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11 hours ago, StevieAus said:

Myself and several of my expats friends have appointments for the first two weeks in June.

My Thai wife was told she is too young to get her jab yet so we are being treated the same as Thais in the same age group.

Good for you!  And you must have been able to 'jump the queue' since the official registration date is 7 June. You and your friends are the clear exception and not the rule. Where are you? Phuket?

18 hours ago, Sheryl said:

 

i don't think there is any restriction, especially not for private hospitals. Possible that government hospitals would turn you away and say to go to these places.

 

They seem to think that foreigners will need a special site with English speakers posted at it, which of course is nonsense (and I would not put much stock in the English  capacity of the staff who actually appear at these designated sites.). Hence the designation.

 

Plenty of people have gotten appointments at other Bangkok hospitals. But they are filling up  fast. And others are still waiting to confirm their vaccine allotment from government.

 

 

A just received a call from a representative of Phayathai 2 Hospital where I have been going for years. She told me that the hospital, as a result of my visit this morning, that I want to be vaccinated and that I would be contacted as soon as a vaccine is available. She said that there was no further need for me to register on or after 7 June - which I thought was very strange. I asked her, again, to be sure that this was the vaccination program by the government and the vaccination was free. She confirmed both issues. She stressed, however, that the hospital did not know when the vaccine will be available. I hope the system is working and that the vaccine will be available in the near future.

16 hours ago, Sheryl said:

 

i don't think there is any restriction, especially not for private hospitals. Possible that government hospitals would turn you away and say to go to these places.

 

They seem to think that foreigners will need a special site with English speakers posted at it, which of course is nonsense (and I would not put much stock in the English  capacity of the staff who actually appear at these designated sites.). Hence the designation.

 

Plenty of people have gotten appointments at other Bangkok hospitals. But they are filling up  fast. And others are still waiting to confirm their vaccine allotment from government.

 

 

I went to my 'regular' hospital this morning where I have been going for the past 15 years.  They were unaware of the government program for vaccinating foreigners and told me that a customer service representative would call me to let me know whether they would accept registrations on 7 June or not.  They were accepting registration for their own 'fee for service' vaccination program but I did not inquire about the 'fee for service' program.

6 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

I think you're overreacting to the reality of the situation...

 

In truth, apart from one errant report in the BKK Post and a Bangkok province spokesman's errant comments that he had no business commenting on, the central government has been pretty consistent in what they've been saying all along.

 

--They said foreigners would be included in the government vaccination program as far back as Feb., and they're making good on that promise.

 

--The only prior specific timeframe the central government gave for when general public foreigners could begin to register was originally late May/the start of June, and that was an estimate given a week or so back. Now as of today, they've pushed that back by a week to June 7 for the formal start of registrations.

 

--They originally said they'd develop or modify a mobile phone app to allow foreigners to register. And now as of today, they changed course on that to say all foreigner registrations from this point forward will be done via in person registrations at vaccination center sites.

 

But I'd agree, if all I was doing was someone casually reading the day's news headlines over the past couple months and not closely paying attention to what exactly was being said and by whom, I'd have a much more jaundiced view of what's transpired. All in all, as someone who has been paying close attention all along, noise aside, they've pretty well kept to their fundamental commitments thus far.

 

 

 

Prior to this announcement, I was very dismayed and disgusted that foreigners were being pushed to the back of the bus.  I just hope this latest announcement isn't a charade and we will still have to wait until September or October to get our vaccinations!

Let's face it folks, the UK variant is here and the Indian variant was identified in a workers' comp in Laksi TODAY.  I'm not going to refuse to be vaccinated because of the vaccine offered. I'm more worried about my mortality than international travel at the moment.

3 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

 

No one's asking you to.

 

 

When the social security number was mentioned, I think it is for those persons who have work permits and have Thai social security numbers -- I could be wrong.  I've never been asked for my home country's social security number before.

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

That is all explained very clearly in the video.

 

Register at your hospital or, if you don't have one, register at one of the first two of the designated vaccination centres clearly described.

I watched the English version of the CCSA live and what was said does not necessarily jive with what is written.  I guess we will know soon enough. I will check with my hospital tomorrow and see what they say.

2 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

My Mrs says her nephew, only 18 or 19,  has obtained a vaccination, and his mother has had 2 already. This is in Tak province, but in a rural clinic near the City. Sounds like things vary a lot around the country. 

My Mrs has been ringing around with no luck in the Pattaya area.

Yes, it would appear that each province has decided how to administer the vaccine with no established priorities. Sad but true. I'm still not sure where foreigners fit into this chaotic roll-out at all.

14 hours ago, CLW said:

Yesterday just out of curiosity I was looking for the vaccination center at Central Lat Phrao that was mentioned in the press. Couldn't find any. I thought the location 3rd floor was a typo, so I looked at 5th floor at the BCC venue, closed. I mean something like this must be big. Is it closed already and was just opened for one day as a PR stunt? Or a misreporting mixed up Centara Hotel and Central Plaza? So many questions and everything clear as mud....

 

[EDIT] I did a google search and found out that those idiots from a certain newspaper that can not be named are obvioulsy not able to distinguish between Central Plaza Shopping Center and Centara Grand Hotel which are close together but two separate buildings. Because the vaccination venue is the Skyhall event room on the 3rd floor of Centara Hotel.

