CMBob

My app - IQ Air - currently (12:30AM) shows 163 which is an average of many monitors in and very near Chiangmai.  Here's a partial screen shot of just some of those monitoring stations:

Flew last week Vietjet to and from CNX and BKK and nothing was required.  Flew Bangkok Air to and from Trat and I was requested to show my vaccination card (CDC card from US) when checking in for the flight to Trat.  Answer to OP's question seems to be "maybe" so wise to take your proof of vaccination along. 

7 hours ago, Barley said:

OT question: Did VJ weigh your carry on? I think they allow 7 kg and they have been getting pretty strict about it, right?

No, my carry-on was pretty light. But also didn't notice anybody else' carry-on being weighed or checked (although admittedly I wasn't paying much attention to anything but my own items).   I was charged 422.65 baht for the 20kg of check-in luggage (one suitcase) but still remain amazed at how cheap some of the airline tickets are between here and Bangkok. 

Rained pretty hard on the west end with some minor street flooding.  Nice and cool out, like December as one poster mentioned.

But the shocker to me is the air quality (maybe never saw it this low in CM but definitely not in April).....

Just flew on VJ to BKK last Sunday and then on VJ back to CNX yesterday.  No questions about anything.

I continued to Trat (ultimately Koh Chang) last Sunday and returned yesterday to BKK on Bangkok Air.  While checking

in with BA for the flight to Trat, the check-in gal asked to see proof of vaccination (showed her my CDC card and Thai certificate).

[I have no clue about what rules (if any) apply to your Turkish Airlines, rules of any transit country, or rules of Germany...but you need to check them all]. 

As the OP mentions why he's thinking of doing this ( "Simply put I just want him to be the (sole) heir to my worldly-stuff-on-Thai-soil") and a Thai Will, as mentioned by everyone above, is the easier way to do this (and, if needed, to "undo" this).   

And, as noted by the OP, his plan only involves his Thai assets; yet, if the OP has  assets back in the US, an adoption would trigger rights to his partner in any "non-automatic-beneficiary" assets he may still still have there (or in other countries outside of Thailand). 

1 hour ago, khunjeff said:

https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/sg/media-centre/news-alert/?id=kataac8r

Every testing requirement I've seen so far has counted the time period before the first flight in the itinerary, regardless of whether it's a domestic connecting flight or an international departure. 

For example only, the Thai Consulate in Chicago made it very clear to me that the time period related only to the first international flight out of the US (and not my two domestic flights to San Francisco).

If you determine the debtor is clearly collectible, go ahead and pursue it [being aware that the best you'll do is what's owed less the cost (and stress) to get there]; however, if the debtor isn't collectible, pursuing it legally is pure folly.

7 hours ago, EricTh said:

It is a flight from Chiang Mai to Bangkok first, then from Bangkok to another country using a different airline. Is that considered a transit?

From a definitional standpoint, I'd guess one could call the switch in BKK a "transit"; however, any covid testing requirement time periods are from the departure time of one's first international flight and not from the time you depart on a domestic-to-domestic flight.  There are no testing requirements for a flight from CNX to BKK.

1 hour ago, jcmj said:

Well it can be difficult if flying to the US which requires a RT PCR test done within 24 hours of your flight so if you have a 6 am flight your going to have to go to Chonburi to get the test that will give you results within 4 hours and a bit pricey. What can you do. 

The US only requires an antigen test within the 24-hour time period.  Much less expensive and results often available within an hour or less.

1 hour ago, scorecard said:

.......... truth is that I hold 2 Ph.Ds. For the last decade of my working life I taught executive MBA programs and coached Ph.D. candidates and graded their disertations across 4 countries. .

With all those impressive education credentials, perhaps you could google and find out that Grab is a company (like Uber, Bolt, Tuk, etc.) that offers transport, food delivery, and other services via a mobile app.   

21 minutes ago, micky said:

Assuming my my Reporting date is 20 March.

I do do online on 20th March.

If my online application is rejected.

What is the next steps I should do ? Too late to try online again ?

Your advice is much appreciated.

Thanking you all in advance.

If your report date is March 20th, why would you wait until the 20th to try the online report?  Do it now (you can do it up to 15 days before your due date).

But, under your scenario, you still have 6 days past your due date to timely file the report in person.

6 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

Try telling that to  airline check-in staff.  I was in line at BKK and I was flying Singapore Airlines.  At the time(it has now changed) Singapore required a PCR test within 48 hours of departure.  I was very glad I took a PCR test and not an Antigen test.  The guy in front of me had an Antigen test result and he was turned away and told to get a PCR test(how the heck does one do that in under 2 hours).  

I transited through Singapore a few months ago and, yes, Singapore has its own transit requirements. And, as I said, you need to check the requirements of your airline, any countries you transit through, as well as the requirements of your home country.  But, regardless of what anybody says, the only US requirement currently (for quite a while now) is an antigen test within 24 hours of departure (meaning in US terms, within 24 hours of your first international flight on your trip back to the US).  

38 minutes ago, sqwakvfr said:

The US requires a 24 hour before flight PCR test.

The US only requires an antigen test within 24 hours, not the PCR test (although a PCR test within that time limit would suffice); regardless, as has been mentioned, one should check for airline requirements, transit country requirements, and home country requirements as some of those may differ.

I submitted an online 90-day report last week and, immediately after submitting it, realized I didn't insert a complete address (didn't see a space for my Soi number); regardless, it was approved the next morning.  

4 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Endemic... once they determine the pandemic has become endemic.

Whoops.....that looks pretty stupid.  Meant epidemic, of course.

Under the old Certificate of Entry program, Thai authorities would accept a home-country policy if (1) the policy specifically mentioned it covered covid or (2) if the policy didn't specifically mention covid and one obtained a letter from the health insurance company saying covid was in fact covered [I know friends in the US that contacted their health insurance companies and easily obtained such a letter (the companies were aware of the issue)].  Perhaps current new test and go program (or future entry programs) will allow the same.

Would note that the latest program only involves coverage for $20,000 of covid coverage and that's actually fairly inexpensive; however, given you say your trip is in July, I'd strongly suggest you wait until at least the last half of June to apply for anything as nobody knows what entry rules will apply then (Thai authorities are allegedly talking about eliminating all covid entry rules once they determine the pandemic has become an epidemic).

18 minutes ago, NotEinstein said:

I have been providing just a 3-months bank statement ( for the last 3 years of 17) along with bank letter and copy of bank book - never have been asked for a 12 months statement.

Same for me excepting for my latest annual extension (based on retirement and funds in the bank) in December, 2021.  Either I had a particularly picky Immigration officer or the requirements have changed.  Given the rules about how much one's account needs to hold for the 5 and 7 month time periods, I was prepared to present whatever they might request in that regard.

Would also note that, under the prior program (Certificate of Entry), it was acceptable to Thai authorities that one could use your home country health insurance if the policy specifically said it covered covid or if one obtained a separate letter from the health insurance company confirming that fact.  In the US, I know of a few people to handled it that way (they called their health insurance companies who were already aware of the issue and promptly sent them a letter or email - and that satisfied the Certificate of Entry requirements).  In other words, your current insurance coverage may be acceptable if it specifically covers covid or you get a statement from them saying it does).