Do I need to pay for my flight, health insurance, and hotel in advance to apply for a 90-day STV in Thailand?

I highly not recommend getting an STV. The STV is for a very specific niche tourist. I recommend getting a 60 day tourist visa or entering on visa except

You should not have to do anything until you get your COE once you get your silly you have 15 days

I think it's much easier now, if you own a yaht. You should consider buy a yaht. Imagine the money you'll save on ASQ.

Also heard 2 xs now of a cheap but reliable international insurance company out of US that now covers Thailand & was accepted by both the applicants submitting...

Info attached

It’s only 45 day coverage but also only $40 & covers 100k including hospitalization

So I have been planning the best way back for months of new year & reading/ watching/ researching & also messaging bunch of people who have done it successfully

& here’s latest I’ve CONFIRMED from 3 different unbiased & non related sources(1 from rep. Of MOE in Thailand & another from a guy I talked to personally)

You don’t have to apply for TV or STV from your current locations embassy, you can just get rest of paperwork done online & then apply for COE w/ rest of requirements

Instead you can enter on Visa exemption & then apply for extension basically giving you up to 90 days initially!?!

Can anyone here verify /confirm that you have done this or it is possible?

My boyfriend from USA came to Thailand in December 18th, 2020. What he has done was :

1) Booked round trip flights

2) got Covid insurance (I’m an insurance agent I did this process for him and get confirmation paper within a day)

3) booked the hotel (direct to the hotel) and got hotel confirmation

4) apply for visa and coe at the same time. (In November 2020).

5) send all paper and passport to the embassy/consulate.

6) he got visa back and got coe though email

7) rt-PCR Covid test and fit to fly before departure time 72 hrs.

8 ) arrived Thailand safely, went through custom and the hotel picked him up from the airport.

The process shouldn’t be too much different except for visa and coe website, American has it owned website from America embassies.

I hope everything going smoothly for you!

Book your hotel through agoda they give you free cancellation. Get the confirmation then cancel. The same with flights

A little bit confused... what I think is correct?

1) If the flight was cancelled but already booked a hotel, so I will lose money for hotel or my booking can be postponed and check-in on arrival?

Because that is damn difficult to make it

Yes they do pay in advance here’s a list of things to do

Give up and go somewhere else till it’s all over

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It is only when you apply for the CoE in a separate online system that you need to show evidence of confirmed flight and ASQ hotel

I have just entered Thailand with STV and have written up my experience. All I can confirm to you is that I successfully obtained the visa without confirmed hotel and flight. I simply attached my intended hotel stay and indicative flight. The only thing I paid for upfront was the insurance policy.

I think you have to for the STV.

The hotel will send you a confirmation of your booking, however, your flights and insurance you will have to pay for in advance!