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They will accept a recovery certificate. It's valid from 14-90 days after the certificate is issued.

I was told (in Bangkok) that I can't have a Thai international driving permit with a temporary Thai driving licence. I have to wait until I can renew it for a 5 year licence, and then I can get one. Is this something that varies in different offices?

I can't take any credit for it. A friend emailed it to me.

From the Ethiad website "You will only require a PCR test to fly from the UAE if your final destination requires one."

Yes, it's been published https://ratchakitcha2.soc.go.th/pdfdownload/?id=139D075S0000000004900

Qantas does not have their own pre-flight testing requirement. They only enforce the regulations of the destination country (as all airlines must). If you are flying to the UK, for example, you do not need a PCR test to fly Qantas.

This isn't particularly a recommendation because I only know of the guy by reputation, but there is a well-known Golden breeder called Craig Youse on Phuket, and he also works with other GR breeders across the country.

I have a cheap Moderna booster available at MedPark. It takes about 5 mins to transfer it, and you can book an appointment for the next day or later. Message me if you are interested.

My (vaccinated) family in the UK had COVID over Christmas, and are now down with it again. It's been 3 months almost to the day. No-one is seriously ill though, which is the main thing now.

Their website says they don't currently require a PCR test if you are flying to the UK, so it seems likely that they won't ask for one to fly to Thailand once the requirement is dropped. https://www.thaiairways.com/en_TH/news/news_announcement/news_detail/covid_info_th.page?country=united_kingdom_en.jpg

I already have, but if the QR codes eventually stop working, they will be useless without a wet signature or a stamp. Anyone can Photoshop a screenshot or edit a PDF.

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I haven't got a yellow book yet, but I plan to get one eventually. I'll probably be in Thailand for a couple more years, but it's unlikely to be more than that. I don't know how COVID vaccinations are going to play out in the long term. However, based on my experiences with Thai Gov IT so far, I have zero confidence that Mor Prom will be stable and available indefinitely, or that the QR codes will continue to work indefinitely. If/when they introduce some new system which half works some of the time, it may easy to switch over if you are in Thailand with a Thai phone number, (or maybe not), but I don't expect they will make it easy for anyone who has left. The yellow book might not be much use now, but it may end up being the only accessible official record I have of my vaccinations here.

This would be my suggestion as well. You are going to want to get a recovery certificate anyway, and you will need an official result for that. Shop around for the recovery certificate as well. There are clinics in the UK that will issue them after 7 days with a self-declaration that you have had no symptoms for 48 hours. MedConsult in Bangkok will issue one after 10 days.

This is based on a conversation with a UK hospital consultant, but I have no other evidence to back it up. Most people still test positive on PCR at day 10. About 20% still continuously test positive on PCR at day 15. Anyone can randomly test positive for months afterwards, even if they had been repeatedly testing negative, because the test can still pick up dead viral fragments.

Maybe, it's very ambiguous, but it makes a big difference to how long people have to wait.

I've used Luma insurance for multiple Thai Pass applications over the past few months. It's always been accepted without a problem. I've never made a claim though, so I've got no idea what they are like in that regard.

These 2 sites have conflicting information. IATA says the certificate has to have been issued at least 15 days before arrival and the Thai Embassy site says infected more than 14 days before.

Is the 15 days minimum published somewhere? Do you have a link? (I'm not disputing it, I've just not seen anything official about it.)

Qatar the country requires a pre-test. Qatar Airways doesn't. If you are travelling to a country with no pre-test requirement (e.g. the UK), then Qatar Airways does not require you to have any sort of test to fly with them.

If it's all on one ticket, your 72 hours will start with your flight from CM, unless you have a long stopover in Bangkok, in which case you may be able to argue that it starts from Bangkok depending on the exact situation. If you buy separate tickets, you will have to collect your luggage in Bangkok and check in again for your international flight. In that case, your 72 hours will start from the Bangkok flight. The CM airline doesn't even need to know you have an international flight later. You are getting different answers because there are several different factors involved, and you haven't given us enough information to be able to give you a definite answer.

Which airlines require a PCR test independent of country rules?

Is it all on one ticket, and how long are you in Bangkok for?

ATK will usually only detect an active or very recent infection. RT-PCR is similar to a DNA test, so it can pick up fragments of dead virus for weeks even months after infection. There is no way to 'prove' you have fully recovered. There are various estimates in the range of 5-14 days, or following 2 days of negative ATK tests, after which it is assumed you are no longer infectious even if you are still testing positive.

Do you have proof that you had COVID 2 months ago? A PCR or rapid test from a clinic or something like that, not just a self-test.