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Updated January 2023
Following the severity of COVID-19 cases being reduced over the year, the precautionary measures in Thailand have now been eased. The Thailand Pass registration requirement, as well as, all the Covid-19 restrictions including the health insurance requirement have now been removed.
Here are the latest PCR test entry requirements in Thailand that you should be aware of.
PCR testing requirements in Thailand
Effective 1 July 2022, travellers, including Thai nationals and foreigners, are NO longer required to register for the Thailand Pass scheme. Furthermore, the US$10,000 (TBH 3,56,830) health insurance requirement for foreign travellers to enter the country has also been scrapped.
Travellers are 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).
Travellers have simply been categorised under the two new schemes as follows:
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.
What about testing at the airport?
All travellers will have to undergo entry screening including a body temperature check and present the required documents to the Immigration/Health Control officer to carry out the checks.
Moreover, unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated travellers who are randomly checked on arrival and are unable to show proof of a pre-arrival negative test will be required to undergo a professional ATK test at the point of entry.
Testing in quarantine
International travellers both Thai nationals and foreign nationals are NO longer required to undergo quarantine on arrival in Thailand.
Unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated travellers will, however, be required to present proof of a negative result from an RT-PCR test or professional ATK within 72 hours of travel to be allowed entry and to go anywhere freely in the kingdom.
