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Updated 1 July 2022
The tropical havens of Thailand are all set to welcome fully vaccinated travellers from all over the globe, even allowing them to bypass quarantine. Following the severity of COVID-19 cases being reduced over the year, the precautionary measures in Thailand have now been eased.
As a part of this, the Thailand Pass registration requirement, as well as, all the Covid-19 restrictions including the health insurance requirement have now been removed.
What is Thailand Pass?
Thailand Pass is a web-based system for Thai and foreign travellers to fill in their travel and health information. Once the application and the registration are approved, a QR Code will be generated and will be used by the traveller that will serve as identification or profile of the traveller.
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Thailand Pass QR code
The Thailand Pass QR code allows the authorities to view all the details that you have entered and all documents that you have uploaded, including your COVID travel insurance policy, your confirmed hotel booking, vaccination certificate, etc. during the registration.
If you do not carry a mobile phone with the QR Code, you may print out a hard copy of the QR code and bring it with you to present it to the officers at the airport.
Who needs to apply for Thailand Pass?
Effective 1 July 2022 onwards, travellers, including Thai nationals and foreigners, are NO longer required to register for the Thailand Pass scheme. In addition, travellers will not need to have a US$10,000 health insurance requirement to enter the country.
Travellers are now only required to present either a certificate of vaccination, a negative PCR test or a professional ATK test result within 72 hours of travel. Thailand’s airport authorities will also conduct random checks on arriving passengers at international airports and land border checkpoints (in 22 provinces).
What are the available entry schemes to Thailand?
The Test & Go and Thailand Sandbox Programs, as well as the Thailand Pass registration requirement, have been removed. The following are the two schemes through which non-Thai nationals may enter Thailand.
Vaccinated travellers
Pre-arrival requirements
Vaccinated travellers must have the following documents for entering Thailand:
- A valid passport, or a border pass for arrivals via border checkpoints.
- A Certificate of COVID-19 Vaccination
- Everyone 18 years of age and older must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 with an approved vaccine at least 14 days before travelling to Thailand.
- Travellers 5-17 years of age travelling to Thailand unaccompanied must get vaccinated with at least 1 dose of an approved vaccine at least 14 days before travelling to Thailand. Those travelling with parents are exempt from this requirement.
On-arrival requirements
Upon arrival in Thailand, all travellers must undergo entry screening including a body temperature check, and present the required documents to the Immigration/Health Control officer to carry out the checks.
The vaccinated travellers will then be allowed entry and are free to go anywhere in the kingdom.
Please note that for arrivals by land using a border pass, they will be allowed a stay of no longer than 3 days within the specified areas only.
During the stay
While in Thailand, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, or not fully vaccinated travellers are advised by authorities to strictly follow the health and safety standards. Travellers who are experiencing COVID-like symptoms should get tested. If testing positive, they must get the appropriate medical treatment.
Unvaccinated travellers
Pre-arrival requirements
Unvaccinated/not fully vaccinated travellers must have the following documents for entering Thailand:
- A valid passport, or a border pass for arrivals via border checkpoints.
On-arrival requirements
Upon arriving in Thailand, all travellers must undergo entry screening including a body temperature check, and present the required documents to the Immigration/Health Control officer to carry out the checks.
Unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated travellers who have proof of a negative result from an RT-PCR test or professional ATK within 72 hours of travel will be allowed entry and are free to go anywhere in the kingdom.
The unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated travellers without a negative test result within 72 hours of travel is required to follow the public health instructions and guidelines as deemed appropriate by the Health Control officer at the point of arrival.
Please note that all expenses incurred will be the responsibility of the travellers.
During the stay
While in Thailand, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, or not fully vaccinated travellers are advised to strictly follow the health and safety standards. Travellers who are experiencing COVID-like symptoms should get tested. If testing positive, they must get the appropriate medical treatment.
