Deserted Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Do we have confirmation of this from the thai news outlets? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, webfact said: Thailand Pass will also be paused temporarily to update the system for the new rules, set to start on the first of May. Those who have already booked will need to inquire individually with hotels/Thailand Pass about potential refunds or “grandfather” clauses after May 1st. Before May 1st, all current rules will apply. So... everyone whose arrival date (and pre-booked travel arrangements) falls between now and May 1 is basically screwed. Once again. Or has to jump through hoops to sort it out and fight for refunds or re-bookings. Once again. I was supposed to visit a southern European country for a week-long business trip in mid-May. My company then reconsidered and canceled the plan. They said they would rather not risk it as the Thai government has repeatedly changed the entry rules in the past and it might well happen again while I am abroad, which could potentially make it difficult for me to return to Thailand (with the company having to pick up the bill). I don't blame them. I was actually hoping they'd scrap the travel plan. Edited April 22, 2022 by Misterwhisper 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted April 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2022 10 minutes ago, Jingthing said: My prediction. The next step is they will drop the insurance thing. The vaccine proof will remain. Not sure about the Pass. The vaccine part can be handled without the pass. The pass if kept would be a burden particularly for quickie land border crossings. I think it really should be scrapped entirely. If they drop the I surance for tourists then they sure as gell better drop the requirement for us here on extensions of stay based on OA for retirement. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Next milestone July 1st? Enter endemic status and drop all restrictions for entertainment, gatherings etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heng Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Yorkshire Tea said: Are you considered vaccinated if your last shot was over 6 months ago? They haven't thought of that yet. Give them a few minutes. I'll drop it in the suggestion box. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Great, they removed the second hurdle but the jockeys are all still worried about the first jump ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Deserted said: Do we have confirmation of this from the thai news outlets? Well there is little doubt that the CCSA meeting conclusions have been translated correctly. Formally it is in effect not before published in the Royal Gazette. Very little chance that the basics will change. (CCSA is headed by Mr. Big P.) I see it in misc Thai news outlets among them PBS. Translated headline: "Prime Minister announces cancellation of Test&Go - open country in full on May 1" Edited April 22, 2022 by KhunBENQ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jingthing Posted April 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said: If they drop the I surance for tourists then they sure as gell better drop the requirement for us here on extensions of stay based on OA for retirement. They will not! Not connected at all. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OJAS Posted April 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Chivas said: Hardly a problem to upload the 2 documents Very easy I'd imagine On the contrary, it could, I think, still prove problematical and very difficult for those who are not whizzo IT geeks in particular if Thailand Pass is still going to insist on uploads being submitted in the JPEG format - and suitably cropped to the nearest millimetre to boot in the case of passport photopages & vaccination QR codes! What on earth good reason is there for the system not to allow documents to be uploaded uncropped in the PDF format in which most of them are provided (or scanned) in the first place????? Edited April 22, 2022 by OJAS 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deserted Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said: Well there is little doubt that the CCSA meeting conclusions have been translated correctly. Formally it is in effect not before published in the Royal Gazette. Very little chance that the basics will change. (CCSA is headed by Mr. Big P.) Well that's good to hear but as you know, in the last two years there has been lots of changes and back tracking, and nowadays many people expect some sort of change, myself included. So until I see it confirmed officially, it's hard to go along with it. And even then its not always certain. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post josephbloggs Posted April 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2022 10 minutes ago, Misterwhisper said: So... everyone whose arrival date (and pre-booked travel arrangements) falls between now and May 1 is basically screwed. Once again. Way to see the negative in a positive thing, the perfect TVF response!! So you think they should not relax the restrictions just so those people who are arriving in the next 7-8 days don't feel bad? 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) Really? Well, wait until Monday. Let's see if they change their minds over the weekend. If this becomes the new 'standard operating procedure', I'll contact my friends in America who refuse to come here based on the forced testing and hospitalization. If true! Very smart move and past it's time. Now - open up the freaking night-time entertainment. Edited April 22, 2022 by connda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyExpat57 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 1 hour ago, StayinThailand2much said: Eliminate this requirement completely, and (more) people may actually decide to travel to Thailand. Actually, I can't fault them for this (though I don't know of any other country that currently requires it). I don't know how many healthcare runners there are, but having such insurance should be considered a neccessity for any responsible traveler. Perhaps they're just nudging the weakest links among us to do the right thing? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex8912 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 52 minutes ago, thisisrascal said: Great news but I’m annoyed with myself for already paying for a test and go package for my June arrival ???? You should ask for a refund kindly at FIRST for this on May 2nd I suggest. There is no way a reputable hotel will not refund you. Maybe minis 1-5% ad fee. I as well as many reported getting back my day 5 $$ after test and go went ATK only day 5. This is just common sense for a hotel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soihok Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Terrific news. Made my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kotsak Posted April 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2022 Just a reminder that nothing is final until it has been gazetted. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drake Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 22 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said: If they drop the I surance for tourists then they sure as gell better drop the requirement for us here on extensions of stay based on OA for retirement. I'm not on OA but they should do that anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotandsticky Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Just now, kotsak said: Just a reminder that nothing is final until it has been gazetted. Did you want to take bets that it won't be ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ71 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 43 minutes ago, madmitch said: I really don't believe you posted this! I really don't care what you beleive or not..... up to you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sheryl Posted April 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Jingthing said: Sounds like the dreaded pass is here to stay if that's how they will.deal with the vaccine requirements. Other countries have managed to impose vaccine and insurance requirements without anything like Thailand Pass. No reason to keep it. 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NorthernRyland Posted April 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2022 On 4/22/2022 at 1:50 PM, Yorkshire Tea said: Are you considered vaccinated if your last shot was over 6 months ago? And what if you're not vaccinated? For health reasons I refuse to take another M-RNA shot 7 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 1 hour ago, webfact said: From May 1, fully vaccinated visitors will no longer need to take an RT-PCR test on arrival and no longer need to book a hotel room for their first night. Big deal.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Willy Wombat Posted April 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2022 Thailand The little red engine that could. I think I can. I think I can. Ever so slowly getting to where most of the world are already. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post aussiexpat Posted April 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2022 This is excellent news, finally people can come without the risk of a false positive locking people away for 10 days. Except for still requiring the stupid mandatory Covid insurance. They need to just let people get whatever travel insurance they want without mandating it must mention covid. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Karma80 Posted April 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2022 On 4/22/2022 at 3:22 PM, NorthernRyland said: And what if you're not vaccinated? For health reasons I refuse to take another M-RNA shot Then you are up for a hard life travelling anywhere basically. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentSmith Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 1 hour ago, anchadian said: Furthermore, insurance has been reduced to $10,000. https://twitter.com/ThaiPBSWorld/status/1517387086646898689 That hardly sounds like adequate insurance for any kind of long trip. Unless you think it's normal to start a crowd funding project just to be able to return home in case something went wrong. This seems to be popular especially in certain western countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NorthernRyland Posted April 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Karma80 said: Then you are up for a hard life travelling anywhere basically. That thing made me so sick I don't care. Governments are desperately clinging on to this for no justifiable reason and people aren't going to put up with it forever. May 1st may be too soon but eventually it will fall apart. 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchadian Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Pfizer boosters due every 4 months. You know it makes sense. Now I can plan my trip to Cape Town. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 10baht Posted April 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2022 2 hours ago, webfact said: Visitors will still need to submit their proof of vaccination and insurance to the Thailand Pass system prior to traveling. Still F'ed up system. Get rid of Thai Pass scheme. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bones Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 He said "Captain". I said "Wot?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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