Non-Thai Repatriation flight from US

[DrPhibes]

Does anyone know of a US citizen (non-Thai citizen) actually getting a seat on a repatriation flight from the US?  I have had two e-mails, one from the Embassy and one from the Consulate in LA that said they were not allowing non-Thai citizens on the repatriation flights any time soon.  That was 3.5 weeks ago.  Recent e-mails on the same subject are now not being answered.  I am willing to go through the process of getting insurance (have great ins in the US but only covers life threatening situations and max 6mo out of the US), making a reservation for ASQ, getting the COE, all that.  But if I can't get on a repatriation flight what is the point?  Coming back on a non-O based on wife.  Have a family with a 2yr old in Chiang Mai I have not been with since Jan12th, work just ended so trying to get back.  I'd chuck everything and have them come to the US but I have teens doing very well in private HS and don't want that interrupted by moving them.

 

Thanks in advance.

[unheard]

@DrPhibes

Non-thai nationals are allowed to enter on repatriation flights - those are the only flights with passengers that are allowed to land in Bangkok.

But you'll need to fill out an application first.

Only after reviewing/approving your application the embassy will contact you with a request to book the available for that month repatriation flights and also book an ASQ room.

https://thaiembdc.org/onlinevisaapplication/

[ubonjoe]

Seats are available on some repatriation flights. Thai nationals are the first priority and it is first come first served after that.

 

I have cleaned out some troll posts and replies.

[bolt]

Seat are available but it depends on your Thai Embassy of residence, for example I’m waiting on my COE which will be issued next 7 days, I have been speaking to my Thai embassy and they’ve said everything is correct, and just to wait for day to come and collect the COE

I have already booked my ASQ hotel using the link sent to me by the Embassy.

I cannot book the flight, the embassy said they will send me information on how to do that. the flight is August 7th

they have an earlier flight on 28th July but that is over booked 

 

As you can see everything is going through the Embassies, so don’t book anything on your own.

 

FYI I managed to get COVID 19 health insurance for 12 months for 14kTHB

[DrJack54]

1 minute ago, bolt said:

 

FYI I managed to get COVID 19 health insurance for 12 months for 14kTHB

Was that based on age group. Surely answer yes? 

[bolt]

10 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Was that based on age group. Surely answer yes? 

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[unheard]

2 hours ago, bolt said:

I have already booked my ASQ hotel using the link sent to me by the Embassy.

I haven't heard of specific links to book ASQ hotels.

Is that a some kind of a direct channel to booking desks?

Thanks.

[jimn]

4 hours ago, bolt said:

 

FYI I managed to get COVID 19 health insurance for 12 months for 14kTHB

Why are you paying so much? In the UK you can get an ordinary travel insurance policy that covers Covid medical costs under accident and emergency.

[noserious]

I am a non-Thai US citizen with a valid work permit. It's my understanding that I should get an e-ticket booking confirmation and ASQ hotel booking confirmation BEFORE submitting my online application. I require a visa so should I mail in my passport and other documents as soon as I submit online?
Could someone share their experience sending passport and documents by mail to a Thai Embassy/consulate in the US? Were you successful getting the visa, CoE etc?

 

[Captain Monday]

4 hours ago, jimn said:

Why are you paying so much? In the UK you can get an ordinary travel insurance policy that covers Covid medical costs under accident and emergency.

Does ordinary travel insurance in the UK cover $100,000 USD specifically for Covid-19?

 

[Willy333]

13 minutes ago, noserious said:

I am a non-Thai US citizen with a valid work permit. It's my understanding that I should get an e-ticket booking confirmation and ASQ hotel booking confirmation BEFORE submitting my online application. I require a visa so should I mail in my passport and other documents as soon as I submit online?
Could someone share their experience sending passport and documents by mail to a Thai Embassy/consulate in the US? Were you successful getting the visa, CoE etc?

 

You say you require a visa but you selected that you have a visa in the form. 

 

[jimn]

3 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

Does ordinary travel insurance in the UK cover $100,000 USD specifically for Covid-19?

 

Depending on the policy you get 5 or 10 million ££££ accident and emergency cover. Medical expenses for Covid 19 is covered under that section. 

[mtls2005]

Flight frequency is pretty amazing. I thought there might one flight per week from the U.S. It looks like there are at least four, via ICN, NRT and HKG.

 

 

 

 

[DrPhibes]

On 7/21/2020 at 5:23 PM, ubonjoe said:

Seats are available on some repatriation flights. Thai nationals are the first priority and it is first come first served after that.

 

I have cleaned out some troll posts and replies.

Thanks Joe, I have the info for all of this.  The original question was have any non-Thai citizens been able to get on a flight from the US on an repatriation flight.  That has not been answered.

 

The Consulate in LA and Embassy have now started to post flights (as of day before yesterday).  However, it looks like that posting for August won't happen until the beginning of the month of August.  Considering that you have to have a confirmed flight to make an ASQ booking and that both of these are required for submitting a COE to be issued (online COE application wants a confirmed flight with e-ticket uploaded or will not finish out) and a confirmed flight for the non-O Visa couple with the fact that you can not go to the Consulate, must all be done by mail.  It leaves almost no time once you even get a reservation for the last flight of the month to get the rest of the paperwork in to get the COE and the Visa which you need not just to get into Thailand but to pay for your seat (where you could lose your reserved spot until paid).  I have posed this very question to the Consulate and am awaiting a response.

 

The only people I have seen get in as non-O based on marriage on TV have been able to go to their Consulate or Embassy to facilitate the process first hand and were given a lengthy heads up on a flight.

 

Thanks again for reading.

[unheard]

21 hours ago, DrPhibes said:

Considering that you have to have a confirmed flight to make an ASQ booking and that both of these are required for submitting a COE to be issued (online COE application wants a confirmed flight with e-ticket uploaded or will not finish out) and a confirmed flight for the non-O Visa couple with the fact that you can not go to the Consulate, must all be done by mail.

1. Have you filled out the application form and submitted it? If yes then

2. Wait for their response. If your documents are in order they'll send you an email telling you to proceed with flight/hotel bookings via the designated by them agency.

3. Check for the available for August flights/seats (when published), note the dates but don't book yet - find an available on those dates ASQ room, most are refundable if cancelled within a certain period of time before the check-in date, book the room for the date of arrival and only then book the repatriation flight seat on the same date. The flight tickets changes are heavily penalized unless cancelled within 24 hours.

It's a fast moving process and requires tons of phone calls, waiting and more calls to find an acceptable and available ASQ room.

[DrPhibes]

16 hours ago, unheard said:

1. Have you filled out the application form and submitted it? If yes then

2. Wait for their response. If your documents are in order they'll send you an email telling you to proceed with flight/hotel bookings via the designated by them agency.

3. Check for the available for August flights/seats (when published), note the dates but don't book yet - find an available on those dates ASQ room, most are refundable if cancelled within a certain period of time before the check-in date, book the room for the date of arrival and only then book the repatriation flight seat on the same date. The flight tickets changes are heavily penalized unless cancelled within 24 hours.

It's a fast moving process and requires tons of phone calls, waiting and more calls to find an acceptable and available ASQ room.

Yup,

 

I have all the gears greased, just waiting for the August flights to be posted and get a seat reserved which then sets into motion all kinds of actions!  That reservation is not a perm reserved seat until you have a COE and ASQ reservation, then you can pay and actually have the seat).  Quite daunting here in the US as you can not go to the Consulate, all done by mail.  Made a recommendation that they at least post with the flights which airport the flight is going out of since all they do is post the airline and date it arrives in Thailand.