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I think Dr. Jack and others have given you the correct answer, the fixed deposit account rolls over in most cases to a new term. Here's something you might consider for next time though. Put the money in SCB's EZ Savings account (paying 1.5% APR interest). Or put the money in Krungsri Bank's Mee Tae Dai Savings account (paying 1.0% APR interest). The reason is that since they are regular savings accounts and not fixed deposit accounts you never have to be concerned with what happens when the term expires because there is no term. Of course, the rate is also not fixed. Also, because these are regular savings accounts and not fixed deposit accounts if you give the bank your Thai Tax ID when opening one of the suggested accounts there will be no automatic tax withholding (15%) from the first baht of interest earned in the account (as is the case with a fixed deposit account). In fact, interest will only be withheld when you have earned more than 20,000 baht in interest. Since in many cases no tax will be withheld if your only income in Thailand is from interest earned you will not even need to file a Thai Personal Income Tax Return (for example PIT-90) to get your tax withheld returned. I gave up chasing higher returns for my immigration account with fixed deposit accounts because I didn't want the hassle of keeping track of maturation dates. Not only that but at 1.5% APR the EZ Savings account is better than some fixed deposit accounts.

As stated previously an American can renew their passport entirely by mail using US Embassy Bangkok and the good news is the processing time is something like 2 weeks. https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/passports/adult-passport-renew/ When your new US passport arrives you should also receive a letter from the US Embassy Bangkok requesting the assistance of Thai Immigration to transfer information from your lost passport to your new passport. Visit your local immigration office to have that done. It should be a free service.

If you think you made a mistake when making the appointment at Saphan Hin (for example, by mistakenly clicking on the wrong passport country) then you might try canceling your appointment and making a new appointment clicking on the correct passport country this time. However, if it was some sort of database error I don't see a way for you to correct it other than to ask at the vaccination center how to correct it. I don't think it would prevent you from getting the vaccine. They don't seem to be particularly fussy about who gets the vaccine now. I wouldn't bring it up before getting the vaccination but after you have the vaccination when you are dealing with the staff to get your documentation updated.

I don't know the answer regarding Saphan Hin vaccination center. I haven't used that one. Can only give my experience at Patong Hospital. I have a new passport now so I will need to update my vaccination records with the Ministry of Public Health. I think I will try first at Chalong Hospital since it is closer to me, but I may have to go to Phuket Provincial Public Health Office in Phuket Town to ask for my passport number to be updated. Possibly you may be able to have your passport country error corrected at one of those places, too.

The passport country error shouldn't be a problem if you were issued an appointment (although you might try to get it corrected when you get your booster jab). I've heard of someone who is Irish but their passport country is Iceland in the database. ???? I don't know where your appointment is (maybe Saphan Hin?) but at least at Patong Hospital they updated the yellow vaccine passport with the details for the 3rd booster shot while you waited. A day or so later this update was reflected on the Ministry of Public Health database in Mor Prom app. If you wanted your Thailand Vaccination Certificate updated you might be able to get at your vaccination center for which you have an appointment or you could go back to Chalong Hospital (a few days after your jab) and get a new one for 50 baht that reflected all three of your shots.

Thanks for this report. I think at this point it's clear that the back-end has been changed to allow 3rd shot boosters for people who have previously had 2 AstraZeneca jabs, while the front-end instructions have not been updated to reflect that it applies to people who have received two jabs of any manufacturer not only two jabs of SinoVac specifically.

I believe it is a case of the text not being updated to reflect a relaxation of the requirements for a 3rd Pfizer booster shot. There have been reports of some actually receiving the 3rd booster jab after getting an appointment via the bottom-most yellow option ("3rd booster shots for foreigners") from the Phuket.win site after having received 2 AstraZeneca jabs previously (which would not have been allowed according to the text). Also, the Phuket.win website is aware of your previous covid vaccination record based upon your Country and Passport Number (assuming you received the jabs in Thailand). I would assume the offer of an appointment is not a mistake and book the appointment. At some point they may get around to updating the text for that option, but at the moment the text seems to be have been overcome by events. They appear to be giving a 3rd booster shot to anyone who has received two (2) previous shots (regardless of what manufacturer) as long as it's been three (3) months since receiving your last (2nd) jab.

