The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday announced details for the revised "Test & Go" tourist-entry scheme that resumes Feb. 1.
Ministry spokesman Tanee Sangrat said the updated regulations for entering Thailand were adjusted in accordance with the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration's Jan. 20 order.
Registration for the "Test & Go" using the buggy Thailand Pass website will resume at 9 a.m. Tuesday with the following changes:
- There are no registration limitations for any country or region.
- The conditions for vaccination were updated. Tanee did not specify what changed.
- Applicants with Thai citizenship do not have to buy insurance.
- Travelers must provide proof of booking and payment for two nights of "SHA Extra Plus" certified or alternative quarantine hotels or accommodation on days 1 and 5. A return flight ticket must be provided if the period of the visit is less than five days.
Tanee said that Test & Go will be used as Thailand's main program for entry from Feb. 1 onwards. However, the CCSA can suspend the program and revert back to only "sandbox" and quarantine schemes depending on the severity of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, the CCSA approved the opening of two new "sandbox" areas in Chonburi Province (Pattaya City and Banglamung and Sriracha districts, Koh Sichang, Na Chom Thian, and Bang Saray subdistricts in Sattahip District) and Ko Chang in Trat Province on Feb. 1.
Travelers will be allowed to move between the new and original sandbox locations within seven days of their sandbox stay, but they must book a seven-day SHA Extra Plus or AQ hotel with a two-time RT-PCR examination (on day 1 and day 5-6), with a limit of three hotels in the sandbox area.