Vaccinated UK citizen currently in Laos permission after Nov 1

[AventurasEnMadrid]

Hello:

 

 I am a UK citizen, fully Sinopharm vaccinated for months, currently in Laos. I’m interested in visiting Thailand after 1 November. Will I need to be quarantined since I am coming from Laos or will I be allowed free movement from arrival given my citizenship? Cheers 

[BritTim]

Almost certainly, the rules will be based on your country of departure, not your nationality. It is unknown, at this point, how countries like Laos and Cambodia will be treated.

[Boomer6969]

Interesting thought though. Some nationalities would be "safer". Interestingly the choice of the 4 countries involved in the initial "reopening" isn't based on their current infection and vaccination rates. Italy and France are doing better now than UK and US. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

 

[ubonjoe]

All land border crossings are currently closed other than those who can get a pass to cross into Thailand from Laos. 

Entering at land border crossings currently has a 14 day quarantine requirement.

Flights from Laos to Thailand do not exist at this time as far as I know.

[Caldera]

The best option might be a "stopover" in the UK. ????

[AventurasEnMadrid]

5 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

All land border crossings are currently closed other than those who can get a pass to cross into Thailand from Laos. 

Entering at land border crossings currently has a 14 day quarantine requirement.

Flights from Laos to Thailand do not exist at this time as far as I know.

Correct about land border crossings but not about flights. There is Lao Airlines Flight 02 NOV QV443 11:35-13:05 (check Lao Airlines Facebook posted 14 Oct). Also there are 2-4 flights/month from Vientiane to Kuala Lumpur, where you can transit to Bangkok. Probably since I would be coming from Laos I would be required to quarantine despite my UK nationality, but just trying to confirm this. Cheers

[Resident Alien]

"fully vaccinated tourists from at least 10 low-risk countries would be allowed to enter Thailand by air with no quarantine requirements".

 

Think they will mean you stayed in low-risk country for x amount of days before travel to Thailand.

Not direct based on citizenship. 

This number (10) went up last time I read the local news.

 

Laos was I think not on the list.

Trust they will make a statement with all the requirements closer to 01 Nov.

[AventurasEnMadrid]

7 hours ago, Caldera said:

The best option might be a "stopover" in the UK. ????

I think the UK has not approved Sinopharm unfortunately