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18 hours ago, Tanoshi said:
Can you provide a link to that information?
It looks to have come from Thailand Public Health Department's Facebook page. I'm not sure how to link to it but if you scroll down to 3rd July you should see it.
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18 hours ago, n00dle said:
I have a freind who flew back to the uk a little more than a month ago.
She required a passport and a flight.
No quarrantine, no contact tracing.
Im not sure there ever was a quarantine.
Your friend would have arrived before 8th June when quarantine commenced.
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5 hours ago, meechai said:
I cannot imagine any other travel insurance will cover COVID explicitly
Several UK travel insurers now offering Covid cover with no significant price increase.
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2 minutes ago, domomc said:
I paid$NZD350/THB7000 yesterday for the swab/ covid test + fit to fly medical to appease the Thai embassy NZ request. I have submitted all other dox incl ASQ booking, health insurance, flight booking (all paid for) details along with letters from my wife, her hospital, my employer, myself, marriage/ birth/ bank certs etc.
Married with children, I'll comply per instruction until repatriated, per statements issued by Thai MoFA.
You have to do it if that's what they dictate, but it seems a pain when another embassy clearly states the test, fit to fly cert and air ticket are not required for MFA approval and can be arranged later.
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2 hours ago, Peter Denis said:
In other words > it's a complete waste of time doing your 90-day report in person during the Amnesty.
Not if it's your first one and you want to do future ones online as your circumstances will make it difficult to do them in person post July 31st.
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150 baht fee introduced April 2009 according to this thread.
https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/255263-thai-banks-to-start-charging-for-atm-withdrawals/#comments
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You haven't said in your post what nationality he is. If he's Thai then the list in post 3 is correct. If however he is non-Thai then he will need one of the paid for options which go under the title of Alternative State Quarantine. There's a list of them on here somewhere but you'll have to search for it, or hopefully someone will post a link. I found this, but I've a feeling there are more now.
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42 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:
2. The UK has lifted quarantine requirements for travellers from Thailand
No they haven't. Thailand didn't make the list.
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39 minutes ago, RR2020 said:
It will be updated in due course, its a typo missing it from that list posted on 3rd July.
No, as stated there are two independent lists for totally different purposes. The one you linked to is not what is being discussed here and there are no typos. CorpusChristie explains the difference well.
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2 minutes ago, taotoo said:
I used a Bangkok Bank ATM recently - it charged the 220 baht fee, but didn't offer a choice of FX rates. Should I assume it charged me the DCC rate, only without asking?
No, unless they're trying to pull a fast one. Mastercard "rules" are that you must be offered the opportunity to pay in the local currency. If you aren't you should be able to reclaim any losses. I can't see any bank imposing it as you describe.
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20 hours ago, MichaelDK said:
Source of notification: https://thailand.prd.go.th/mobile_detail.php?cid=4&nid=9788
Your source is already out of date. Go to the CAAT website and you'll see a new announcement with more information for potential returnees, although the answer is still no IMO.
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21 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:
Anyone know of the Qatar Airways car service / chauffeur drive is still available for business class passengers (i.e. in the UK - from our homes to the Airport) ????
If you mean a complimentary service such as Emirates offers, then no, and as far as I know Qatar have never offered this. They do have a partnership with Blacklane to provide a paid for service.
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On 6/26/2020 at 11:31 AM, mrfill said:
1. The Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States was a treaty signed at Montevideo, Uruguay, on December 26 1933.
The convention set out the definition, rights and duties of statehood. Most well-known is Article 1, which set out four criteria for statehood, as quoted below.
The state as a person of international law should possess the following qualifications:
(a) a permanent population;
(b) a defined territory;
(c) government; and
(d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states.
Article 3 of the Convention also declares that statehood is independent of recognition by other states, so a country can exist even if other countries don't recognize it.
There is no English Government, only a UK one (although Scotland has its own and Wales and Northern Ireland have Assemblies). England is part of the United Kingdom, not a separate country.
Did you really use that convention to make a decision on whether or not England was a country? Have a look at who signed it and come back to us if you still think it makes the rules for us all. Or just Google "Is England a country" if you need more proof.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montevideo_Convention
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I did mine to get into the system and hopefully be able to do it on line in the future. Depending on where I am from August onwards may make it difficult to report in person at that time.
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8 hours ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:
Stuck? It sounds like he made a choice to remain in Thailand. There were some flights for those who wanted them for most of the year.. especially to the UK.
I reckon he was wanting to use the unused portion of his prepaid Emirates ticket, but they've not started flying to/from BKK yet. Now funds are getting low he's only just thought about a Plan B and this story was the best he could do.
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5 hours ago, Aforek said:
I have downloaded Internet explorer but cant'find it on my computer ( too old for Windows 10 ? )
thanks
If you have a "Search" magnifying glass on your Task Bar, click on it and type "iexplore" in the search box. If no button press the Windows key and "S" simultaneously. You should then see an Internet Explorer button.
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6 hours ago, murraynz said:
Surely that makes renting houses in thr uk,a pointless exercise..
It pretty much is for anyone joining the game now. For those already in it, there will be some lucky ones but many more whose money would be better invested elsewhere.
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2 hours ago, Sheryl said:
He hasn't asked about retirement or health insurance. He has insurance and is just additionally wanting to have a cash emergency fund.
I'm glad somebody spotted that.
OP - I've always been told between 6 months and a year, and now is the time that some are wishing they had it. Keep it in your "home" currency, wherever that may be, and don't think about interest rates at the moment. Always top it up by inflation however.
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On 6/25/2020 at 6:31 AM, uncleP said:
My mrs has a couple of staff who get zilch. They get paid very well but work 70 hours and 6 days a week. They only get songkran off paid. If they want a holiday they are free to take unpaid leave with notice. By the same token they were paid in full for the two months the shop was closed.
I bet they'd rather work for the OP.
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5 hours ago, kenk24 said:
of course I read the comment that provoked my comment... it was short - the old one about Thai doubling the price when there is no business... I see many discounts lately.
So you read the OP, which was a live, foots on the ground report and thought you'd discredit it with some useless bias. Stick in and you'll get the mod charlieh's job.
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A trip report and a video here, one in Business Class and one in Economy. Maybe didn't start in BKK, but should give you an idea of what to expect.
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Any Thai can make a booking. Whether they can fly on it depends on the destination (and any transit) country and their requirements.
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From the OP:
6 hours ago, cooked said:we called to book at one place and they quoted double the price stated on their website
5 hours ago, kenk24 said:I know that is the old tired cliche but I don't see that happening... if anything, the other way... and the op did not mention such a thing..
Did you even read it?
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1 hour ago, Thomas T said:
No, my card does't charge a transaction fee. Many cards do charge a 2% to 3% and that would be on top of the Thai bank's surcharge fee question that I am asking.
In that case all ATMs will be the same as long as you do not allow the ATM to do the currency conversion. Decline their nice offer and conversion will be done by Mastercard/Visa dependant on your card and will be much better than otherwise.
Mastercard is reportedly slightly better than Visa, but not worth worrying over.
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Was I discriminated against?
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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The process and status of your application seems messy, but to answer the question I don't think you were discriminated against, just unlucky.