1. You must be fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the WHO or the Thai FDA; unvaccinated persons under the age of 12 may travel to Thailand with vaccinated guardians.

2. Purchase COVID-19 health insurance of at least USD 50 000.

Passengers from many countries are allowed to travel to Thailand for a holiday without a visa (Visa Exemption) if the trip lasts less than 60 days. In this case, you will receive a 30-day residence permit stamp in your passport upon arrival at the airport. From your local Immigration office, you can apply for extra time to stay for 30 days at a cost of 1900 thb before the first 30 days of stay in the country. Please check if You are allowed for visa exemption arrival from Your embassy.

If you are planning a visit to Thailand for more than 60 days, you should apply for a 60-day tourist visa (TR) from the Thai Embassy in You country before your trip. The length of the tourist visa is 60 days and you can apply for extra time for a stay of 30 days at a cost of 1900 thb before the first 60 days of stay in the country are completed.

If your trip lasts more than 90 days, or you come to Thailand other than on holiday, we recommend that you contact your local embassy to find out the required visa.

1. Apply for prior approval for a Certificate of Entry (COE) here: https://coethailand.mfa.go.th/
2. Wait for about 3 days to receive your COE Pre-approval; your status may be checked on the COE website.
3. Book Your flight.
4. Make Your booking at an SHA Plus-approved property (Phuket Sandbox booking).
5. The property will request additional documents from you by email within 3 day (please reach out to them if they don’t contact you).
6. Book Your sandbox swab tests here (Link to PSAS booking webpage)
7. Go back to the COE website and upload the required documents within 15 days of receiving your COE Pre-approval.
8. Wait for final COE approval to be sent to you, and then follow instructions to print your COE.


1. Passport and valid visa (if needed)
   
   
2. Vaccination certificate
   
   
3. An insurance certificate stating that the insurance covers treatments related to the covid-19 of at least $ 50,000.
   
   
4. Flight booking confirmation
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5. Booking confirmation in SHABA format at SHA Plus hotel(s)
   
   
6. Payment confirmation for COVID-19 tests. (2 test during 7 days)

1. Obtain proof of negative RT-PCR test issued no more than 72 hours before departure
. (if you are traveling from Finland through Sweden, the test must not be more than 48 hours old)
   
   
2. Have all your documents in both digital and printed forms prepared for travel.

1. Entry screening and Immigration and Customs procedures:

   - Travellers on direct, non-stop flights to Phuket International Airport are subject to health screening and Immigration and Customs procedures at the point of entry. Click to see the Link to TAT webpage

2. Download and install an alert application, as well as set the application on at all times for the whole duration in Thailand.
   
   
3. Proceed directly to the reserved hotel on approved airport transfer service.
   
   
4. Undergo a COVID-19 test (RT-PCR method) at own expense as per the following requirements:

   - Taking the first test upon arrival and await the test results in the accommodation.

   – Toinen testi otetaan päivänä 4 tai 5.

   - In the case that travellers are tested positive for COVID-19, travellers will be referred to specified healthcare facilities for medical treatment, for which the expenses must be covered by the required insurance.

5. If tested negative for COVID-19, travellers can go anywhere in Phuket.
   
   
6. Travellers with an intended length of stay less than 5 days must leave Phuket (Thailand) immediately on an international flight to another country on or before their intended departure date.
   
   
7. Travellers who have completed 5 nights in Phuket will be allowed to continue their journey to other Thai destinations.
   For travelling from Phuket to other Thai destinations, travellers are required to show proof that they have completed a 5-night stay accommodation along with other required documentation per the guidelines and measures announced by the respective destinations.

1. You can go anywhere in Phuket, BUT you must strictly follow the DMHTTA precautions: D – Distancing, M – Mask wearing, H – Handwashing, T – Temperature check, T – Testing for COVID-19, and A – alert application.
   
   
2. Masks must be worn at all times in public areas and in any vehicle with two or more people travelling.
   
   
3. Travellers are required to undergo additional COVID-19 tests, using an RT-PCR method during their stay as per the following requirements:

   - The second test is taken on day 6 or 7.

4. A local or foreigner already staying in Thailand may join the passenger in the accommodation, provided that this person meets the hotel's requirements.
   
   
5. It is mandatory that a ‘SHA Plus’ accommodation establishment is used in Phuket. Residing in a private residence is not allowed for COVID-19 control purposes.
   
   
6. If the tourist arrives in the country between 00.01-18.00, the date of arrival is counted as the first day. If the tourist arrives in the country between 18.01 and 00.00, the date of arrival is counted as day zero, and the counting starts from the next day.

Travellers under 6 years of age

Travellers under 6 years of age, travelling with parents with a negative RT-PCR test result within 72 hours before travelling, are not required to have a pre-arrival negative RT-PCR test result and can have saliva test when entering to the Kingdom.

Travellers 6-11 years of age

Travellers 6-11 years of age, travelling with parents, must have a negative RT-PCR test result within 72 hours before travelling.

Travellers 12-17 years of age

Travellers 12-17 years of age, travelling with parents, are not required to be vaccinated but must have a negative RT-PCR test result within 72 hours before travelling. Those unaccompanied must get vaccinated with at least one dose of an approved vaccine and must have a negative RT-PCR test result.

1. Any person experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms must immediately get a test done.
   
   
2. If the person is travelling in a group, every person in the group must undergo a test.
   
   
3. In the case a traveller tests positive for COVID-19 in Thailand, he/she will be responsible for the medical expenses, which must be covered by the required insurance.