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20 minutes ago, Starmocihc said:

Yes of course it is. But it's a good reason to charge up a 150k baht invoice at the hospital. ????

20 minutes ago, Starmocihc said:

Yes of course it is. But it's a good reason to charge up a 150k baht invoice at the hospital. ????

And obviously it’s money in the bank for the hospital as you have your $100k Health Insurance cover.

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

There are private facilities which handle this.

You don’t need to be registered with the NHS or a GP - The NHS will not issue tests unless ’medically necessary’. 

 

Private facility: 

https://midlandhealth.co.uk (if you are in the midlands area). 

 

You don’t need to e-mail the Covid-19 & Fit to Fly certificates to anyone - those are for check in on your Repatriation flight. 

 

 

Before all this you have to apply for a Certificate of Entry - Via e-mail, there is no need to visit the Embassy. 

If you need to apply for a Visa this is also all online. 

 

The Embassy are only likely to respond once more repatriation flights open up. 

 

 

I thought you had to submit the Fit to Fly Cert. before the Embassy would give you a COE .

56 minutes ago, HashBrownHarry said:

noted

 

Did not know you were transferred to hospital if + test and no sypmtoms - totally unessasary IMO.

Usually it says ‘rushed’ to hospital, an average Thai reading that will think they have the plague, another bit of scaremongering to turn them against dirty foreigners !

4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Why do you need to be in London. You can e-mail all CoE application documents to the Thai Embassy. 

You only need to go to London if you are also applying for a Visa (and they affix the Visa in your Passport upon approval)

Even then, you could arrange with the Embassy to have your Visa affixed on the same day of flight (obviously involves being in London before Lunch time on the day of flight). 

 

I was given about 10 days notice. 

 

The planet where you can call up a doctor have a video call and get a Fit to Fly certificate for £30 (but prices go up to £100). 

I got my Fit to Fly certificate along with my Covid-19 PCR Test Results and Covid-19 Free certificate without having even spoken with a Doctor !!!!! (all part of the same package).

 

 

Be careful not to put up your own obstacles where an obstacle doesn’t exist. 

The planet where you can call up a doctor have a video call and get a Fit to Fly certificate for £30 (but prices go up to £100). 

I got my Fit to Fly certificate along with my Covid-19 PCR Test Results and Covid-19 Free certificate without having even spoken with a Doctor !!!!! (all part of the same package).
 

My partner and son are not registered with a GP so he/she wouldn’t issue the required Certs, they won’t even test me for Covid, were all your tests done 72 hours prior to your flight and where ?

Email the Certs to the Embassy if I had them, they don’t answer emails or phones.

1 minute ago, Max69xl said:

The process for a Thai national is a piece of cake compared to a foreigner. 

There is a priority list for Thais so not really a piece of cake in some respects, yes no Covid Test or Health Insurance but if you don’t live in the London area it’s not that easy.
I live 400 kilometres from London, my partner and son are here, I would need to travel by public transport to London stay in a hotel to make all the arrangements and by all accounts the Embassy don’t give you much advance notice that you have a seat. I spoke with the Embassy about a Fit to Fly Cert. oh just go to a Doctor. I said you cannot walk into a Doctors and get one, she said do it with a video call ?

Yeh a Doctor is going to issue a Cert. without knowing you and with a video call, what planet do these people live on. Yes I got a Medical Cert. from a Doctor in Pattaya for a 100 baht but this is U.K. is not Thailand.

Just now, Max69xl said:

They don't need a reason to come back home. 

Obviously they must be a huge reason as fare is £700/28500 baht ?

Why the rush for Thais to leave the U.K., they can’t all be Tourists albeit some may have lost their jobs ?

I used Messenger on the Embassy Facebook page, I received an instant reply and a video in Thai how to complete the application form.

25 minutes ago, PatrickC said:

 

Australia - Thai embassy there uses them for some repatriation flights. Yes of course had a COE and am currently in ASQ. My point is/was that it is not just Thai Airways running repatriation flights.

Thanks for the info, flying with Thai Air from London only Single Fare available just under £700, fares are normally around £500 return. They are not flying empty from Thailand either as people are returning to the U.K. fare same price.

How much was your fare and was it only a single if you don’t mind me asking ?

Just now, CorpusChristie said:

Did you complete the application form ?

Just printed it of, only issue is they want original birth cert. which is in Thai although I have a copy of certified translation. 

9 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

Wouldnt it be easier just to go into the local Job/U.C  center and ask them in there ?

Currently closed due to Covid, I have called the helpline and they have advised me to complete the application form.

20 minutes ago, PatrickC said:

 

The UK is just 1 country. There are many other countries where repatriation flights come in from. Mine was Emirates. Other posters have talked of ANA. Etc. It is not about handing a monopoly to Thai. It is about which airlines can fly the route at the repatriation prices and not make a loss, given the flight will be empty in one direction. Sure there are other considerations as well, such as moving cargo. 

