Thread: Thailand quarantine and entry conditions

Originally Posted by Chico

Troy, the airline will only ask for your Covid vaccination certificate, I was concerned about the shit I would go through, had more shit in UK and Doha.

Thai Smile at Swampy wanted PCR certificate and the vaccination certificates, which was fair enough.
When we arrived at Udon the wanted to see vaccination certificates again at arrivals, which was a bit strange.
Anyway, safely back at home now after travelling since Friday so time for a cold beer and a relax.

Originally Posted by Troy

Anyway, safely back at home now after travelling since Friday so time for a cold beer and a relax.

Enjoy mate and welcome back.

I'm back to the USA on Dec 20th. Found a good place for an RT PCR test. Much more reasonable than Bumrungrad.

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Not surprising. Saves me having to fuck about if they leave it as it is.

The government is considering suspending the decision to replace RT-PCR tests with antigen testing for air travellers following the emergence of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha said on Monday.

Mr Sathit said at Government House the decision to move to antigen testing was made to facilitate the entry of visitors at designated airports, to boost the tourism sector.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Friday approved a Public Health Ministry proposal to allow travellers from 63 eligible countries and territories to undergo antigen testing, instead of RT-PCR, from Dec 16.

Travellers subject to RT-PCR testing have to quarantine overnight at a hotel while awaiting the result. Antigen testing takes only hours and visitors would be allowed to proceed to their destinations if the result is negative.

The deputy minister said RT-PCR would be more effective than antigen testing in keeping the Omicron variant out of Thailand.

Apisamai Srirangson, a spokewoman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said the CCSA’s decsion on Friday to replace RT-PCR tests with antigen tests might change, now the Covid-19 situation is changing.

Travellers from eight countries in southern Africa will be denied enty from Dec 1 in a bid to keep Thailand free of the variant.

Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow said Omicron would not spoil the reopening of the country. African countries were not on the list of 63 countries and territories that Thailand allowed entry without mandatory 14-day quarantine.

The government would assess the situation in two or three weeks, including the decision to allow in travellers from more countries without quarantine.

Antigen testing for visitors in doubt as Omicron variant spreads

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

The figures proved that a quarantine-free strategy is the right way to attract tourists.

if only some one in this forum had told them so, LOL

Originally Posted by Troy

Thai Smile at Swampy wanted PCR certificate and the vaccination certificates, which was fair enough.
When we arrived at Udon the wanted to see vaccination certificates again at arrivals, which was a bit strange.
Anyway, safely back at home now after travelling since Friday so time for a cold beer and a relax.

Good to hear everything went ok Troy. My turn in a few days, I hope they do not completely shut the border but I am preparing myself for a 14day wankathon in a hotel.

From Twatter: (Link to follow but reliable source)

The Thai cabinet has decided to continue the usage of PCR tests for arrivals to #Thailand. The plan to switch to ATK (or rapid) tests is now scrapped amidst the new #Omicron #COVID19 variant.

And the link.

RT-PCR test requirement on arrival in Thailand to remain in place | 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

Oh heck here we go..


Prime Minister Boris Johnson will lead a Downing Street news conference at 16:00 BST

Biden is going to impose proof of fitness to travel ie. negative covid RT PCR test 24 hrs before international travel to the US. It has been 72 hrs.

Originally Posted by Humbert

Biden is going to impose proof of fitness to travel ie. negative covid RT PCR test 24 hrs before international travel to the US. It has been 72 hrs.

Do you have a link for that in regards to a PCR test? Canadians have only needed a rapid test so far.

Well bojo's 'approach' has been a dog's breakfast for 20 months, so hardly likely to change now.

They've been pretty good at helping themselves and others to piles of cash from it, though.

Originally Posted by pickel

Do you have a link for that in regards to a PCR test?

No I saw it on CNN Anderson Cooper this morning.

TAT confirm the current rules stay in place.

This will mean that the current 1-night waiting period in a hotel and a confirmed payment (for a 1-night stay at a SHA++ hotel, 1 RT-PCR test, and prearranged airport transfer) will continue to be required.

