Test & Go Application Process changes
Apr 12, 2022, 7:22 am
#406
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Apr 17, 2022, 10:35 pm
#407
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Looks like Test & Go acceptances are coming through a lot faster now that the process has been further streamlined.
I applied on 12th April for re-entry from Cambodia on 26th April. I found much cheaper insurance than I'd found before (link from the Test & Go site) then discovered that all I had to do was to select province and hotel then input my Agoda SHA Extra Plus booking reference to have my hotel and PCR package validated in real time. I then made sure to upload QR codes for all vaccine doses, as well as all certificate images.
I was gobsmacked to get my Thailand pass back within 24 hours. Then a colleague returning from Vietnam reported a similarly quick response time.
So it continues to get easier, but hopefully next month no need for any of this!
I applied on 12th April for re-entry from Cambodia on 26th April. I found much cheaper insurance than I'd found before (link from the Test & Go site) then discovered that all I had to do was to select province and hotel then input my Agoda SHA Extra Plus booking reference to have my hotel and PCR package validated in real time. I then made sure to upload QR codes for all vaccine doses, as well as all certificate images.
I was gobsmacked to get my Thailand pass back within 24 hours. Then a colleague returning from Vietnam reported a similarly quick response time.
So it continues to get easier, but hopefully next month no need for any of this!
Apr 17, 2022, 10:38 pm
#408
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That was entirely my point
Apr 17, 2022, 10:45 pm
#409
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I knew what I was signing up for, and yes, it was undoubtedly the most expensive 3 hours I've ever spent in a hotel, but I chose to 'stay' somewhere I knew I would like just in case the PCR test result was delayed.
I wish I'd decided to have lunch though;
Apr 18, 2022, 1:17 am
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It's not so much a charade as an over-abundance of caution; and those were the rules at the time.
I knew what I was signing up for, and yes, it was undoubtedly the most expensive 3 hours I've ever spent in a hotel, but I chose to 'stay' somewhere I knew I would like just in case the PCR test result was delayed.
I wish I'd decided to have lunch though;
I knew what I was signing up for, and yes, it was undoubtedly the most expensive 3 hours I've ever spent in a hotel, but I chose to 'stay' somewhere I knew I would like just in case the PCR test result was delayed.
I wish I'd decided to have lunch though;
Fingers crossed for negative test later this week upon our return
Apr 19, 2022, 10:16 pm
#411
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Question for the Test & Go experts here. Next month, I'm arriving in BKK at 11:40pm on a Tuesday.
I can get a Test & Go hotel room for a day before heading onward to Phuket with a friend I'm connecting with in BKK. I would arrive at the hotel from the airport probably 2-3am .. Do I need 2 hotel nights (Tuesday "night" and Wednesday night) to make Test & Go work?
Second option is to connect to the first flight out Wednesday morning, around 8am, and then do Sandbox or Test & Go in Phuket where I'll be for at least 5-7 days. It seems that a transfer to a domestic flight would be allowed, is this correct? Or will something stop me from doing this?
Thanks for any suggestions for this scenario.
I can get a Test & Go hotel room for a day before heading onward to Phuket with a friend I'm connecting with in BKK. I would arrive at the hotel from the airport probably 2-3am .. Do I need 2 hotel nights (Tuesday "night" and Wednesday night) to make Test & Go work?
Second option is to connect to the first flight out Wednesday morning, around 8am, and then do Sandbox or Test & Go in Phuket where I'll be for at least 5-7 days. It seems that a transfer to a domestic flight would be allowed, is this correct? Or will something stop me from doing this?
Thanks for any suggestions for this scenario.
Apr 19, 2022, 10:29 pm
#412
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Question for the Test & Go experts here. Next month, I'm arriving in BKK at 11:40pm on a Tuesday.
I can get a Test & Go hotel room for a day before heading onward to Phuket with a friend I'm connecting with in BKK. I would arrive at the hotel from the airport probably 2-3am .. Do I need 2 hotel nights (Tuesday "night" and Wednesday night) to make Test & Go work?
