Swiss1960
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Sorry, but what 3-page declaration form are you talking about? Have not seen ANY mention of such form during my COE process...
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@farik: Just found another source, https://www.tatnews.org/2021/06/thailand-further-relaxes-covid-19-measures-from-21-june-2021/, which details in text the current restrictions by zones. This is, besides the facebook page I mentioned, another source of official information
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51 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said:
With all due respect, have you tried reading many of the threads that are available on the COVID-19 situation here in Thailand ? They are a source of vital information, go to the Corona virus forum for most of what you need to know.
With all due respect, the Thaivisa website would be half empty, if questions would not be asked again based on existing threads... and with constantly evolving / changing situations like Covid restrictions, the answers MIGHT be found in the threads (or maybe not, as they are already outdated shortly after being posted), so the ONLY real sources of information about restrictions are official websites / facebook pages, be this if the Thai government or the various provincial governments.
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11 minutes ago, tonray said:
Gyms closed, must wear mask or subject to fines. Restaurants restricted to 50% capacity if have AC otherwise can seat 100 %. No alcohol served in restaurants or bars. Many food courts closed with chairs and tables removed.
Partially correct, partially wrong:
- many restrictions depend on the province, BKK is still dark red, while Conburi (including Pattaya) is "only" red
- mask wearing: correct, high fines when not wearing (indlucing in motorbikes)
- sports venues / gyms: Open in BKK from 21 June onwards, also indoor if good A/C, until 21:00- restaurants BKK: 50%, no exception for A/C
- still no alcohol in restaurants, bars are CLOSED@farik: check the facbook page of the Thai government https://www.facebook.com/thailandprd for infos. The restrictions change regularly, on that page you find the latest info, just scroll down until you find the chart you are interested in.
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41 minutes ago, sqwakvfr said:
Medical Certificate is for the Visa and the lab report for RT-PCR test are two different documents. The medical certificate is for the issuance of the Visa. The RT-PCR test result is required at airline check-in once the OOE has been issued. Look item #2 on n the response from the LA Consulate.
Plain wrong! the requirement in section 1.3, as posted by @docinbangkok, is the result of the Covid-19 PCR test. They call it "medical certificate" because it will be stamped by a healthcare provider, i.e. hospital.
Previously, there was the requirement for a "fit-to-fly", but that was scrapped at the end of April already.
@docinbangkok: There is a NEW document called "T8" which must be filled out and given to the immigration officer upon arrival, best to prepare that one in advance and also download the app that you will need to feed the COE-code and the COE-letter-code into.
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12 minutes ago, Tony125 said:
Well ;since you have confirmation of appointment and would most likely be given Atrazeneca why not cancel the expensive trip and go get your shot here?
because I had every thing arranged in Switzerland before I got the confirmed appointment here, and that "everything" includes lots of meetings with family and friends which I have not seen for 2 years.
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12 minutes ago, Awinkl said:I am flabbergasted by the bickering between the Excel Guy and your posts - Both of you are lucky that you are ....."IN" LOS, while many, many People cannot get there to resume staying in our properties there - because NO travel is permitted from Oz.. We will have to wait probably until Mid 2022, until these travel restrictions are lifted ..... so just count your blessings - while we can only lament .....
BTW, now that you are going to Switzerland for your shot of Moderna - what are your chances of getting back into LOS? Or are you staying over in Switzerland for a while?
Good Luck.
Well, Mr. Excel was quite aggressive towards my opinion, while I tried to explain to him why I wrote what I wrote. But sooner or later, rowdy soi dogs need a stick, that is what he got.
Second: I am not sure, why you can not travel out from Australia to Thailand? I got my vaccination dates, bought a re-entry permit from immigration, booked my return flight BKK-ZRH-BKK, made a reservation with an ASQ hotel in Pattaya, then I went to the COE website and started the process by uploading all infos, passport, re-entry permit, flight info, my "normal" health insurance that covers Covid and has a limit of 35 mio Baht, then I uploaded the hotel information and I got an approved COE within less than 48 hours of starting the process. The app is on my phone, but not yet loaded with the COE info, the ASQ hotel got a copy of my COE and is happy as well. The online form for the Swiss government is also filled out and the bar code on my phone, and the T8 for the Thai authorities is filled out also.
Absolutely painless, all done even before I fly out to Switzerland. I will be in Switzerland for the two shots plus few days and then fly back home to Thailand. I don't care that the vaccine certificate is not yet valid (needs two weeks after second shot), because as of now, ALL passengers arriving in Thailand will go to 14 days of quarantine, vaccinated or not. The Phuket model is of no interest to me. All that is left is the two Covid tests, one for flying into Switzerland and then the one 73 hours before flying back.-
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15 hours ago, Ventenio said:Covid Deaths
3,867,000
Deeply negatively affecting HUNDREDS of millions (family, friends, etc...). Billions worried......