You flew back to Thailand with Emirates, which country did you fly from, did you have a Certificate of Entry from the Embassy of that country and spend 14 days mandatory quarantine on arrival in Thailand ?

3 hours ago, PatrickC said:

 

Not true at all. Many airlines are running repatriation flights arranged by the embassies.

The repatriation flights from the U.K. are all Thai Air, 3 in August all full and you to have a Certificate of Entry from the Thai Embassy in London.

There are flights from Thailand to other destinations though.

We have been stuck in the U.K. since March with no return to Thailand in the foreseeable future due to the current restrictions. Can I claim Child Benefit for my son he has a U.K. Passport ?

2 minutes ago, beano2274 said:

who is talking about 3 flights per month, if Europe and other countries open up to Thailand then the Thais will want to travel and Thai will be the only airline actually flying in and out of Thailand.

If you search Skyscanner there are loads of airlines scheduling flights to Thailand not just Thai Air albeit 

they will be cancelled to the lockdown.

3 minutes ago, beano2274 said:

great business idea from Thai Airways, now they can fly in and out, but other Airlines cannot!!!!

I don’t think 3 flights a month is going to keep Thai Air afloat ?

7 minutes ago, Marco100 said:

I can confirm that Europe made a green list of countries wich can travel to Europe without quarantine.  Thailand is listed in the Green Zone so' Thais can travel free to Europe with no quarantine.  I read that there is a request of reciprocity in act . 

Added there is an Orange Zone and a Red Zone . France , Belgium , Spain was moved to the Orange Zone and every 2 weeks the Zoning is revised based on new numbers of infected ....

People who arrive from Thailand have to self isolate, Thailand is not on the U.K. exemption list,

Countries and territories with no self-isolation requirement on arrival in England

You may not have to self-isolate if you are travelling from one of the countries or territories listed below.

You will need to self-isolate if you visited or made a transit stop in a country or territory that is not on the list in the 14 days before you arrive in England.

• Akrotiri and Dhekelia
• Anguilla
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Aruba
• Australia
• Austria
• Barbados
• Bermuda
• Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba
• British Antarctic Territory
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• Brunei (added 11 August – if you arrived in England from Brunei before 11 August, you will need to  self–isolate)
• Cayman Islands
• the Channel Islands
• Croatia
• Curaçao
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Dominica
• Estonia
• Falkland Islands
• Faroe Islands
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• French Polynesia
• Gibraltar
• Germany
• Greece
• Greenland
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Ireland
• the Isle of Man
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Macao (Macau)
• Malaysia (added 11 August – if you arrived in England from Malaysia before 11 August, you will need to  self–isolate)
• Malta
• Mauritius
• Monaco
• Montserrat
• the Netherlands
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• Norway
• Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
• Poland
• Reunion
• San Marino
• Seychelles
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• South Korea
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
• St Barthélemy
• St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
• St Kitts and Nevis
• St Lucia
• St Pierre and Miquelon
• St Vincent and the Grenadines
• Switzerland
• Taiwan
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turkey
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Vatican City State
• Vietnam

4 minutes ago, NicoBKK said:

I still remember a Russian lady a couple of weeks ago which was negative in Russia, negative upon arrival, negative on 3rd quarantine day and positive on 13th day. Something isn't right either in quarantine environment or on the 2 weeks time

Being cynical as I said previously they are always going ‘test’ some one positive in quarantine ?

It would be interesting to know how people in Pattaya are managing to pay the school fees as many people were employed not only with Tourism but also businesses associated with Tourism.

Thais have never been barred from entering the U.K. as long as they self isolate for 14 days.

There are always going to be cases in quarantine, if there were no cases they would have to close all the quarantine hotels so ‘1 or 2 cases’ are always going to arise.

2 minutes ago, roquefort said:

My wife got her flight arranged through the Facebook page of the London embassy. Seems like the only viable way to contact them.

I used Messenger on FB I got all the info including a video on how to complete the application form, it was in Thai. I managed to get through on the phone, August flights were full but they were expecting a few cancellations. I mentioned I would be more interested in September flights but none available currently, she went decidedly cold and finished the call.

2 minutes ago, Elkski said:

I am almost desperate enough to see the GF to do 14 days.  I assume she could join me in the quarantine?  But last place I would risk being sick and stranded is Koh phi phi

2 minutes ago, Elkski said:

I am almost desperate enough to see the GF to do 14 days.  I assume she could join me in the quarantine?  But last place I would risk being sick and stranded is Koh phi phi

I doubt very much the authorities would let anyone share a room who potentially could have Covid19.

3 hours ago, Anton9 said:

Thailand better do more tests, there are already 2 imported cases from Thailand in the past 2 days in Japan and Italy

Thailand will say they caught it after arriving in the airport.