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2 Questions: Let's say I test +ve on day 1 or day 5, and they want me to quarantine at a hospital and pay out of pocket and then bill my insurance cos that's the scenarios I'v read.
1- What happens If I say F you I'm not paying or I don't have money to pay ? how can they force me to pay first out of pocket and then bill my insurance ?
2- Can I refuse to go to hospital since I'm asymptomatic and insist to quarantine at the Hotel. ?I'm speaking in regards to Phuket Test and Go ONLY, I read some people did that and they isolated at their own cost at a hotel rather than a hospital.
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20 hours ago, HeijoshinCool said:.
I flew in two days ago on a Japanese airline, stopped in Tokyo. Only time I wore a mask on the flight was when I moved about the plane. All the flight attendants were wonderful, didn't say a thing.
At Haneda, I did not wear a mask at all. Police walked by and nodded hello and smiled.
But back in LA the day prior to departure, a lot of people were double-masked, even when standing alone in the park on a windy day.....
I live in LA, and I know what you are talking about. today just went to Ventura county fair and was surprised and amazed that I only saw few people wearing a mask outdoors while 2-3 thousand people are back to normal thank God, I think few more month here and people will be back to our good old norms, and I'm hoping Thailand and other places by mid or end of 2022 will also normalize.
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3 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:
Well that chart looks simple to understand........(sigh)
I knew you gonna comment when I was posting haha. I can’t wait till Oct 31st to see the updates and how it’s gonna take effect. Most likely will apply as soon as the website is up.
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Copied from the News
https://asq.in.th/thailand-pass
Pending Final Approval
The MFA / Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recently announced that the Certificate of Entry (COE) will be replaced with the "Thailand Pass" system starting November 1st, 2021.
The "Thailand Pass" online registration system will exist on https://thailandpass.go.th, and should be accessible by November 1st, 2021.
Recent News Articles around "Thailand Pass"
The new Thailand Pass system will be for everyone except for those who will be traveling as part of group arrivals (by sea), and Alternative Hospital Quarantine (AHQ) stays will. They will have to use the existing COE system until otherwise specified.
Required Information for Thailand Pass
- Passport Information
- Vaccination Certificate
- Covid-19 Health Insurance Coverage
- SHA+/AQ Hotel Booking
It appears that prepaid COVID-19 PCR tests may no longer be required (recently mentioned in the Phuket Sandbox reduced requirements).
At the moment it is very hard to draw any final conclusions on the ease of the process, and who exactly will be able to enter "quarantine free". The chart released by the MFA did not seem to cover this newly announced entry method.
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I'm guessing you may actually be from a RED state like myself or at least you are one of the lions if you know what I mean. lol
I had the same question on mind but was planning to figure it out when I land there. glad to hear it's getting more relaxed with that non sense.
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Does it also heavily rain in the south like Samui and Phuket ? Does it get flooded there also or just central and northern Thailand ?
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On 9/14/2021 at 7:27 PM, fiddlehead said:
Don't know why there would only be 10 listed.
Here are the west side beaches listed (except for Mai Khao, which I have yet to measure because of the checkpoint up there, getting back)Wrong assumption but nice try.
answering your question 10 beaches are listed because it's my topic and I'm only interested in those 10 beaches to compare between, thanks for the alphabetical list but it's unnecessary. much appreciated ????
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I was just about to submit my passport few hours ago for a 60 days tourist Visa, but thanks to my procrastination I didn't and now I find myself reading this article lol.
music to my ears, thanks buddy.
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It's a multiple choice question so you can choose multiple beaches but please explain in few short words why you favor your choices.
It's nice to see how and why people rate their fav. beaches and their rating criteria.
we can all learn from one another.
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On 8/30/2021 at 11:12 PM, khunPer said:
You will normally get little better exchange rate by transferring money in foreign currency - some used to mention Kasikorn Bank (K-bank) as the bank with the best exchange rates, but the differences might be minor. Paypals exchange rates are by the way awful.
