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What do I need to do to enter Thailand for the first time in November?

David *********
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I am travelling to Thailand for the first time in November what do I need to do to enter the country

Thank you in advance

David
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To enter Thailand for the first time in November, you should check the current entry requirements as they may change frequently. Key considerations include ensuring your passport is valid for at least six months, obtaining a visa if necessary, being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and securing health insurance that covers COVID treatment. There are programs like the Phuket Sandbox and ASQ (Alternative State Quarantine) that may be available depending on vaccination status and the length of your stay. It's also advisable to monitor updates from your local Thai embassy and adhere to health protocols.
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Mark ***********
Mark ***********
Jump over 30 very high hurdles, even though the Thais are the zombies now.
Gerhard ***********
Gerhard ***********
Wait until they revoke the quarantine sometime this year you’ll save tons of money and freedom.
Martin *******
Martin *******
money?
William *******
William *******
Pray
David *********
David *********
Spoken to a number who have just arrived ..

Currently , you need to be staying for 3 months plus , you need to be vaccinated

We've had Sandbox ( Phuket ) and Hua Hin opens 1st October .

So depending where you are flying into ...but certainly come , it's all good and improving day by day ...
Maggie **********
Maggie **********
@David ********
3 months why ? did not see this
David *********
David *********
OP
@David ********
thank you
Ralphy *****
Ralphy *****
Australia is the lockdown country of the world !!!!!
Steve **********
Steve **********
Billy Brown NOT TRUE, Thai's will make you feel welcome and are extremely helpfull
Stan *******
Stan *******
Search previous group posts and try Googling your country’s embassy site.
Steve *******
Steve *******
Go to Vietnam instead. Thank me later
Michael ********
Michael ********
@Steve ******
have a serious look at entry conditions, he wont be thanking you will be cursing you
John *********
John *********
Leave brain at home
Stephen **********
Stephen **********
Lots and lots of money ha ha ha, And stay in your own country for another while everything is up and down here.
Steve **********
Steve **********
@Stephen *********
$ won't help unless you plan on just distributing it. It will be greatly appreciated.

Most are out of work. Rice lines everywhere, most (70%) of restraunts, temples, bars, attractions not for rent anymore, now for sale.

It's a ghost town.
Peter ************
Peter ************
Lots of money
Gary *******************
Gary *******************
Unless retired, working, or family probably a good idea to stay put. I am retired.
Marlene ******
Marlene ******
@Gary ******************
for retirees it must be a paradise….peace and quiet….right?
Gary *******************
Gary *******************
Steve **********
Steve **********
Stay home....we're a long way from normal.

Recom: 2 years.

Unless you want to stay in Quarantine, Then restricted in travel to ghost towns thru out the country.

70% of shops, bars,

restaurants were for RENT. now for SALE.

Any smiles left are behind masks and unemployed.
David ********
David ********
I came to thailand in late July for 2 months , nothing open and lock down, I have spent £2000 to get here with flying and ASQ , in the time I have been here is £2000 by the time I fly home and now thailand in the red zone to the uk will cost be £2285 plus PRC , I would tell any body want to fly to Thailand, Just wait unless your have no choice, like having a family or work ,
Nick *******
Nick *******
@David *******
why waste ur money? Uk is taking Thailand of the Red list this week.
David ********
David ********
I am flying to Qatar for 12 days in a 4 star hotel cost £950 with breakfast , then return back to uk I think i’ll save £500 when all done , but it better then sitting in a travel lodge
Jonny *****
Jonny *****
@David *******
similar situation for me. The fact Thailand’s on the U.K. red list now also sucks since the U.K. quarantine price is just ridiculous. Anyone thinking of coming to Thailand for a holiday should wait till the rules are relaxed, probably around new year.
Ernst **************
Ernst **************
simple, go to the immigration after landing
Rowena *****
Rowena *****
just follow all protocols before coming here. contact your embassy and Thailand embassy for requirements. .. Thailand is slowly opening everything.and even if they are closed, beaches and nature are still great options💕✈️
Fra *****
Fra *****
ask the closest embassy
Asq *************
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Gary *******************
Gary *******************
I live in Chiangmai and I have trouble just getting to Phuket.
David *********
David *********
OP
@Gary ******************
chaing Mai is where I am going
Gary *******************
Gary *******************
@David ********
sounds good. No bars. But if you like the outdoors then plenty to do. Golf courses are also open. I also scuba dive so not being able to get South is an issue for me. But I have lived in Chiangmai off and on for 60 years. So I love it here and love the people.
Jeffrey ************
Jeffrey ************
Check your local RTE website for up to date info.
Kim *************
Kim *************
Jacqueline *************
Jacqueline *************
I live in Thailand…almost everything is closed.
Richard *****
Richard *****
@Jacqueline ************
where r you ?? And what you doing then ??
Jacqueline *************
Jacqueline *************
@Richard ****
In Hua Hin…work in my garden ,baking,cooking,clean the house,Netflix,play with my animals…and many thinks more….I’m not boring.
Richard *****
Richard *****
@Jacqueline ************
wow well done ✔️✔️
Janne ***********
Janne ***********
new info almost every day, changes daily, openings might happen soon in other areas as well, time will tell!
Andy *********
Andy *********
In a few parts of Phuket not everything is closed.

