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Try HSBC Invest Direct International.

Hoe can these tourists get to Soi 6.  Won't do anything for Pattaya's economy.  

8 hours ago, Jen65 said:

do you need a boarding card ??

No, but but you will need a virus test within 72 hours of going there

Now located inside Central Department Store on second floor

Did my wife's yesterday.  Instant confirmation and she did an extension since last report.

Couldn't get mine done, because I have a new passport. Had to go to Immigration Office (Jomtien), but only took a couple of minutes.  Lady didn't want any of the printouts I did.  She just looked at the TM 47 and gave me everything back. She confirmed I can do my next report online.

With events cancelled in Bangkok a huge chunk of the Bangkok population will descend on Pattaya like a plague of locusts. Good for the local economy, if not the traffic, but....

Lets hope they leave the virus at home.

15 minutes ago, JeffersLos said:

 

What's the demand note? 

I had demand notes for some of my condos, but not others. The ones I did not have demand notes for I took a copy of the chanote; not because it was required, but to correctly identify the property.
Staff were helpful, efficient and polite.  Reasonable English was spoken. I expected problems and was pleasantly surprised.

 They do not care who takes it as long as they get the money. If you have the demand note that is all you need.

In Jomtien last week with UK Passport.  

I needed embassy letter, filled in a form and copies of old and new passport picture pages along with copies of last visa and subsequent extension pages.

Submitted late morning and collected after 2pm next day.  No charge.

2 hours ago, pattayadude said:

patience!..Rome wasn't built in a day

No it wasn't.  However, it  took a lot longer to demolish it.  In fact it still hasn't been completely demolished after 2,000 years.  That is about the same time it will take to get Waterfront down.

I am "trapped" in Thailand and although a little frustrating it is no big deal. I do feel very sorry for those that are trapped outside Thailand, especially those whose extensions have, or will soon, expire.

It would really be a small thing for the Thai Government to do to offer an amnesty so that when retirees can return, they can have, say three months, to re-instate their extensions.  If they could announce it now it would put a lot of minds at ease.

It would not get retirees back any sooner, but it would remove one problem.

2 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

I know little of such matters, but after 10 years of standing unfinished, especially next to the sea, would the building have deteriorated so as to prevent work restarting?

 

I suppose the same question could be asked about the various "ghost towers" dotted around Bangkok.

Northshore was the same, but it got finished in the end.

On 9/25/2020 at 12:47 PM, Sheryl said:

https://www.tipinsure.com/CovidRegional/product_detail

But unless you are married to a Thai, or able to get a Special Tourist Visa (limited number of countries) you still can't enter

 

 

I would be interested to hear if anyone has used this company to successfully get a CoE. I would ate to get thee insurance only to be told that this policy does not qualify for some reason.

I am in Thailand on retirement so it is not urgent, but as soon as I can get back in I would like to take a couple of trips.

Perhaps I missed something in this long thread.  It seems you cannot get the insurance until you have a CoE.  I understood you needed insurance to get a CoE. If I am right how does that work.

For those talking about overseas  insurance, who is going to check that the policy meets Thailand's requirements?  I cannot see an IO or even embassy staff, going through several pages in German, French, Swedish etc to see if the policy meets requirements. So you are stuck with a Thai company?

It seems Thailand's requirements and application are not in touch with reality, but those who want to enter Thailand are going to have to navigate through them somehow.  

2 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Marriage, and one document you will need to provide is a letter stating why it is important that you return to Thailand.

 

If you do not have a visa you can still be approved, but you would also have to pay for a visa. 

 

If you are not married or do not have a Thai child I am not sure what basis you would be allowed in.

Thanks! You have put a lot of clarity into this murky subject.

1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

 

Yes, I'm back in Thailand.

 

I went through the consulate in Los Angeles. Good phone support and their website has a list of the documents and whatnot that are required. 

 

You need to get all your documents (including the insurance certificate) book the flight (from the website) book the ASQ (from the website) before you can complete the online application. Once I completed the online application it took 3-4 days to get my entry permit. 

 

Less than 72 hours before your flight you have to get both a covid test certificate and a fit-to-fly certificate.

 

The only thing really difficult is finding a clinic that provides rapid-results covid testing. Places everywhere that will test you free, but five to ten days to get the results. 

 

Insurance was about $500 for a certificate good for a year. You only need six months, you you can save something on this.

 

Flight was just under $1,000 for econ one-way on Cathay, and I got it bumped to premium economy LAX to HKG for another $500. Flights were empty so the extra $500 was a waste.

 

ASQ was about $1,200 at the Maple Hotel which includes all medical, meals and airport transfer.

 

Fit-to-fly certificate was $100 and the covid test certificate $80 at the Hollywood Walk-In Clinic. It took less than and hour to get both, so you could actually get these the same day as your flight as they only get submitted to the airline, not the consulate. 

 

I already had a valid visa, so the entry permit from the consulate was free. 

 

Hope this helps,

 

Dave

 

 

Yes that does help.  Thanks for going to so much trouble.

One last question - what visa do you have?

The Luma Thailand Pass looks interesting, but I would be interested to hear from someone who has actually used it to enter Thailand.  In particular I would be interested in anyone who has used it who fits my circumstances - 73 years, on a one-year extension and currently in Thailand.

The reason I am concerned is that it seems to be simple travel insurance and travel insurance typically: -

1.       Is not valid in the country of issue or the home country of the applicant:

2.       Is only valid for short trips e.g. 30 or 60 days

I can live with the premiums. A friend of mine, in similar circumstances as me, got ballpark quotes from a couple of agents in excess of Baht 150,000 for full medical insurance at our age. As the saying goes “if seems to good to be true, it probably is”.

If you have internet banking you can transfer money from your ordinary account to visa.  Just go to your credit card page, scroll down and click make a credit card statement.

Just done myself today.

1 hour ago, smedly said:

with it being so close I was thinking Thailands space agency might have been mulling a landing or at least a flyby - didn't they mention they were planning a moon mission a while back

 

Thailand the Space Hub of SEA 

Nah!!  They haven't been able to sort out the 14 days quarantine yet and you still need insurance.