Sunday May 23 arrived in Bangkok for the 2nd time since Covid-19. Partly because of the discussion regarding health insurance, I would like to share my experiences during the access process.
I booked a trip to Phuket on December 13th to January 4th. If all goes well, Phuket will be open to tourists with vaccination certificate (this applies to me). My outward journey goes via Bangkok (from Amsterdam) and then on with Bangkokair to Phuket. Now I have heard that you are not allowed to fly straight away and therefore still have to be quarantined in Bangkok, even if you have been vaccinated.
Reader question: Will Phuket open on July 1 or not?
Is there perhaps someone who can say a sensible word about the situation in Phuket, will it open or not on July 1? Is a quarantine hotel necessary?
Reader question: What about childhood vaccination?
The situation with adults towards Thailand is (occasionally) clear. But what about children? Do they have to be vaccinated or not and from what age? I don't read anything about this in the Thai media.
Travel advice for Thailand from orange to yellow
As of today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will again issue normal travel advice per country. Until May 15, the entire world was color coded orange because of the pandemic. Thailand is one of the few distant destinations that has gone from travel advice orange to yellow today.
Reader question: The mandatory Covid-19 insurance and the booking of the flight for CoE
My question specifically relates to the mandatory Covid-19 insurance and flight booking to comply with Thai Certificate of Entry regulations on my return. ASQ etc. can be arranged before my departure through the website.
Reader question: When can I go to Thailand without quarantine, but with proof of vaccination?
When can tourists re-enter the country without quarantine, but with proof of vaccination?
My wife is Thai but does not have a Thai passport, only a Dutch passport. She already has a visa to travel to Thailand, it is now about the COE. The COE application was started under Thai Nationals, we received the 6-digid code for confirmation and editing.
On 11-7 I have a flight to Bangkok. Applied for a CoE at the Thai embassy in Brussels on 1-5, was denied because it was too early. i have to resubmit the application 4 weeks before departure.
Following on from the question which insurance company issues the requested 100.000/50.000 euro statement. When searching, however, I saw that a number of major airlines offer this insurance free of charge as a service. For example, Emirates and Etihad. Of course I don't know how Thai immigration handles this?
I understand that SQ hotel is free for Thai nationals. And also the transport to the destination province. But what does the flight cost and do you have to book it yourself? And what do the corona tests cost on day 5 and day 10? Are there any additional costs involved?
Breaking: Quarantine for foreigners back to 14 days!
The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, the advisory body to the government, today introduced a series of tightened measures that also affect foreigners who want to travel to Thailand. For example, the mandatory quarantine for all arrivals in Thailand will again be 14 days instead of 7-10 days for fully vaccinated foreigners.
Yellow vaccination booklet. Read several times that you can have the vaccination against Covid 19 added to your yellow vaccination booklet. Received the first shot today, after my question at the shot location if they want to register the shot in my yellow vaccination booklet, I was told that they are NOT allowed to do that. I had to stick the sticker on which my vaccination is written in the booklet.
I am insured in the Netherlands with worldwide coverage, but my Anderzorg insurance does not want to issue an English statement stating that there is Covid-19 coverage for $100.000. Do any of you have a Dutch health insurer that does issue this letter? Good to switch in the future. Now I will have to take out extra Thai insurance.
Reader question: $19 Covid-100.00 insurance
I know that it has been discussed here on Thailand blog several times, but I am still curious about the experiences of people who have recently entered Thailand. My insurance gives full Covid cover but no amount. On the website of the Thai embassy there is a link for a Covid-19 insurance covid19.tgia.org
Maybe a well known question but I can't find the right answer yet. I want to go to Thailand, but I have to prove that I am insured for 40.000 THB in and 400.000 THB outpatient. I have already taken out health insurance in Thailand, but it is not specified.
Anyone who is fully vaccinated against corona and wants to travel to Thailand can now use a new information platform from the TAT. This website should make the information and the steps to take to travel to Thailand clearer. It involves six steps that cover entry requirements, from CoE registration and flight bookings to quarantine and insurance.