cubism001

On 1/15/2021 at 7:55 PM, cubism001 said:

...21 days...

 

 

 

This is extremely hard to fathom...If the Thais are dishing out visas on the 29th, why can't I just get one like everybody else?  BUT: is there a MOE link to registered language schools?  Friends are doing their best to help, but it's slow going.  Any reliable unbroken links are appreciated!  Thanks.

On 1/17/2021 at 5:46 AM, cubism001 said:

  I flew from Ecuador straight to ASQ.  I have 2 bags & hope to keep them w/out penalties/huge charges but can lighten them a bit. What airline should I book to CNX?  Planning on ED visa/student visa, too.  It's been awhile since I've been in LOS. Many changes, but so glad to be back. Many thanks  

I'd forgotten how blessedly cheap Thai airlines are: by slightly scaling down, my bags are going to be fine.

On 1/17/2021 at 5:16 PM, ubonjoe said:

You should not have a problem finding a room in Chiang Mai. Try to get a flight to CM the same day you finish quarantine and have proof you did it and have had a test showing you are not infected.

Ask the hotel for help with getting a sim card. For a few extra baht they might be able get one by showing their ID card.

Thanks ; it worked!

will chiang mai guest houses routinely refuse me an apt./room now?  This is serious.  I finish asq in bkk & have no where to go? Hope for an answer. No sim card to call places.   Just this wacko email from the apt. i'd counted on.

On 1/16/2021 at 11:41 PM, cubism001 said:

Because Bangkok is an area at risk of disease nowadays.
> If you want to stay in one of our apartments, You will also need to be
> quarantined for a period of time set by the government.
> And must also list a person to the staff in Chiang Mai too.

On 1/15/2021 at 4:55 AM, cubism001 said:

 

 

thank you\

 

BUT sudden reversal from apt. I'd relied on in Ch Mai: Because Bangkok is an area at risk of disease nowadays.
> If you want to stay in one of our apartments, You will also need to be
> quarantined for a period of time set by the government.
> And must also list a person to the staff in Chiang Mai too.

cubism hopes for adviceThanks

  I flew from Ecuador straight to ASQ.  I have 2 bags & hope to keep them w/out penalties/huge charges but can lighten them a bit. What airline should I book to CNX?  Planning on ED visa/student visa, too.  It's been awhile since I've been in LOS. Many changes, but so glad to be back. Many thanks  

12 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

You can apply for a 30 day extension of your visa exempt entry. I assume you got a 45 day entry not 30 days when you entered the country.

You could also apply for the 60 day covid 19 extension but by the time your current entry ends the order for it may of been extended beyond the 29th.

Chiang Mai immigration normally want 21 days remaining on your permit to stay to apply for a non-ed visa.

thank you\

7 hours ago, Phillip9 said:

they should consider a volunteer visa.  

I'm convinced. How do I set about this?  Thanks!

7 minutes ago, onebir said:

Where would the OP find a reasonable choice of language schools: Chiang Mai,

Is where I lived before & will again.  OK, I'll call American L school in Ch Mai tomorow. Already paid those huge sums for flights, insurance, asq & now I'll get the visa. 1st find a school,  then.... submit applcation (?).  & 29 Jan. extend. I think there are restrictions on the schools. Am L should know. Thank you.

In SFO, 5 minutes before boarding Qatar said the Thai govt demanded I get an onward ticket when my visa exception of 30 days was up.  They got me a flight to Cambodia on Feb. 10.  So I feel I'd better get moving on the visa I'd planned on: an education (student?) visa to study Thai  language.  I'm in quarantine in BKK; got here today. What should  I do next?  Thank you.

On 1/9/2021 at 8:55 PM, ubonjoe said:

Best to have the test result translated.

You should be able to find a translation service to do it that could stamp it. 

Things are increasingly covid-centered, the SFO airport almost empty.& even in Guayaquil at the airport & in the city things  were  reduced to basics. Cheerful, but basics, no translations, no friend of a friend to help.  We shall see. Thanks for writing. 

4 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

https://image.mfa.go.th/mfa/0/umufy3EgqL/T8new.pdf

Thank you. The new fit to fly form was much easier to deal with, too. There was one flaw in the final day: the lab report's in Spanish. Not a real complicated report, 'negativo' being the important thing, so I wish I could just leave it as it is. I'll be in Guayaquil, EC tomorrow to get the flight, & so far people say I can get on the plane, with all the other docs. Should I  ask a visa facilitator to translate it for me? 

On 1/7/2021 at 8:24 PM, ubonjoe said:

You will need the fit to fly within 72 hours before your flight. That should not be hard to get done. Just show one of these two forms to a  clinic for doctor . F2F form or F2F-Form (1)  Here is the 2nd one translated to Spanish to show a doctor so they can just fill in the blanks in on the english one. Fit to fly certificate in Spanish.pdf

 

I think the airlines are aware now that Thailand only the covid 19 test certificate to be issued 72 hours before the first departure flight.

What about the T8 form?  Where do I get it?  Thank you for the fit to fly forms!

9 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

What is the day you leave Ecuador?  Only the test results certificate need to done 72 hours before departure.

I leave EC Jan. 11 12 43 am.  So I must have the test results but not the fit to fly?  Then I'm ok.  thank you. But where do I get that?

