What are the application dos and don'ts for a tourist visa to Thailand if traveling in July while living abroad?

Here's an example of the current situation in Phuket. You said that you weren't planning on visiting TL until July, so hopfully by then the situation will be much better.

I’m in process of departing Singapore and will put goods in storage and dog in home boarding. Plan to try to get to Thailand in early July to merge home goods and dog after quarantine. Fully vaccinated.

Pretty discouraging watching the spikes and hoping it doesn’t impact exit and later move. The planning process is a nightmare as is noted and not for the timid.

i am also looking at July as well as original was shooting mid april to early may for visa exemption entry from me/ US passport but having been in PH for over yr now

then , the Spike & clusters in exact 2 areas i need to be... bkk & then chiang mai where i will switch to Ed visa in country for 1 yr.

my ? is once i complete quarantine

can i just leave the hotel & travel directly to province of chiang mai by say bus/ train or do i need to fly & if so is the whole process repeated including the quarantine/ testing

Hey Francis, I just arrived in Thailand 12 days ago. I'm also British and haven't been in the UK for a while (I travelled here from Albania). I completed my 10-day quarantine two days ago and it was a pretty smooth process. It was a bit stressful travelling with all the required documentation and having to explain myself to multiple members of staff at the airport etc. but other than that everything was fine. As for your visa, I wouldn't even recommend getting one – as a UK citizen, you're given a 45-day visa exemption, which can later be extended for 30 days (two times, so a 105-day stay in total) at the immigration bureau for a cheap price.

Only positive advise? so you wont get your question answered then 🤔

Have you or will you have been fully vaccinated by July 1st?

I almost went to Mexico to wait out Covid.

Currently Thailand is going through a Covid spike. I am hopeful its nearing its end. However, the policies and rules are changing frequently. Making plans at this time maybe wasted time.

One think I *think* you should do, if you can, get vaccinated. Make sure your certificate of vaccination is in English. If you are unable to get certificate in English you might be able to get away with a translation. I am not sure how they do it down in Mexico, but something certified. Anything official look (I am not joking). A stamp, embossed stamp, letter head with official looking stuff.

You may want to consider where in Thailand you want to go. Phuket had lofty plans of no quarantine for vaccinated tourists. The Phuket's plan was vaccinate 70% of their population and allow vaccinated tourist to come without quarantine. I think since that plan there have been a few hiccups and the dates may have changed.

Stay in Mexico I'd say! Would probably have moved there myself if I was single...

Just provide the information requested by RTE.

I recommend you postpone until the late fall. Right now everything is closed and only about 1% of the population is vaccinated. Vaccinations should be ramping up this summer. Maybe by late fall, early winter (high season) Thailand will be coming out of hibernation.

At the moment a TR visa is only 15 days more than visa exempt. You can switch with either to different visa type inside thailand. It's way easier to do exempt over TR, one less hurdle, especially if the embassy isn't close enough to go into.

I am here on the STV and do not recommend that route.

Do you mean visa exempt ?