Most, if not all, Thai banks have online e-banking, and a smartphone app. Paying by phone-app instead of cash in for example hypermarkets and a number of chain stores become more and more used.
I'm using both Bangkok Bank and SCB, and my girlfriend is using SCB and Kasikorn; those are the three major banks, and all have e-banking. mobile apps, branches all over (mainly in malls), and many ATMs; however Bangkok Bank have less and SCB most in numbers.
It might be difficult to open a Thai bank account as tourists, the only way is to shop around - it might not even be a brand-rule, but can be down to the individual branch; so if one named bank refuse to open an account for a tourist, then another branch of the same bank might accept it...????
Hello my friend. I love when I see your comments, the details and all the useful info you add makes me trust your opinion and experience very easily ????
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15 hours ago, tonray said:
Not just Thais...I often do this to pay vendors who come to the house...I just scan the QR code they generate and done, and of course electric and water bills always this way.
Not that it’s my business but I got really curious what vendors you pay at home ? Is that a common thing in Thailand or what I understood the massage ladies etc. LOL sorry just curious.
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16 hours ago, LOS1 said:
Whichever bank you choose DO NOT transfer money in baht as you will get a very low exchange rate. Transfer as US denomination and let your Thai bank convert to baht.
I appreciate you, the conversion will take place in the US and it’s a very high rate. So from my main bank it’ll be sent to MoneyGram converted and the. Sent to hopefully my Thai bank as Bahts. Or else I’ll use your method of course
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19 hours ago, fceligoj said:
CIMB is not headquartered n Thailand. I think they are Malaysian. In Khon Kaen, we had our mortgage with them. They had one branch and 2 ATMs. Several years ago they closed their branch and one of the ATMs. So from a utilization perspective, I am not sure it is a good choice.
Bangkok Bank is the easiest bank for setting up transfers from the US to Thailand. But you should really look at Wise.com as the best approach for transferring money to Thailand, best exchange rate and a very, very competitive fee structure, probably one of the best. Check it out.
Tha k you for that, never heard of them I’ll take a look, I compared 6 different services and MoneyGram gave me the highest conversion rate and lowest fees just slower than others, but I’ll definitely look into wise.
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Hi Expats,
US passport holder
will stay in LOS minimum 5 months.
1- I need a bank that has good Bank app for iOS.
2- conveniently across Thailand branches or ATM’s either is fine.
3- No fees on ATM withdrawal or debit card transactions (In Baht of course)
I will transfer money from the US to this Thai Bank Account via MoneyGram or PayPal once every two weeks it’ll be transferred as Thai Baht, so I can use it right away whether cash by ATM withdrawal or by using the debit card to pay for stuff.
CIMB or Bangkok Bank is more superior and dominant ? Unless there’s a third better option that fits my needs. Thank you guys.
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1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:
If you end up spending lot of time in Asia in future, be aware that USA passport holders can obtain a 12 month multi entry tourist visa for Vietnam. Think they the only country that has that available option.
Strangely same as Au and some other countries, what's not available is visa exempt entry.
Apparently Japan is #1 passport in the world.
I didn’t know that and honestly it’s very helpful since I heard great things about Vietnam. I’m aware of the Japanese passport ranking it makes you wonder. I think the US passport rank as the 4th or 5th powerful passport based on ease of entrance to other countries.
Im not understanding the big difference between visa exempt and visa on entry since It really affect me either way. I’m still debating between the 60 days tourist visa or the visa exempt entry. We’ll see.
Speaking of Vietnam I just read that Anthony bourdain fav country was Vietnam and he shot a total of 9 episodes about Vietnam different shows over the years, It makes me wanna see it.
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I got my answers and got few laughs as well. Webby it’s not an argument. Let’s just move on. Thank you all for your effort and help it cleared my mind and made it easier to plan.
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20 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:
You can obtain a 30 day extension on both a visa exempt entry or tourist visa entry.
Enter on visa exempt gives you 45day permission of stay. A tourist visa 60days.
Either way after you extend by 30days you can subsequently obtain 60day covid extensions. They almost certainly will be continued.