How many died alone?
And you call this a "Godsend"?????????
Easily the most insensitive post I've even seen here......should be closed.
Your are correct. "God-sent" would be 3.8 BILLION deaths, not 3.8 million... would also solve a lot of earthly problems like over-population, food and water shortages, wars over space and resources, climate change, waste... the list could go on forever, just because we "replicate" too much...
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7 hours ago, Jingthing said:
It's not that it can't be done. It's that they don't want to do it.
Remember sticks and carrots... China offered a LOT of carrots, AND they have a pretty big stick if needed... the US of A would be in a similar situation (if they would want to), but all the small countries that have expats here have no such stick, not even too many carrots...
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Since you write "My rooms don't get much direct sunlight.", I am not sure why you would want to tint your windows? The whole point of tinting is to reflect sunrays away to keep the interior more cool. But without sunlight, that seems unnecessary. Rather invest in double glazing windows for insulation against the outside warmth.
Agree with the door though, if you only need one room cooled down.-
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9 minutes ago, sapson said:
So with a pink id card and a morom app you can get a shot of Astra Zenneca if you are in Pattaya.
However if you are in Khon Kaen where two have sadly died today from covid and you are over 60 and have a few other high risk ailments and you dont have either an app or a pink id card and cannot register with Intervac ..............how do you get a vaccine without waiting to October to pay the 4k at a private hospital?
Can you simply turn up at the hospital in the newly opened covid free sandbox Pattaya and as a farang get a vaccine?
The Mor Phrom app with the pink ID card is not an option anymore, unfortunately.
There is not sandbox model for Pattaya at this time and there can not be one for quite some time, as vaccination is only now starting in earnest.
The latest I heard out of Pattaya City Hall (my lawyer goes there frequently) is that Chonburi province is preparing the registration process for foreigners and it should be coming soon... but this is just hearsay, no proof. -
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4 minutes ago, Excel said:Oh dear seems like being exposed has touched a raw nerve, Never mind you too are on ignore now. I just hope that by deliberating registering for a vaccine in Pattaya knowing full well you were going to Switzerland did not deprive a more critical aged person of that opportunity. bye
Falsifying my words does not make you a winner, it just makes you look stupid and frustrated that I achieve what you can't.
- On 1 May, I registered for the shot in the Mor Phrom app
- On 5 May, the app was changed to NOT allow registration with the pink ID card anymore and it was stated, that foreigners have to wait for at least July until their is an app for them. That made it pretty clear for me, that my registration would not be honored.- THEN I started to look for the alternative in Switzerland and booked everything by the end of May
- TODAY I received the phone call with my bag almost fully packed to fly out within days
Not sure what your problems are with me, but hey, I get barked at by soi dogs every other day ????
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3 minutes ago, Excel said:Ahh think that illustrates my point all too clearly to others . Amazing the level of hypocrisy shown when on an anonymous forum isn't it, have you noticed that ?
Is "hypocrisy" a word you just found in a dictionary by accident, or do you know what it means?
I clearly stated that I made my decision to go to Switzerland before the latest developments in June happened. I clearly do NOT tell ANYBODY to do or not do something (which would be the basis of you accusing me of hypocrisy).ALL I say is that the development of this month make me more confident, that Thailand has learned something and is now trying to change course. If you don't believe that, I don't care, that is up to you.
And that is the end of my trying to explain something to you. You are obviously very frustrated and you are looking for someone to act out your mood on. Please look further.
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3 minutes ago, Excel said:Lets clarify one thing and I have simplified the answer required. Last year the PM stated that all residents, Thai or Foreigners would receive a vaccine. Did you believe him then or not ?
His statement at that time was an empty shell without timeline, without decisions about vaccines, without priorities given... so there was nothing to "believe" or "not believe"
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15 minutes ago, Excel said:
Sorry that is total BS. The PM as you well know made a statement last year that all residents Thais or Foreigners would receive vaccinations. So now you must be claiming you didn't belive him then and you decided to go back to Switzerland but for everybody else they should believe him now based on his latest statement. Stinks of double standards and hypocrisy to me so how do you now justify your stance ?
I don't have to justify nothing.
But I will explain to you, what I think is different. For months - up to the end of May this year - the government flip-flopped around, i.e. with restaurants and alcohol, and had all their chips on the royal company and the Chinese brothers, and the main goal was zero cases, as if this could eliminate the problem for Thailand. At that time, the daily mantra was "we have everything under control".Since June, they very obviously realize that this is not going to work. They finally agree that they NEED to purchase vaccines from everybody who can deliver (i.e. the Moderna route they take now), they finally realize that they need help in vaccinating, i.e. allowing the Thonburi group or currently the Pattaya memorial to order and sell vaccines... AND the PM admits that a huge vaccination effort is needed for a swift opening up in October, as otherwise the country will go down even more and people are going to starve to death due to lack of work and money. Even two months ago, such statements were unthinkable, but not reality has catched up with the PM. Admitting that NOT everything is under control is a HUGE admission for this PM
Edit to add: There is even a royally led University that publicly admonished the government when they said that they are going to buy vaccines from abroad around the government. A PM can't get his a$$ kicked harder I think.