At least in Phuket the requirements/qualifications for getting a 3rd booster jab are pretty relaxed. You don't have to be in a risk group. You don't even have to have received your previous 2 jabs in Thailand (as long as you can document having received the vaccinations). You don't even have to prove you are resident in Phuket. But doses are limited to maybe 50 per day.

The guidance has been changed regarding the time between your last AstraZeneca jab and a 3rd booster jab from six (6) months to three (3) months. I have received a 3rd booster jab of Moderna in Phuket at a walk-in clinic at Patong Hospital (something they are doing every Wednesday morning, what is available changes but can be AstraZeneca, Pfizer, or Moderna). In Phuket it is possible also to register at Phuket.win for a 3rd booster jab appointment. I don't know what's available outside Phuket.

I would be interested in more information about a medical insurance policy that covers you for one year with coverage of 400k inpatient and 40k outpatient that is available for a cost of 3,000 baht.

A negative RT-PCR test result within 72 hours of departure to Thailand is required. It will be checked at boarding. Airlines have access to these sort of requirements via the TIMATIC system and they do enforce them rigorously because the airline can be fined otherwise and be responsible for flying back passengers at the airline's expense that are rejected by immigration in Thailand. No one has ever gotten into the Phuket Sandbox without presenting a negative RT-PCR test taken within the allowed timeframe. Every one of the tens of thousands of people who have participated in the Phuket Sandbox since it started in July 1, 2021 have managed to obtain a negative RT-PCR test within 72 hours of departure to Thailand. Good luck.

There are three immigration offices that can give you the 30-day extension of stay: The main office in Phuket Town: http://www.phuketimmigration.go.th/index.php Map: https://goo.gl/maps/zwxtiNDA3sXnzb2A7 The satellite office in Patong: https://www.phuket.net/directory/profile/phuket-immigration-office-patong/ Map: https://goo.gl/maps/niytPqmTDmxnfkMw5 The satellite office in Blue Tree (Thalang): https://bluetree.fun/immigration-office/ Map: https://goo.gl/maps/vreoKZuqa1DBuiGu7

I would expect the supply to vary day by day, hour by hour, and therefore not surprising you might see different results when checking that site. There was a news article that Thailand had received over 1 million doses of Moderna on Thursday and expected 3.7 million in January. In a few days that may start to be administered in Phuket, so may pay to check Phuket.win on a daily basis. https://www.thaipbsworld.com/over-one-million-doses-of-moderna-vaccine-arrive-in-thailand-on-thursday/

Intramuscular injection is the usual/normal/traditional vaccination method for covid vaccinations, in which the vaccine is injected into the muscular tissue of the upper arm. Subcutaneous injection is a somewhat controversial alternative, in which the vaccine is injected under the skin but not into the muscular tissue. Tuesdays are AstraZeneca days at Patong Hospital where you can get a 3rd booster shot at their walk-in clinic. Wednesdays are Pfizer (possibly Moderna) days at Patong Hospital where you can get a 3rd booster shot at their walk-in clinic.

Phuket Sandbox is get a covid test at the airport, quarantine at hotel until results come back (approximately 6 hours), then you have to remain in Phuket for seven days, sleeping at the hotel, but allowed to visit everywhere in Phuket.

scubascuba3: Where was this? Karon, Phuket is where the SCB branch is located where I opened the EZ Savings account today.

