Thailand Pass & Connection in BKK from Vietnam

[tjb30i]

While visiting Thailand in April I plan to have a short trip to Vietnam and I will have already obtained a Test & Go approval for entering Thailand. If anyone knows the Test & Go implications of this are under the following two options that would be very helpful. The embassy has not been any help. 

 

Option 1 - I fly out from BKK airport to Vietnam, return to BKK 3 days later and spend 4 days in Thailand before I depart to the USA again

• Do I need to apply for Test & Go again for when I come back into Thailand from Vietnam for this short trip? I.e. Once when I first enter Thailand and a second time after a short return trip to Vietnam including another PCR test on arrival and prepaid 1 night SHA Extra+ hotel.

 

Option 2 – I fly from BKK airport to Vietnam and return to BKK 3 days later to connect to another international flight with a different airline and ticket. I.e. I do this at the end of my trip instead of the middle. I have a 5-hour connection between flights that requires me to pass through customs, collect my bags and recheck in with another airline for a flight back to the USA since these are on separate tickets.

• Do I need to apply for Test & Go again for this connection since I have to pass through customs? Once when I first enter Thailand and a second time for my connection since it will require me to pass through customs, collect my bags and recheck my bags into a different flight through arrivals?
• If I don’t need to apply for Test and Go again:
  • What documentation do I need to show customs so they don’t ask me for my SHA+ hotel and Test & Go again?
  • Can I still walk around the airport? For example, we are thinking of leaving our luggage in a storage area at the airport before we depart Thailand to Vietnam and collect it when we come back between our connecting flight to the US. Is this even possible?

 

Thanks

 

Edited March 22, 2022 by tjb30i

[rimmae2]

For Option 2 check following:

 

https://www.caat.or.th/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/guidelines-for-international-flights.pdf

[tjb30i]

14 hours ago, rimmae2 said:

For Option 2 check following:

 

https://www.caat.or.th/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/guidelines-for-international-flights.pdf

Thanks but this looks like a nightmare to figure out and can't tell what this means in terms of my questions. No wonder the embassy can't even respond. Might try to ask when I arrive.