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4 minutes ago, Excel said:
In that case why are you returning to Switzerland for your Moderna vaccination rather than staying here if you are so confident ?
I have organized my travel to Switzerland around a month ago, at that time there were no such statements as from the PM about "we have to take some risks"...
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1 hour ago, Jingthing said:OK, so the way I read this is:
You registered online with Mor Phrom
You have a pink card
Mor Phrom isn't doing new registrations
So if all that is true, it's a sweet story, but it's irrelevant for expats in Pattaya seeking vaccinations now (pink card or not).
It is a good report that they are honoring previously made bookings done as you did.
Cheers.
Maybe just "sweet", Jingthing, but your last sentence is important (honoring commitments), and I would take it even a step further: They are committed to vaccinate everybody, not just Thais, and with their new "energy" from the PM's open-up statement, the might really make efforts to drive the vaccination forward for everybody.
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An hour ago, I got a call from the Banglamung health department that my vaccination date is CONFIRMED and that I could come to get my first shot of Astra Zeneca on June 21! So I guess that Pattaya/Banglamung are really serious about going forward with vaccinating everybody, no matter Thai or foreigner. I registered the date through the Mor Prom app on the first day it was published through my pink ID card. I did not get any feedback until this morning.
The person on the phone was then of course very sad when I had to tell him, that I am travelling to Switzerland to get my Moderna shot and therefore have to cancel my appointment... maybe I just ruined a photo-op
Kudos,
Pattaya / Banglamung / Pattaya City hospital for a very positive surprise this morning, even though I don't need anymore. Very obviously and proven by the call, they do NOT put foreigners on the back-burner but WILL invite those who registered.
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An hour ago, I got a call from the Banglamung health department that my vaccination date is CONFIRMED and that I could come to get my first shot of Astra Zeneca on the 21th! So I guess that Pattaya/Banglamung are really serious about going forward with vaccinating everybody, no matter Thai or foreigner. I registered the date through the Mor Prom app on the first day it was published through my pink ID card. I did not get any feedback until this morning.
The person on the phone was then of course very sad when I had to tell him, that I am travelling to Switzerland to get my Moderna shot and therefore have to cancel my appointment... maybe I just ruined a photo-op
Kudos, Pattaya / Banglamung / Pattaya City hospital for a very positive surprise this morning, even though I don't need anymore.
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22 minutes ago, petedk said:They could catch many more illegal gamblers if they wanted to, but I guess there is no money in that.
Naa, gambling is a protected occupation for you know who... those guys&gals raided just forgot to put the envelopes in the right pockets.
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Ok, some positive news. Some of you remember the discussion about the Mor Prom App, where in the first 1-2 days, foreigners could register with the pink ID card? I was one of those who could and I put in a vaccination date for June 21st... since later, the app was changed so that foreigners can not register anymore, I was expecting that my reservation was thrown out.
Just now, I got a call from the Banglamung health department that my vaccination date is CONFIRMED and that I could come to get my first shot of Astra Zeneca on the 21st! So I guess that Pattaya/Banglamung are really serious about going forward with vaccinating everybody, no matter Thai or foreigner.
The person on the phone was then of course very sad when I had to tell him, that I am travelling to Switzerland to get my Moderna shot and therefore have to cancel my appointment... maybe I just ruined a photo-op
Kudos, ???? Pattaya / Banglamung / Pattaya City hospital for a very positive surprise this morning, even though I don't need anymore.-
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22 hours ago, Scouse123 said:
I have Covid insurance to $100,000.
I have extension based on Non-O.
i have correct medical cover for hospital at 5 million with Pacific Cross.
So, are we saying at TVF that I don't need this 40/400K nonsense if I go to UK and then apply for a COE for re-entry.?
No, you do NOT need the 40K/400K insurance. The document from pacific cross should take care of that.
You actually do not even need the special Covid insurance. My insurance (Cigna Global) confirmed in a special letter that I have an insurance in the excess of 35 Million Baht which includes coverage for Covid issues. This is the only document I uploaded for the COE and I was approved within less than 24 hours. The letter btw did not even mention anything about inpatient/outpatient, just coverage period, Covid inclusion and coverage amount.-
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8 hours ago, WineOh said:
do you know which offices they are?
Thanks.
Jomtien does home visits every year
General entry requirement T.8 and Declaration form on embassy website
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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Ok, thanks. The website of the Thai embassy in Bern, Switzerland does NOT mention that form. I'll probably download it just as well to be on the safe side.