Harry2

Can I cycle along Wing 41 road without a pass or would I get turned back?

I also went Wednesday around 11.00 & found it surprisingly busy. Took me about an hour to get my second Pfizer and I also got my yellow book stamped. I had a good friend die in ICU of lung fibrosis caused by long covid in March, vaccines are the main way we can change the odds in our favour & I will keep getting boosters for as long as necessary.

I have had to make a similar purchase decision and went for the new Samsung M33. This is a 5G phone, has Android 12 already installed, 8Gb memory and 128GB storage - still showing 83GB after OS & Apps installed. Has dual SIM slots on the SIM tray plus another separate slot for a SD card. Samsung say they will provide 2 further Android updates & 4 years of security updates. I found their migration App worked well moving files & apps from my Moto phone. Priced at B6990 from Samsung Shop on Lazada.

Week 6 and all working as it should, fast responses on screen & battery averaging over 2 days. US usage you would have to check, I had a query & an English speaking Samsung rep phoned me back within 90 minutes.

Thanks for everyone who responded. I took the docs I had prepared as if going to CW - annual letter from bank HQ, copies of each FX transfer note & matching bank book - to Jomtien.  I was firmly told the only thing they wanted was a bank letter confirming each monthly transfer. Helpfully the lady provided me with a sample to copy & show at nearby Bkk Bank (see below).

This I did and thankfully they agreed to do it for B100. They prefer a day to produce it but I managed to get it mid afternoon. Back to Immigration & with the magic letter my other documents got a cursory check (no proof of pension requested!) & I paid up B1900 & was told to come back to collect in 2 days.

dddave. Thanks what dates were required for your bank docs, firsst of the month to end month?

Longwood50. Thanks. I use the identical method for transfer that you do -all my monthly's are FTT via Wise.  I went to Bkk Bank HQ to get confirmation of transfers - I got a copy of each monthly FX transfer & a letter that set out the total paid over the period, ie not handily divided into monthly payments as per your letter. (CW is happy with this but maybe not Jomtien?)

I have done this successfully in Bangkok the last 3 years based on B65,000 transfers each month. I now have to do this in Pattaya for the first time & wondered if anyone had recent experience of their document requirements. Any tips very welcome. I have booked an appointment via their Internet appointment service & believe I show a printout of the appointment at the entrance rather than join the queue.

In Bangkok I got copies of each monthly FX transfers of B65,000 (all FTT designated) from Bangkok Bank HQ & then a letter confirming 12 transfers totalling the required amount. Is anything else required (aside from normal forms & copies etc) here in Pattaya? I don’t have a pension so transfer from savings. This is my main concern, in Bangkok I don’t have to prove my ‘pension’ source the Bangkok Bank docs do the job, is that the case here? Other than that I understand they want property/rental details.  I have a rental contract - mine is monthly so I have March’s, plus passport copy of owner.

35 minutes ago, Guderian said:

Thanks for the report, I had my second AZ jab at the end of September so I'm due a booster, but with Omicron apparently being so incredibly transmissible I'm really not keen on crowds.

 

It was posted a few days ago that registration starts at 10:00 AM while vaccination begins at 11:00 AM. Would you say there was any advantage in terms of smaller crowds, or maybe less queuing time, to getting there at 10:00 rather than 11:00? My other qustion is when you say "social distancing not great", was it much worse than at Phyathai2 in Bangkok, or about the same? Thanks if you can find the time to reply.

The Beach Road entrance did not open till 11.00, but there were already people inside & I was pretty much the first of the 11.00 crowd & got No 242. Maybe they open Second Road earlier? The earlier group went through an identical queuing process - which involves sitting not standing & moving forward one row of chairs at a time - I think any advantage of 10.00 is fairly marginal. I think an hour all in is pretty good, the Stadium waiting times seemed longer & for me thats way out of town. Overall vis distancing about the same as PT2 in BKK, as I said I think thats a function of having to move a mass of people quickly. I double masked, which is rare for me. Important to note, this process got me a physical jab not an appointment for a jab.

1 hour ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Yes there was a separate dedicated area for 90 day stuff bit most people were here on other business apparently. I noticed for the first time there is a snack bar there with cold beer.  Great arrangement.!

Thanks this is v useful. I am going for my 90 day on Thursday. Does this mean 90 day people don't join the main queue but go to this separate area?

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

A couple of guys I know have not had to do this... one receives investment income. He showed evidence of the money leaving an Oz bank, and of it arriving in a Thai bank. That was not accepted, and they sent him to his Thai bank to get a one year statement of all international deposits... obviously 12x65,000 baht, one per month minimum.  That worked. 

Thanks. Right that is what I have done in BKK for last 3 years. Got 12x  monthly proof of B65k being transferred to Thailand from abroad from BKK Bank. Plus an official BKK bank letter confirming the 12 transfers. Then just the usual forms & same day bank letter for bank account proof, but no 'source of funds' stuff.

I need to do my first retirement extension here since moving down from BKK. I will use the monthly income method & have all the necessary docs, however I noticed mention of a "Copy of document showing source of income". I am self financing so don't have a pension provider - has anyone come across this requirement at Jomtien?