I wanted to share this w/ the group/board; it might help somebody: the Lima embassy wrote that a person traveling a long route similar to mine was stopped by Qatar in Dubai. Qatar wanted him to take another test (in Dubai) because the rt pcr test was 'too old.' But then they let him fly on to Bangkok! (I'll fly through Doha, but I hope it's similar.)

Thank you.

10 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

It is for the departing flight from where you at when the test is done. That also the first place you need to show the COE.

Sorry for temporarily being discouraged.

The test has to be done either in Cuenca or Guayaquil, and I can't find anyplace in Guayaquil because of test results take a day or at least several hours.  Same with SFO or anyplace in the US now: they're swamped with people who want to be tested. Since day 1 I've used the COE guidelines so I'd have the results & fit to fly to take onto the airplane in Ecuador. Is that all right, Cuenca or the city where the plane leaves?  Thanks again.

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

It is shown here on the embassy in the states website. https://thaiembdc.org/visa_tourist_coe/

"4. A Medical certificate with a laboratory result indicating that COVID -19 is not detected, issued no more than 72 hours before departure"

It is also shown on the IATA website. Click on Thailand on the map. https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php

You need to try and get it before leaving ecuador. They might not allow you to board your flight without it.

You will also need a fit to fly certificate issued no more than 72 hours before departure.

Thank you for your advice.  I'm ok with the covid test & fit to fly (I've got that lined up here in Cuenca). It's the first embarkation point debate that's made me ...feel like this won't work, at least for now.  some people say that means Guayaquil airport; most others say it means the last American stopping place before landing in Bangkok, and if I don't get that exactly right, BKK immigration won't let me in.

19 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

That has been required since they stared allowing people to enter the country in March or April.

I can't find that requirement anywhere, but the COE instructions say that the test needs to be done within 72 hours of departure. Should I change my flights, my COE, so I can somehow get this done before I land in BKK? I wonder if I could get it done in Doha. That's the closest. 

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

This from the COE application site. https://coethailand.mfa.go.th/regis/step?language=en

You need it it before your your flight departs from Ecuador.

Thanks so much.  Why is there this sudden assurance that the test must be done just prior to arriving in BKK?

Ubon Joe

I just got my 2nd COE & depart Ecuador for FLL on Jan 11.  BUT someone just mentioned that my fit to fly & covid test must be done prior to the first international flight before arriving at Bangkok.  not the 1st international flight (from Guayaquil International airport).  Could you please  clarify? Thanks!

On 1/5/2021 at 12:04 AM, Mai mee said:

Unless they change things again in the next two weeks 555 ???? I am taking nothing for granted.

they'll change 10 times by then...BTW, The Lima embassy sent my new coe today! Thanks to everyone for the dozens of explanations and support!

8 hours ago, Mai mee said:

 

 

I can't remember if you have received your visa already or not? Have you submitted your final flights to the Thai COE system yet? Or instead are you unable to enter the online COE system and upload your information?

I'm doing the visa exemption, then applying for an Ed visa once I'm in Thailand. That's the current problem: submitting my final flights to the COE system. The Eva flights were stopped so i bought new ones from Qatar but can't get into the system.  The Lima embassy is debating how to do this, if at all.  I didn't know LA functioned so well, with all the covid problems. That's great.  Sounds like you're ready to go on the 20th!

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

He is a US citizen but is in Ecuador now and is using the embassy in Lima, Peru.

He may be able to use the consulate in LA if he has a flight out of LAX.

That's out, then. I wonder if Argentina or Brazil would work if Lima can't deal with it? Thanks.

But I'm going to try again. It was sheer hubris, trusting the Lima Thai embassy.  They've really screwed things up now.  The guy I trusted didn't know how to let me put in changes, but didn't tell me for a week.  I'll be lucky if I get a dime back from all I've spent. Now I'll try the LA Embassy.  I dislike SA, just not my cup of tea & don't want to be stuck here any longer. It's not right to give up.

11 minutes ago, Mai mee said:

Hopefully you will get your COE very soon. My COE arrived by email today, so the system is working. It is my belief that with the recent holidays, both worldwide and in Thailand, the processing which has to be reviewed by real people had slowed down and things are moving again.

 

I can't remember if you have received your visa already or not? Have you submitted your final flights to the Thai COE system yet? Or instead are you unable to enter the online COE system and upload your information?

I was going in on a visa exempt, then changing to an ed visa. Now the embassy insists that I can enter the COE system. After an hr I was able to. Press the red edit button, & got a screen blocker: you did not enter your flight info w/in 15 days.' Oh they're moving along now, but not always knowledgeably.  I'm working hard now on improving my lot in life, not pining after what's not working... Thank you for your encouragement. I'm glad things are working for you! I have a friend from LA who really needed this & he's been in Ch Mai for 10 months.  Glad for him, too. There's a slim chance I'll get there, too.

4 hours ago, Mai mee said:

One can never feel comfortable until he's arrived and cleared ASQ in Thailand. We're not in a stable predictable environment, and it's important to remember who we're dealing with as well.

Things are not going well for me at all: the Thais now say that I can get into the system & make the necessary changes by using my log in information only. I leave at 12 am 1 11 20.  But re who  we're dealing with: at least it's not Trp, the R party, & we'll survive no matter what they throw at us! I wonder how much of all this I can get refunded if I have to stay in Ecuador & not go to Thailand.