Vaccine passport

[EricTh]

 

For those who want to travel outside Thailand and then come back into Thailand again, you need a vaccine passport.

 

The processing time is 5 working days so don't wait until the last moment.

 

The main office is at the intersection between Nimman Road and Suan Dok hospital.

 

There's another smaller office opposite Suriwong book shop near Pantip Plaza but the main office is much better.

 

I took a snapshot of the requirements today.

 

Edited September 9, 2021 by EricTh

[JustAnotherHun]

I wonder if you can get this paper when vaccinated already in your home country.

[EricTh]

36 minutes ago, JustAnotherHun said:

I wonder if you can get this paper when vaccinated already in your home country.

 

I wonder whether it can be used for local flights within Thailand itself. It doesn't make sense to have two types of passport one for local and one for international.

 

The officer that I asked doesn't seem to be sure either.

 

 

Edited September 9, 2021 by EricTh

[david555]

And i find it strange that you need prove for travelling abroad , why not just deliver the passport  anyway if vaccinated (unless specifics are needed about the kind of travelling ...?).

 

Should win time in case later traveling as already enough test certificates to obtain at that moment 

[Whale]

57 minutes ago, EricTh said:

 

I wonder whether it can be used for local flights within Thailand itself. It doesn't make sense to have two types of passport one for local and one for international.

 

The officer that I asked doesn't seem to be sure either.

 

 

For local flights they are using the Mor Phrom app. Just download and enter your vacc' 13 digit  number.

[Whale]

Why should you need 1 and 4? Its should be 1 OR 2 for foreigners. 4 should not be needed.

[DrPhibes]

So the wife called the CDC and CPC numbers shown in the flyer for this thread.  You do not need any kind of travel information in order to get the Covid-19 Passport.  We are going tomorrow morning in person to see if can get it immediately and will report back.

[utalkin2me]

Would a middle finger held up work as a substitute for this? 

[fangless]

Just got mine yesterday from the one opposite Suriwong Bookshop. 

Applied last Thursday, appointment/receipt of application said come back one week later, yesterday.  Had a struggle to get him to understand that I had no flight details at the moment as I needed the passport now in case of emergency.  Eventually another bloke with better English than my Thai came over, wrote some things in the travel details section and accepted my application.

Turned up yesterday to the same window, showed appointment/receipt told to go to window 6 to pay my 50 baht then to office 10 to get the passport.  It took over two hours in total as two people ahead of me had problems with their paperwork.  It took longer yesterday to get the passport than it took to get the two jabs.

Note the office is closed 1200-1300 for lunch.

[fangless]

14 hours ago, DrPhibes said:

So the wife called the CDC and CPC numbers shown in the flyer for this thread.  You do not need any kind of travel information in order to get the Covid-19 Passport.  We are going tomorrow morning in person to see if can get it immediately and will report back.

From my experience over the last week you can bypass the travel details bit but not the 5 Working days if you have no details.

If you had travel details for an immediate departure that might be different  and maybe they would issue there and then but as I did not need it immediately myself I did not ask that question.

[egypte]

You forgot to provide the form that is needed to accompany :

2021 09 Thailand Vaccine Passport Form.pdf

- copy of Passport / Id Card

- copy of Vaccination

[EricTh]

2 hours ago, fangless said:

Just got mine yesterday from the one opposite Suriwong Bookshop. 

Applied last Thursday, appointment/receipt of application said come back one week later, yesterday.  Had a struggle to get him to understand that I had no flight details at the moment as I needed the passport now in case of emergency.  Eventually another bloke with better English than my Thai came over, wrote some things in the travel details section and accepted my application.

Turned up yesterday to the same window, showed appointment/receipt told to go to window 6 to pay my 50 baht then to office 10 to get the passport.  It took over two hours in total as two people ahead of me had problems with their paperwork.  It took longer yesterday to get the passport than it took to get the two jabs.

Note the office is closed 1200-1300 for lunch.

 

My experience was different, I had to pay 50 baht first during the time of application. Maybe mine was done at the head office on Suthep Road.

 

Why didn't you speak English instead of Thai if he couldn't understand your Thai?

 

Edited September 10, 2021 by EricTh

[fangless]

4 minutes ago, EricTh said:

Why didn't you speak English instead of Thai if he couldn't understand your Thai?

Eeegh eye lad a nivver thot o that!

[fangless]

5 minutes ago, EricTh said:

My experience was different, I had to pay 50 baht first during the time of application. Maybe mine was done at the head office on Suthep Road.

I offered the 50Baht first time but he said no - pay next week.

[EricTh]

2 hours ago, fangless said:

 

If you had travel details for an immediate departure that might be different  and maybe they would issue there and then but as I did not need it immediately myself I did not ask that question.

 

I think submission of flight ticket is only necessary if there is an urgency and the applicant couldn't wait for the whole 5 working days so their request might be prioritized.

 

I asked the officer whether the vaccine passport has an expiry date, she checked with someone and said there is no expiry date. There are so many conflicting statements coming out, so hopefully this is true.

 

It is better to apply early instead of applying when everybody wants to apply at the same time.

Edited September 10, 2021 by EricTh

[canthai55]

Mine has an issue date - no expiry date.

