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The IT specialist and spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs went online yesterday morning to give the latest figures for people applying for the Thailand Pass.

 

This is a new one-stop site to collate documents and apply to enter Thailand that came online as Thailand reopened to foreign tourists on Monday.

 

Tanee Sangrat said that at 6.30 am yesterday a total of 39,506 people had registered and that 6,484 had been approved. 

 

The MoFA has been working with the Digital Government Development Agency to make it easier for people to get the required documentation together for entry into Thailand, noted the Thai business media yesterday.  

 

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I guess they are not involved with the 90 day online website as it seems to be working!

11 minutes ago, webfact said:

The IT specialist and spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs went online yesterday morning to give the latest figures for people applying for the Thailand Pass.

IT specialist??

Is he working for immigration as well?
Mate, sort out the 90 day reporting thing.

So 32,000 applicants have their plans held up, and 6,000 people got lucky.

 

I am seeing some people with flight dates a month away getting instant approvals, and people flying soon have nothing but a confirmation email. Generally, if you get a confirmation email, but not instant approval, your application is in the ether.

 

10,000 apps on first day, only 400 approvals.

 

so, it’s 10,000 apps filed every day, 1500 approvals.

 

Sounds like a 7 day turnaround to me.

 

 

This is a Thai website. 

 

The reality is that 6,000 people got kicked off the site 5 or 6 times each before they figured out it only worked if they used Windows XT with IE 1.0, attachments only accepted in WordPerfect and Lotus 1-2-3.

 

 

that is every 6th person or 15% got TP.

yes, there is still time till 8th november, when all applicants suppose to get their pass. 

Interesting to know how they count those who applied 5-10 times over 2 first days, when there were many bugs and not confirmation email.

For me it looks shambles, even for the ministry spokesman it looks great success.

But they will always say success propaganda

4 minutes ago, internationalism said:

Interesting to know how they count those who applied 5-10 times over 2 first days, when there were any bugs and not confirmation email.

That's a feature, not a bug.

40000 registered, and approving them at a rate of about 1,500 per day.....

 

considering how they were saying how they were expecting a surge in those wanting to travel here, they might have anticipated the need for more people working on the approvals...

 

I dont think their suggested time for approval of 7 days will be even close to reality

Again the repetative questions:

 

How many are real tourists and not those on Non Immigrant Visas?

How many are Thai?

 

This should be broken down when figures are released.

After I registered, I didn’t receive any email confirmation. Does this mean my application didn’t go thru? 

I am flying off on the 8th of Nov, I am so stress out now. Can’t find a place to ask for help

51 minutes ago, poskat said:

40000 registered, and approving them at a rate of about 1,500 per day.....

 

considering how they were saying how they were expecting a surge in those wanting to travel here, they might have anticipated the need for more people working on the approvals...

 

I dont think their suggested time for approval of 7 days will be even close to reality

Took 32 hours for my friend to get approved. Was quicker than expected.

 

Thailand has a history of bug filled app rollouts.

34 minutes ago, antimuds said:

After I registered, I didn’t receive any email confirmation. Does this mean my application didn’t go thru? 

Yes.

Check junkmail, spam folders. If still not find, resubmit. 

1 hour ago, internationalism said:

that is every 6th person or 15% got TP.

yes, there is still time till 8th november, when all applicants suppose to get their pass. 

Interesting to know how they count those who applied 5-10 times over 2 first days, when there were many bugs and not confirmation email.

For me it looks shambles, even for the ministry spokesman it looks great success.

But they will always say success propaganda

I would hazard a guess it's all the Scandinavian + others that spend 6 months in Thailand coming back , they are quite happy with their nice condos on the golf course and the local club,

They will be glad to get out of the madness in Europe , which is now having heaps of protests against mandated vaccination to keep their jobs .

53 minutes ago, antimuds said:

I am flying off on the 8th of Nov, I am so stress out now. Can’t find a place to ask for help

Yeah, good reason why it may be a good idea to use the "wait & see" approach.

3 hours ago, Gsxrnz said:

This is a Thai website. 

 

The reality is that 6,000 people got kicked off the site 5 or 6 times each before they figured out it only worked if they used Windows XT with IE 1.0, attachments only accepted in WordPerfect and Lotus 1-2-3.

 

 

You mean Lotus's

1 hour ago, cheapcanuck said:

Yes.

Check junkmail, spam folders. If still not find, resubmit. 

<deleted> <deleted> <deleted> <deleted>.

I'm leaving Monday, i had submitted the request on Tuesday (Monday was totally broken) : no email

I've submitted again right now : no email

 

Should i keep spamming !?!

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Tanee Sangrat said that at 6.30 am yesterday a total of 39,506 people had registered and that 6,484 had been approved. 

 

The MoFA has been working with the Digital Government Development Agency to make it easier for people to get the required documentation together for entry into Thailand, noted the Thai business media yesterday. 

Looks just as difficult as before?

6 hours ago, Thailand said:

I guess they are not involved with the 90 day online website as it seems to be working!

a total of 39,506 people had registered and that 6,484 had been approved. 

Albeit slowly?

1 hour ago, antimuds said:

I am flying off on the 8th of Nov, I am so stress out now. Can’t find a place to ask for help

Hey did you manage to receive a confirmation email ?

