The following are some updates about Thailand Pass by @MFAThai:
📌 They are working on improving the system. For example, allowing documents to be submitted in PDF format, drop down list of hotels & partner hospitals, and add a way for people to check registration status [THREAD]
📌 At the moment, digital vaccination certificates can only be read automatically for 30 countries. They are trying to increase this number to speed up the verification process. It takes three days to verify certificates for some countries.
📌 Delays are caused when applicants upload documents that are difficult to read such as vaccination certificates
📌 Some upload hotel bookings that are not linked to partner hospitals
📌 Some enter wrong email address or their mailbox is full and so emails bounce back
📌 There is a known problem with Hotmail emails and they are working with Microsoft to solve this issue
📌 The call centre for Department of Consular Affairs, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is 02 572 8442. There are now 30 lines.
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I’ve landed safely at Suvarnabhumi Airport. We disembarked from the airplane at 6:05am and were in the van leaving the airport at 6:49am. This is a THREAD of my experience of arriving with Thailand Pass and then the hotel. Overall, it was fast and efficient. I give them 10/10.
[2] A short distance from the gate we came to this area where there were many chairs set up. We just kept walking to the far end. However, if there are several flights landing at the same time, you might have to sit and wait here.
[3] I reached the queue for checking COE and Thailand Pass documents at 6:07am (3 minutes after disembarking) and I was finished here by 6:12am. Very fast. Though mainly due to only one flight landing and only 100 people on our flight.
Until the Thailand Pass system is launched on 1st November, you must continue to use COE. In fact, the first person with a Thailand Pass is not expected to arrive until 12th November, as it takes 7 days to process. [THREAD]
Vaccinated people from countries on the list must book one night at a SHA+ hotel which will include hotel transfer and a RT-PCR test. In theory you can book a hotel in Pattaya or Hua Hin. But it’s advisable to spend the first night in Bangkok.
After you go through Immigration and customs, you cannot have a friend meet you. The driver will either take you straight to the hotel, if they have facilities for testing, or he will take you to a testing center first and then your hotel.
Today I’m at the Department of Disease Control to apply for my yellow vaccine passport which I will use for international travel. I’m applying at the office in Nonthaburi, but you can also apply at your local health office or provincial hospital. This THREAD gives you the steps.
[2/6] I made an appointment to apply for the ‘COVID-19 Certificate of Vaccination’ from the website of the Division of Communicable Diseases: vpassport.ddc.moph.go.th. But please note, after 30 October, you must use the Mor Prom app to make an appointment.
[3/6] My appointment was at the Department of Disease Control in Nonthaburi (Map: goo.gl/maps/KdeCViUtA…). You need to go to Building 5. The security guards told me where to go before I asked. At the lobby entrance, you pick up a queue number and wait to be called.
This is going to be a THREAD about Khlong Phra Khanong. The starting point of the canal is the Chao Phraya River in Klong Toei Port and it goes eastwards beyond Srinakarin Road. I will be posting in this thread every time I come here to explore #BKKcanals#walkingBKK#Bangkok
As you can see, Khlong Phra Khanong is not a straight canal. In fact it’s a natural river that has been straightened a little over the years to make it a more efficient “highway”. The community along the banks date back to the pre-Ayutthaya period #BKKcanals#walkingBKK#Bangkok
I was hoping to start my exploration today by taking a public boat from Phra Khanong Pier. Unfortunately due to lack of interest it isn’t running at the moment. But you can rent a long-tailed boat for around ฿1,000.
If you switch to a satellite image, you can see that the coastline is mainly fish and shrimp farms. There are not many roads here. This section is actually in Bangkok. Yes, Bangkok has a coastline too in Bang Khun Thian district. #bkkdaytrip#Thailand.
[01] Our first stop on the coastal tour is Phra Samut Chedi. This is the symbol of Samut Province. When it was first built, it used to be on an island on the Chao Phraya River but it’s now on the West bank.
This morning I visited the new Samut Prakan Immigration office in Bang Phli. It has temporarily moved from Paknam to Thip Nimitra Market (pronounced tip-ni-mit). They will be building a five-storey building on the Paknam waterfront. It will probably take them a few years [THREAD]
[2] Thip Nimitra Market is on Theparak Road opposite Banplee Hospital. It is easy to spot as it is bright orange. Immigration is on the second floor. Just use the stairs in the corner that you can see in this picture.
[3] Samut Prakan Immigration is open from 8:30am to 4:30pm. They are closed for lunch from 12pm to 1pm. The address for 90 day reports is Temporary Service Center, Samutprakan Immigration, Thipnimitra Market Building A, 2nd floor Bangphil Yai, Bangphil District, Samutprakan 10540