any big surprise that China wasnt 100% forthcoming? they've always been so honest! initially trump praised them as " so transparent" and doing so much, now, he wants to revise history and blame Chinese. the New England Journal of Medicine, who has never in its history been partisan, just published a scathing article on how deadly and incompetent trump admin has been in handling the pandemic.
a bit of an exaggeration that " no one but doctors speak English. " I've been to cm ram, McCormick, and few others in Chiang mai and the main city hospital in Lampang, and always found sufficient numbers of nurses, registration staff, lab/x-ray staff that could speak very good English-- certainly, not all, but very sufficient numbers. you do a disservice to these medical professionals when you spread such stories.
look at #4 , clicking on the "more information " link specifies all the rigamarol one has to go thru to actually enter.
but note at the end, the exclusion of US for the STV due to how out of control the virus is, despite Trump's lies, one can understand completely, them not wanting it spread there-- if ur home country has a high rate of transmission, good luck in ever actually bring allowed in-- so what they can apply for an OA, will they be allowed in?
By virtue of Section 9 of the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situations B.E. 2548 (2005) and Section 11 of the State Administration Act B.E. 2534 (1991), the entry to Thailand is permitted for particular persons in the exempted list. The list for non-Thai nationals includes the following:
(1) Exempted persons or persons who are specified, permitted or invited by the Prime Minister or Chief official responsible for remedying the emergency situation to enter into the Kingdom pertaining to necessity, whereby conditions and time frames may also be prescribed;
(2) Persons on diplomatic or consular missions or under International organizations, or representatives of foreign governments or agencies performing their duties in Thailand, or any other persons in international agencies, that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives permission pertaining to necessity, including their spouse, parents, or children; (click here for more information)
(3) Non-Thai nationals who are spouses, parents, or children of Thai nationals (click here for more information)
(4) Non-Thai nationals who have a certificate of residence, or have been permitted to take up residency in the Kingdom, including their spouses or children; (click here for more information)
(5) Non-Thai nationals who have a work permit or have been granted permission to work in the Kingdom in accordance with Thai laws, including their spouses or children (click here for more information); or Migrant workers, who have been granted permission, to work in Thailand (For Migrant workers, the applicants may contact their employers directly for more information);
(6) Non-Thai nationals who are students of educational establishments in Thailand approved by Thai authorities, including their parents or guardians, except for students of non-formal schools in accordance with laws on private schools or of any other similar private educational establishments; (click here for more information)
(7) Non-Thai nationals who need to receive medical treatment in Thailand, including their accompanying persons, except for treatment for COVID-19 (click here for more information)
(8) Non-Thai nationals who are permitted to enter the Kingdom under a special arrangement with a foreign country or have been granted permission by the Prime Minister – all of whom must strictly adhere to the Kingdom’s communicable disease prevention and control.
>> For Media production or Filming (click here for more information)
>> For Thailand Privilege Cardholders, please contact Thailand Privilege Card Co., Ltd. (Thailand Elite) directly to request for authorization. At this stage, without authorization from Thailand, the Royal Thai Embassy can’t issue COE for Elite cardholders. (click here for more information)
>> For Thailand long stay/retirement visa (O-A & O-X) (click here for more information)
Persons under 2 – 8 must apply for a Certificate of Entry (COE) at the Royal Thai Embassy/Royal Thai Consulates-General and obtain a visa (if they do not already have one) at least 15 working days before the intended date of travel.
Currently, the following types of visas are NOT permitted to enter Thailand: Tourists visa holders (TR), Transit passengers (TS), Sports visa holders (S), Monks and other religious visa holders (R) and their spouses or children, Volunteers (O), and non-formal students visa holders (such as language schools, diving schools, boxing schools). Due to a high number of infection rate, the APEC card holders and the applicants who are currently in the USA and wish to obtain Special Tourist Visa (STV) do not fall under the categories that could enter Thailand at the moment, please check back regularly for any update
