SCOTT FITZGERSLD

i could be on those flights if the COE was so hard to allmost imposible to complete within 3 days (from the day they announced on 28 july ).

i have been spending allmost 4 days busy with this COE document, and everytime there is another issue. now, after booking my flight , hotel, and paid insurance, i got this message from the thai embassy (which does not answer the phone nor emails):

Royal Thai Embassy, has rejected your registration/application.

Due to 1. You must select your hotel under "SHA" category. 2. You must upload a SHABA reservation certificate from the hotel in the designated section. Please consult the hotel to obtain the certificate.

8 hours ago, Freeduhdum said:

So just to clarify... you are saying that the hotels are now adding testing fees as a separate charge, and that separate charge will have its own receipt, and this is what the OP will need to upload for his COE? Correct?

are you asking me for clarifications? all i can share with you is my royal hedeach.

here for example is the answer i got from the thai embassy, after downloading paid reservations for hotel and flight...the flight about to leave sunday and will have to be cancelled now:

Royal Thai Embassy,  has rejected your registration/application.

Due to 1. You must select your hotel under "SHA" category. 2. You must upload a SHABA reservation certificate from the hotel in the designated section. Please consult the hotel to obtain the certificate.

7 hours ago, jomtienisgood said:

And in case of a Positive PCR test, hospital , etc,etc, at your own cost

this acctually makes sense to me, but first, how do they want me to fly to thailand if

they make it so hard?

here for example is the answer i got from my embassy today, after downloading paid hotel and fligh ticket, and insurance. only now they tell me i need to get some kind of SHABA certificate....so now i am going to cancell all i paid for, becuase it will not be ready for sunday:

Royal Thai Embassy, has rejected your registration/application.

Due to 1. You must select your hotel under "SHA" category. 2. You must upload a SHABA reservation certificate from the hotel in the designated section. Please consult the hotel to obtain the certificate.

16 minutes ago, Freeduhdum said:

Here is your answer:

From the official Phuket News Article:

- Proof of payment for accommodation and RT-PCR testing by specifying a period of stay of not less than 14 days in a hotel or accommodation which has been registered according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports and Tourism of Thailand.

https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-sandbox-rules-tweaked-80505.php

yes, well, the thing is that i wanted to fly this coming sunday.

paying for the hotel is no problem, can use card on the web site,

but paying for the PCR testing need to be done by bank transfer, which takes few days

so why telling us about it only few days before the grand openning?

3 hours ago, dingdongrb said:

Not sure how accurate this is or even if I'm reading it correctly but it seems it did a 'touch and go' at a couple locations away from any airports....  ????

 

 

seems like a new , more aggresive, version of the virus has turned some passengers into zombies and authorities do not allow the plane to land.

propably emergency return because of  a passenger with no COE documents

1 hour ago, skatewash said:

The way I understand it you're sort of dependent on your hotel to do this for you, make the test arrangements for you, for which most hotels are charging 8,000 baht (3 tests, first at the airport).  It was something that was sprung on the hotels at the very last minute, but some hotels are able to cope with it and others aren't.

 

Bigger hotels have seemed to have a better handle on this than most smaller hotels.  But all the hotels are signed up to be SHA Plus so now is a good time for them to figure out what they need to do pronto or their customers will drift away to other hotels that have their act together.  

indeed i called few hotels, some knew something others had no clue...but anyway

it is one big hastle...propably i will not be able to fly soon as i planned.

one hotel sugested that i will TT the money to their bank account...but it tkaes 3 business days for an overseas transfer...so they said no worry, just show us the bank slip and

we will make the invoice for the COE...but i am worried

a brand requirement was added by thai authorities just yesterday - need to show proof of payment

for 3 PCR tests (for the sandbox phuket arrivals).

but it is not clear where do i get this proof of payment, and the chance to pay.

my COE is allmost complete with an air ticket for 4 july,  yet the COE cannot be completed without the

proof of payment, the COE website says : contact your hotel...but the hotel do not know either

and say: email reservation....what do i do now after paying ?

