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What are the current restrictions on returning to Thailand for foreigners during the pandemic?
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Unfortunately the ban on incoming international flights has been extended to June 30th. As of now the soonest anyone can return is July 1st, if it doesn't get extended again. :(
Unfortunately the ban on incoming international flights has been extended to June 30th. As of now the soonest anyone can return is July 1st, if it doesn't get extended again. :(
Answer summary
The ban on incoming international flights to Thailand has been extended to June 30th, with the earliest possible return date for travelers being July 1st, assuming no further extensions occur. Discussions among expats highlight concerns about visa extensions, health requirements for travelers, economic implications, and worries about the reopening of borders. Despite being scheduled, most flights now operate for repatriation purposes only, leaving many foreigners stranded outside the country, often separated from their families. The situation is evolving with ongoing debates about quarantine requirements and insurance costs upon return.
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Joseph *******
Trouble, didn't meet son so long
Jane ***********
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Nic *****
Any updates when international flight will be open again? Can we fly in to BKK?
Garrett ***********
OP@Nich****
No updates yet. 
Alex ****************
Daaam
Bobby ********
Light at the end of the tunnel? Or a train coming the other way?
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Jeremy *********
Lol 30 Jun next 30 JULY next 30 August and sew on.they don't no just say it.
Andy **********
Does anyone know what the insurance requirements are going to be like? Are they still requiring the 100,000 corvid insurance that doesn't exist?
Bobby ********
@Andy *********
. You need to have a Work Permit to get approval to enter Thailand. Insurance does exist but it's not cheap!
Bangsat **********
Wuhan ➡️ chad ➡️ Myanmar ➡️ jump uncontrollable jungle border ➡️ Thailand
Jesús *******
The unpredictable risks of being a foreigner in Thailand
Michael *******
I will be returning July 1 from Vietnam which is the only country I’ve been in since the outbreak started, does anyone know what will be required when I return to Thailand
does anyone know where I can find these official requirements versus opinions
Thank you
does anyone know where I can find these official requirements versus opinions
Thank you
Richard *****
july 1? how? do you have work permit,etc?
Looking at your prior post, it seems you are wanting to come as a tourist.
there is probably a snowballs chance in hell tourist will be coming back by july 1.
if they do allow it, you can look at what they are asking of people that have a really valid reason for being here; work permits .. which was 100K insurance, 14 day self paid mandatory quarantine, fit to fly certificate,etc.
Looking at your prior post, it seems you are wanting to come as a tourist.
there is probably a snowballs chance in hell tourist will be coming back by july 1.
if they do allow it, you can look at what they are asking of people that have a really valid reason for being here; work permits .. which was 100K insurance, 14 day self paid mandatory quarantine, fit to fly certificate,etc.
Darren *******
You won't be able to find the official requirements until they announce they're letting foreigners return. On the basis there was an article yesterday saying the government is trying to get more hotels onboard with their quarantine scheme, chances are you might have to quarantine, and quarantine in a hotel rather than at home, with this expense being picked up by yourself.
Don ********
@Michael ******
quarantine for 2 weeks.. Possibly a medical certificate stating no covid19.. 
Allan ************
This situation has made my mind up about retirement, I’m staying in Thailand with my family after fifty long hard years it’s time to call it a day..
Oleg **********
I see many international commercial flights scheduled to/from Suvarnabhumi Airport in the Timetable. Check it out guys. 🙂☝️
Don ********
@Oleg *********
only leaving for farangs.. No entry until July 1st 
Stephen *********
@Oleg *********
freight.Thai people only
Mike ********
And what about all the captive farrang who have been on a free extra long visa extension till end of July ?..they are going to kick theire asses out of thailand pronto !....
Jaye ********
Farangs are free to stay until the amnesty ends- Dan
Boulby do you have photos of these queues or are they imaginary?
Thai people are no less logical than say the British and lets say many are a lot smarter than the average American.
Boulby do you have photos of these queues or are they imaginary?
Thai people are no less logical than say the British and lets say many are a lot smarter than the average American.
Mike ********
@Don *******
maybe, but most of the farrang stuck in thailand at the present time are broke !Don ********
@Mike *******
no.. They won't they need the revenue.. 
Thomas ********************
Is that a fact?
Martin ********
@Mike *******
yes they will. 
Jimmy ******
I had a flight on 20th July that was cancelled due to “Government covid measures”. Do the airlines know something we don’t?? Looks like it will get extended to end of July
Garrett ***********
OP@Ji***
What airline?
Steven ******
This just highlights the problem with the immigration rules in Thailand. The amount of foreign people who have family in Thailand and can't get back there.
Robert **********
@Steven *****
will be hard if they need visas. If American, the consultants aren’t doing visa interviews 
Mark ********
@Steven *****
Have you considered bringing them to you? Flights out are still operating
Mark *****************
They may lift international travel but it wont be for countries like the USA or UK etc that haven't got the China Virus under control
Bobby ********
@MarkyMark *******
. It won't be until July 1st at the earliest. Steven ******
Absolutely gutted. 4 months without seeing my family
Andrew *******
@Steven *****
same here...stuck in Nigeria, what a cluster fuck eh 
Terary **********
Hell. They *could* pay people to come to Thailand - but they're not going to.
Bobby ********
@Terary *********
. You've lost me. Why would they pay people to come here?
Frankie ********
For those Residents of Thailand, their drifting further away from the friends and family. July 1th is a target date, but there’s no guarantee. Frankly, if the Thai government repatriate Thai nationals, they could allow residents of Thailand to return.
Steven ******
@Frankie *******
genuine question, is there such thing as a resident? Obviously I'm talking about a non thai
Didier *********
Thanks for the update but why French embassy said to me that even if no repatriation flight there is regular flights every week.