UPDATED! Thai Cabinet readjusts entry rules set to begin 16 December - TAT Newsroom

Harry, Lets hope they not close the borderMaybe not safe now all these covid carrying passengers on planes.

Originally Posted by Chico

Harry, Lets hope they not close the borderMaybe not safe now all these covid carrying passengers on planes.

You shouldn't rush to get these little gems of bullshit out and end up putting emojis in the middle.

No-one gives a fuck what you think anyway.

Well it seems not many give a fek what you think either, and they seem to be getting pissed off with your drama queen posting about Covid.

Originally Posted by Chico

Well it seems not many give a fek what you think either, and they seem to be getting pissed off with your drama queen posting about Covid.

Awwww you mean our resident whiners?

Fucking hard luck innit. Should learn to use the Ignore button.

Well my experience of the enter Thailand process was fairly painless-in fact there seemed to be more issues on the UK end. I would have thought that the fact you had a Thaipass would have assured the Carrier in the UK that you had satisfied Thai authorities that you had the requisite Insurance and ASQ booking but they still checked it all both in the check-in queue and at the check-in desk along with your 72 Hr PCR test. Still no biggie.

As far as landing in Thailand and setting aside they seemed to land the plane as far from immigration as was possible it was a very smooth service.

First they had two rows of seats either side of the travellator some 160 metres from immigration where you were asked to present your Thaipass, PCR Test result, passport, TM6 and flight ticket which are give a first once over. You then get waived to a queue and your docs are officially checked and TM6 stamped with the arrival date.

Once through this you walk to immigration where as usual they have an officer checking that you have completed a TM6 although given they check this already it seems overkill and on to the immigration desk where there was one ahead of me in the queue and through with my bag waiting for me.

Once through the green channel there are a row of desks set up with tens of hotel names and reps ready to whisk you to your chosen ASQ again all very painless and a minibus all to myself.

I'd actually say it was quicker than usual and very polished provided you had the right documentation.

At the ASQ it was a PCR test on arrival, select your meals and off to the room; meal left outside the door with a polite knock.

The test result was available at 5am and left in an envelope with an Antigen test kit for day 6/7. I was informed that if i could not load the Morchana App on which to register my Antigen result i could phone the AQS Hotel and they would register the result for me.

I assume that if you fail the test the trouble starts and they contact you at the room to tell you how your holiday is going to go downhill fast.

All in all very smooth.

Originally Posted by malmomike77

Well my experience of the enter Thailand process was fairly painless-in fact there seemed to be more issues on the UK end. I would have thought that the fact you had a Thaipass would have assured the Carrier in the UK that you had satisfied Thai authorities that you had the requisite Insurance and ASQ booking but they still checked it all both in the check-in queue and at the check-in desk along with your 72 Hr PCR test.

Airlines not only have to fly you back which might mean bumping a paying passenger (might!) but they will also get fined.

That's why they are so paranoid.

The test result was available at 5am and left in an envelope with an Antigen test kit for day 6/7. I was informed that if i could not load the Morchana App on which to register my Antigen result i could phone the AQS Hotel and they would register the result for me.

It cracks me up that they are still doing this. The ThailandPass site specifically states that ATK is needed for Sandbox, not Test & Go.

The hotels routinely give these ATKs out but have no idea what to do with them - and the app doesn't work.

So the solution is simply to email it to the hotel and then forget about it.

^^ Pleased it all went smoothly for you. We had to do the same during check-in at Frankfurt...

Originally Posted by Troy

^^ Pleased it all went smoothly for you. We had to do the same during check-in at Frankfurt...

I remember having a sticky moment last time when Emirates said my hotel booking didn't have a QR code.

I think I responded forcefully enough to make them back off on that one.

Originally Posted by malmomike77

I'd actually say it was quicker than usual and very polished provided you had the right documentation.

Same as last year, multiple document inspections but far quicker than the normal snake through immigration.