Whopeee!
Michael ********
Michael ********
Jacqueline *************
Jacqueline *************
@Michael *******
But Thailand is bigger then only Phuket.

I live in Hua Hin a lot of thinks are closed..

Restaurants no alcohol en closed until 8 o’clock.
Michael ********
Michael ********
@Jacqueline ************
almost everything uhmm
Jacqueline *************
Jacqueline *************
@Michael *******
But i don’t say…EVERYTHING is closed…but is de city’s is al lot of thing closed…musea enz…
Michael ********
Michael ********
@Jacqueline ************
you started gereralisation by saying almost everything in Thailand was closed.

There is over
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0 KM2 of national parks approximately 20 % of thailands land area, about 2815 km of coastline.

Majority of national parks are open, all beaches are open
Jacqueline *************
Jacqueline *************
@Michael *******
And you talk only about Phuket🙄🙄🙄😃
Michael ********
Michael ********
@Jacqueline ************
yes and your statement was basically about Hua Hin.

So as you said Thailand is a lot bigger than Phuket its also a lot bigger than Hua Hin.
Albert ********
Albert ********
Be prepared to follow rules and regulations. Lots of them its not the time to travel.
Shane **********
Shane **********
Wait until next year.
Jared **********
Jared **********
@Shane *********
this is one of the best times to travel to Thailand, almost no tourists and no Chinese. The quarantine should just be permanent.
Shane **********
Shane **********
@Jared *********
I just spent most of this year in Thailand, everything is dead and yes no tourists that’s why so many businesses are closed.
Jared **********
Jared **********
@Shane *********
I spend 4 months and coming back in 2, had the best trip I’ve had yet even considering the lockdown. If you’re only there to bar and party it might suck but any halfway decent trip around and you couldn’t time it better.
Vincent ********
Vincent ********
Mark **********
Mark **********
Things are in flux, but right now, and fundamentally you need to show you do not represent a risk to the country from a health and wealth perspective. That means being fully vaccinated and obtaining health insurance for your trip that specifically covers Covid treatment with a policy limit of US$100K. There are testing requirements that are self funded (about B8000) and a stay at an approved facility. We’ve returned last year to our home in the provinces through the more traditional quarantine paradigm (15 days in a hotel room) and will now be returning through the Phuket Sandbox program, giving us access to the island once our first negative test results come through. There are good YouTube videos on the Phuket program and lots of information from the Royal Thai Embassy in your home country. Best of luck to you.
Marlene ******
Marlene ******
@Mark *********
I assume you are not welcome if not vaccinated..
Mark **********
Mark **********
@Marlene *****
Showing proof of being fully vaccinated (e.g. two doses of Moderna) is currently required to receive a COE.
Channel **********
Channel **********
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Ronald *****
Ronald *****
I just don't understand why a person would want to go thailand when it is at its peak period of virus transmission
Danger ******
Danger ******
@Ronald ****
Really? Per capita...Thailand and US are running neck and neck on daily infections. So...why not come to this wonderful place???
Thomas ************
Thomas ************
Lots and lots of money and then more money
David *********
David *********
OP
Do you know if I will have to go into quarantine
Sian ********
Sian ********
@David ********
yes you will
Janin ******
Janin ******
@David ********
, yes! They are opening up (they say, no warranty yet) but still with quarantine
Trevor ******
Trevor ******
In october things are opening back up look up "RETIRED AND WORKING FOR YOU" On YouTube he has up to date info
David *********
David *********
OP
William *******
William *******
Make sure you are vaccinated and ha e Co Vid insurance