Bobby ********
@Didier ********
. Plenty of outgoing international passenger flights, but none coming in, only for Thai citizensTerary **********
People can leave - they can't come back
Garrett ***********
OPFlights out. The ban applies to incoming international flights.
Garrett ***********
OP
Terence ***********
There is many flights coming and going
Rick *******
This entire coronavirus epidemic has given Thailand the opportunity that they have been looking for. To get rid of all foreigners. I get it and left Thailand, maybe for good, in March. Good luck everyone.
James **************
These are flights for people going home, repatriation flights coming in and cargo planes.
No tourists or foriegners can enter thailand.
No tourists or foriegners can enter thailand.
Paul ********
Terence Medlicott Time for your lay down n medics
Caroline ********
@Terence **********
And cancelled 
Michael *******
Shit now I am stuck one more month in Laos grrrrr
Rick *******
@Michael ******
, you will be stuck in Laos for a looooong time my friend. 
Henry *********
I would say (and hope) the land border between Thailand and Laos will open before July. There may be restrictions on who can come into Thailand, but I think it will open before the airports do.
Anthony ********
This is getting silly!
Yin ********
Bangsat **********
It’s nice to see the natural flora & fauna of Phuket having a rest from the insanity of Mass tourism ... a great time to do some good housekeeping
Bert ********
@Bangsat *********
i fully agree Don ********
@Bangsat *********
the government are floating the idea of closing the national parks for a period every year now.. We will see.. The economy will determine that I think. Paul ********
Lovely Jubbly Cheap Condos Rents
Dan ********
@Paul *******
shhhh 🤫
Steve **********
@Pa**
sale prices too! Good time to buy for sure. 
Mark **********
@Paul *******
not so good for us that can't return to be with our wives & children 
Goudoune ************
They are just getting
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of the population back to poverty so they can exploit them again as slaves when foreign asean workers won't be able to return due to stringent immigration rules...I never thought I'd see Thailand going through a dark age againTom *******
Thank you professor. My manservant just handed me this. He then asked for leave to visit his sick mother in Nigeria. She has some mysterious illness.
Tom *******
Thanks professor. Please leave it with one of my manservants. I’ll have one of them read it to me sometime while soaking in a hot tub after stuffing my face with Belgian chocolates.
Tom *******
That‘s ok. I’m the king of Swaziland, but it I like to keep it quiet.
Tom *******
Sorry. My bad. I didn’t know you’re a qualified epidemiologist.
Tom *******
Read the news. It’s been mentioned a lot, and do some research. A 2nd wave isn’t uncommon.
Tom *******
Yeah and the talk about a 2nd wave will be in direct proportion to how many people follow the new surveillance rules and download tracing apps and/or use QR codes every time they visit a shop. If not enough do, watch how that narrative will be in your ear till mysteriously a 2nd wave appears as if by magic. We’re all screwed and the more we wriggle in their nets like a trapped fish, the tighter will be the noose till it’s over and we’re served on their plates like Bla Dook Fu.
Mojito *****
Anyone coming should have health certificate
Peter ********
@Anita *****
everybody serving the public should have a health certificate as well 
Ադամ ********
Thank You. I will be back in six weeks I don't have a car and the ones that don't require a referral , well I guess I could rent one and drive to Incline. It has been hard to get testing in the States, looks like it will get easier.
Ադամ ********
And there would be fakes. Other measures must be employed.
Steven *******
@Anita *****
and where did you get your info from the BINԱդամ ********
@Anita *****
A bit of paper to satisfy customs, coming in. Proves nothing.Garrett ***********
OP@An***
No one is coming. 
Phill ******
from who? nobody can get them ?
Don ********
Unfortunately it is a just precaution.. Thailand has done a great job with the infection rate.
Rick *******
@Don *******
, 😂🤣😂
William *******
@Mark *********
Thailand has wearing of masks,temperature checks,limited number in stores until yesterday,and a very successful epidemiological tracing of infected persons.The UK has a broke UHS,,,the reason why many now have private insurance and private practice physicians.
UK is like all western societies. Look at the East. Thailand,Taiwan,Singapore,South Korea,Japan.
Tom *******
@Mark *********
yep a “plandemic“ not pandemic.
Mark ******
Thailand could not hide thousands of bodies, packed emergency rooms, dying doctors, families posting on social media, so the Thai death numbers are likely closer to the truth and much less than many western countries. Same with Vietnam. Whether it is a non touching culture, face masks, following rules, climate (UV and humidity), diet, whatever, several SE Asian countries have come through this much better than more economically advanced countries. Go figure! Future studies will detail the reasons why.....while we get to enjoy the results.
Steven ***************
Mark. There are many factors that can help explain the difference in numbers between Thailand and many western countries. Weather, lack of human contact in cultural terms(thais don't touch eachother or get in each others faces), vast majority of thais obeyed govt guidelines unlike westerners and they responded to the emergency early and correctly, learning from the mistakes of other countries too, unlike the orange moron in the States.
Mark **********
@Don *******
yes if u have the money. Please dont try and tell me the local free hospitals are on par, visited them many times.
Laura *******
I totally agree...we are here and are from the UK...they have been fab!
Don ********
I live in chiang Mai and I can tell you it's been very civilised.. No panic buying.. No whinging.. Social distancing, sanitiser everywhere.. And face masks compulsory.
Phill ******
no , its more like the heat .
Phill ******
they didnt put a stay on all visas till the end of july for nothing . its not rocket science to figure it out .
Bim *******
@Phill *****
I agree on that point but it's absolute madnessActivity
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