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You are surely aware that gym regulations depend on the state you are in Germany so differ throughout the state (Länder) and even within states can by regulated city by city. So if you doubt my sincerity you are wong my friend.

Lets put some facts on the table: Vacination is not a 100% gurantee it just reduces the risk significantly (around 90% vs unvacinated ) of dying or being hospitalised. You can still infect others even if vacinated and of course you can infect vacinated people. So social distancing is a big plus but again you can still get infected or infect others. Ways of transmission include touching things and leaving aersols in the air that lasts up to hours in closed confiments. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmc2004973

This is more than one could expect from a fellow citizen, Kudos to you! Same here wearing top notch masks and gloves at all time when getting close to people, KhunLa it would be nice if people would acknowledge that it is a multiplicative disease i.e. you endanger other if you don’t care and don’t wear a mask. Very few would care if you risk your live only and not wear a mask. If you inject heroin in your free time is up to you and none of my business as long as you don’t rob and steal for it. In a triage situation due to Covid, unvaccinated people should come dead last and pay their own medical bill and not rely on society or their insurance at all. That’s what true conservative or libertarian freedom loving is about. t.

Specific question should be asked to emirates directly

Amazing that you critize a fellow forum member for caring about his safety and the wellbeing of others by wearing quality masks. To my experience that are truly thai values as well. Thanks to the other guys who gave an answer to my question!

Thanks again! For my understanding, was there in the insurance confirmation a specific date mentioned or not? I am more interested in getting my visa stamp (for 1 year or 10 months if possible) then actually being covered by the emirates insurance. Did you have to provide a return ticket to get the insurance certificate? Thanks! Regarding your extension plan, I think you could try to use the then "old" insurance certificate when reentering. I have no idea how they could check your health insurance status other then demanding that a certificate can only be a month old or something like this. I also wonder what would happen if you get your visa with emirates insurance but then have to cancel the flight and arrive on another plane without formal health insurance coverage. You would still have the visa and the no longer valid insurance certificate. PS: Contact adresses Emirates for the travel insurance EMIRATES WILL DISCONTINUE THEIR TRAVEL INSURANCE FOR ALL FLIGHTS BOOKED AFTER 30 NOVEMBER https://www.emirates.com/english/before-you-fly/multi-risk-travel-insurance/

Thanks a lot for the info! Was there any mentioning of the cover period in the certificate from AIG (date of return flight for example)? I would like to use it for a 1 year visa and will book a dummy flight with Emirates to Hong Kong as late as possible to get the 1 year max period. At the moment you can not book 1 year in advance with Emirates.

https://www.gqmiddleeast.com/travel-eats/emirates-is-offering-multi-risk-travel-insurance-free-with-all-flights You have to call their helpline apparently. ATTENTION: You have to book your flight before Dec 1! Emirates will stop "packaging" their helath insurance for flights booked later then dec 1 according to this report: https://thepointsguy.com/news/emirates-covid-travel-insurance/

They sign the FI certificate...

Thats why I only wear them outside or in the gym and BTW they still protect others more then not wearing a mask at all, so for example when working out in a gym where in Germany you can workout without a mask. So still my question remains on the avalibilty in Thailand, thanks

Should one brings masks to Thailand or are they cheaper with equal quality (and obtainable)? I am looking for ffp3 masks (or n99) masks with or without valve. Where to buy at which price? Thanks!

Thanks a lot for pointing this out Caldera! I would mainly use the wallet for small sums. Apparently "foreigners" can register with passport and then link their creditcard. Has anyone used it this way? Not sure if I want to monitor another bank account just for some small payments, but maybe I open one in Thailand. So does Bangkok Bank offer a free one, or which bank should I choose in case i wont find a prepaid app.

Is it possible to use the QR code payment system with a prepaid account or in connection with a creditcards? Thanks!

Any way to use promptpay without a thai bank account? Thanks!

Waterproof. If watch gets stolen you cant use it without the pin you enter ONCE every 24H. Entering takes 10 secs. Bangkok bank supports Garmin pay and a lot of other companies/ Credit Cards. Paying with watch takes me 2 secs literally. Press 1 shortcut button and hold it over the gadget, beep and your done.

