I have a wealthy friend who's looking to come to Thailand for an extended stay. Is it possible for her to get vaccinated here if she has a tourist visa? She's thinking of applying for one of those extended tourist visas that have been promised. If the tourist visa isn't viable, what about one of those visas that can be acquired for a substantial sum?

Wealthy Friend = Elite Visa.

Maybe a paid option at a private hospital?

 

https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/packages/moderna

 

https://www.medparkhospital.com/en/page/moderna-vaccine-booking

 

When is your friend arriving? How long are they staying? Where are they staying? Able to get a second dose in 4 weeks?

 

More about timing and logistics I think.

 

 

6 minutes ago, placeholder said:

what about one of those visas that can be acquired for a substantial sum?

https://www.thailandelite.com/

Like many things, this is a fast moving target. At the current time, in selected provinces (including Bangkok) and if over age 40, your friend is very likely to be successful if signing up through the hospitals identified by https://www.thailandintervac.com/. It does not seem visa status is a factor.

 

If under age 40, contacting hospitals directly may yield a successful outcome, but this is less certain.

It might be  a better idea for  your wealthy friend to pay to get vaccinated in whichever country she is coming  from. 

 

Vaccinations here are not recognised in some other countries and sometimes a choice is not given on which type of vaccine.

 

If she is coming from a first world country she will probably have choice and less of a waiting list.

 

17 minutes ago, phetphet said:

It might be  a better idea for  your wealthy friend to pay to get vaccinated in whichever country she is coming  from. 

 

Vaccinations here are not recognised in some other countries and sometimes a choice is not given on which type of vaccine.

 

If she is coming from a first world country she will probably have choice and less of a waiting list.

 

She's coming from China.

27 minutes ago, placeholder said:

She's coming from China.

It still might  be better for her to get vaccinated before arrival as it could reduce her quarantine time.

As others have said, if she can afford it, the Elite Visa is the way to go.

 

https://www.thailandelite.com

I'm not aware that visa status plays any part here, I don't remember being asked about mine.

On 10/5/2021 at 10:22 PM, placeholder said:

I have a wealthy friend who's looking to come to Thailand for an extended stay. Is it possible for her to get vaccinated here if she has a tourist visa? She's thinking of applying for one of those extended tourist visas that have been promised. If the tourist visa isn't viable, what about one of those visas that can be acquired for a substantial sum?

So, she will be coming to Thailand unvaccinated and needs to qurantione. Which country she is from? Why she wants to get vaccinated in Thailand? Why she can't get vaccinated in her home country? I have not heard of anybody coming to Thailand for getting vaccinated. It is possible in private hospitals but I would recommend coming next year.