by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - International travelers arriving in Thailand from May 1 are required to obtain the Thailand Pass prior to travel. The government’s COVID-19 task force says it will not remove this entry requirement at this stage, despite no longer requiring an RT-PCR test result.

 

The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) recently clarified that international arrivals must still obtain the Thailand Pass via online registration. The registration however requires fewer documents for people arriving from May 1, in line with the government’s relaxed entry measures.

 

Dr Sumanee Wacharasint, an assistant spokeswoman for the CCSA, said prepaid hotel bookings and a negative pre-departure RT-PCR test will no longer be necessary, but travelers will need to submit their vaccination certificates, along with travel insurance with eligible health coverage.

 

She also said the CCSA may consider eliminating the Thailand Pass system altogether once the situation improves further.

 

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Meanwhile, some land border crossings between Thailand and neighboring countries are set to reopen on 1 May. These include border crossings in Loei, Nakhon Phanom, Nong Khai, Mukdahan, Bueng Kan, Sisaket, Surin, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi, Trat, Tak, Kanchanaburi, Ranong, Songkhla, Narathiwat, Yala and Satun.

 

Thai nationals returning through one of these land borders will not be subject to quarantine if they are fully vaccinated. Unvaccinated Thai nationals can meanwhile present a negative RT-PCR test result performed within 72 hours prior to arrival to skip quarantine. The travel insurance requirement is not applicable to Thai nationals.

 

The quarantine period for unvaccinated and untested Thai citizens is for 5 days, with an exit test performed on Day 4 or 5.

 

Foreign nationals arriving by land will be required to obtain their Thailand Pass beforehand.

 

Nationals of Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Malaysia can opt to obtain their Border Pass for entry, which does not require travel insurance.

 

Only fully vaccinated citizens from the four neighboring countries are eligible to enter Thailand using their border pass, whereas unvaccinated travelers are subject to the same entry requirement as unvaccinated persons under the Thailand Pass scheme.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2022-05-02

 

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Thai pass, Pass

So n othing changed in fact for travellers except no PCR test and ATK when fully vaccinated and the insurance down to 10.000 USD.... rest is all the same 

8 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

So n othing changed in fact for travellers except no PCR test and ATK when fully vaccinated and the insurance down to 10.000 USD.... rest is all the same 

Yes.

But the test on arrival was main gamestopper with the risk of being locked up either in some "hospitel" with a view over highway or a private hospital money drain.

Also for vaccinated visitors the costly test before departure is voided.

Edited May 1, 20224 yr by KhunBENQ

2 hours ago, TooMuchTime said:

Good.  Helps keep disease ridden farang out of Thailand.

Never forget the smiley emoticon.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

International travelers arriving in Thailand from May 1 are required to obtain the Thailand Pass prior to travel

Many will PASS... other destinations are free of BS

Its really stupid that in order to cross road border, you have to first apply for Thai pass , purchase scam Insurance and wait for approval....really dumb!!

Don't really know how to explain it simpler.

 

Not come - Thai pass, insurance.

Come - Flash your passport.

Insurance requirement may be removed very soon but they need to figure out how to verify vaccination status before completely removing thai pass. They need to bring airlines for verification process and may be random check during entry and keep the Thailand pass for unvaccinated travellers. 

Edited May 2, 20224 yr by Onerak

2 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Yes.

But the test on arrival was main gamestopper with the risk of being locked up either in some "hospitel" with a view over highway or a private hospital money drain.

Also for vaccinated visitors the costly test before departure is voided.

However, once done on your holiday and wishing to return to the US a test must be completed prior to flying....still travel issues for many, especially if they test positive on that test.

Edited May 2, 20224 yr by ThailandRyan

I am a fully vaccinated retiree in Thailand living in Krabi and would like to drive down to Penang for a break. I am aware of transport requirements regarding insurance etc. but still uncertain of rest of paperwork. Would anyone be able to give me some information, mainly concerned about getting back, thanks.

Edited May 2, 20224 yr by PJPom
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5 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

the insurance down to 10.000 USD

If the 300 baht entry fee is for insurance why the continuance of the USD10,000 requirement.  We already pay 500 baht exit fee.  This is nothing more than another money grab by corrupt officials.

On 5/2/2022 at 7:37 AM, hotchilli said:

Many will PASS... other destinations are free of BS

Yes indeed, like Cambodia where face masks are no longer mandatory other than in confined spaces. Reference 26/04/2022 - also includes foreigners:

 

"PM Hun Sen has announced that Cambodians will no longer be required to wear masks in open spaces..............

 exempt the duty of wearing a mask in public places and open places other than closed places, leaving the people to make their own decisions to wear a mask or not .’ The PM further explained that the requirement is still in place for closed spaces – i.e. an air-conditioned meeting room or a crowded movie theater"

 

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501064074/historic-day-for-cambodia-as-pm-removes-mask-requirement-for-open-spaces/

 

 

2 hours ago, lujanit said:

If the 300 baht entry fee is for insurance why the continuance of the USD10,000 requirement.  We already pay 500 baht exit fee.  This is nothing more than another money grab by corrupt officials.

The insurance provided by the 300 baht entrance fee is not going to replace travel insurance. 

 

At 300 baht, the pot would run dry very quickly if it did.

 

6 hours ago, Onerak said:

Insurance requirement may be removed very soon but they need to figure out how to verify vaccination status before completely removing thai pass. They need to bring airlines for verification process and may be random check during entry and keep the Thailand pass for unvaccinated travellers. 

But won't tourists arriving be covered for insurance by the proposed 300THB scheme?

11 hours ago, webfact said:

Nationals of Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Malaysia can opt to obtain their Border Pass for entry, which does not require travel insurance.

So they continue with the " multiple clarification" of tourists.

Once double standards, always double standards.

That habit won't die here anytime soon!  ????

 

8 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Many will PASS... other destinations are free of BS

....and it appears it's going to take the less than insightful Thai authorities many more months to pick up on this. 

 

The more reasonable and logical approach to this long and winding circus would've been to trash the TP/insurance scam as well when they discontinued the T&G program. 

 

The exemplary learning curve could be questionable within this circle - as such tends to be their reflective history. 

15 hours ago, TooMuchTime said:

Good.  Helps keep disease ridden farang out of Thailand.

It does not keep any "disease ridden" person out of Thailand. If fully vaccinated against Covid-19, you are free to enter with gonorrhoea, heart disease, tuberculosis, cancer, Covid-19, yellow fever or any other disease.

 

Edited May 2, 20224 yr by Puccini

Insurance companies are the biggest crooks in the world.

 

 

It is at least a relief and also a cost saving. The risk of an expensive forced quarantine is also abolished. But I would like more informative details. What about a married couple (both vaccinated 3 times) with a 11-year-old unvaccinated child?

4 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

I come for the pad thai--I stay for the BS

When you pad enough Thais, you will only be left with peanut granules.

5 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

I come for the pad thai--I stay for the BS

Dream destination, plenty of both?

On 5/1/2022 at 4:33 PM, KhunBENQ said:

Yes.

But the test on arrival was main gamestopper with the risk of being locked up either in some "hospitel" with a view over highway or a private hospital money drain.

Also for vaccinated visitors the costly test before departure is voided.

I like all those stories that came out about people reporting their hospitel stay was quite nice, the food wascquite nice, we even got to walk in the garden, etc with the name of the hospitel included of course.

 

I'm pretty sure these were fake news bites put out by the hospitels.

Whatever you do... be careful: There are nasty scammers out there right at the top of the google search for Thailand Pass!
WARNING SCAM WEBSITE!!