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6 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

I would suggest that anything which states the following should be ok and you can print it out. 

- Full Name

- Test Date

- Type of Test: Covid-19 RT PCR 

- Result of Test

Definitely also should have your passport number and date of birth.

16 hours ago, JamesH said:

It seems that most or all Covid-19 RT-PCR testing locations only supply a digital copy of the test results?

That's not true.  Most or probably all hospitals will provide you with an official copy with the hospital stamp on it if you need it.  

Check with your airline what is actually required.  It all varies by your airline and destination country.

On 5/3/2021 at 6:28 PM, JGA said:

The main airlines flying from Bangkok to the eastern US seem to be Emirates, Qatar, JAL, and Korean Air. I just looked at the Emirates web site and they only accept PCR tests to transit in Dubai,

There is no covid test requirement to transit dubai if you are departing from thailand, so you will only have to meet the US testing requirement of an antigen or pcr test if flying from BKK to the USA and transiting dubai.  Same with Qatar.  I don't know about JAL or korean.

https://www.emirates.com/us/english/help/covid-19/

3 hours ago, Elkski said:

I think delta said no on antigen test.  Or was that the US site that said that.  I don't think the US is accepting antigen because 50% or so efficiency. 

US definitely accepts antigen tests.  Below is from the official cdc site.  US embassy website says the same thing.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/testing-international-air-travelers.html

24 minutes ago, zzzzz said:

yep; i can get the same
BUT
phuket-sf 62,000 baht via Singapore

Are you a resident of Singapore?  Singapore's borders are closed to anyone else living in Thailand.

It depends on the airline.  Most of the airlines actually flying to the US are flying reliably with very few cancellations.   But some unreliable airlines like Thai airways continue to keep flights on their schedule that they have no intention to actually fly and then cancel them a couple of weeks before departure.

What airline is she flying?  It's best to check your flight numbers on a site like flightaware.com and see if they have been routinely flying.

2 hours ago, Ventenio said:

curious how much the bribe would be.....i would have paid 4000 instead of 2000, no more, since you can go someone else and pay 2000.  1900, 2000....depends where you go as well.  

They were asking an additional 5K or 7k total.  I didn't have the option of going to another IO because I had a non-O ed extension I needed to cancel first before I could get the covid extension.  Probably why they thought they could extort me.

I had immigration in Hua Hin demand an embassy letter or a bribe to get a covid extension about a month ago.  I decided it wasn't worth the hassle and went home to get vaccinated.  I didn't know about the "no letter" option.

10 hours ago, Greenside said:

Why would you want to do that?  Being alerted to having recently been in a location which turned out to be a hotspot should, at the very least, make you more cautious about mixing with vulnerable people and possibly infecting them.  As a bonus you may catch your own symptoms earlier.

You would be crazy to use an app that may let the Thai government know you were in a hotspot.

Have you read about all the asymptomatics who tested positive and then were forced into detention camps for 2 weeks and charged a fortune for treatment they didn't need?

33 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

I just aim my phone camera at the QR code and pretend to hit a button.

Same here.   I've noticed Thais doing the same thing.

Don't get your hopes up.  I completed a similar survey with bumrungrad 3 months ago, and I never heard anything from them since.

9 hours ago, Brunolem said:

So far, Joe Biden (and everyone else) is still wearing a mask, or two, 3 months after getting his shots...

Apparently you missed the latest CDC guidance, and the press conference where Biden took off his mask yesterday.

6 hours ago, Kiujunn said:

So what's Thaichana for?

Thaichanna is what you use to scan all those QR codes you see everywhere.

morchanna tracks your location everywhere and uses bluetooth to keep track of when you are near any other users.

1 hour ago, Kiujunn said:

Thaichana: app to get money from government

 

Am I mistaken? 

You are mistaken.

39 minutes ago, thai006 said:

why come back to 14 days quarantine the virus is stil there , and it was here not because of farang who was quarantine,

The new outbreak is from the UK variant.  It came abroad from somewhere, probably from a farang that went through ASQ.  They are logically worried some of the even more dangerous variants might do the same.

2 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

2. BKK to LAX roundtrip                  $1,000(I can connect in Manila for $650 but might not be a good idea).

3. LAX Rental Car for 21 Days        $1,000(I was shocked at this number but it looks the supply of cars is low for Hertz or Enterprise)

4. LA area hotel, motel or AirBnB  $1500(could be $2,000?)

You can't transit Philippines now.  It's not allowed for anyone. 

3 minutes ago, bbabythai said:

Wow. Is this available to non American citizens ie tourists?

 

Does one have to do quaranteen on arrival in the States?

It is not just for US citizens.  Some states are technically limiting it to only residents, but other states are openly vaccinating anyone.  In practice, I think a foreigner could get it in any state if they tried. 

There is no quarantine requirement to enter the US from Thailand, but getting back to Thailand would be tricky.

https://www.traveloffpath.com/these-u-s-states-will-vaccinate-all-foreign-travelers-for-covid-19/

6 minutes ago, Brunolem said:

Actually they call it RNA therapy, which is a derivative of gene therapy:

It's not even RNA therapy.  Thats a completely different thing.  Sure, Moderna was developing that too, but its completely different.

24 minutes ago, Brierley said:

The logistics of making the trip and the cost make it all seem implausible, unless she's got more money than sense.

What logistics and costs?   Flights to the US are super cheap, and Thais don't have to pay for quarantine on return.  Perhaps she wants to vacation in the US or visit family there anyway.  Seems like the best time ever to do that.  With Thailand in near lockdown for the foreseeable future she probably wouldn't have many customers anyway.  

2 hours ago, sead said:

If i book and pay a 10 day ASQ for next week, can they say no and tell me to rebook or something even if i wont have time to reschedule the flight and get new COE. Anyone knows?

They can do whatever they want.  In the past they have announced border changes with just a day or two advanced notice.