PabloSanDiego

$37 for an RT-PCR test is a bargain. I would have done this my last trip if I knew about it. I ended up spending $200 for a 20 minute test at the airport on my departure day because I wasn't home within 72 hours of departure. This trip though I'm home and my HMO gives me the RT-PCR for free so I'm just doing that. So I guess Salem Health doesn't do them for free for you. Or maybe you're not at home and in a situation like I was in. Anyway, thanks for the tip on that Amazon test. At $37 that should be helpful to some people.

no need to provide return trip tickets, or any tickets for that matter. My trip last month was for 10 days and my 2nd trip (already approved) next week is for 12 days. There isn't even a place to upload the flight itinerary or receipt although I suppose you could on the final page where they provide that last miscellaneous document upload area. I think what you're getting at is when you land you get the stamp for 30 days so a 20 day insurance policy is short of that, but as we do input the length of stay in the application that policy is fine. I found the the cost between a 20 day and 30 days policy to be negligible though.

I just got approved for my second Thailand trip under Thailand Pass, and will be departing in 7 days. This might be helpful for some Americans like me who have 2 QR Codes to choose from. I first applied on Thursday November 26 in the early morning. Got my receipt email and tracking number and have been checking status way too often since. It's been stuck on "Reviewing" so on Monday November 29 I sent an email to the support email address asking for help, but nothing heard and 24 hours later still no approval. This application used my gmail address which was the one that got approved for my first trip earlier this month. I also uploaded the cropped vaccine QR Code from my HMO Kaiser Permanente, it's called a "Smart Health Card" because someone posted they got instant approval with it. Since I have 7 days until departure, I was starting to feel a bit stressed so just now I did a second application using my work email address. For my first trip 3 weeks ago I used that on my first application that was never approved. The only difference is this time I used my California State vaccine QR Code from my phone app (cropped to just the code). I hit submit and seconds later heard my email chime and looked to find both the receipt email and the instant approval. Still showing "Reviewing" on the one I submitted back on the 26th. Who really knows how the automated approvals work, but for any Yanks who have the California QR code, I'm at least 1 case where it worked for instant approval.

100% you need a test, as the check in agent at Suvarnabhumi asked for it along with my vaccine card. But actually an Antigen test would have been OK when I read the rules but as I was transiting in Japan on ANA flights the rules seemed a bit ambiguous there, so I just played it safe and got the RT-PCR. Also the hospital where I did the test only offered the RT-PCR. I think I could saved some baht by finding a place that gives the antigen test. For my next trip next week returning in late December I'll look more into it but for sure we all need to read the rules as they can always change.

for my trip, when I checked in for my first leg at JFK with Finnair they checked every doc. Thailand Pass QR Code, Vaccine Card, Hotel, Insurance, 72-hour RT-PCR Test Result. When I arrived at BKK all they checked was Thailand Pass QR code which they scanned and my 72-hour test result. When I departed BKK to return home, they looked at my Vaccine Card and my new 72-hour RT-PCR test result I got in Thailand. I think some of this can be digital on your phone, e.g.g, the Thailand Pass QR. But I just found it easier to print everything and put it all in a folder and had my vaccine card in my passport wallet with my passport. When getting my pre-return test in Thailand the hospital asked for my passport but were ok with a folded up copy I keep in my travel wallet.

I submitted about 18 hours ago, so I've lost hope for the fast approval. I am pretty sure my app was airtight too. Plus I was already approved once and have returned home so this is my second TP trip and was thinking maybe that would help. I might try a second submission using a different QR code but will wait a few days. The full 7 work days puts me right at my departure day and I don't want the stress of not having my approval as it gets close.

Thanks! Good info. If you put the QR codes side by side you can see that they are different.

I am getting ready to submit my 2nd Thailand Pass application for my 2nd trip under the program. I have some time as I don't depart until the 8th, but I'd like to get the instant approval. Last time I submitted the California State QR code and had to wait 5 days. My question is for any Americans out there who got instant approval or anyone else who might help. I have 2 vaccine QR Codes. One from the State of California and one from my HMO (Kaiser Permanente). I can tell the QR Codes are not the same. Does anyone know if either one gets instant approval? Or would it make sense to upload one for vaccine #1 and the other for vaccine #2, even though both document all 3 of my shots (2 in April and booster earlier this month)? It probably doesn't matter, but I'd like to try to get that instant approval.

ok now I get it. With all those changes, I'd reapply ASAP. There should still be time. If you don't get the second approval, then maybe try on the pass you have now. My docs got scrutinized pretty closely every step of the way. I'd be nervous not having dates match up.

I departed JFK just before midnight on November 13 and landed at BKK the morning of 15 November after a 2 hour layover in Helsinki. What exactly is your concern? The pre flight PCR is required 72 hours before your first leg depature.

I am now in Narita having finished my first Thailand visit using Thailand Pass. As I've posted before, when I arrived at Suvarnabhumi last week, nobody even mentioned this Mor Chana app. There were no signs, no pieces of paper given to us, nothing. So I never loaded it, and I suspect very few if anyone else on my flight did. How would they even know about it? The only way I knew about it was reading this forum. I read it's somewhere in the fine print Ts & Cs but hardly anybody reads those and if even if you did you'd probably gloss right over the Mor Chana mention. On my departure from Suvanrabhumi this morning there was again no mention of this app or my Antigen test that I did take on Day 6. When I emailed my hotel asking them if they wanted my test result, this is what they replied to me: Please be inform that there will be no request to show ATK result to Hotel anymore just stay healthy My hotel was the JW Marriott Bangkok, one of the biggest hotels in Bangkok who seemed totally on top of everything related to Thailand Pass. Based on my experience, I don't think this Mor Chana requirement is in effect any more. The 6/7 day self test seems to be on the honor system, report yourself if you're positive, otherwise just continue with your visit. As an added note, my short 9 days visit was an absolute BLAST! True it wasn't Thailand of 2019 but I had an extremely good time. I cannot wait to return in 2 weeks. Worth every bit of effort and stress in doing the Pass.

I will also be going through this again in 3 weeks. the JW was my home away from home for about 10 years (although 5+ years ago) and I loved going back last week. They were so professional about everything and I am sure I'm going to use their Test & Go again. For an extra couple thousand baht, I know I'm going to get a private van and everything taken care of. Plus, for anyone with Marriott status, the open bar happy hour before going out and the massive breakfast buffet makes it well worth it. BTW, I landed at 08:30 AM and was out on the streets of Sukhumvit by 13:00. It was all around a very good experience.

the app asks for info on both initial shots, why would you leave the first one blank? What's the point, just asking for rejection? I have a booster too, but there isn't any place to put that info in. It is included in the QR Code though.

I'm on my 7th day so I did the at home Antigen test in my hotel room. I read here that some of the Test & Go hotels wanted the result so I emailed mine (JW Marriott Bangkok), and this was their reply: Please be inform that there will be no request to show ATK result to Hotel anymore just stay healthy It's one of the biggest hotels in the country and has had their <deleted> together every step of the way, so I'm just going to go with that and not report. As I mentioned before, nobody told me to install that tracking app, so I'm not doing it in the either. I return home Wednesday morning so I'll report if there are any issues then, but I really doubt it.

just leave a small white border around the actual QR Code and you're good to go.