Opened an SCB EZ Savings Account today. Was a good experience even though it took about an hour. Lots of laughs and chuckles. I would say about 95% of the work was due to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) outsourcing their work to foreign banks all over the world. ???? Lots of FATCA compliance documentation and other US-required folderol. In particular one document, think it was a W8-BEN, had as its second instruction that the form was NOT to be filled out by a US citizen. That occasioned a lengthy telephone call. Didn't end up needing to fill that one in. We all laughed about that one! Got the dreaded "Do you have a work permit?" question but my answer of "No" was satisfactory as another SCB staff member said he doesn't need one as he's on a retirement extension. Lots of staff members were involved in the show, and several telephone calls were made (perhaps to SCB headquarters?). But all went well in the end. Things that seem to be needed: Passport Yellow House Registration Book (tabian bahn) Things they made copies of because I waived them around as if they were important: Pink ID card Thai Tax ID card (actually had to encourage them to accept this one as I wanted to short-circuit the automatic withholding of tax on interest earned). I just realized that I didn't get a Debit/ATM card at the bank, but upon playing with the EASY SCB app it appears I can request one using the app for a one-time 100 baht issue fee and 200 baht yearly maintenance fee. All-in-all it was a painless experience. Probably would have only taken 20 minutes if the US would confine its regulatory oversight to business entities actually doing business within the US. ???? Thanks to all the responders to my OP. It was very helpful.

I believe Dee Money only works in the opposite direction, from Thailand to the US. You can use a company like Wise (formerly TransferWise) to send money from the US to Thailand.

No, not that I know of. I was able to see the change in withholding was effective in a month as the Mee Tae Dai account pays interest monthly. Had to wait longer for the Bangkok Bank regular savings account because as you said that's only paid semi-annually.

That's been my experience at Krungsri Bank (Mee Tae Dai Savings account) and Bangkok Bank (Regular Savings account). Once they have your Thai Tax ID number they don't do the automatic withholding (15% of interest earned) until you have surpassed 20,000 baht in interest earned. Fixed deposit accounts still incur the withholding.

Arrived at Phuket Provincial Health Office in response to an announcement for a two-day vaccination clinic offering Moderna 3rd shot boosters, only to be told that the 2nd day had been canceled (presumably because they gave away everything the first day). A nice man there told us they were offering Pfizer at Patong Hospital that same day. Drove over there to find out that the jabs on offer were Moderna instead. Received a Moderna jab. Time from arrival to departure was 2 1/2 hours.

I think I'll give it a try. Will not have a residency certificate, but will have: Passport Yellow House Registration Book (tabian bahn) Pink ID Card Thai Tax ID Card Thai Driver's Licenses PEA Electrical Bill CAT Internet Bill Krungsri Bank and Bangkok Bank passbooks Lucky Rabbit's Foot

Just to confirm: You successfully opened a SCB EZ Savings account? The reason I ask is that the terms and conditions state that one must be "a Thai resident," which is a bit vague and ambiguous. I live no where else but Thailand, hold and have held a retirement extension of stay for years, and own a freehold condo unit in Thailand, but I am not a Permanent Resident or a Thai Citizen.

I'm not sure it is only for Thais. It may be, the Terms and Conditions seem to indicate it is only for residents of Thailand but I find that a little ambiguous. Also, I did run across this post where someone indicated that they had successfully opened an SCB EZ Savings account: The interest rate is stated as being 1.5% APR. There is a 15% tax withholding on interest earned for a regular savings account UNLESS you have registered your Thai Tax ID with that account, in which case there is only tax withheld if you exceed 20,000 baht in interest (i.e., tax is not withheld from the first baht of interest earned). Whether the SCB EZ Savings account is considered a regular savings account and falls under this provision I do not know.

SCB EZ Savings Account Product Sales Sheet: https://www.scb.co.th/content/dam/scb/personal-banking/product-sales-sheet/deposits/ez-savings-account-en.pdf Terms and Conditions: https://www.scb.co.th/content/dam/scb/personal-banking/terms-conditions/deposits/ez-savings-account/tc-ez-savings-account-en.pdf In particular, I note the following from the Terms and Conditions: Residence in Thailand is ambiguous. Does it mean one must be a Thai citizen, or have Permanent Residence in Thailand? Or does it mean that one must be living in Thailand on a long-term legal basis such as on annual retirement extensions? Mine is the latter case. I live in Thailand on retirement extensions of stay, own a freehold condo unit, and live no place other than Thailand.