Thailand increases number of 'low risk' countries from 46 to 63

[Kadilo]

1 hour ago, jaiyen said:

How can they possibly say that UK is a low risk ??  140,000 dead and 41,000 new cases every day !!!!  Western Australia is what I call low risk.  Zero cases for months now. 

Because it is. Fully open, over 80% fully jabbed and looking forward to Xmas with  41000 cases of people mainly either asymptomatic or little or no illness. 
 

Highlighted this week by Kier Starmer isolating for the 5th time as tested positive and still not ill, and Ed Sheehan isolating but still able to perform an impromptu song on the radio during a live interview. 
 

Restricting people from their livelihoods for no reason.
 

Time to get on with it.  
 

 
 

[aussiexpat]

7 minutes ago, Lemonltr said:

Isn't that the lowest standard starting  quote offered before stating age (max 74)? 

No idea, I'm 56 and they quoted me 31,500. There didn't seem to be an age criteria for the rate in the quote

 

Edited October 31, 2021 by aussiexpat

[Gustomucho]

I am insured from a Canadian insurance company for $1M, it includes Covid-19 related medical expenses, it is pretty deep in the documentation though, how do I prove to the immigration agent that I have coverage for Covid-19 ?  

 

Do you guys have any idea?  I am guessing the insurer will not accept to write a letter, I will talk to them tomorrow but it seems complicated to say the least.  Oh, and here (Quebec) they charge around $200 for a PCR test and only in big cities... lovely.

[mickyr55]

11 hours ago, peter zwart said:

Satish Sehgal, chairman of the India-Thai businessmen association, said Indians should be included in the 'low risk' list as Indian tourists are amongst the top 5 spenders in Thailand, visiting the country for tourism, weddings and business. 

 

Yep, that is the criteria

Never mind the quality,

Look at the wallet.????????????????

 

[Gustomucho]

Except Indians have been faking vaccine certificate and covid-free results for months... no one should trust documents coming from India...

[thailand49]

12 hours ago, peter zwart said:

Satish Sehgal, chairman of the India-Thai businessmen association, said Indians should be included in the 'low risk' list as Indian tourists are amongst the top 5 spenders in Thailand, visiting the country for tourism, weddings and business. 

 

Yep, that is the criteria

As soon as he said it he slipped a big fat envelope and it wasn't Kamagra!????

Edited October 31, 2021 by thailand49

[Albert Zweistein]

Surprising to see Romania on the list, presently 12 to 16,000 daily infections. 400 to 500 daily deaths on a 19 million population while double jabbed below 30 %.

Money makes the world go round ?

[geisha]

16 hours ago, SmartyMarty said:

Desperate times created by despots require desperate measures.

Yes, and are all these presumed travelers fully vaccinated ???

[geisha]

7 minutes ago, Albert Zweistein said:

Surprising to see Romania on the list, presently 12 to 16,000 daily infections. 400 to 500 daily deaths on a 19 million population while double jabbed below 30 %.

Money makes the world go round ?

The new rules Nov 1 st don’t require fully vaccinated ? Crazy !

[Albert Zweistein]

1 minute ago, geisha said:

The new rules Nov 1 st don’t require fully vaccinated ? Crazy !

I think it does, except for Thai.

[Operator2002]

13 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Pretty much the Tourist Visa Exempt countries (with a few exceptions like Andorra), and some Bilateral.

 

Chile.

 

 

Is the Visa on Arrival program still suspended? 

 

India and Russia citizens will require a Visa, correct?

 

 

In 2007, Thailand and Russia signed a visa waiver agreement. Since then, the number of Russians that have come to visit Thailand has simply exploded. Between 2007 and 2011, the market share of Russian tourists rose from 1.9% to 5.3%. 
Russian passport holders are allowed to stay in Thailand for up to 30 days without obtaining a tourist visa.

[bangon04]

17 hours ago, champers said:

Seems that some ASEAN countries have been added, Laos for one.

 but only arrivals by air.......LOL...

[Travis179]

7 hours ago, Gustomucho said:

I am insured from a Canadian insurance company for $1M, it includes Covid-19 related medical expenses, it is pretty deep in the documentation though, how do I prove to the immigration agent that I have coverage for Covid-19 ?  

