Thread: Thailand quarantine and entry conditions

Originally Posted by Shutree

Malaysia says it will open to fully vaccinated people on April 1st. (This says UK only) However, they previously announced March 15th so we'll need to wait and see:

From 1 April, fully vaccinated arrivals travelling in Malaysia from the UK will no longer be required to quarantine.

Double-jabbed tourists will also be exempt from applying to enter the country via the MyTravelPass scheme.

However, they must still download and install the MySejahtera contact tracing app, complete a pre-departure form, and pay for a PCR test two days before departure and an antigen test upon arrival.


Malaysia travel restrictions: Entry requirements to ease with border reopening to fully vaccinated from April

This is excellent news. I'm off next month for a few weeks and was gonna head home, but my wife hasn't seen her family for years and the weather in April in Malaysia v UK. Hmmm.

Get your round in, Willy!

One wonders just which bit of " in the end Thai fuck up pretty much most everything they touch" 'Arry doesn't comprehend.

The idiots don't appear to have grasped the universally accepted global fact that Omicron and its variants are not worth bothering about unless of course you are so fucking stupid as to have refused vaccination. Quarantining folk in hospitals and the covid dormitory warehouse hotels is devoid of any intelligence but then, no surprise there.

And of course Thai Air still demand a negative PCR test before boarding their aircraft.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

not worth bothering about unless

it's this year's flu eh, some 100,000 of deaths are acceptable, eh.

No possibility of the current variant turning into something more serious, eh.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

Thai Air still demand a negative PCR test

Got to keep the infected tourist arriving or Thai citizens healthy? The rich or the mass population? Who to keep onside?

My wife has been blathering on about all restrictions being removed for entry to Thailand from 1st June if fully vaccinated.

No Quarantine no testing - can someone confirm if this is correct or not.

Originally Posted by Iceman123

My wife has been blathering on about all restrictions being removed for entry to Thailand from 1st June if fully vaccinated.

No Quarantine no testing - can someone confirm if this is correct or not.

It's not.

Unless they changed their mind.

Supposedly there is a "roadmap" to end restrictions on the 30th June - if certain conditions are met.

We've heard it all before.

Thailand’s National Communicable Disease Committee (NCDC) approved, today (Wednesday), the Public Health Ministry’s plan to classify COVID-19 as an endemic disease in four months, starting on July 1st, if things go according to plans.
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today that the plan is based on the principle that the good health of the people and the national economy must go together, which is the policy being adopted in several countries.
To achieve this goal, he said relevant agencies must put in place several measures to be implemented during the four months, such as vaccination management, medical services for the infected, COVID-19 monitoring and screening measures, prevention and containment of the disease, travel restrictions and legal and social measures.
Despite all these measures, life should be as normal as possible while the economy is recovering, said the public health minister adding, however, that even if COVID becomes an endemic disease, the population may still be required to wear face masks, avoid group gatherings, wash their hands often, undergo rapid antigen tests and get vaccinated to reduce the risk of severe cases.
According to Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Kiattibhoom Vongrachit, the four-month plan to make COVID-19 an endemic disease will be divided into four stages.
The first, from March 12th to April, will focus on efforts to suppress infection to reduce severe cases. The second stage, through April and May, is called the “plateau stage” during which the infection rate is stabilised until it starts to decline. The third stage, through May and June, which is called the “declining stage” is when daily infections drop to about 1,000-2,000 cases. The final stage, expected from July 1st, which is called the “post-pandemic stage” is when COVID-19 will become an endemic disease.

Plan to make COVID-19 endemic disease in Thailand from July 1 approved | Thai PBS World : The latest Thai news in English, News Headlines, World News and News Broadcasts in both Thai and English. We bring Thailand to the world

Originally Posted by OhOh

it's this year's flu eh, some 100,000 of deaths are acceptable, eh.

No possibility of the current variant turning into something more serious, eh.

its only a worry to those who deployed the equivalent of paracetamol for treating ebola, in other words that Chinky shit Sinovax that the Thai-Chinky idiots bought into for the first year before finding out you may as well inject your own pee.

Nine members of three separate family groups related to me in the UK have all caught the omicron strain, displaying symptoms ranging from ticklish throat, mild coughing, sniffles and a day of aches and pains - one took to his bed with man flu for two days. Two were asymptomatic. All of course have been vaccinated

So up your bum BoBo.

Iceman, google is your friend.

I believe this was agreed on Friday but yet to be written in the RG.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

Nine members of three separate family groups related to me in the UK have all caught the omicron strain,

Its been in the UK news that the flu spread fast through traveller sites.

Mendip, their penchant for silly, clumsy and illogical regulations knows no boundary.

Weirdest, stupidest folk on the planet.

^^^ What is the difference between PCR Test on Arrival and PCR Test on Day 0?

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

It's not.

Unless they changed their mind.

Supposedly there is a "roadmap" to end restrictions on the 30th June - if certain conditions are met.

We've heard it all before.



Plan to make COVID-19 endemic disease in Thailand from July 1 approved | Thai PBS World : The latest Thai news in English, News Headlines, World News and News Broadcasts in both Thai and English. We bring Thailand to the world

Cheers for that, upon further interrogation my significant other had gleaned the incorrect info from one of her Facebook friends.

I guess I will have to wait a bit longer before I can enjoy sundowners with SA in his palatial surroundings.

The Malaysian government has announced that Thailand will open its land border with Malaysia beginning April 1, though the opening is for tourists only for the time being, the Malay Mail reported. For the moment, travel for daily commuters is still under discussion between the respective governments of Malaysia and Thailand, said health minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
“The Thai government is only willing to accept leisure travellers. Discussions are still underway between Malaysia and Thailand [on the matter of] daily commuters and frequent travellers. As for travellers from Thailand, the general travel protocol that Malaysia currently has in place would apply,” the heath minister said.