13 minutes ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

indeed i am going to call one of those hotels to see how it goes.

i also emailed thai embassy and called many times, but they do not answer

if i will not get a clear picture by tomorrow i will cancell my trip

just called one of the SHA+ hotels and they do not know what i am talking about

and asked me to email the reservation department.

so only tomorrow the reservation officers will come back to office and if they

are not hangover from last night they might find my email.

from the embassy there is no reply.

so the conclusion is that they expect me to buy an air ticker and hotel room, without

being sure about how can i get the PCR tests payment in advance...

Just now, Salerno said:

I'd be pushing the hotel for the documentation

indeed i am going to call one of those hotels to see how it goes.

i also emailed thai embassy and called many times, but they do not answer

if i will not get a clear picture by tomorrow i will cancell my trip

5 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Maybe by October this will change?

 

no it wont

54 minutes ago, Salerno said:

 

Have you actually tried paying for and getting a receipt?

no, becuase i must buy a flight and hotel room first, than the embassy will approve my COE than the hotel should contact me to talk about those PCR payment - and all this must be done when i plan to fly on sunday 4 of july...now i am sitting and thinking

if to risk my money (becuase once the flight is paid the money will not be returned)

and all this becuase of this stupid PCR receipts...

cant they trust us to pay for them cash in the hotel?

i am seriously thinking about cancelling my plan.

paid for the insurance tough///

3 hours ago, ourmanflint said:

So 4 paid tests in total just to go on holiday. No thanks

and you have to show proof of payment for those tests in advance, in order to get the COE.

and to get this proof of payment (with prices twice the normal price in europe ) you need

to be contacted by your hotel first, and ...well, how can you book a flight when so

many things can go wrong?

18 minutes ago, DFPhuket said:

Contact your hotel. They - not Agoda - have to also issue you the SHA+ certificate. Yes, 3 tests for vaccinated people is overkill, but the cost isn't out of the ordinary. The cheapest I've found in Bangkok for a PCR test (needed before I flew to the US) was 2700 for one. 

 

My attitude is anything is better than 14 days locked in a room. 

MY worry is that i will not be able to get all the documents right, than my flight will be

cancelled. i was hoping to fly on 4 july - how naive of me.

i had to see it coming.

the hotel will propably take one day to come back to me, than the COE will take few more

days...and who will lose his money if not all ready on time?

me of course.

i think i better wait it out. when they will see how few people coming - they

will ease their restrictions, no tourist will want to come with all those measures, when

countries around the world are openning to travel.

even singapore announced today it will treat corona as anoither flu. from august.

Just now, DFPhuket said:

The cost for the 3 tests is 8000 baht at most places. 

8000 baht for 3 tests? that is a lot !!

and how do i pay for it? on agoda.com or what?

i think i will cancell the whole trip now.

those bastards are just tripping on us,

they still live in the dream that thailand is a green country..

or just trying to milk any penny out of any tourist.

1 hour ago, DFPhuket said:

you upload two documents (PCR receipt and SHA+ confirmation). 

where do you get the PCR receipt?

2 hours ago, sallecc said:

insurance policy"

i think that for the sand box you must show the insurance

it is an automated system. i got my COE first rejected becuase no insurance,

and now that i uploaded the insurance it gor approved instantly. system

3 hours ago, DFPhuket said:

prepaid receipt covering the 3 Covid tests needed in Phuket

are you sure about this one? first time i hear about it

now where the hell do i get it?

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

If you entering visa exempt to get a 45 day entry you only need the covid 19 insurance for the 45 days.

You can get 60 days here: https://www.tipinsure.com/CovidRegional/product_detail

thank you so much. the link you provided acctually work !!

and what is i buy the 30 days insurance? will it be sufficient for the COE sandbox

for visa exempt?

to be honest, i never had any travel insurance. whenever i felt sick i bought a bottle of fire water

and it was fixed.

but i need to show one for the COE. i want to use AXA thailand travel insurance.

does anyone have experience with that?

will i be able to cancell it in case that my flight is busted? COE problems ext.?

and what if i will but it for a period of just 45 days - will they accept it (for COE only)?