Am I allowed to re-enter Thailand on a retirement visa after leaving in July?

I'm in the process now and you need to book the ASQ hotel FIRST to register with the embassy, kind of a catch 22 situation. Then apply for registration and flight hoping you get one on the date you have a hotel booked if not you can change the booking date. They are not going to let you on a flight without a quarantine hotel to go to. There are only 150 seats in total for the three flights per month (from UK) and you need to book the hotels a good bit in advance unless you can afford the top of the range hotels which are starting at over 220,000 Baht.

And at least 0baht

If you are the father of a Thai national you are allowed into Thailand.

Book on the repatriation flight with the embassy first,

Then book ASQ hotel.

You will need to send them your passport when applying for the Visa and also copy of insurance

and your kids birth certificates which must have your name on.

This is for your COE as they need flight details and ASQ to print on the COE.

You will then need a fit to fly certificate and covid test 72 hours before flight to show at the airport.

The next flight availability for September will be posted online mid August so register on line for notification from the embassy.

Also if your children are not with you, you do know it’s an offense to have your children’s passports?

The passports are the property of the Thai government and should not be with you without your children.

Do not, I repeat do not show your kids passports to the Thai embassy they will notify immigration in Thailand and you could possibly have a greeting party waiting for you.

This is serious because you will be questioned about child smuggling and you will have no defense because you have no reason to have thai national passports on you.

As some have commented a retirement visa does not currently allow you to enter Thailand. You would need to contact the embassy of your home country (assuming you are there) to find out the necessary documents you’d need to apply for a visa based on having Thai children. No one knows when or if Thai borders will open up to retirement visa holders or tourists. I suspect it depends on what infection rates are reported in other countries. There was some talk about travel bubbles, but that idea seems to have been quashed as countries such as Australia and now even New Zealand are reporting additional cases. Most are speculating at least not until 2021, but as mentioned this is speculation. At this stage your only option is to try and find a repatriation flight via a Thai embassy.

If you are married to a Thai or the parent to a Thai national you can apply for an entry permit via the consulate of your current country.

There are repatriation flights from certain countries which you do qualify for as per the requirement.

I live in Dubai and have received my permit to return to my wife and daughter.

I have been given a choice of dates based on repatriation flights.

I will need to isolate for 14 days in gov hotel but then I can enjoy time with my family.

There are ways and I know over 70 non Thai nationals returned to the Kingdom in the last few weeks from Dubai on repatriation flights.

Si if I can offer any comfort at this time is this. The economy is tanking. They won't admit it but some things are out of the Governments control including real estate, condo and office space prices. When that starts to crash and foriegn currency reserves start to dwindle holding up the bht and they have half of there credit limit already spent propping up domestic tourism that clearly failed then by the forth quarter of this year they will be begging for you to come back. Stay strong mate not long now. When they make the announcement that there going to the IMF for a bailout it's all over

All efforts to return must be made through the Thai embassy that is in the country you are in. I had to leave my wife to go to work in Nigeria but as there is no access to the Embassy I had to go to UK to apply at the embassy in London. I went for 4 weeks work. IF and it's a big IF I get on the list to go home to Thailand it will have been 8 months away from home. Good luck!

You're probably not allowed back yet. The foreigners allowed are in certain limited categories. You would need to apply to the embassy in your country for permission to return. Don't hold your breath just now.

Contact your home country embassy and they can tell you if you are eligible and the process for application. Retirement visa doesn't normally swing it, but if you have family, you can get a different visa