Second option is to connect to the first flight out Wednesday morning, around 8am, and then do Sandbox or Test & Go in Phuket where I'll be for at least 5-7 days. It seems that a transfer to a domestic flight would be allowed, is this correct? Or will something stop me from doing this?
Thanks for any suggestions for this scenario.
I can get a Test & Go hotel room for a day before heading onward to Phuket with a friend I'm connecting with in BKK. I would arrive at the hotel from the airport probably 2-3am .. Do I need 2 hotel nights (Tuesday "night" and Wednesday night) to make Test & Go work?
Second option is to connect to the first flight out Wednesday morning, around 8am, and then do Sandbox or Test & Go in Phuket where I'll be for at least 5-7 days. It seems that a transfer to a domestic flight would be allowed, is this correct? Or will something stop me from doing this?
Thanks for any suggestions for this scenario.
According to the current rules, your second scenario is not possible.
However, there is a possibility that the whole Test&Go programme (for the lack of better word) will be scrapped as of next month.
Apr 20, 2022, 8:35 am
#413
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Hopefully CCSA can make up their mind on next month then I can make adjustment to my bookings. Was going to stay in BKK to deal with quarantine part before going to other places... if they do ATK on arrival, then i reckon it's doable to head off to other islands on same day?
i wonder if I could fly to Phuket and deal with ATK arrival thing then head off to smaller island on same day ? I am confused by Phuket's status as both approach, test & go and sandbox. but hopefully it dont matter anymore next week.
i wonder if I could fly to Phuket and deal with ATK arrival thing then head off to smaller island on same day ? I am confused by Phuket's status as both approach, test & go and sandbox. but hopefully it dont matter anymore next week.
Apr 22, 2022, 12:23 am
#414
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Vaccinated travelers don’t need any test anymore (from May 1)
CCSA is easing the entry rules for Thailand for vaccinated travelers starting from May 1:
- no mandatory test anymore (only recommended)
- no hotel booking needed
BUT: You still need a Thailand Pass, which you get with your vaccination documents and a COVID health insurance covering USD 10,000.
- no mandatory test anymore (only recommended)
- no hotel booking needed
BUT: You still need a Thailand Pass, which you get with your vaccination documents and a COVID health insurance covering USD 10,000.
Last edited by thbe; Apr 22, 2022 at 12:41 am
Apr 22, 2022, 2:08 am
#415
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CCSA is easing the entry rules for Thailand for vaccinated travelers starting from May 1:
- no mandatory test anymore (only recommended)
- no hotel booking needed
BUT: You still need a Thailand Pass, which you get with your vaccination documents and a COVID health insurance covering USD 10,000.
- no mandatory test anymore (only recommended)
- no hotel booking needed
BUT: You still need a Thailand Pass, which you get with your vaccination documents and a COVID health insurance covering USD 10,000.
Apr 22, 2022, 2:20 am
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Apr 22, 2022, 3:54 am
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And for all the nay-sayers on here, here is your source:
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business...ers-from-may-1
Confirmed in principle but yet to be ratified by the Garuda.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business...ers-from-may-1
Confirmed in principle but yet to be ratified by the Garuda.
Apr 22, 2022, 4:11 am
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And for all the nay-sayers on here, here is your source:
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business...ers-from-may-1
Confirmed in principle but yet to be ratified by the Garuda.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business...ers-from-may-1
Confirmed in principle but yet to be ratified by the Garuda.
Summary of the CCSA meeting http://www.facebook.com/thailandprd/...7418677976038/
Apr 22, 2022, 5:03 am
#420
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The health insurance requirement remains a problem.
I have an 84-year-old client living in Thailand on an Non-Imm O long-stay "retirement" visa.
He can't leave the country as he can't obtain medical insurance to return, even though he deposits ฿800,000 a year in Thailand to qualify for the visa.
It's a real problem for the elderly.
I have an 84-year-old client living in Thailand on an Non-Imm O long-stay "retirement" visa.
He can't leave the country as he can't obtain medical insurance to return, even though he deposits ฿800,000 a year in Thailand to qualify for the visa.
It's a real problem for the elderly.