Here you can read a number of short news items about the reopening of Thailand for international tourists and the Thailand Pass.
Alcohol
The CCSA has given the green light for alcohol consumption in the hospitality industry. From November 1, it may again be served to customers as a trial in the tourist areas of four provinces: Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi and Phang-nga. However, the Provincial Governors have the final say on the details: https://www.sanook.com/news/8465726
Number of dark red areas back to 7
A CCSA spokesperson issued a statement after the meeting that the number of dark red areas will be reduced to 7 provinces: Chanthaburi, Tak, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala and Songkhla
Unvaccinated children under the age of 12 are exempt from quarantine rule
The TAT and the MFA have confirmed that unvaccinated children are exempt from quarantine rules. They can simply use the Test & Go program if they are younger than 12 years old. They must travel with their fully vaccinated parents (Source: Richard Barrow).
Thailand Pass information is valid for one year
Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchan said today that regular travelers to Thailand do not have to apply for a new Thailand Pass every time. You only need to update the existing information for a new trip. It is not necessary to submit a new application, as the system retains the information for one year after the last vaccination date.
“Unvaccinated children under the age of 12 are exempt from quarantine rule
The TAT and the MFA have confirmed that unvaccinated children are exempt from quarantine rules. They can simply use the Test & Go program if they are younger than 12 years old. They must travel with their fully vaccinated parents (Source: Richard Barrow)”.
If the parents are actually in quarantine for 1 day for the covid test results, then it is quite logical that the children are also in quarantine.... So I don't really understand why they are exempt from the quarantine rule...
"They can simply use the Test & Go program if they are younger than 12 years old."
What does this mean?…… sounds the same as an adult arriving in BKK.
They mean that an unvaccinated child does not have to be quarantined for 10 days as with unvaccinated adults.
I see that my reply either didn't go through or was deleted...
@Peter thanks for the message:
"They mean that an unvaccinated child does not have to be quarantined for 10 days as with unvaccinated adults."
I assume you understand that if the parents are in a hotel, don't leave their child unsupervised outside the hotel. This means that the child undergoes exactly the same procedure as the parents, i.e. the quarantine. Even if this applies for 1 day (with full vaccination of the parents). The only thing I see in this is that the child can go to the Thai family (if any) and is separated from the parents. Not the most ideal situation (both for the child and the parents). In addition, I read that the child actually undergoes the same procedure as an adult.
– covid test 72 hours before departure
– insurance $50.000
– covid test on arrival
In my situation I am talking about children aged 0 and 5 years old.
It is a bit over my head, but it is a very sad intention when you travel with children.
The parents are fully vaccinated, but a young child is really the victim here, while they are the least risk of spreading the corona virus, let alone getting sick, let alone ending up in an ICU.
Hope this rule is thoroughly reviewed and changed, because this is actually a no go for families who like to visit grandparents in Thailand or want to visit Thailand with children.
I had counted on better news (not for me, but for the smallest among us), but so I stand with both feet on the ground.
I also requested information from the Thai embassy in the Netherlands. I received the following link from them:
https://hague.thaiembassy.org/th/content/going-to-thailand-1nov21?page=5f4d1bea74187b0491379162&menu=5f4cc50a4f523722e8027442
In any case, there is not much better news in it…
Exception – persons under 12 years of age who have not been fully approved and will travel with their fully approved legal parents to Thailand, can enjoy the same quarantine exemption as their legal parents.
in other words, children under 12 are charged as adults, otherwise I can't translate…
I may be seeing or reading it wrong, but please hope for a correction.
A visit to grandparents in Thailand can be a trauma for a child…..
To be honest, I expected better news for children, also because the sandbox requirements are much better for children than the current rules. Who knows….. it is not yet November 1, although I hold my breath!
I think you're going a bit overboard. It's all pretty simple. Children up to the age of 12 who have not been vaccinated are allowed to travel with their parents to Thailand and are treated as if they were vaccinated. So 1 night in a hotel. And yes, children also need to be insured and tested. That's not fun, but that's the rules.
Notes on separating children and traumatic experiences…. I have no idea where you got it from....? If you're so nervous about it, stay home.
For the record,
For an individual, traveling to Thailand is doable, the conditions are more than acceptable.
For a family with children, the travel advice is negative (not because of covid), but because the holiday has become unaffordable for many, a nightmare to arrange everything and, with some bad luck, a traumatic experience for the children.
If someone becomes infected with corona from children, the parents are the first victim.
It's a bit crazy that you have a 5-month-old tested for corona!
For access to the plane/airport, a child under the age of 6 can go, stand and fly freely, but for a visit to Thailand you have for your child:
1. corona test pcr required <72 hours before departure (not free)
2. travel medical insurance (not free)
3. another corona pcr test on arrival. (not for free)
I think you're going a bit overboard.
For adults I completely understand the procedure, but for children this is just ridiculous, aka extremely exaggerated.
I see that my opinion is not really shared, but I assume this is because most people here are not concerned with the well-being of young children / babies or do not have children.
Who is going to test a baby for corona 2 x!? yes, thai smile. 🙁
No one forces you to go to Thailand.
Good morning, I have issued a CeO for use on August 18, 2021 and used as such to enter Thailand.
Insurance etc etc the whole santa stall
Due to circumstances I have to return to NL on November 02nd
I will come back to Thailand on November 30th.
Have a multiple entrance
So all neatly arranged.
But now I read that the Thailand pass remains valid for a year and you do not have to apply for a new one
Do you (Ronny) know whether I have to apply for a new Thailand pass when I am in NL.
Or can I also re-enter Thailand with my old CoE.
After being quarantined for 1 day, but that is doable.
mvg H Monastery
It says that the Thailand pass remains valid for one year (provided you update it) there is no mention anywhere that your CoE remains valid for one year. So….
We keep reading that a visa must be applied for at the Thai embassy for a stay of 4 weeks or more, but we want to go at the end of January, and then for 3 weeks. Previously, you were issued a visa on the plane. Is this still the case or has that also changed.
Greetings Carla
You don't get a visa on the plane, you fill in a TM6 Arrival Card for immigration so you don't have to do that at the airport and that saves time. If you go for 30 days or less, the Visa Exemption rule applies, which means you can go to Thailand without a visa. And yes, it still is.
Thank you for this advice