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Just now, aussiexpat said:

Thanks for the update. 

 

The latest rules indicate 1 night hotel booking must include a PCR test on arrival and an Aantigen Test Kit (ATK) for Tourist to take with them for the 6-7 day self test.

 

I'm Assuming these prices don't include the PCR and ATK as one hotel is 1999 baht?

 

On the other hand, the other four hotels seem to have significant cost for 1 night (compared to 7 day rate)

 

3900 (16500)

6500 (23900)

5800 (13800)

6500 (19000)

 

Other

1999 (19000)

 

We have notified that hotel, as the test should be included in the price ;).

But I'm sure they will reconfirm this upon booking request.

Please bear with the hotels, as some may be more informed than others ????

We hear that the actual Thailand Pass website may be the following url:

https://tp.consular.go.th

Hard to know how we will proceed without the exact process in place.

2 hours ago, gk10012001 said:

Note the details  "Stayin hotel one night ....or until negative result is received.."  And what if they take more than one night, two, three four?  It is not withing your control.  And of course what if a positive result...

AQ hotels in the past do allow extension of stay at a lower cost rate, and SHA+ hotels of course allow this.

From what we understand nothing changes if you are tested positive, you would have to go to the hospital (this is why the insurance is required).

We are working on getting 1 Night AQ pricing, and will keep everyone informed.

You can follow our line account HERE for the AQ.in.th entry updates / notices.

The following list was released today
 

1. Australia
2. Austria
3. Bahrain
4. Belgium
5. Bhutan
6. Brunei Darussalam
7. Bulgaria
8. Cambodia
9. Canada
10. Chile
11. China
12. Cypris
13. Czech Republic
14. Denmark
15. Estonia
16. Finland
17. France
18. Germany
19. Greece
20. Hungary
21. Iceland
22. Ireland
23. Israel
24. Italy
25. Japan
26. Latvia
27. Lithuania
28. Malaysia
29. Malta
30. The Netherlands
31. New Zealand
32. Norway
33. Poland
34. Portugal
35. Qatar
36. Saudi Arabia
37. Singapore
38. Slovenia
39. South Korea
40. Spain
41. Sweden
42. Switzerland
43. United Arab Emirates
44. United Kingdom
45. United States of America
46. Hong Kong
     

As well as the following information




(source: https://asq.in.th/thailand-pass)

1 hour ago, TigerandDog said:

you can't work with too many insurers then, because I've contacted EVERY Thai authorised health insurance company today and only 2 had any knowledge of these alleged changes ( and AXA was not one of them), and 1 will not take on new clients 70 or older and the other has no premiums posted on their web site even though they have already updated their site to show 3 million as the minimum cover for O-A.

We got this notice on October 8th from Luma, and others. So they were aware of upcoming changes, and are modifying existing packages which did not meet these requirements.


 

2 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

3 Million Baht for Inpatient Coverage.  $100,000 USD for Covid 19 Coverage?  Coincidence?  $100,000 USD now converts to just slightly over 3 Million Baht. 

We were informed of this change by some of the insurers we work with weeks ago.

Currently the AXA, and TUNE policies (not the covid-only tune policy) should also cover the visa requirements for OA/STV.

You can see a comparison here: https://asq.in.th/thailand-covid-insurance (select a term greater than 89 days, and you will see OA/STV compatible policy pricing).

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

This refers just to the COVID insurance which is nothing new.

 

It does nto say anything about any new O-A visa specific requirement.

As we mentioned before this change happened on October 1st, but is just hitting the news now.

The only change has been that the OA insurance must also cover 100,000 USD covid coverage as well when applying outside of Thailand.

This applies for STV, and OA retirement visas only.

You can see a comparison here for policies on the Thailand Covid Insurance Comparison tool.

AXA, TUNE, and TGIA are all valid.

The official list is supposed to be announced by Wednesday.

So don't make any assumptions, and just wait for the final list.

2 minutes ago, oporhatch said:

Has anybody recently been through the COE process , giving the details for 1 night stay and one paid for PCR test, arriving after the 1st of November and been approved. I have a friend and they have booked a flight on the 3rd November and are concerned about 7 days quarantine through the COE process. My concern is I did the sand box for 14 days after day 3 this was converted to 7 days ... I could not leave the hotels early and still had to go through 3 PCR tests, whereas people 3 days later than could leave in 7 and get a PCR refund on one of the tests... any views, thought , comments

Their COE will not be approved as nothing related to "no-quarantine" entry has been finalized yet.

Our advice would be to delay your trip until this program has been fully fleshed out to avoid any issues, or go through the existing entry options.

COE works fine, the issue is just bad design.

Must click the little upload icon ????.

Lets hope the Thailand Pass system does not operate like this.

6 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

He is asking about the insurance for a OA visa application.

We were informed by an insurer that these requirements changed on October 1st.

This could mean the standard 100,000 USD covid policy that TGIA offers also meets the O-A visa requirements.

 

One thing to note is that the AXA, and TuneProtect policies now actually meet the requirements for OA/STV visas.

We were informed by the insurer directly that this changed on October 1st.

If anyone has a link to any official announcement it would be helpful.

https://asq.in.th/thailand-covid-insurance

TGIA is our recommended option for those over 75, and need to meet the entry requirements.

https://asq.in.th/thailand-covid-insurance

3 hours ago, nkg said:

 

Here's a link to 3 of the Thai covid insurance companies:

 

https://asq.in.th/thailand-covid-insurance

 

 

Edit: The policies above only cover you up to the age of 75. Here's a link to a company that accepts people up to the age of 99:

 

https://covid19.tgia.org/

 

Thanks for the advice, we have added the TGIA policy to the tool as well for those over 75 years of age.

3 hours ago, aussiexpat said:

Careful using this tool as the prices are only relevant to people coming from the USA, so not applicable to leaving Australia (which is much cheaper than from USA)

 

It states: "Example prices are based on an USA traveller, travelling from the USA"

 

We are working on adding country support, currently this only impacts AXA estimates.

For AXA the USA is marked in the mid level bracket (so prices may actually be less, and in rare cases they would be more).

3 hours ago, ozfarang said:

Covid insurance for COE

 

30 Days  ฿1600

60 Days  ฿2880

90 Days  ฿3840

 

from

 

https://covid19.tgia.org

 

 

 

This insurer is the main option if you are 75+ years old.

It also can be well priced if you are departing from certain countries. 

But for example if you are coming from the US they want 4,800 THB for 30 days (300%), compared to coming from Singapore!

You can use this tool here for a quick comparison for the other insurers: https://asq.in.th/thailand-covid-insurance

3 hours ago, aussiexpat said:

This is great value, down from 200,000 baht for 14 nights to 30,000 for 7 nights ????

(Thinking nice Typo lol)

I think for some reason this hotel does not wish to publish 14 night pricing.

We have reached out to them as we require 14 night pricing.

Our expectation is that the borders will start to allow entry, and they will have to do 14 day AQ. However it could be possible that not all AQ's have to accept this type of entry, and maybe the designate new AQ's closer to the borders. Very little is known.

34 minutes ago, treetops said:

Only 9 in Pattaya area.  Are you expecting more?

Yes, there should be around 20, unfortunately they have been quite slow updating their new package rates.

Hopefully by next week they submit their new rates.

Update regarding 7/10 day.

The changes are already officially announced in the Royal Gazette!

We also had over 70% of AQ's complete their 7/10 day pricing (as well as family pricing, and thai citizen discounts);

You can see the current Bangkok list of 7/10 DAY AQ Packages.

Hopefully by next week we have full coverage of the new pricing.

The advisable maximum is 20 days before arrival.