By Paul Rujopakarn

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced important updates for applicants registering for entry into Thailand. Following a surge in Omicron coronavirus cases, the government has suspended the Test & Go and Sandbox applications - with the exception of the Phuket Sandbox program - from the Thailand Pass system until further notice.

 

According to the new updates, applicants who have already obtained their Thailand Pass QR code are eligible to enter the Kingdom under the plan for which they have registered. Registered applicants who have not yet received their QR code must wait for their Thailand Pass application to be considered and approved. They will be allowed entry under the program for which they have registered after they have been accepted.

 

New applicants must apply for entry with Thailand Pass through the Phuket Sandbox scheme or Alternative Quarantine (AQ) packages. Travelers arriving in Thailand through the Test & Go and Sandbox programs must take a second COVID-19 test using the RT-PCR method (not the ATK/antigen self-test) at government-designated facilities at no extra cost.

 

Applicants will be required to enter quarantine after arriving in Thailand. Fully vaccinated people entering the Kingdom under the Phuket Sandbox program will have to stay in the area for 7 days after their arrival. Applicants entering via AQ scheme are required to enter quarantine for 10 days at government-designated locations.

 

Tanee Sangrat, director-general of the Department of Information and a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said related agencies will conduct a thorough assessment of the situation. He added that the ministry will provide any new updates as soon as possible and emphasized that the revised measures are only temporary and are aimed at preventing the spread of the Omicron variant.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2021-12-27

 

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@ubonjoe are there any new updates in this announcement?

8 minutes ago, blackcab said:

@ubonjoe are there any new updates in this announcement?

Ohh!! you actually wanted an update it is coming .........................LOL

I suggest we all come back to visit this Omicron business restrictions in the new year like mid January because until than it'll only drive you crazy...

2 hours ago, blackcab said:

@ubonjoe are there any new updates in this announcement?

Frequently, as they dream them up.

3 hours ago, blackcab said:

@ubonjoe are there any new updates in this announcement?

I do not see anything new.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

pplicants will be required to enter quarantine after arriving in Thailand. Fully vaccinated people entering the Kingdom under the Phuket Sandbox program will have to stay in the area for 7 days after their arrival. Applicants entering via AQ scheme are required to enter quarantine for 10 days at government-designated locations.

No mention of the 7 day AQ option. Under review ?

48 minutes ago, potless said:

No mention of the 7 day AQ option. Under review ?

Go to 

https://tp.consular.go.th/en/plan

and scroll down to "Alternate.Quarantine"

 

The site is back in operation.

 

Nothing new here. Why does Asean Now publish old "news"

 

Thailand is closed, nothing to see here, move along

Not sure why they bother with the updates since hardly anyone is willing to put up with their draconian restrictions.

Said it would happen a few days ago and now hearing reports of it on FB. People getting the pass and now receiving text messages about their flights being cancelled. Be interesting to know which airline this is. 

Does this also apply to Thais or is it just foreigners? What I mean will Thais with Thai passports be allowed in under Test and Go?

7 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

Does this also apply to Thais or is it just foreigners? What I mean will Thais with Thai passports be allowed in under Test and Go?

The rules apply equally to all travellers regardless of nationality, except that Thai nationals do not need the health insurance certificate.

Any idea how the day 6 / 7 PCR test works? Coming back this week and some official info would be useful.