Thailand’s TEST & GO rules to ease from 1 March 2022
Travellers can arrive in Thailand by air, land, and water with the required prepaid accommodation reduced to 1 night or on board for those arriving on a yacht and COVID-19 tests are revised to 1 RT-PCR and 1 self-ATK from 1 March 2022.
Thailand is lifting restrictions and now opening to travellers from any country around the world. Fully vaccinated travellers can apply for a Thailand Pass under either the TEST & GO scheme or Sandbox programme. Meanwhile, travellers from any country around the world, regardless of their vaccination status, can enter Thailand under the Alternative Quarantine entry scheme.
International yachts and superyachts are now actively planning to include Asia Pacific’s ‘Superyacht Hub’, Phuket Island, as a favored destination as a result of changing rules. Phuket also serves as the gateway to the vast Gulf of Thailand and Koh Samui, the ‘Jewel in the crown of Thailand’.
The following new rules will be in effect from 1 March, 2022 and travellers can enter into Thailand on 7 March, 2022. Yachts can check with their agent to ensure information stays the same in accordance with the official announcement in the Royal Thai Government Gazette, expected to be released soon.
Points of entry:
By air (direct international flight or transit domestically via dedicated flights.)
By land (at the border checkpoints in Nong Khai, Udon Thani, and Songkhla.)
By water (yachts.)
Eligible travellers / countries:
For arrivals by air and water: Thai citizens and foreign travellers from all countries/territories.
Entry registration system:
For arrivals by air and land: Thailand Pass system.
For arrivals by water: Certificate of Entry system.
Quarantine requirement:
For arrivals by air and land: No quarantine, but on Day 1 must wait for the COVID-19 test result within an approved SHA Extra Plus (SHA++) or alternative quarantine facility.
For arrivals by water: No quarantine, but on Day 1 must wait for the COVID-19 test result on board the travelling vessel (yacht).
Accommodation requirement (if not on board the traveling yacht):
A proof of prepayment for 1 night of accommodation at government-approved hotel/s; such as, SHA Extra Plus (SHA++) on Day 1.
Health insurance:
An insurance policy with coverage no less than US$20,000. Thais and foreign expatriates under Thailand’s national healthcare coverage are exempt from this requirement. (vessels to check with yacht agent.
COVID-19 testing requirements:
For arrivals by air and land: First test on Day 1 by an RT-PCR method (wait for the result within the hotel), and the second test on Day 5 by a self-ATK method (must report/record the result via the application).
For arrivals by water: First test on Day 1 by an RT-PCR method (wait for the result on board the vessel), and the second on Day 5 by a self-ATK method (must report/record the result via the application).
Thailand is now lifting restrictions and opening to travellers from any country around the world.
Fully vaccinated travellers can apply for a Thailand Pass under either the TEST & GO scheme or Sandbox programme. Meanwhile, travellers from any country around the world, regardless of their vaccination status, can enter Thailand under the Alternative Quarantine entry scheme.
International yachts and superyachts are now actively planning to include Asia Pacific’s ‘Superyacht Hub’, Phuket Island and Thailand – once again as a favoured destination. “We encourage international vessels to contact us directly for further information and expert guidance on returning to Phuket to cruise the stunning islands of the vast Andaman Seas and Gulf of Thailand”, said Gordon Fernandes and Captain Charlie Dwyer of Asia Pacific Superyachts Phuket and the ‘Jewel on the Crown’, Koh Samui.