Quote Originally Posted by Mendip View Post

Yes, point taken Shutree... but did he pay 60,000 Baht for the privilege?
Since you asked, I thought I'd take the trouble to find out.

His story is that he was working legally in S. Korea, then his contract and work permit ended so he asked for repatriation. The Thai embassy has a queue and he was given a date in February 2022. No typo, 2022.

He had the option to skip the queue and that would have cost him Baht 40,000. I wasn't clear if that included the flight.

He didn't have the money but he did get sick, not Covid, and the embassy allowed him to jump the queue, which is free.