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If I were only going to be there for one night, I'd be less picky. ???? My condo is in Jomtien, and so far, the closest SHA+ hotel on that site is the Citrus Grande Pattaya and the cheapest room is ฿15,000 for seven nights. So, I'm hoping for something closer and cheaper. <fingers crossed> [edited to add:] And now SHA+ hotels come up on agoda.com searching for "Pattaya SHA+" and "Jomtien SHA+" including the Jomtien Longstay Hotel (SHA Plus+) for ฿5,247.90 for seven nights. MUCH better! ????

Thanks! That list was not available 24 hours ago (I think that's when I checked that page last). So far, there are only six hotels on the list, but I'll keep monitoring it to see if more (cheaper & closer to my condo) hotels come on board with the program. I only want to go there at night to sleep to meet the letter of the law for Sandboxing.

1. Is this an official government site: https://tp.consular.go.th ? 2. This is one of three choices on https://tp.consular.go.th/en/plan: 3. By "Chon Buri" do they mean the entire province? A paid SHA+ hotel reservation is needed for seven days. So, which hotels are those in "Chon Buri"? Although I'm a U.S. citizen, I live in Mexico, which is not on the list of approved countries for the "Exemption from Quarantine (Test and Go)" list. I need a Sandbox. (I would not bother coming if I had to do the 10-day full-on "Alternative Quarantine".) Any insights would be appreciated! PS: Props to @aussiexpat who posted the same Sandbox list while I was writing this post.

So, at this point (7 days into the Nov. 1st loosening of entry requirements) that there is *NOT* a Pattaya Sandbox? If there is, where is the official list of (SHA+ ?) hotels for Pattaya?

This may be a "YMMV" issue, but I do have entry & exit stamps from Mexico in my passport.

Because I was replying to @Mikebell (see the quote in my post, do ya?) who said "rabies is often fatal" and I was pointing out that it is much more than "often" it is almost *always* fatal. Do you see my point now, or shall I type slower?

Per the WebMD web site: ... for humans.

I'm a full-time legal resident of Mexico but had the J&J (Janssen) vaccine at a Savon pharmacy in Nevada last year. Hope the Mexico Thai Embassy folks will accept the USA paper card! That's just one thing I'm wondering about. I'd like to start planning a 30-day visit for early next year using the 7-day Pattaya Sandbox (Mexico is not on the white list of countries with just the 1-day ASQ hotel option), but https://asq.in.th/ still shows: "The selected entry option is NOT APPROVED yet. Please be aware that you cannot currently enter the country with the option you have selected." ...for Pattaya Sandbox. It's now 01-Nov and I still can't find a list of hotels to look for a 7-day Sandbox booking.

Crikey, this gets confusing.

@ubonjoe Have the rules on that changed since @sirineou entered Thailand in May, or was he wrongly required to have the insurance?

I wonder what the person with the puppies in the OP uses as a life expectancy target for expats? Would she allow adoption of an older dog, say a 5-10 year old abandoned dog, rather than a puppy?

I would be flying from a country not on the "safe countries" list, so would need to sandbox/Blue Zone it. It is delightful that they are still finalising details when the changes are effective in two days, especially when the SHA+ hotel info must be submitted via the online application in advance of travel. Luckily I'm not planning to visit for at least a month or two, but it would be helpful to know what hotels I can use in the Jomtien area to start planning.

FYI, when I went to https://asq.in.th/ and selected Sandbox Hotels and clicked on Pattaya, I got: So... Is Pattaya not really a sandbox option? If so, where the heck is the list of SHA+ hotels?

Where is there an official list of SHA+ hotels for the "sandbox" plan? In my case, I'm interested in SHA+ hotels in Jomtien. The information at the TAT web page is slightly confusing (surprise, surprise): Shouldn't Step 6 be before Step 5? Or, is Step 5 done at a location in Bangkok/at Suvarnabhumi before heading to the Jomtien hotel?

(I am not directing this question at @Wydahoan I am merely using the graphic.) Step 01 clearly says that a "VISA EXEMPTION ... period of stay can not be extended." A 30-day visa-exempt entry can no longer be extended in-country for an additional 30 days? (Is that graphic actually from an official Thailand government web site?)

I could maybe understand a driver requesting a photo of you wearing a mask, but what purpose would face recognition serve?

To do a Pattaya Sandbox, would I have to fly into U-Tapao directly from overseas, or can I fly into Suvarnabhumi and take ground transportation to Pattaya?

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What a quaint, old-fashioned notion. Business today (including banking) is being run by a generation (generations?) of people with no sense of long-term loyalty. Or, long-term anything. They eschew pensions because they want to port their 401k as they flit from employer to employer. They (for whatever reason*) place no priority on seniority or longevity. If it suits the moment (short-term) they will abandon an employer, customer, bank, whatever, in a heartbeat. It's all about now. (And, all about me, of course.) Those of us who would think that 33 years of loyalty to an institution meant anything positive are almost laughably out of date. </end rant from cynical, aging Boomer> *Although the previous paragraph is truly how I feel, I sometimes wonder if their attitude is the result of the world we are leaving them. Maybe they feel the future is so bleak, dark and useless that they feel helpless when facing it. That could/would turn ones perspective to be more short-term focused. What's the use of long-term planning if there may be no future worth living? </end philosophical pondering by cynical, aging Boomer>

Which was it? Were the flights full or did they only have 75 and 125 passengers? Which was it? Were they "allowed to be full under the protocols" or are "airport authorities only allowing 130 seats to be used out of the 180 on the aircraft"?

Is it country of residence, presence in a country, or carrying that country's passport that grants entry after Nov. 1? U.S. is on the list. Canada is not. Who (if anyone) of the the following qualifies: a. Canadian living full-time in the U.S. b. Canadian having been visiting the U.S. for a designated period of time*? c. U.S. citizen living full-time in Canada d. U.S. citizen having been visiting Canada for that designated period of time? * or, whatever period of time might be stated to qualify for entry (like 30days maybe?)

Yeah. Would somebody characterize all of Asia with a single comment like that? Latin America is a huge area with a wide variety of situations. No doubt that poster encountered some issues whereever s/he was, but by and large, Latin America is very livable for folks from the rest of the western world. I live in Mexico in a large furnished & renovated colonial rental house and pay even less than you. I have washer/dryer, stable internet, and CATV. Quiet, safe neighborhood. Electricity & running water, too. ????

Aren't the Shinawatras holed up there? You *know* the PM would like to entice them to return, or at least remove any barriers to their return... ????

For over ten years now I've been able to access my pension account by going directly to the PBGC web site, but now: "Based on your feedback ... we are partnering with Login.gov to provide an extra layer of security, through two-factor authentication..." My feedback, your ass. To sign up for login.gov access they require a US address *and* a US phone number registered in your name (and specifically exclude Skype.) Has anybody here found a work around for that? I did successfully upload a scan of my NV drivers license, and also set up 2FA using Google Authenticator, but that's not enough. You need to jump over the address/phone hurdles, as well. (For the photo/scan of the drivers license, they will not accept a scan/photo of less than 2MB. <deleted>? I had to artificially inflate the file size in Photoshop and save as a bloated .PNG file to satisfy them...)

The USA is on the list of low-risk countries. Mexico is not on the list of low-risk countries. Can a US citizen living in Mexico enter Thailand on 01-Nov? Can a Mexican citizen living in the USA enter Thailand on 01-Nov?