Here comes the charme of Garmin or Google pay. Only a token is interchanged that is only valid once. So they dont have your cc numbers in some shady shop.

What is needed in Thailand to pay via QR Code? Is ist credit card based or an app like Alipay or Google pay? Thanks!

I agree sometimes I like to pay cash... The threat of high negative interest rates is very real if you go cashless.

You have a point there, but then you cannot use a smartphone as well or a credit card. You can disable the GPS or diable the internetconnection and only use the watch to pay if that is your concern.

You have not seen someone pay with a Garmin watch apparently. I have to press 2 buttones while waiting in line, then I just hold the watch in front of the gadget, it beeps after 1 sec and done. Same with Googlepay. Some people dont know how to use it properly, some people have to type in pins. With Garmin you enter the pin on the watch once a day and are all set. If you take the watch off you have to reenter the pin again (checked via Heartrate sensor) . Biggest plus is you can never forget your watch if you never take it off like me and dont have to look for your mobile????

There are several options with free visa card and no forex/ATM fee. DKB is a bit tricky as it requires 700€ per month paid to your account. Overal best is advanzia in my opinion. https://financer.com/de/kreditkarten/ Googe translate can do the job to English. I dont know which nationalities they accept. Advanzia is based in Lux, so maybe that should work for you. Good luck!

I think this is the best answer I ever receiced on the internet for a question of mine! Much obliged! Fri-Sun rates do not change apparently. Any idea when the rates are set i.e. when does MC determine their Friday rate at Friday night or saturday? So I will go with cash withdrawals on my european MC. The only thing to optimise in my case is hopeing to get a USD based prepaid or credit card as the USD vs baht spread is consistently smaller then EUR/BHT. I can exchange EUR.USD for a very very small spread in the 1 pips area with my broker. Any suggestions for a good MC that is USD and free of charge for europeans? Interactive Brokers comes to my mind but for the time being they only serve US based customers with their MC. At the schwaab website I have only found an American Express card. Currently no european bank reimburses the ATM fees, the main reason for me to go with cash withdrawals. I try to pay as much with my mastercard in Thailand as I do get a cashback of 0.21% but some things demand cash payment. Thanks again

What have been your experiences in obtaining a Visa with the E-Visa system on https://www.thaievisa.go.th/? It has been announced that finally Germany will switch to this system starting 22.11.2021. I will fly (hopefully ) end of december. Checking on the embassy webpage in the US they claim 3 weeks processing time max. As it is about to be introduced in Germany there is no info here, so I was hoping to get some feedback from our US members. Also the system will be changed to a stickerless system, so in theory the process should be quicker then before. I understand (but I am not sure) that the e-visa system is based in Thailand and will be run by Thai people or maybe by embassy staff in the country. From 26 September 2021, 11.00 PM (UTC), it is no longer required for e-Visa applicant to submit his/her passport and original supporting documents in person at the Royal Thai Embassy/Consulate. After the e-Visa application has been approved, a confirmation e-mail will be sent to applicants. It is kindly requested to print a copy of the confirmation e-mail to present to airline and Thai Immigration officials to carry out checks when travelling to Thailand.   Visa applications received during 18-22 September 2021 will be processed after 26 September 2021, 11.00 pm (UTC). Thanks!

At which date is a cash withdrawal booked on my cc account? I always suspected MC or Visa "chooses" the date to their linking i.e. the most unfavorable date for me in a time period but never really checked. Any reservation about doing a cash withdrawal on a Sunday (Bad FX rate)? I will arrive Saturday and leave SHA+ Hotel Saturday evening or Sunday morning or should I wait until Monday. Thanks!

I understand 150K Baht is the max for 1 transaction in Thailand. In addition you have the withdrawal limit on your cc. I think this is why it worked the first time with 100K but not the second time, because transactions were in the same month. Thanks Pib for your answer here and the ones you gave in 2018 in this forum comparing all the results of different methods. Best information I found on this topic!