16 hours ago, Guderian said:

It obviously doesn't hurt to have the yellow book, but I'm not sure how important it is now. The digital certificate from the Mor Prom app is a national proof-of-vaccination certificate, in both Thai and English, with your relevant personal details on it plus details of the vaccines. That's everything the UK has asked for, anyway, so along with the paper certificate from the hospital I'd treat the yellow book as a backup to Mor Prom, just in case.

Yep my thinking is it does no harm to accumulate as many different docs re vaccination as possible. I will be travelling to countries in Europe & Asia next year & some may have different documentation requirements from the UK.

Also IF its the case that proof of vaccination is needed in restaurants & bars in parts of Europe, the Yellow Card may be more useful than other forms of proof. Reality is nobody knows what the rules will be & how they will be interpreted around the world in 2022, so I am getting everything I can.

I found using the stairs more convenient than queuing for the lift.

4 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

The system could be more flexible.

Agreed & maybe it will become more flexible. But given all their other vaccine/covid/economic issues Thailand faces it may not be a high priority for the authorities. As we both know, it was chaotic earlier with endless false leads, so to get into a working - albeit imperfect - system is for me the key.

15 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

My inquiring mind wants to know. Will us Pattaya to Bangkok AZ. vaxxers be able to eventually get an mRNA booster in Pattaya or are we stuck on the Bsngkok jab track for the duration?

Glad to see you getting your second jab Jingthing. I am actually happy to be in the current system, which has worked well & linked us to Mor Phrom & a usable online vaccine certificate/future vaccine passport. I really do not object to the occasional trip to BKK for a jab, and if the official system offers a PTY alternative that's fine, but I am not going outside the system.

On 9/4/2021 at 8:47 PM, Harry2 said:

28 June, exactly 10 weeks before my second. I haven't seen any official announcement, maybe it is more of a random process. Best to ask them IMO.

Back from second AZ jab at Pyathai 2 on Monday. Same setup as 1st jab, but bigger queues, faster & more Thais. After my 30 mins wait I was given a printed vaccination certificate with the hospital stamp. It also had a QR code that when scanned opened a vaccination certificate page in my name on an official Thai Govt site. Not sure how this certification will go down internationally, but I can see how it will likely work domestically. Easy journey to BKK & I exited at 15.00 as I wanted to avoid any demos.

7 hours ago, Kaoboi Bebobp said:

Thanks. When was the date of your first jab? My first shot was July 21 (2nd Oct. 13, 12 weeks later) but it looks like your first was in June maybe? Just trying to get a reading on when my 2nd one might come along. If it's a 10-week gap now, that would put me back into end of September. Which would be a great relief! 

28 June, exactly 10 weeks before my second. I haven't seen any official announcement, maybe it is more of a random process. Best to ask them IMO.

22 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Thanks again for the heads up.

I'm unclear on the timing though. 

How close to the new appointment date was the SMS?

Jingthing, its a Monday appointment. So I have the WE to plan my trip, but if I had say a Wed appointment would that have meant I just get the SMS Tues evening - I don't know? It might be worth your while emailing the hospital & asking if there is a policy change & will it affect your appointment?

On 8/27/2021 at 4:41 PM, WaveHunter said:

Today I joined the ranks of fully-vaccinated expats in Thailand...Yay!  Even though it's still dangerous out there for fully vaccinated people, it's still a liberating feeling to know I don't have to feel like a scared hermit anymore ????

 

For what it's worth, I got Pfizer as my second jab after a first jab of AZ last month.  I really did not want to wait until the middle of October for the 2nd AZ jab because I have international travel plans later in September. 

 

Med Park Hospital was willing to accommodate me,,,and NO, I did not lie about having gotten the previous jab.  I was very frank about my concerns for waiting so long for full vaccination since I have to travel internationally by the end of September, and they were agreeable to giving me Pfizer as a 2nd jab, even though only one month has gone by since my first jab.

 

So...the reason I'm sharing this is because 1) Medical professionals apparently do not feel that strongly that 12 weeks must go by for a second jab, and 2) If you have a compelling reason to be fully vaccinated in less than 12 weeks, they seem willing to work with you.  If you are in a similar situation, and can;t get Pfizer locally in Chon Buri, the trips up to Bangkok to Med Park is not a big issue.

 

Just don't do it on the day of a monsoon!  The drive up was horrendous today...nothing like driving to drive along a motorway under 3 feet of water! ????

 

 

 

Wave thanks for sharing this. I don't blame you taking that route, I am also living like a hermit & want to do intl travel shortly. But how does this mixed vaccine approach affect your 'official' vaccination status both within Thailand & internationally? The main reason I am sitting it out till I get my 2nd AZ is because I have clarity, at least domestically, that my double AZ will be internally acceptable for fully vaccinated status via More Phrom etc.

On 8/27/2021 at 7:01 PM, EVENKEEL said:

When is your second shot scheduled? Thank you

End of Sept, 12 weeks after the first..

I have just successfully registered on the Mor Phrom app using my details from the Phayathai 2 AZ jab. It showed a very detailed summary of my AZ jab details. It seems that this app may become Thailand vaccine e-passport.