Janice ***********
Janice ***********
@William ******
can you recommend a company that does covid insurance?
William *******
William *******
@Janice **********
sorry I get mine in my country before I go my friend
Roger *******
Roger *******
Everything depends on length of stay?
Trevor ******
Trevor ******
Not worth it stay for a month
David *********
David *********
OP
@Roger ******
only going for two weeks
Roger *******
Roger *******
David Pollock if that's the case, personally, depending on your requirements I would leave it until next year or check again mid October.,
Charles **********
Charles **********
@David ********
by November there are plans to open up more destinations without quarantine if you are fully vaccinated. Continue research and check back October 1. The government makes changes each end of month.
David *********
David *********
OP
Charles **********
Charles **********
@David ********
The adoption of the “One SOP, One System” model for the re-opening of Pattaya, Chiang Mai, Hua Hin, Cha-am, and Bangkok from October 1 is being submitted to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration next week and also includes a proposal to halve the costs of Covid-19 tests.
David *********
David *********
OP
Stefan *******
Stefan *******
Go look on the Thai ambassade website from your country, there you find all info what you need and how to do
Darren *******
Darren *******
Check your local Thai Embassy website about 2-3 weeks before your departure. Things change daily here so what's required today might not be the case in 4-6 weeks time.
Wayne *****
Wayne *****
Passport not expiring within 6 months of landing and visa if not visa exempt
Cambodia **************
Cambodia **************
Try to be nice lol
Peter ******
Peter ******
A brain 🧠
Trevor ******
Trevor ******
Ban hammer
Trevor ******
Trevor ******
Peter your the embarrassment
Peter ******
Peter ******
@Trevor *****
Sour grapes 🍇
Oor ********
Oor ********
@Peter *****
judging by your reply it seems you do not possess one . Why brain?
Peter ******
Peter ******
@Oor *******
to ask such a naive question one must not travel to avoid self harm... now in your case
@Oor *******
you might need to take a self check to avoid self embarrassment
Peter ********
Peter ********
lots of money budd

flip flops

but pack

breathable

clothing

iphone

gold chain when u get here
Michael ********
Michael ********
I would wait for a couple of weeks until they have finalised what they are doing.

I just entered on Phuket sandbox scheme and its quite easy.

Options at moment

ASQ in bangkok and other places

Phuket Sandbox

Samui Sandbox
Trevor ******
Trevor ******
you do not need a visa for 30 days stay in Thailand if your from Canada just get

Covid insurance I used Luna

Certificate of entry ( COE)

Book your flight and hotel

Covid test or vaccine

And your good to go I'm pretty sure

That was as of May when I came not 100% about right now things could have changed a bit
Trevor ******
Trevor ******
Canada has visa exempt
Trevor ******
Trevor ******
Get visa exempt no need for a visa
David *********
David *********
OP
@Trevor *****
what does that exactly mean
David *********
David *********
OP
@Michael *******
I will be staying with a friend so will I have to give his address at immigration
Michael ********
Michael ********
@David ********
it means you can come in without a visa and get stamped in for 45 days at the moment, but they are talking about going back to 30 days in October
Michael ********
Michael ********
David *********
David *********
OP
@Michael *******
I will be coming from Canada
Michael ********
Michael ********
@David ********
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/phuket-sandbox-faqs/

Canada is there on the list
JP ********
JP ********
@Michael *******
unless from South Africa. 🙄

Can only do ASQ but not sandbox.

Rediculous.🙄
Michael ********
Michael ********
@Justin ***********
oh yes not all countries are eligible for sandbox scheme. Thanks for reminder.

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