How far in advance does a sandbox trip need to be booked?

[Badger18]

I'm fully vaccinated and have a flight booked for 29 Nov. I haven't made my Thailand Pass application just yet. It semed better to give it some time for teething troubles, plus they're probably / understandably going to prioritize departures earlier in the month.

 

I'm not 100% confident that my Thailand pass application will go through because I only have a CDC card - no passport number on the card and no QR code.

 

I was thinking if they knock it back I'll just switch to the sandbox, but now I'm not sure there'll be time. It seems they're not looking at the applications until a few days before, and it could be that all the (half-decent) sandbox flights / hotels have gone by then.

 

Does that sound likely, and should I maybe book a sandbox hotel now and not bother with test and go?

[Badger18]

This makes no sense as sandbox still requires proof of vaccination... can't seem to delete it though.

[internationalism]

apply now for AQ.

yes, cdc card accepted

[LALes]

I only have a CDC card, too.  Does this mean I will be rejected for one day Q?

My CDC card does not have Passport # or QR code.

I'm planning on returning to Thailand in December.  I hope things will be easier by then.

Edited November 8, 2021 by LALes

[ChrisP24]

12 minutes ago, LALes said:

I only have a CDC card, too.  Does this mean I will be rejected for one day Q?

My CDC card does not have Passport # or QR code.

I'm planning on returning to Thailand in December.  I hope things will be easier by then.

Thailand is accepting the US CDC card even though it only has name, DOB, vaccination date(s) and vaccine batch/lot #s.

[LALes]

But will it be good for one night Q or will I have to Sandbox?

[ubonjoe]

8 hours ago, LALes said:

But will it be good for one night Q or will I have to Sandbox?

It will be accepted to prove you are fully vaccinated to do the one night AQ or SHA+ hotel stay.

[Salerno]

On 11/7/2021 at 2:49 AM, internationalism said:

apply now for AQ.

Why on earth would he apply for quarantine when he's fully vaccinated?

[HashBrownHarry]

1 hour ago, Salerno said:

Why on earth would he apply for quarantine when he's fully vaccinated?

Depends what country you're travelling from.

 

I just did 7 days due to coming from West African country - fully vaxxed human.

 

I will do Pattaya Sandbox next time ( if same rules apply ) as i have a condo there but guess i'll still need to sleep in Q hotel at nights....

Edited November 9, 2021 by HashBrownHarry

[Salerno]

2 minutes ago, HashBrownHarry said:

Depends what country you're travelling from.

Good point, forgot some people lived in "unsafe" countries unlike the UK, USA etc. 555.

Edited November 9, 2021 by Salerno

[suestra29]

14.00hrs Tuesday 9th November 2021 cannot get past first stage of Thai Pass application as it will not let me click OK on the compliance. 
 

[ThailandGuy]

Still too many rules.... too much uncertainty.  A country can become a red zone for Thailand just before your holiday starts and then you loose all the money. Look what is happening in the northern Europe. 84% vaccinated. Hospitals are flooded now with corona patients.  Do they really think this will not come to Thailand? Do you really think Thailand will not remove these countries from their list soon?  It's a gamble i do not want to take given what we have seen the last 20 months

[Salerno]

11 minutes ago, suestra29 said:

14.00hrs Tuesday 9th November 2021 cannot get past first stage of Thai Pass application as it will not let me click OK on the compliance. 
 

Click the acknowledgement checkbox:

[HashBrownHarry]

18 hours ago, ThailandGuy said:

Still too many rules.... too much uncertainty.  A country can become a red zone for Thailand just before your holiday starts and then you loose all the money. Look what is happening in the northern Europe. 84% vaccinated. Hospitals are flooded now with corona patients.  Do they really think this will not come to Thailand? Do you really think Thailand will not remove these countries from their list soon?  It's a gamble i do not want to take given what we have seen the last 20 months

Most airlines / hotels etc will refund you somehow, likely not a refund as such ( but possibly ) but you should be able to re-book at a later date.

 

The choice is yours, come or not.....no one elses.