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Covid insurance is £60 from Axa if you're staying for a month. The PCR tests are more expensive, though, about £120 for the 2 in Thailand plus whatever you pay in the UK.

You're not wrong ???? It's a huge moneyspinner which will guarantee that this high season is a flop, while millions of Thais who used to depend on tourism income suffer. It probably won't be until late 2022 before they ditch the insurance and the CoE.

What happens if your "visa application" gets denied? Back on the plane?

Given that Iceland's population is only 366,000, a donation of 100,000 doses is very generous. Well done Iceland.

Good question, I appreciate you asking. I'm not sure how long I will be in Thailand - hopefully 12 months+, spending income from overseas. I can't get one of the usual Non-O visas. I was happy with the idea of coming in visa exempt, getting a covid extension or two, and then moving onto an ED visa, as I'd like to improve my Thai anyway. The STV is tempting, but unavailable right now, and very inflexible regarding rmoving.

I was going to book a flight for the end of this month, but this has complicated things. Visa exempt 45 + 30 seemed like the simplest way to go, since the SETV only gave you 15 more days (60 + 30), but if it's been reduced to 30 + 30 that might change things. So do I go: 1) Visa exempt - 30 + 30 + easiest requirements - shortest time 2) SETV - 60 + 30 + an extra 30 days - must provide proof of accomodation (for 60 days?) - must provide bank statements showing sufficient funds 3) STV - 90 + 90 + 90 + 9 months in Thailand - must show paid accomodation for 3 months - must provide bank statements showing sufficient funds - extra insurance for 40,000/400,000 baht - can't convert visa - I can't actually apply for it yet despite it being announced Come on Thailand, why not make things a little simpler for people who want to come to Thailand and spend money?

Has the Tourism Authority of Thailand considered stopping making absurd suggestions every day? No, of course they haven't ????

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Thailand's "number of doses" figures seem to lag a week behind other countries on ourworldindata.org. UK, Germany etc have figures going up to the 29th/30th. https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?zoomToSelection=true&minPopulationFilter=1000000&time=2021-06-26..latest&facet=none&pickerSort=asc&pickerMetric=location&hideControls=true&Metric=Vaccine+doses&Interval=Cumulative&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&country=GBR~ITA~DEU~FRA~ESP~THA

Correct, sir. The real cost of providing the COVID insurance is maybe 500 baht per person (compared to the 2500-5000 baht being charged). The 2,800 per PCR test could probably be done for 1,000. So that's 500+(1000 x 2) = 2500 baht per tourist. Considering that even a 2 week tourist is likely to spend in excess of 50,000 baht, why doesn't the Thai government cover these costs as a temporary measure (covid etc etc)?

You mine a rich vein of sarcasm, GammaGlobulin ????

The latest numbers are: 42.17% - at least one vaccination 22.73% - fully vaccinated So she's probably talking about 50% getting at least 1 jab by the end of the month. https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?zoomToSelection=true&minPopulationFilter=1000000&time=2021-06-26..latest&facet=none&pickerSort=asc&pickerMetric=location&hideControls=true&Metric=People+vaccinated&Interval=7-day+rolling+average&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&country=~THA

Easy for Thais! 1,000 boats can push the water away!

Thanks, that's very useful.

Because of all the rules and red tape, obviously. Ironically, now that Delta has taken hold, Thailand have little to lose by opening the floodgates and letting people in. If Thailand was still "covid free", there is no way they would be considering this.

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So now they're letting people into the "sandbox" with no vaccinations at all. Ridiculous.

Disgusting.

France is nice, and accepts anyone who is double-jabbed - at least, they did a few weeks ago last time I checked.

The Ambassador is a bit busy holding cocktail parties and munching Ferrero Rocher, but he's promised to look into the matter some time in 2022.

I thought that too, but when I checked the numbers a couple of weeks ago, Phuket only had about 1.5x as many tests as the average for Thailand, as per below:

You can see a breakdown of covid stats by province here: https://ddc.moph.go.th/covid19-dashboard/index.php?dashboard=province

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Your concerns are understandable, but Moderna is expensive - they are currently charging the EU $25.50 a dose, or 841 baht. 966 baht/dose for Thailand seems fairly reasonable. https://www.ft.com/content/d415a01e-d065-44a9-bad4-f9235aa04c1a