DonsMom

4 hours ago, treetops said:

no need for a "14-day “maturation” period for the vaccination".

You're right! Since the quarantine period is same whether vaccinated or not, I'll simply return sooner and know that I will have completed the "maturation" of the vaccine while in quarantine.

Solves everything.

I learned a new Thai word/expression today: "wunwye" What a mess.

3 hours ago, ThaiVisaCentre said:

So you should ask the hotel first if they allow this, or contact our team to confirm this for you.

Good idea. Thank you TV for getting this info to us.

16 hours ago, Caldera said:

It would be best to renew it this week while you're still here. 

Will do.

I realize I set my initial travel dates in a moment of Covid-19 panic last week (or maybe it was brain fog-had Covid a year ago here). So it was a simple thing to change my departure by a few days, and take the rest of this week to renew.

Thanks all.

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

Bank branches at malls, shopping centers and etc were open today and will be open tomorrow.

So I thought, too. BKK Bank branch at CW was closed, as were other branches including Ekkamai commercial bank and Silom head office. Other banks seemed mostly to be open.

Can agent and I pass documents to each other through the hotel "quarantine" wall?

I am flying to the US next week specifically to get my J&J shot, returning 10 days before my one-year non-O expires. 7-day quarantine worked into this schedule just fine, but 14 days clearly doesn’t. I can’t return earlier because of the 14-day “maturation” period for the vaccination.

Today at CW, I was told I can renew TODAY (the magic calendar on her desk told her so). I wasn’t prepared, and banks are closed for the holidays.

Knowing nothing about quarantine, I wonder if I can hire a local agent and pass documents to him/her – passport, financials, etc. – while I am in quarantine? If I need to sign bank docs, can the agent take care of the back and forth?

I think my only other option is to enter after my visa expires on a tourist 30 day, then start my non-O process all over again.