Malaysia-Thailand land border open Apr 1 for tourists - paultan.org

Thailand Releases Timeline For the Removal of Covid-19 Entry Restrictions

The Government of Thailand has just released a timeline for the removal of all entry restrictions related to the Covid-19 Coronavirus.

Thailand’s capital Bangkok has tried to revive its tourism industry several times since the pandemic began. However, travelers still have to follow strict visa entry requirements to be allowed to visit the country.


The latest developments in the Kingdom’s reopening saga suggest that Coronavirus safeguard requirements could be on their way out in just a few months.


Travelers who are considering visiting the Land of Smiles this summer should be excited about the possibility of having entry requirements eased, regardless of how many variables there are.


Here’s an overview of the expected timeline of changes, as well as what it will take to make them happen.


Since reopening its borders during the pandemic, the country has been tinkering with its strict entry requirements to try and entice more tourists back.


Just a week ago, the government eliminated the requirement for travelers to submit a negative PCR test result prior to their flight, a move that several countries have adopted in recent months.

Modifications to Thailand’s entry requirements


The country, however, is not stopping there. More modifications to the Kingdom’s entry requirements are on the way, according to the Sports and Tourism Ministry – but only if the country manages to keep case levels low during Songkran next month.


However, if Coronavirus cases are as high as Thailand’s Department of Disease Control anticipates, the country’s restrictions may stay in place even longer.


The Songkran festival which celebrates New Year is Thailand’s largest holiday and is known around the world for its water splashing festivities.


Songkran is also a time when Thais return home to spend time with their families. This could potentially spread the Coronavirus nationwide.

For the last two years, the authorities have curtailed water-related celebrations during the holiday, while this year they have asked people to perform a Coronavirus test before celebrating.


Timeline of restrictions easing


The timeline for restriction changes will be as follows if case levels in the country remain low after the holiday:


May 1 – ATK check performed by medical professionals will replace the RT-PCR test upon arrival – this is a faster and cheaper method of Coronavirus testing.


June 1 – Abolition of the Test and Go scheme and Thailand Pass, allowing travelers to enter Thailand as usual
Meanwhile, Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn told reporters that several of Thailand’s neighbors have recently eased entry restrictions.


“Thailand has taken off like a rabbit since reopening to visitors last year. Many nations have opened borders and have fewer restrictions than us, so we cannot fall behind,” the minister said.


At present, travelers need a Thailand Pass to enter the country. The Thailand Pass is a QR code proving they have the necessary requirements – such as a Covid-19 vaccination, health insurance, and a stay at a designated hotel – to be allowed into the country.


Visitors can also enter through either the Test and Go or Sandbox schemes.

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Hope this holds up as stated above.

I intend to be back in Thailand June or July if the good lord is willing and the creek don’t rise.

Thailand has taken off like a rabbit since reopening to visitors last year.

A rabbit with mixomatosis.

So no pre-departure PCR test require from 1st Aprl.

Originally Posted by misskit

Hope this holds up as stated above.

As do I but not looking good atm. 25k cases per day.

I'm supposed to be travelling back to Thailand next week but so far this is proving to be my most difficult journey yet.

I have two different Pfizer vaccination certificates, the first from Norway and the second from the UK.

The UK certificate is no problem... I can download it any time from the NHS App so I can always hold a certificate with a valid QR code. I think they are valid for 30 days.

The Norwegian certificate is valid for 90 days from issue, which sounds great... but they will only issue by post since I don't have a Norwegian bank account and therefore no Norwegian 'digital ID'.

I ordered a new Norwegian certificate around 8 weeks ago, but it never arrived.

I ordered another Norwegian certificate 2 weeks ago, but that one hasn't arrived yet either and now I need it to sort out my travel next week.

Yesterday I decided to apply for the Thailand Pass for my journey back to Thailand and risk using my old Norwegian vaccine certificate and hope it wasn't noticed... but as soon as I uploaded the QR code it was rejected as 'Not Valid' and I could get no further. So I'm pretty well stuck now unless the damn certificate arrives very soon in the post at the UK address I use and gets scanned and emailed out to me on the boat so I can get my Thailand Pass.

Tomorrow morning I'll yet again call the damn Norwegian health department and plead for them to just email me this bloody certificate so I can get my Thailand Pass and get home... but I already know that they just will not do it.

Maybe this should have gone in the Daily Moan thread?

So what you going to do if it doesn't work out?

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Originally Posted by Iceman123

I guess I will have to wait a bit longer before I can enjoy sundowners with SA in his palatial surroundings.

Not forgetting the BBQ sausages.

^^^ I find it strange that you were allowed to get first and second vaccines from different countries unless you had a prior agreement. Everyone I know travelled back to the place they had the first in order to get the second and ensure double vaccination certificate.That's because the first included the date to get second.

The expiry dates of certificates is also odd. One would expect it to last as long as the vaccination validity. Mind you, even that is different from one country to the next. The double vaccination is 9 months for most of the EU. I think the booster gives another year extension.

Originally Posted by Mendip

Yesterday I decided to apply for the Thailand Pass for my journey back to Thailand and risk using my old Norwegian vaccine certificate and hope it wasn't noticed... but as soon as I uploaded the QR code it was rejected as 'Not Valid' and I could get no further. So I'm pretty well stuck now unless the damn certificate arrives very soon in the post at the UK address I use and gets scanned and emailed out to me on the boat so I can get my Thailand Pass.

Did you try opening the QR code yourself to make sure it works?