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For STV visa due the recent changes you can use other policies like LUMA Its advisable to obtain your full insurance term upfront, as some insurers do not let you extend within country. We usually advise against STV as they also require you to have 90 days of pre-paid stay with a tax-receipt, as well as 90 days of insurance at minimum. There are other options to prolong your stay in Thailand which are more favorable. If you do need OA long stay insurance LUMA does offer this in country as well HERE Heres the pricing matrix for the 1 year long stay packages

We have never heard of anything like that happening. Arriving with an actual visa will make things easier.

If you are entering through the same way you originally arrived then it is technically possible.

Depending on your passport country there is no harm applying for a 60 Day Tourist Visa through the evisa system. A few months a year would not cause any issues, the issue is those who have been using short term visas to stay 1+ year. Most people get away with a warning, as long as they do not have a bad history, or don't have the 20,000 THB cash on hand.

The article is not saying that home-grown plants with > 2% are considered narcotics. It is saying in extract form if they have more than 2% then it would still be considered a narcotic. With the articles wording it would appear that all high-thc strains are fine, as long as not extracted into concentrates. By the time this is finalized by the FDA this may change.

It has been extended until July 25th. You can read more here: July 25 is now the Last day for Covid Visa Extensions

With that update we expect it to be extended again. While the two orders are not the same they are semi-related.

You can submit again without needing to do anything with your previous submission. There is no rule on how many approved/rejected Thailand Pass applications you can have, however there is a limit of 2 concurrent pending applications.

There is an extension option which can be used by the Russians, and Ukrainians. It is a 30 day extension based on embassy letter under war situation, and they can keep extending as long as the embassy continues to issue the required letter for them. This option has been rarely used as the covid extensions have been easier to get, and in some provinces you get a full 60 days.

Yes, its the full 60 day stamp.

One more thing is we are not yet sure about is if you can get the 2nd extension with the completion stamp if the program is not actually extended. This may only be an issue for some provinces where they issue an under consideration stamp which can range from 10 to 30 days, and you have to come back for the 2nd stamp for the full 60 days. If you need help with a full 60 day extension you can contact our team via LINE.

Should be very easy, especially if all you have done is 30 day exempt -> 30 day extension You will easily get your extension.

This is possible as well, but it would be hard for them to fully open up nightlife, and remove all entry requirements with an extended state of emergency as they are pushing to consider covid as endemic. I find it hard to believe that they will consider covid as endemic, and be in a state of emergency simultaneously. It's also possible this is the last time they extend it because there is still a small window where state of emergency will still be active. We still advise to apply soon if your intention is to get one of these extensions to avoid a negative outcome, there is another meeting on May 20th which will talk about further reductions of entry restrictions. We will have to wait, and see.

The Thailand Pass system has been improved. Approvals are guaranteed within 48 hours (as long as you submitted the correct information). But like Sheryl said you can apply for the Thailand Pass ahead of your trip while you are still in Thailand, the only issue you may run into is obtaining insurance while in Thailand. Some companies allow it, but many of the Thai companies do not.

Please read my comment again. Anything can happen, but it's highly likely that there will not be another extension unless they extend the state of emergency which currently ends on May 1st. Covid extensions are related to this state of emergency, and it does not seem likely that you can have the nightlife restrictions lifted on July 1st with a state of emergency in place. This is my opinion based on all the information we have access to.

Thats the FWD policy.

Yes they are still issuing Covid Extensions. But due to the country opening up, and most restrictions being dropped we do not expect the covid extensions to be extended past May 24th, so it is highly advisable to apply before the 25th. Visa runs are still possible, but covid extensions are less expensive, and much easier.

Just tried that form, they just recommend FWD, and did not even mention the limitations of the policy (which is misleading).

They do not enforce this. We have never heard of anyone having issues entering, or getting an approval under a FWD policy. The only risk we see is that if you were to actually have an issue, and needed this type of insurance they would weasel out of covering you based on the 14 day restriction, or the RT-PCR restriction.

If you wish to actually use the FWD policy it does need to be purchased 14 days before start date, OR you will need to have a RT-PCR test 72 hours before the start date. Many do not understand how the FWD policy works, and yet their Thailand Pass still gets approved even-though they cannot actually use that policy because they don't have the RT-PCR test. This is because the Thailand Pass application does not ask for a RT-PCR test for vaccinated entry. If your travel is within less than 14 days, and you do NOT have a RT-PCR test but wish to have a functional policy we recommend comparing your options between: WORLD TRIPS - compare prices based on your info (great for younger travelers, and shorter term trips) MSIG - has fixed pricing based on age similar to FWD but is much more expensive because it does not have additional restrictions, and comes with better coverage Many of the travelers wishing for all these requirements to be removed have expressed to us that they do not care if the policy can even be used. So they proceed to buy FWD (knowing the restrictions), or buy WORLD TRIPS policies with high 5,000 USD deductibles to reduce the cost. This is based on what we have seen from thousands of travelers which are in our facebook groups, and from our general clients. The point of my post was to show that there are low cost options that travelers are using every day compared to policies which can cost 3,000++ THB.

Any travel insurance from any country is acceptable, and with such a low minimum coverage its hard to find a policy which does not meet it. You are NOT required to buy from a Thai insurer, we see travelers get approved using 100 THB WorldTrips policies every day (which is NOT a Thai insurer, and Thailand does not profit from these policies). Heres an example of how low 2 day coverage can get. If you are staying less than 30 days then you most likely will save money depending on your age. Otherwise the FWD policy is a great option for those over the age of 45 as they do not increase price based on age (the downside being that you cannot buy less than 30 days). Requirements will eventually be dropped, but we are in a MUCH better situation now than a six months ago when things were 100x more expensive, and you had to deal with the possibility of an expensive 14 day hospital quarantine if testing positive (this has all been removed). The risk now is paying $2 - $20 for an insurance policy, and filling out a 15 minute form. The ironic part of all of this is there will be a $10 fee added to tourists anyways in the upcoming months, so actually there is very little difference for the traveler (some may even be saving money by arriving now).

I wouldn't delay your trip waiting for Thailand Pass to be fully removed. The May updates have already streamlined the process quite a bit, and we are regularly obtaining Thailand Pass approvals for our clients within a few hours if submitted correctly. As for the insurance requirement there are two very low cost options depending on your age. WORLDTRIPS (great for under 35, or have a short trip) you can set the deductible to 5,000 USD, and the premium to 50,000 USD for rates around 100-500 THB FWD (great for older than 35) fixed rate of 650 THB for 30 days (no matter what age) Most of the rejections we see are related to the following issues: foreign insurance policies which do not meet the requirements, or state coverage bad vaccine documents which do not state the actual vaccine type / injection date / name uploading a photo of their face, and not an actual passport document photo ???? So basically it's a $3 to $20 cost, and about 15-20 minutes of your time. We expect it to be possibly removed in July, or rebranded into something else which is a digitized TM6 replacement.

I think some insurers do not actually have the ability to make amendments in their system due to possible price changes (even if the term is not actually changing). Far from ideal but It should not impact your application, we have seen many travelers make these types of changes without issue.

Were they able to offer a full refund if you cancel? Some insurers just advise refundable cancellation, and repurchase of the policy with the amendments.

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