STV Preliminary Country List

[FalangTingTong]

Posting here because I didn't see it elsewhere on the forum.  This is from the Longstay Facebook page which is TLMcompany.  Note that it is what they "believe" and might well change; first Falang flight is apparently November 1st out of Copenhagen, to be preceded by a flight from Singapore.  That sort of implies the list is ordered but who knows.

 

1. Denmark
2. Finland
3. Norway
4. Sweden
5. The Netherlands
6. Belgium
7. Switzerland
8. Austria

 

I was a bit surprised to see Austria on the list but Germany not, since the former isn't obviously doing better than the latter virus-wise, and Belgium is an odd choice as they're doing quite a bit worse according to what I see on Worldometers.  Given that Thai is (apparently) flying FRA BKK once a week in November I might guess that Germany will be on the second list.  But that's just wishful speculation on my part.

 

That pretty much covers the country of Scandinavia!  Also as has been noted elsewhere it seems there is a bank-balance requirement for STV.

 

 

[glegolo]

The benelux-countries is also doing well on that "list" 2 out of three countries is quite good.

 

glegolo

[allane]

By the time first flight day arrives (for one of the European countries), most of them will be in lockdown, and people won't be able to get to their nearest airport, never mind to Thailand.  You read it here first.

[superatoz]

pardon me  what is STV ?

[ubonjoe]

19 minutes ago, superatoz said:

pardon me  what is STV ?

Special Tourist Visa

[Promula]

2 hours ago, glegolo said:

Also as has been noted elsewhere it seems there is a bank-balance requirement for STV.

It will be interesting to see the reaction to this. How will a retiree living on a generous pension who takes a three month holiday to Thailand every winter but lacks a large bank balance pass this requirement?

Edited October 5, 2020 by Promula

[allane]

It's very simple. He won't.

[holeinone]

Residents from Austria will not be granted an STV:

 

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Kindly note that, at present, travellers from Austria and Slovakia are not qualified for the STV as these two countries are classified by the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand as medium-risk areas (as of 15 September 2020).

Source: https://thaiembassy.at/en/coe.html

 

Since the Covid situation in Austria is getting worse, this will also not change in the near future.

[Sheryl]

3 hours ago, allane said:

It's very simple. He won't.

Unless he has O-A or O-X visa

[DrJack54]

4 minutes ago, Thaidude said:

This is so frustrating because I have been seperated since Feb from my fiancee due to these racist rules.

It's a question of capacity to quarantine.

It's not as simple as stating "there are plenty of empty hotels" 

Why do places such as Au have caps on numbers of Au citizens returning.

Look at what happened in Melbourne. 

Thai have put in place conditions that can control numbers entering.

[Promula]

32 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Unless he has O-A or O-X visa

If he/she has that, he/she won't need an STV.  The point is that other visas have either a savings or income means test. This one seems to be based only on savings.

[ubonjoe]

A off topic post meant to deflect the topic has been removed.

[Maestro]

Removed an incomprehensible post and the reply to it.

[mybeat]

This list is unconfirmed, even Thailand Longstay doesn't know the official requirements.

 

[Orient Express]

The Netherlands and Belgium have some of the highest case rates in Europe (cases in last 14 days / 100,000 population) at 243.4 and 220.5 respectively (5th October data). The highest are Spain, Czechia and France - although France and the Netherlands are about the same.

 

For comparison, the UK is "only" 163.1.

 

Source: EU: Covid-19 situation update

[geisha]

A friend of mine who is French and married to a Thai lady, would like to know if he can get a marriage visa in France and fly back to Thailand ( he knows all the conditions ) even tho France is a high risk country at the moment ?. He’s tried the Embassy but hasn’t had a reply.

[jacko45k]

3 hours ago, geisha said:

A friend of mine who is French and married to a Thai lady, would like to know if he can get a marriage visa in France and fly back to Thailand ( he knows all the conditions ) even tho France is a high risk country at the moment ?. He’s tried the Embassy but hasn’t had a reply.

He should be able to apply for a Non-Imm-O Visa which can be extended in Thailand based on marriage.

[ubonjoe]

4 hours ago, geisha said:

A friend of mine who is French and married to a Thai lady, would like to know if he can get a marriage visa in France and fly back to Thailand ( he knows all the conditions ) even tho France is a high risk country at the moment ?. He’s tried the Embassy but hasn’t had a reply.

The only visa that cannot be applied for based upon a countries infection rate is the Special Tourist Visa.

Info for doing the application for a Certificate of Entry is here on the embassy website.

http://www.thaiembassy.fr/fr/visa-rdv/reglementprise-de-rdv/

[allane]

On 10/5/2020 at 6:26 AM, FalangTingTong said:

Posting here because I didn't see it elsewhere on the forum.  This is from the Longstay Facebook page which is TLMcompany.  Note that it is what they "believe" and might well change; first Falang flight is apparently November 1st out of Copenhagen, to be preceded by a flight from Singapore.  That sort of implies the list is ordered but who knows.

 

1. Denmark
2. Finland
3. Norway
4. Sweden
5. The Netherlands
6. Belgium
7. Switzerland
8. Austria

 

I was a bit surprised to see Austria on the list but Germany not, since the former isn't obviously doing better than the latter virus-wise, and Belgium is an odd choice as they're doing quite a bit worse according to what I see on Worldometers.  Given that Thai is (apparently) flying FRA BKK once a week in November I might guess that Germany will be on the second list.  But that's just wishful speculation on my part.

 

That pretty much covers the country of Scandinavia!  Also as has been noted elsewhere it seems there is a bank-balance requirement for STV.

 

 

So, where is that planeload of Danes ? Maybe they are in lockdown with the mink ?