JoseThailand

As engineer-turned-health-minister Anutin said, all international arrivals will need to have a proof of covid vaccination, according to a newspaper forbidden to be referred to here. I just can't comprehend the depth of this insanity. They can really feed us with this nonsense? After almost 3 years of covid madness? They're not even talking about the alternatives like PCR test results or quarantine. They leave us only one option - vaccination. And all this is because they don't want to discriminate against the so easily offended Chinese. That's why they're better off to discriminate against the unvaccinated. This is Thailand, what else can I say.

I am unvaccinated. Pure as the driven snow.

I was there too last week, nobody asked me for a covid test or vaccination certificate.

Questions, questions, questions... Are you sure it's called "no problem"?

Why doomed? Maybe he will be deported and serve his sentence in Russia.

How do 1554 and 1669 work? How much do they charge for ambulance services?

You never had yellow fever?

That is truly amazing! You have the right to enter Thailand by air unlimited number of times - and no immigration officer tried to violate your rights! You must go down in history!

Btw, when using an agent, you may still need to buy insurance for 6k on top of that 4k agent fee.

Yes, this requirement is truly unsurmountable lol.

Are you sure they were Chinese and not Japanese or Korean?

At least they're better than the Chinese.

Does it work with outpatient treatment?

In non-tourist provinces they will just get rid of you with the "work permit" catch, same as in Bangkok.

Haha, of course it's "most visited" because most international flights land there and people may stay a night before moving to their planned destination in Thailand.

I just need to know what to do if the situation arises. I'm talking about avoiding overstay implications, such as inability to get certain visas in the future.

It's not really relevant. Imagine if a person had a flight booked for the last day of his visa, but got sick and couldn't go anywhere. What papers from the doctor do they need to avoid overstay when they're finally well enough to leave, say in the next couple of days?

I'm talking about real tourist locations, like Pattaya, Phuket, Samui etc. A lot of tourists open accounts with Bangkok Bank.

But what if you're can't get to immigration before the visa expires?

To give a more realistic example: A person may have food poisoning for a couple of days (we're in Thailand, remember?). It's probably not enough for a medical extension, but it definitely makes them unfit to travel.

Bangkok Bank easily opens accounts for tourists, at least in tourist locations. They will just ask you to buy accident insurance from them for around 6k baht.

What is the prescribed course of action when a person is genuinely unable to leave the country by the specified date? For example, a person may be sick and unfit to travel. How to avoid fines and an overstay stamp in the passport, which may prevent obtaining some visas in the future? What is the paperwork required? Anyone had an experience?

For that matter, even "permanent residency" is not really permanent and can be revoked if you leave the country and forget to get reentry permit.

I agree, in lots of countries simply marrying a citizen is a easy way to citizenship. In most cases, they get permanent residence right away and after some years in the country obtain citizenship.

The visa is truly long term, extendable indefinitely every 12 months. Unlike the tourist visa, which can be extended only once by 30 days.