Few questions to anybody who has gone through 7 day sandbox, AFTER introduction of new rules on 1st November.

 

1. Did you have to obtain CoE from Thai embassy or do you complete Thailand pass?

2. At which stage and to whom should we produce the covid test (within 72 hours of flight), prior to boarding?

3. For those of us who have a transit (assuming flying from johannesburg, on qatar air), should the covid test be 72 before boarding the flight at Doha or is it 72 hours before boarding Jo' burg.

 

Thank you for taking time to respond 

1. The COE no longer exists. You will do a Thailand Pass (https://tp.consular.go.th/).

2. The airline when departing on your first flight and any connecting flights. Then again on arrival in Thailand.

3. The 72 hours is for your first flight from the country you are located in.

See this infographic.

https://thaiembdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/248512116_285856866874133_7928875840203102807_n.jpg

Thank you, Joe.

 

I appreciate your response.

 

Should the PCR test be within the 72 hours window upon arrival in Thailand?

 

 

7 minutes ago, mjakob007 said:

Should the PCR test be within the 72 hours window upon arrival in Thailand?

The result certificate of the RT-PCR must be done within 72 hours from from the day you depart from where you're traveling from.

14 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

The result certificate of the RT-PCR must be done within 72 hours from from the day you depart from where you're traveling from.

Thank you, Joe.

Would that be the country of first boarding or country of transit?

 

Some flights available to us have more than 24 hour layover, hene the question.

 

1 hour ago, mjakob007 said:

Would that be the country of first boarding or country of transit?

The first flight you board for Thailand's requirements. But come airports and airlines may have different requirements.

A layover of more than 24 hours might be a problem at some airports since they have a limit on the amount of time you can be in transit.

Got it, Joe.

Thank you very much.

 

Back to the drawing board