 

My friend received a confirmation email right after submitting (not an approval email, just a confirmation), i've submitted twice and still nothing and i also leave on 8th.

 

Damn <deleted>

Wow that's amazing

Am I supposed to be impressed with that number?

 

Looks like with 6000 approval they need to get on the stick.

 

Looks like another make-work project not all that dissimilar from 90 day reports. This will never go away once the army of minion yellow shirts have been amassed.

 

It's so laughable all this $$$ theatre $$$ just fly into US and enjoy Florida or So Cal.

 

Guess they're looking for a pat on the back,?

 

Meanwhile, bars are closed and grown men are being arrested for drinking beer.

1 hour ago, antimuds said:

I am flying off on the 8th of Nov, I am so stress out now. Can’t find a place to ask for help

I think this sums up the present situation perfectly. Holidays are meant to relieve stress not cause it !

1 hour ago, kiwikeith said:

I would hazard a guess it's all the Scandinavian + others that spend 6 months in Thailand coming back , they are quite happy with their nice condos on the golf course and the local club,

They will be glad to get out of the madness in Europe , which is now having heaps of protests against mandated vaccination to keep their jobs .

The only madness to be seen is the pathetic protests of the dwindling band of lunatic anti vaxers.

5 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

So 32,000 applicants have their plans held up, and 6,000 people got lucky.

 

I am seeing some people with flight dates a month away getting instant approvals, and people flying soon have nothing but a confirmation email. Generally, if you get a confirmation email, but not instant approval, your application is in the ether.

 

10,000 apps on first day, only 400 approvals.

 

so, it’s 10,000 apps filed every day, 1500 approvals.

 

Sounds like a 7 day turnaround to me.

 

 

If this is the case then how does the 72 hour covid test weigh into this?

 

How is even possible to file before you have the test a few days before?? **I know nothing of the process.

That's fantastic.

 

"Approving" about 6500 out of about 40,000 applications.

 

Yes, soon they will be spending their gazillions of pounds/euros/dollars etc, and spreading their wealth into every pocket and corner of Thailand.

 

Or maybe not! I'm an eternal optimist, when I see and hear about Thailand's "plans/ideas/Thailand Pass/C.O.E....when I look at into how many hoops must be jumped through, just to be allowed into a country, with many, many ,millions of its people not fully vaccinated, and many of those vaccinated are with?   shall we say inferior vaccines?

 

Then when they do finally manage to arrive into the magical kingdom, what awaits them? Not much in the way of fun and entertainment etc to be honest. Which lets face it, I'm assuming that's what holiday makers are looking for in the first place?

 

As Ive mentioned, I'm an eternal optimist, but I despair with each and every passing day, about the future of tourism and more so, for the millions of poor Thais who rely (or should that be relied?) on tourism.  Its (tourism that is) is dying a slow and painful death, not at all helped by the idiotic antics /ideas/plans/requirements blah blah blah. just to even apply to get there. Let alone the travelling etc, then when they get to the airport? They will be met by officials going totally over the top with the haz mat wearing "officials" etc etc.

 

At the end of the day? I "assume" the vast majority of tourists entering Thailand are well vaccinated? I " assume" they are coming from countries, with way better vaccination levels than Thaialand?  I "assume" they will have been taking covid tests  before even flying etc etc etc?

 

Then they arrive at the airport to be met with all the palaver they have to face?!!!

 

Amazing Thailand indeed.

 

I appreciate and understand that "face is everything in Thailand.  What I don't understand though, is that if face is that important in Thailand. how come they don't realise that with all the totally over the top antics/hoop jumping etc . they are looking like a laughing stock world wide? 

 

Serious question, Is this "face" thing only relevant about what Thais think abut Thais? Doesnt it count if the rest of the world can see what a bunch of rubbish this all is, and they are losing? " face" worldwide?

 

I was hoping to be able to get back to Thailand in the new year, probably February time, Im a real "fan" of Thailand...but even as much as I desperately want to go back there? No way will I be going back when all these "requirements" etc, are still needed, and many places aren't open, not able to get a drink blah blah blah

 

So the way I look at it? If a  real "fan boy" like me, wont put up with all this nonsense..just to get back there,?  what chance a "normal/first time to Thailand tourist etc." will go there?

 

Amazing indeed!

 

Sorry...! rant over!

ATTENTION EVERYONE :

 

After submitting 5 times with my @hotmail.com adress and never receiving any acknowledgment email i've again subitted with my @gmail.com adress and i've instantly received the acknowledgment email.

 

And yes i checked the spam folder it wasn't there.

 

DO NOT USE YOUR @HOTMAIL (.com?)  ADDRESS !!!!

Just like every stupid process in Thailand

 

1. It exists but it shouldn't

 

2. It's a silly manual process of checking documents.

 

Government, yellow shirt make work program. Ridiculous.

7 minutes ago, Pepper9187 said:

ATTENTION EVERYONE :

 

After submitting 5 times with my @hotmail.com adress and never receiving any acknowledgment email i've again subitted with my @gmail.com adress and i've instantly received the acknowledgment email.

 

And yes i checked the spam folder it wasn't there.

 

DO NOT USE YOUR @HOTMAIL (.com?)  ADDRESS !!!!

This is great information to be certain.

 

My question is why would anyone be using Hotmail?!