Personally I would enter visa exempt. That's up to you.
BTW the reason for obtaining the 'standard' 30 day extension before covid extensions is that immigration will make you do it that way (most likely).
Forget the notion that 30day extension is more easy with tourist visa vs visa exempt entry. You will get a 30 day extension with either. 100%.
Finally I suggest you obtain full vaccination prior to travel to Thailand.
DrJack. You are not just a doctor you are the man :))))). Your answer is more than perfect. I’m fully vaccinated with the J&J back in June. I’ll try the tourist visa just cos it gives me 15 more days and it’s only $80. If it’s too much hassle then I’ll just skip it. Isn’t it great to have such a a great passport like the US passport.
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6 hours ago, ubonjoe said:
There is no 30 day on arrival. The correct name is a visa exempt entry.
Many people have entered visa exempt to get 45 day entr since they started allowing them again. Then they got the standard 30 day extension and applied for a 60 day covid 19 extension more than once.
Exactly. Can I still do that ? Or safer get the tourist visa for 60 days from the embassy here in the US. And by that my chances are better so I get the 30 days tourist visa extension and the. Hopefully if they still have the Covid extension in place then I can try and apply for it. So I’m not risking anything if I make sense at all. What are you guys thinking ?
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6 hours ago, WEBBYB808 said:Not during covid. I been in country two years and haven't crossed a border or left the country once. You have to have enough unused stamp space available in your passport. If you do not have unused or empty available stamp space then you must get a new pass book. Stamps are available if you have blank visa pages. If your passport doesn't have any available visa pages then you must get a new book or in some countries purchase new pages.
Dude, you misunderstood my question but thanks for the effort. That’s what everyone is trying to tell you. My passport has enough blank pages to travel the world so having space for stamps is not the point. Hope that clarifies everything. Peace!
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27 minutes ago, WEBBYB808 said:
No brainer! The law clearly states you must have a cert amount of stamps available. You can get a new passport in country through your Embassy. If you haven't planned ahead for this one would wonder why you aren't proactive? Can't you or aren't you eligible to get a new passport?
What are you talking about ?
Me No English lol
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I read in few websites as well as here that in LOS I can get standard extension as well as Covid extension even If I don’t have tourist visa on my US Visa exempt Passport.
When I called the Thai Embassy to verify, I was told The immigration office in LOS can’t and won’t give me any extension stamps if I don’t have any tourist visa in my passport.
without sarcasm and negativity if you can help me or let me know which one is correct with any evidence or proof or links as a proof to your answer I would be very thankful and appreciative.
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5 hours ago, Espanol said:
They would put a tracking bracelet on you
Okay, that's a good start to be aware of the other options, is there any info on google or here that discuss more how does this bracelet work or even confirms if no smart phone then a bracelet will be mandatory, Just curious ? I tried google and here and couldn't find anything confirming that.
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6 hours ago, The Farang said:
Why not just use the Morchana tracking app they make people download for the Phuket Sandbox? Makes no sense to go looking around for a green piece of paper to show you're vaxed. Everyone has a smartphone by now.
Question if you know, What happens or how does it work if I arrive at the airport for the Phuket sandbox and I don’t have a smartphone. Just a regular old phone without camera or GPS or capability of downloading apps. What would be the other options ? Thank you.
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On 8/26/2021 at 4:53 AM, richard_smith237 said:
There will be others like you.
Those who want to get vaccinated and get on with life but can’t.
Unfortunately, at the moment Thailand insists on vaccination to re-enter under the Sandbox scheme, otherwise your only option is to do the horrible 2 week Alternative State Quarantine and stay locked up in a hotel.
Any trip back to the UK will not be impacted and perhaps you can get the Valneva vaccine, assuming that does not bring on your anaphylaxis.
I read yesterday here on this website that the UK added Thailand to the red list meaning when he goes back to the UK he needs to quarantine at a hotel for two weeks also lol
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What If I refuse to quarantine at a hospital -asymptomatic in Phuket
in COVID-19 Coronavirus
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Your opinion doesn’t make any sense.