 

Do you guys have any idea?  I am guessing the insurer will not accept to write a letter, I will talk to them tomorrow but it seems complicated to say the least.  Oh, and here (Quebec) they charge around $200 for a PCR test and only in big cities... lovely.

In my area of CA, I paid $235 for a PCR test (same day results)! And before I returned to the US, 5500 baht (about $180) for the same test at PIH! So $415 extra added to my holiday just for testing...and then there's the insurance.  

 

As I mentioned in another thread, check with the airline you are using. Some include complimentary Covid insurance as part of the airfare. JAL does this, 31 days of coverage from your date of departure. I spoke with their rep, they said they would provide a certificate for Thai immigration. I believe Qatar Air does as well. I was unaware of this my last visit.

[NanaSomchai]

9 hours ago, Mitkof Island said:

My advice tell the Thai insurance company to stuff it maybe if enough foreigners had a spine the insurance companies would stop.

Don't worry, the country reopens in... less than a few hours, when they realize Swampy is dead asleep is a dodo and literally NO ONE is actually coming, they'll be forced to do the only thing to save the touristic peak season AND save face:

 

They'll drop the SHA+/ASQ requirements, they'll likely drop the insurance gouging requirement as well and only require potential visitors to show a negative PCR-RT test results before departure accompanied by the double-jab vaccination certificate.

 

Let the Thais lose face first *then* they'll realize what needs to be done to kickstart the tourism economy again.

 

I give them 15 days to adapt and start dropping the SHA+/ASQ/insurance requirements, more or less. 15 days.

Edited October 31, 2021 by NanaSomchai

[NanaSomchai]

33 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

OP Pic...thai guy on left side..

 

That is the guy that I will run into if Im able to get back-----Khun Side Eye...

Indeed, look at his facial expression, not feeling really welcomed are we.

 

They dropped the Land of "Smiles" attitude a long time ago, these days every foreigners are suspect to them.

[metisdead]

Some trolling posts and the replies have been removed.

[jerrymahoney]

11 hours ago, Gustomucho said:

I am insured from a Canadian insurance company for $1M, it includes Covid-19 related medical expenses, it is pretty deep in the documentation though, how do I prove to the immigration agent that I have coverage for Covid-19 ?  

 

Do you guys have any idea?  I am guessing the insurer will not accept to write a letter, I will talk to them tomorrow but it seems complicated to say the least.  Oh, and here (Quebec) they charge around $200 for a PCR test and only in big cities... lovely.

You could maybe request of your Canadian insurer a letter SIMILAR to this AXA letter:

 

https://thailandgi.cdn.axa-contento-118412.eu/thailandgi/14f7160b-9dcb-4535-9d85-5b6f3927ed6f_Sawasdee-Document-02.pdf

[itsari]

18 hours ago, JensenZ said:

If the covid spread worsens, they can blame dirty foreigners again.

If that should happen it will take 2 years to determine the election winner here in Thailand .

[Cadan]

Nothing is right or wrong. Thailand has to open up as the front line people can’t no longer afford to live. On my recent trip to the north the night  market was totally empty and vendors begged us to buy anything to get a few baht. This is the reality. Have to die one way or the other. Cases will rise surely and as long as the healthy system can take it we can move forward. It will take years for recovery 

[Road Warrior]

ah -- good means indian restaurants CAN REOPEN !!!!

[sanmyintmaung]

15 hours ago, Mitkof Island said:

Foreigners already inside Thailand pay no insurance for Covid. Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, India ,Vietnam no insurance for Covid? Been vaccinated three times I pay for Covid insurance to enter. Got It!

Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma, India ,Vietnam nationalities are NOT exempted from Covid insurance.  

[SmartyMarty]

21 hours ago, Thaifly88 said:

Showing your face with those comments not good my friend 

 

who said that is my face?

[10baht]

19 hours ago, Senyo said:

and Hong Kong for that matter. 

That was a tongue in cheek slap to the face at givers of the China-19 virus .  No one thinks HK is a country. But the boys in Peking think Taiwan is not a country.

[Thaifly88]

22 hours ago, SmartyMarty said:

who said that is my face?

that’s the face they will look for, so tell your father to be careful