When you went to the vaccination center, were there signs that noted the hours/days it would open and close? Was the vaccination center in operation when you were there?  Thanks for your help!

20 minutes ago, pon2007 said:

I have tried with Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox and in all cases I could not proceed beyond page one. Same message as for others: "For further information regarding The 90-day Notification Service please contact the Immigration Branch Office in your residence area." I have used same info as before. Last time online reporting was down and I have used mail-in option. I have 14days until notice date. Every 90 days same issue. Their system is not working. Have to waste time either to do it by mail or go in person to Chaeng Wattana.

This has been a common problem reported by myself and others. I have no idea of what it will take to fix this but I wish someone in immigration would take the time - and care - about fixing it!!

It seems a bit strange to me that 'NGO' personnel jump the queue ahead of 'other' foreigners in the general population that would be at higher risk.  What makes NGO personnel so special?  Will foreigners be allowed to go any hospital to register if we can't register with the app?

7 hours ago, roberta said:

It worked fine the last 4 times straight - no problem.  Nothing in my details has change in any way, and I entered exactly the same as before.  Now I cannot get past the first page; just get the useless "contact immigration" box.
I have a 350 km round-trip  to go to Immigration, and the place is teeming with Covid virus, and it's too late for mail-in.  This is serious.  Any ideas?

The same exact thing happened to me before the website crashed.  No one could explain why at immigration.

On 5/1/2021 at 9:08 AM, Elkski said:

If your ok in Thailand it would be best to marry then apply for CR1 visa.  It takes longer than the ,k1 but they arrive with green card and work visa and can travel immediately. 

Based on one of the posts here, the waiting time for a CR1 or an IR1 was possibly shorter than the K1.   It would be a huge hassle for me to do the K1 because I could not process it from Thailand. I would have to be in the USA - at least that is what a friend told me who is an immigration lawyer. I'm OK in Thailand.  I just need to get the ball rolling. Thanks for your reply!

Not sure if any watched the 'English' language version of the COVID-19 briefing today but the 90 report issue was brought up. It was stated that doing the 90 report by mail is now the 'recommended' process since the website has not been available for some time. I certainly got the impression that there was no urgency in fixing the website any time soon.  I'm no computer expert so I can't speak as to why the website can't be up an running in a reasonable amount of time.

20 hours ago, Elkski said:

I sent ???? in k1 Feb 26 2020, at that time it was taking 250 days total,  trump and covid delayed us so 400 days later we still waiting for interview.  Now covid spike in Thailand threatens to add 2 more months.  It's a big backlog so expect 400 days+.  I filled out the forms.  

Based on the advice of others who responded here, I'm thinking the best option is for me to marry my g/f in Thailand and then apply for her admission on an 'immediate relative' visa.  Not sure if this will result in the more expedient processing of the visa but I don't want to return to the US to process the K-1 visa.  I want to stay in Thailand to see the process through.  Thank you for your information!

On 4/19/2021 at 3:45 AM, oceanbreeze851 said:

I agree with Sirineou, even with the visajourney.com website. We started our journey in 2011 and my wife is now a USA citizen. We are returning to Thailand as soon as 7 May 2021. I am trying to arrange my visa as I am writing this. Good Luck

Thanks so much!

26 minutes ago, sirineou said:

Same here. Though it has been 14 years now, we did it all on our own.  Lawyers will do nothing that you cant easily do yourself. 

The process is straight forward.

I Made the application from the US which included a fee and evidence of relationship (more about that later) , a package was send to Bangkok American Embassy. Bangkok embassy send a letter to my then fiancé, requesting a number of things such as Doctors health letter, vaccinations, Police report etc. Fiancé returned required documents to embassy and waited, a couple of weeks later they scheduled and appointment for interview . , after the interview she was issued a K1 visa. 

Evidence of relationship: very important!!  keep receipts of hotels you stayed together showing both names and dates, Domestic and or international airplane tickets of places you might have traveled together, Records of telephone conversations, Skype, Facebook etc.  Pictures of you,  fiancé and her family, as much as evidence of relationship as possible. 

Once she arrives in the US, you have three months to get married, I suggest you get married at a civil ceremony immediately to get the ball rolling towards a Green Card.  If you want to have a formal wedding you can do so later on. 

  Once married, file for a change of Status. Then she will be issued a temporary Green card, 

Once married for two years the gets her Permanent Green Card. 

Three years Later (because she already had two years) Citizenship. 

     A very helpful website where you can download forms and ask for help from others who are going through the process right now,   https://www.visajourney.com/forums/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/61405522650

 

PS: have your fiancé look for FB group from Thailand, I am sure there must be a bunch of Thai ladies  going through the process right now, and your fiancé might feel more comfortable talking to them in Thai

 

Good lock

Thank you so much!!

8 hours ago, Maha Sarakham said:

I did not use a law firm in Thailand, but I'd recommend just doing it yourself if you can, it is super easy and will save you a lot of money.  I don't really understand why people hire lawyers for K1, it is a very basic set of forms that is black and white as to what to put in the boxes.  Anyways, sorry I don't have a contact for you, just thought I'd mention my experience with it was really not bad at all.  Good luck.

May I send a PM to you?