cubism001

10 hours ago, cubism001 said:

The Consulate in Lima sent me my COE today (12/24).  Muchas gracias

 

But there's a catch:  I picked up a UTI.  Will they let me fly? I'm seeing a doctor & taking antibiotics.  !

That's too bad about Bali.  I might need to go there. Maybe later.  As for the onward ticket & COE: this might have worked out fine.  An admin said I couldn't get a ticket to a closed place but gave a clear solution, which I have followed.  Thanks for the help!

16 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Almost all of Asia is closed for entries are closed for entries now.

This map from the IATA has info after clicking on country. https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/international-travel-document-news/1580226297.htm

You best option maybe be a refundable return ticket back to the US.

One option is might be a temporary ticket. See this site for example. https://onewayfly.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA5vb-BRCRARIsAJBKc6JLcI435OwYh5Q99o0tZyAjwZ_IVCE2v8zy-mW3MICZxHqZz7Qr6_UaAtqpEALw_wcB

Thanks very much! I'll get a temporary return to Ecuador. I won't touch the US right now.  Very contaminated, & generally out of control (IMO).  But I'll book EC today. Hope Thailand stays open after the local surge & lockdown.  Don't think I can leave much sooner than 3 wks. COE might take 10-14 days to process.

4 hours ago, ChouDoufu said:

what is your plan?

 

do you intend to leave thailand after 60 days, or are you planning to convert to a non-O visa, and simply need a throwaway ticket as proof of onward travel?

Need proof of onward. Praying i don't have to leave while conversion occurs.  Thanks.

6 hours ago, redpill17 said:

I'd just book it on bestonwardticket dot com without specifying the destination. Restrictions change all the time, so there's no point in looking them up now.

The first set of rules - which has stuck around - says that they won't accept an open or unspecified place ticket; it's not a big deal to just buy one to Nam.  And the stakes are very high (for me, at least). You lose thousands of dollars...hundreds if you really work at it.  And where would i go while i get yet another Thai deal together if they refuse me?   AND in March when the world stopped, i lost $600 on a ticket to Th.  All the time wasted, now living where I'm just passing through... Oh, no.  A cheap ticket will suit me fine.  Thanks for the link.  Best to you

6 hours ago, redpill17 said:

I'd just book it on bestonwardticket dot com without specifying the destination. Restrictions change all the time, so there's no point in looking them up now.

The first set of rules said they wouldn't accept an openor 

4 hours ago, ChouDoufu said:

what is your plan?

 

do you intend to leave thailand after 60 days, or are you planning to convert to a non-O visa, and simply need a throwaway ticket as proof of onward travel?

Thank you, George36.  I get emails constantly from flight companies (expedia cheapo etc) for tickets. I'll try Vietnam & see what happens.

3 minutes ago, George36 said:

If I may, I would like to make a suggestion.  The modification of flights seem to come with little penalty nowadays.  My round trip flight can be changed for a $50 fee through Eva Air.

 

I would recommend seeing if your present flight can be modified to be round trip with the return to be changed when and if you use it.  
 

 

Hope this fits.

Thank you. This is complicated, so ...  I, too, am flying Eva Air. However, there's still the problem of where to <say I'd> go? I'm in Ecuador now & flights that aren't in SE Asia are so expensive.  I wonder what Ubon Joe meant, 'they'll accept an onward ticket to anywhere?'  Wonder if I could make that Vietnam?  It 'could' be open in 60 days...

On 12/11/2020 at 7:48 PM, ubonjoe said:

 

They will accept a onward flight ticket to anywhere.

The online COE is working. Thanks for helping.  I'd llike to buy an onward ticket to somewhere in SA Asia, Vietnam or Laos.  I'll get to work asap on the Ed visa before that is needed, but I think I have to have an onward ticket.

Uh oh.  I'll need to check with other people flying back with the COE.  Thank you.  

I bought my ticket into Thailand and now need to book an onward ticket. I think that Singapore's open. Do I have another choice? Or do you think that Singapore is okay?  And should it be for 60 days?  (I'm visa exempt from the US.) Thank you.

Thank you for all your info. I think the Lima embassy will be fine. I hope so, because I've already got my ticket out of Ecuador.  They wrote asking if I get the 5 digit number.  There's no post office in EC so I'm stuck with a local COE & visa.  Re-reading the instructions again, they say clearly that if you don't have an item, you can add it later.  With the Indian visa we had to use IE. I wonder if Foxfire will work? (I use Opera.) I'll try Foxfire, then IE. I saw no buttons, got no code & unlike w/ the Indian visa, there's no email shop to go to for a stronger connection.

I just got one2go for my COE, seems great.  8000 B for 90 days.  Approved by the Thai govt., refund if the policy isn't approved.  I'm 72, so this took some searching to find.  Also, it;s the first time in years that I'll have medical insurance in Thailand.

What country did you get your onward ticket for?  I was going to buy one for (expensive) Singapore just because it's open. Thanks.

1. So the 30 day entry with extension is a sure thing?  (Some say it's not.)  I hope so. Getting a tourist visa w/out a postal system is unnerving.  2. After re-reading the instructions I think a person's supposed to have all the documents ready and then fill out the online forms.  I just assumed that like India's visa, this was possible but evidently it's not.  So opening a Thai COE that you worked on yesterday isn't possible...Sorry for being so dim.3.Re: visa box (status), the embassy in Peru just wrote that they added this to the online COE.

1. The real question is how do I access the Coe I've been filling out?  2. I can't figure out how to add my visa status, so until I know that, I'm stuck.  I'll come in with visa exempt. Thank you.

I'll shrink my screen.  Thank you.

I've entered almost all my documents and personal information and there's nowhere to save the files -- or I've overlooked this. As I gather information, I add it, with all the attachments. Now, for the 6th time, the file shut down.

I've written the Embassy 10 times and they ignore me. I don't have the choice of using an embassy in the US because there's no post office in Ecuador where I'm traveling.  Hope someone has advice. (a group of people using the online COE?) Thanks.

I'm insurance illiterate; it's usually just included in my work. I suspect others of this; so which covid insurance did you use? (It's worse than being tech illiterate right now.) Thank you.

Today I'll start the insurance - I might have to take a physical-  then write the Lima embassy & see if the 30 day visa exempt entry is ok with them.

Thank you. The Lima Embassy just replied with a welcome letter with clear guidelines for the COE process.  They said to write for a visa to Ecuador; but hopefully they'll accept the new visa on entry announcement & I can go without a visa.  Thanks so much. 

How would I go through the Lima Peru consulate for my Certificate of Entry? It seems like it's an automated system.  They show nothing about this on their menu.  Maybe I should write them and ask...Thank you.

16 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Online would only be the certificate of entry application. For the tourist visa application you to mail your passport and etc to them. Info is here: https://thaiconsulatela.org/en/tourist-visa/

When you do the online certificate of entry application the embassy will forward to the consulate for the state you enter unless you are within their jurisdiction. See: https://www.cognitoforms.com/RoyalThaiEmbassy1/onlineapplication

Visa exempt entries have been approved and should be shown on the embassy and consulate websites this coming week. That might work out good for you to go through the certificate of entry process from the embassy in Peru and start your trip from Ecuador since you would not need a visa.

An education visa?  & I could come in w/ visa exempt? Thanks.