities soon move to other groups.
Last Monday, about 200 expats managed to get the first AstraZeneca shot in the brand new Vimut hospital in Bangkok. This was an initiative of a number of foreign chambers of commerce, including the NTCC, which was kind enough to involve the NVT as well.
Blog Ambassador Kees Rade (30)
Departure is approaching. As mentioned earlier, I will leave this beautiful country at the end of July and start my next, hopefully very long placement in the Netherlands: my retirement. Until then there is still plenty to do.
Agenda: Farewell to ambassador Kees Rade
On Tuesday, July 6, the NVT Bangkok will hold a special coffee morning because they say goodbye to our ambassador Kees Rade and his wife Katharina Cornaro.
An interesting vacancy at the Belgian Embassy in Bangkok. If anyone feels called. I read nowhere that you have to be Belgian.
In Thailand you will find expats of all kinds
As an expat in Thailand, you go through many phases – from excitement, amazement, bewilderment to (ultimately) acceptance. It's an exciting journey and rarely goes according to plan. But that's why so many of us love living in Thailand.
The Belgian embassy has announced on the website how many Belgians are registered in the countries that fall under their jurisdiction, as well as the cities where most Belgians live.
Every year it is a complete disaster for many people: how on earth do you lose the address details of someone who has emigrated to Thailand in those little boxes in front of it? And then we are talking about the paper declaration Model-M, consisting of 58 pages with questions, an explanation with additional explanation of around 100 pages, of which I take care of around 25 every year.
All foreigners in Thailand who want to register for a free Covid vaccination by the Thai government can register for it from June 14. You can do this via the Intervac website of the Ministry of Health.
One of Lammert de Haan's clients in Thailand (tax specialist and specialist in international tax law and social insurance) can expect around € 2020 in 4.400 in incorrectly withheld income-related contributions to the Healthcare Insurance Act by AEGON and Nationale Nederlanden.
Foreigners in Thailand: Registration for Covid vaccination only for 60+ and risk groups
Foreigners in Thailand who want to register for a Covid vaccination can only do so if they are over 60 years old or fall under the aforementioned risk groups.
Blog Ambassador Kees Rade (29)
Unfortunately, still Covid that continues to dominate the news in Thailand. While there is finally good news in the Netherlands, and more generally in Europe, developments in Thailand are still not going in the right direction, although the number of daily infections and fatalities is more or less stable.
There are quite a few differences between car insurance in Thailand and what we are used to in the Netherlands and Belgium. Here is an explanation of the rules and how it works in practice.
The idea is that over the last twenty years, Thailand has become increasingly popular for foreigners, who have made Thailand their new (second?) homeland. But how many there are now is a mystery, because exact figures are not available.
Covid vaccines and Dutch people in Thailand
The Dutch embassy in Bangkok sent out an e-mail message about Covid-19 vaccination yesterday.
The Dutch embassy in Bangkok, together with other EU representatives, is exerting pressure on the Thai government to also vaccinate foreigners against Covid-19. That is what ambassador Kees Rade says in response to a question from the NVTHC.
Blog Ambassador Kees Rade (28)
I ended my previous blog on an optimistic note; the Covid epidemic had now entered its final phase, the vaccinations should really have an impact soon. A month later I unfortunately have to admit that I was a bit too positive. Many of you, like me, are in a de facto lockdown.