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No, you need to get your vaccination status verified online before you arrive. https://eservices.ica.gov.sg/STO1/VCP Enter your details, upload the QR code of your third vaccine shot, then you will be emailed a letter confirming your vaccination status that you present to immigration in Singapore.

I did one a week ago from here for a trip to the UK tomorrow. Horrendous article.

1,900 baht per year does not require deep pockets. I believe you have to pay for long term visas in most countries. £100 for a short term visitor visa to the UK.

What a horrendous article. I don't have a master's degree but have managed to live and work here for 27 years. It really isn't difficult. And how can they state such utterly incorrect rubbish as this? Has the author ever actually applied for TP? Sounds like it was written by one of the "insurance scam" posters here who generally base their outrage on zero experience and made up injustices. "The reason being is they must register online after departure for Thailand Pass with at least 48 hours’ notice required to receive their all-important QR Code. It isn’t possible to apply for an advance Thailand Pass whilst still in this country. " Of course it is possible to do it while still in the country!! I have done it myself. TP does not ask where you are when you apply, you only need to say when you will arrive and the purpose ("returning to Thailand" is one of the options). And it isn't "at least" 48 hours' notice. TP says a maximum of 48 hours. Most people get their approvals within a few hours. Really Asean Now has been going downhill for some time but this is ridiculous.

@John Drake That's another no then....

Ok, I have asked this question to several posters who shout "insurance scam" yet not one has replied. Not a single one. Maybe you can be the first? Explain the scam. That is all I ask. You can use any insurance company you like - Thai or foreign. The requirement ($10k cover) is super minimal and has been continually reduced (form $100k to $50k to $20k to $10k). You are NOT mandated to use a Thai company and I would suggest most foreign tourists buy travel insurance in their own country., so the majority of policies will be provided by foreign companies. If you are employed in Thailand (as a foreigner) you are covered by social security and don't need further insurance at all. None of that exactly says scam does it? A scam would usually have a single beneficiary, no? So come on, you can be the first. I know you have collected all your "likes" already for shouting scam so it is job done for you, but it is really boring and I just want one single scam shouter to reply and explain it.

Yawn, here we go again, and no "scam screamer" has ever answered this question, maybe you can be the first. Explain the scam. The insurance requirements are very minimal and have been reduced several times already. You can buy from any insurance company you like - foreign or Thai - there is no mandate to use any company. If you are employed here you do not need any insurance as you are covered by Thai social security. So where is the scam? Can you please enlighten me. And the cumbersome Thai Pass take 5-6 minutes and is pretty simple, and you receive your approval in a matter of hours. No better or worse than many other countries. Likely it will be gone soon but it really is not hard, I suspect though that you've never done it. Anyway, enlighten me as to the scam please, I might learn something.

You may as well talk to the wall. He doesn't reply to any questions, doesn't respond to logical information, he just yells "scam" and then runs away.

Well done, you managed to drop "brown envelopes" in too! You are on a roll! Don't you think most foreign travellers buy travel insurance in their home countries? So are these foreign companies sending their brown envelopes by DHL? And if they wanted to keep this "cash cow" rolling why have they been continually decreasing the coverage amount required? Why wouldn't they still ask for $100k cover? Why drop it to $50k, then $20k, now $10k? Again, have a think and then come back to me. Maybe in your next post you can add "another nail in the tourism industry" then I think you have ticked all the TVF cliche boxes.

Sorry you didn't answer how that is a scam. If you had to buy insurance from a single company that was owned by someone in government and it was overpriced I would agree with you. But you can chose any insurance company you like: Thai or foreign. So how is it a scam? Still waiting for you to explain. And if you have Thai social security (Ie. you are employed here) you are already covered and can submit a letter from your employer in lieu of insurance. I know people who have done that. So, again, in your own words, please explain how it is a scam.

You do like your TVF cliches don't you. First it was "Thai Pass cash cow". Brilliant. Oh, then when it was pointed out that TP is simple and free you bleat "insurance scam". The insurance requirements are very low (you can get it for 650 baht - I just did). You can buy from any foreign insurance company you like, there is no mandate to use any particular company. If you are employed by a Thai company you are covered by social security so don't need to buy anything. So please explain these cash cows and scams that are free and non obligatory. Please try and explain by yourself in your own words without using cliches and TVF buzz words. And do you not think that everyone involved - government, hoteliers, travel companies - would make a hell of a lot more money were TP and these restriction not in place? Apply some logic please, can't wait to hear your explanation of this scam.

You mean that cash cow Thai Pass that is completely free for everyone??

