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What is the Thailand Pass and how does it relate to immigration checks in Samui?

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Jan 17, 2022
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Bill *********
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i just got off ferry into samui from surat thani. immigration was at boat and asked for a thailand pass. i did test and go in bkk a few months ago . so i dont know what a thailand pass is. i explained to him and he let me go.
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The discussion revolves around the Thailand Pass, which has replaced the Certificate of Entry (COE) for travelers entering Thailand. A user shared their experience upon arrival in Samui where they were asked for a Thailand Pass, which they were unfamiliar with. Other commenters clarified the importance of the Thailand Pass, explaining it is necessary for entry under programs like Test and Go and the Sandbox. Some shared their experiences with varying immigration checks across regions in Thailand.
Bong **********
Cool!!!
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David *****
Absolute shambles at present
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John *******
Many months was “a few months ago”?
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John *******
Many months was “a few months ago”?
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Bill *********
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i know i post alot and i dont want to start a new thread but on ko sarn road in bkk the police are checking bars and massage places 3 times a day now to make sure staff has had their every 3 day test. if this gets much worse im leaving.
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James ********
Bill Trabert where are you going?
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Mike ******
Bill Trabert why not just pay the 60 to 80 baht for the kit to test yourself and be thankful they are doing this rather than shutting everything down
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Braulio *********
@Mike *****
 Wise response
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Lynnette *******
Bill Trabert they are making sure bar staff and massage staff aren't sick so trying to keep people safe, strange reason to want to leave.
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Erin ******
Good story
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Bill *********
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now this whole thing has got me wondering. so apparently ko tao is open for sandbox. what that means is you fly into samui and go to ferry and then ko tao. ? that means a person has the opportunity to infect a bunch of people enroute to ko tao on the boat????????????
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Lindsey **********
Bill Trabert don’t make any sense does it 🤪
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Steve **********
Those days will never be seen again...sadly
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Pui *****
@Bill ********
 The 3-island Samui/Phangan/Tao Sandbox requires that the guest book the first night after arrival at a SHA Extra Plus hotel in Samui where they must stay in their room until they get their negative covid test result, before they can continue onward to SHA+ hotels on the other islands.
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Michael ******
@Pui ****
 flew to Samui last week. All I showed was a photocopy of my vaccine card. Wasn’t asked to show anything went i arrived in Phuket this week
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Steve **********
@Pui ****
 SHA hotel, COE, Sandbox, neg test, etc

Remember when we could just take a trip to the islands ?
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Bill *********
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@Steve *********
 and you forgot that most of ferry service has been suspended to ko tao because no passengers
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@Steve *********
 a distant memory of a simpler time, LOL
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Bill *********
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@Pui ****
 so if they can move to another island on day two via ferry .......... its a variation of the sandbox .............so i would assume authorities will be checking everybody going and coming on the ferrys now..........
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Pui *****
Not being rude, but you really didn't know what a Thailand Pass is? Or you just told them that? It's surprising for any member of any of the Thai visa or travel groups to be unaware of a Thailand Pass as it replaced the COE many months ago as the equivalent requirement document to enter Thailand, and is mentioned in nearly every post in every group for the past few months.
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Av **********
@Pui ****
 😂😂
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Bonnie *******
@Pui ****
 if you are in the country before you had to get this pass why would you need to know about it?
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Steve **********
@Bonnie ******
 some just like to lecture, eh
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Pui *****
@Bonnie ******
 He said he entered by Test & Go so I assumed he must have had a Thailand Pass. Test & Go launched at the same time as Thailand Pass, on 1 November 2021. It seems he would have had to have a Thailand Pass to enter by Test & Go.
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Bill *********
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@Pui ****
 i did test and go via coe. many people did this
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Pui *****
@Bill ********
 Test & Go launched at the same time as Thailand Pass, on 1 November 2021. Was it because you came after 1 November but used a pre-approved COE?
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Bill *********
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@Pui ****
 yes i came after nov 1 on preapproved coe. thus im not knowledgeable about the thailand pass. i went thru enuf hell already with the coe
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Marc ***********
@Bill ********
 I'm the same... Now that I'm in the country in not following the entry updates anymore... People keep asking me about the Phuket sandbox and all I know is it's 7 days and need to fly direct into Phuket... Everything else in clueless as I don't care lol
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Bill *********
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@Marc **********
 agreed who wants to prolong hell
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@Bill ********
 Ah, that explains it.
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Bill *********
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@Pui ****
 i had a coe
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Bill *********
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two people blocked for unkind comments
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Mark *********
I’m in khon kaen at the moment,but did my test n go in samui last November,but going back to samui next week let’s see if I get asked any questions
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Miki **********
Bill you are fufu!
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Bill *********
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im guessing they are just looking for those people who escaped quarantine and are on the run
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Marc ***********
Immigration??
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Bill *********
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i dont know who it was some authority.
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Marc ***********
@Bill ********
 ah ok.. I've just landed in Krabi and no one checking anything here. Everyone frantically scanning the mor chana' QR code lol
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Ekrem *******
@Marc **********
 there are some foreignrrs who were tested positive and escaped from their quarantine hotels They are looking for them
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Bill *********
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@Marc **********
 im just going to a tattoo shop and get all my info tattoed on my arm
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Amina ****
Yes, that's because you're supposed to show a QR code when you enter Samui (Thailand Pass, Samui Health Pass or Mor Prom for Thais). I entered Thailand last October with the Phuket sandbox, I had none of these QR codes. I told them that and they let me go without asking to see my sandbox release paper nor my COE 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Steve **********
@Amina ***
 remember the days when travel was unencumbered by this new language of terns.
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Ruth *******
@Steve *********
 Yes, a pandemic is very inconvenient.
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Stefan *******
Thailand pass is the same as COE
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Kevin ***********
Are you serious?
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