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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.

This announcement is not from the TAT its from the MFA, and Government PR team. Details around Thailand Pass /COE are still lacking.

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 Australia Austria Bahrain Belgium Bhutan Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Chile China Cypris Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Malaysia Malta The Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovenia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Hong Kong As well as the following information (source: https://asq.in.th/thailand-pass)

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.

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).

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.

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.

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

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

I had the team put priority on the departure country pricing logic for the insurance comparison. You should now be able to change the country. Please try it here: https://asq.in.th/thailand-covid-insurance We hope it is useful.

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).

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

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.

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.

Emirates is actually the best option as it also covering the scenario if someone on your flight next to you tests positive when coming into the Phuket sandbox. But if you are not flying emirates, and are looking for a general comparison of the most popular insurers you can use this Thailand Covid Insurance page.

The advisable maximum is 20 days before arrival.

Seems like a mistake, if you go to the next page you will see this message at the bottom. I shall undergo quarantine and comply with the order of communicable disease control officers at the place specified by communicable disease control officers for a period of no less than 7 days. The place of quarantine shall be in accordance with the criteria and guidelines prescribed by the government; and

We have heard some hotels doing this already if you have proof of vaccination. But its hard to know if all will do this ????