So order from Lazada then.

No one is forcing anyone to use anything. You don't need a smartphone at all, but you do need a computer to do the application. Proof of vaccination can be the paper certificate they give you when you get your vaccine (which you can upload on to Thai Pass when you apply). They then email you an approval with a QR code. You are free to print this out and carry it with you - the immigration officer can scan a printed QR code just as well as one on a phone screen. Print it out, carry the paper with you. Simple.

And he'd also have to invest in an online platform to allow people the convenience of browsing his menu, seeing pictures, reading reviews, ordering and paying, and tracking.

Interesting, thanks for the tip. Just scanned mine to be sure, all good. Similar experience to others on timing. I am going to the UK for a quick trip so did my TP late Friday afternoon. Very simple. Received my approval by email early the next morning. Really not the big deal so many posters make it out to be. They then emailed a survey so I completed that and gave my feedback that you really should be able to upload PDFs. If they are genuinely following up with the surveys it is good that they are seeking feedback to improve. I also expect the whole TP thing to be gone soon anyway.

Yawn Yawn Yawn. Explain who is being scammed and how. The coverage amount required is extremely low, you can use any insurance company you like, Thai, foreign, it doesn't matter. You do realise the government, hoteliers, absolutely everyone, would make heaps more money if there were no entry requirements. So explain the scam. I suppose you also said hospitels were a scam but they got rid of that requirement months ago, oh then the quarantine was a scam but, oh, they reduced that down to one day months ago but it was still a scam (even though those same hotels would make a lot more money if the country was open) but then they dropped that requirement so maybe it wasn't a scam. Oh, but now the insurance is a scam even though they have continually lowered the amount of coverage required now to a very small amount that costs peanuts to buy...........and you can buy from whoever you like. Can you even think for yourself? Or are you one of those posters who just goes around shouting "scam" at everything??

Great, took you a few seconds. Not everybody would have everything in order or be so easily checked, especially if they were vaccinated in different places. There would undoubtedly be delays and annoyances and congestion at the check in. Why wouldn't you want that stuff cleared up for everybody in advance so check in is just as simple as can be? And if you were referring to me I have no idea why you think I want the Covid drama to continue. I actually think they should drop Thailand Pass now and just go back to how things used to be (and I suspect that within a month that will happen). But until that happens I would rather have people getting cleared online by the destination health authority and not have that done by airlines at check in. Too much potential for mess and people delaying me. Just because you say you got checked once quickly it does not mean that would be the same for every passenger.

Glad you found it. It is actually linked to on the Thailand Pass site. 30 days' cover, 650 baht. Here's a direct link in case it helps anyone else: https://partner.fwdgi.co.th/en/fwdgi/corona-virus-inbound-insurance?utm_source=tqmbroker

So every single airline should invest in online systems to check vaccination status from any country and make sure it will satisfy the (ever changing) rules of every single country they fly to? Really?? Or how about they don't do the work of every single country's health department and instead you upload to them directly to make sure they are satisfied and you can fly without stress. That sounds good doesn't it? Why don't airlines just put the ESTA form on their website too? Perhaps they could also handle via applications too as they already have websites that do stuff.

Then there would be the people who aren't vaccinated or don't have the correct proof - the arguments at the desk as they are told they can't fly, all the people waiting behind them. It is an incredibly stupid idea and I can't believe so many people here are proposing it rather than a simple online pre-flight verification process. And to think these same posters say Thais have no logic!

To all the people saying the airlines can check vaccination status. Would you REALLY want that rather than having it done online before you travel? Imagine how annoying and slow check in would be as they checked each person, different people vaccinated in different countries with different types of documentation - it would be a nightmare!! Totally impractical and would slow things down immensely. A horrible idea. Just have it verified online in advance. I am travelling to Singapore next month, that beacon of efficiency. I have to have my vaccination status verified online to generate a letter for Singapore immigration. What's the problem with that? Why would you want the airlines doing that at check in?? I want my check in to be as quick and painless as possible.

Yawn. If you dislike paying a Thai insurance company 650 baht for your cover then feel free to use any foreign company as they care more about making you happy than making money.

650 baht for $20k USD cover is a blatant rip off????? It IS the 650 baht that people are moaning about - it is exactly what you are doing! Jeez.

Boo Hoo. You want foreign embassies to have offices accepting applications in every city? It is the same the world over. Live life on the edge, send your application by DHL, you'll be fine. It is not Thailand making it harder for you, it is the way of the world. And be thankful for your three hour window, we don't get that with the British embassy.