 

[Berkshire]

If one has received the Pfizer vaccine at the Promenada recently, wouldn't one receive a "vaccine passport" or something resembling proof of vaccination after receiving the 2nd shot?  I'll be getting my 2nd shot in a couple of weeks and just wondering what documentation they will provide. 

[david555]

19 minutes ago, Berkshire said:

If one has received the Pfizer vaccine at the Promenada recently, wouldn't one receive a "vaccine passport" or something resembling proof of vaccination after receiving the 2nd shot?  I'll be getting my 2nd shot in a couple of weeks and just wondering what documentation they will provide. 

you would get something like this (anonymized for privacy  ) one : 

 

 

Edited September 10, 2021 by david555

[thaitom]

3 hours ago, egypte said:

You forgot to provide the form that is needed to accompany :

2021 09 Thailand Vaccine Passport Form.pdf 1.07 MB · 5 downloads

- copy of Passport / Id Card

- copy of Vaccination

Thank you

[DrPhibes]

As promised, report back from signing up for COVID passport:

 

Wife called the local CDC here in Chiang Mai yesterday and they are not requiring travel docs to get the vaccine passport, just bring your passport and your vaccine certificate a signed copy of your passport and vaccine certificate and they will then set an appt a week later to come pick up and pay your 50 baht.  Was the only one there at 10:15am, took all of 15 min. to fill out the paperwork and such.  Location is the Nankornping Hospital Tuberculosis Center across from Suriwong bookstore Sridonchai Rd.

[Bill97]

2 hours ago, EricTh said:

It is better to apply early instead of applying when everybody wants to apply at the same time.

Since everyone is following your advice as usual it is now better to wait and signup later after the “Eric Rush”.  Crowds were terrible this morning

[EricTh]

3 hours ago, Berkshire said:

If one has received the Pfizer vaccine at the Promenada recently, wouldn't one receive a "vaccine passport" or something resembling proof of vaccination after receiving the 2nd shot?  I'll be getting my 2nd shot in a couple of weeks and just wondering what documentation they will provide. 

They will give you a vaccination certificate after your 2nd shot on the same day. 

 

However, if you need to travel outside Thailand (which most expats need), then you need to get another document called 'vaccine passport' from another place and not the hospital that gave you the jab.

 

These are two different documents, I know it's kinda confusing.

 

Edited September 10, 2021 by EricTh

[Trujillo]

"For those who want to travel outside Thailand and then come back into Thailand again, you need a vaccine passport."

 

Has this been printed in the official gazette? 

I've never heard this; the whole point of quarantining on arrival would be a farce if this were true. 

[EricTh]

55 minutes ago, Trujillo said:

"For those who want to travel outside Thailand and then come back into Thailand again, you need a vaccine passport."

 

Has this been printed in the official gazette? 

I've never heard this; the whole point of quarantining on arrival would be a farce if this were true. 

 

I think it's only for those who were vaccinated inside Thailand.

 

I would think that if one were fully vaccinated, there won't be a quarantine. 

 

Quarantine is only for those who are not vaccinated.

 

https://www.covidpasscertificate.com/thailand-backs-vaccine-certificate-proposal/

Edited September 10, 2021 by EricTh

[canthai55]

13 minutes ago, EricTh said:

Quarantine is only for those who are not vaccinated.

 

https://www.covidpasscertificate.com/thailand-backs-vaccine-certificate-proposal/

Not true - as your link states. Only Phuket

On July 1st, travelers to Phuket could avoid quarantine if they could provide proof of full vaccination.

The third part of the plan is to allow visitors to the remaining 5 pilot provinces to forgo quarantine if fully vaccinated from October 2021.

 

It is still September

[EricTh]

1 hour ago, canthai55 said:

Not true - as your link states. Only Phuket

On July 1st, travelers to Phuket could avoid quarantine if they could provide proof of full vaccination.

The third part of the plan is to allow visitors to the remaining 5 pilot provinces to forgo quarantine if fully vaccinated from October 2021.

 

It is still September

 

We are talking about the future, most of us only got vaccinated in Aug 2021

 

1 Oct is very near.

 

[cardinalblue]

The process of getting the shots I will give kudos to Thai authorities for making it effective and somewhat efficient…

 

the process of obtaining the vaccine passport has become a circus…reverting back to old expectations 

 

lack of organizing and planning to make it customer friendly 

[EricTh]

6 hours ago, cardinalblue said:

The process of getting the shots I will give kudos to Thai authorities for making it effective and somewhat efficient…

 

the process of obtaining the vaccine passport has become a circus…reverting back to old expectations 

 

lack of organizing and planning to make it customer friendly 

Why is it a lack of planning? It was quite easy and there's no queue.

 

 

[cardinalblue]

I am talking about obtaining the passport vaccine…not getting the shot 

 

there is no reason in today’s world of technology that one has to physically go to the office to initiate a process to wait 5 days…

 

the PP vaccine should be available on line to  download to your phone and also be able to print out a hard copy all from home…

 

there is no office visit, waiting 5 days   another office visit etc

 

it should be available on line and immediately after you get 2nd shot as they record it into their system…

 

we don’t live in the 20th century anymore…

 

 

[fangless]

1 hour ago, cardinalblue said:

we don’t live in the 20th century anymore…

Agreed. But remember we are living in Thailand T.I.T.