On the 1st of February 2022, Thailand resumed having new applications for the country’s Test and Go Program. With this program, fully vaccinated tourists who travel by air from any country will be able to enter the country with no quarantine requirements.
In this program, tourists will only need to be tested for COVID-19 when they arrive in their SHA+ hotels and get a negative result. Then you will need to go back to their SHA+ Hotels for a second COVID-19 test.
The “test and go” program is, also sometimes referred to as “Exemption from Quarantine”, is one of the latest programs that Thailand’s government implemented to encourage travellers to visit Thailand.
The program began on the 1st of November 2021, and only visitors from pilot regions and countries were eligible for the program. However, the government suspended the program in December 2021.
As of the 1st of February in 2022, the government decided to recommence the “Test and Go” program. Under the renewed program, tourists from all countries travelling to Thailand via air travel and who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 are eligible for this program.
Under Thailand’s “Test and Go” program, tourists can travel all over Thailand after they’ve received a positive result on their first COVID-19 test. However, on your fifth day, you must stay in any of the SHA Plus + Hotels with a partnered hospital while you wait for your second test’s results.
You will need to meet some requirements to be eligible for the “Test and go” program. These requirements include the following:
Since Thailand resumed the Test and Go program for tourists, a list of approved AQ and SHA+ Hotels is provided to travellers.
Below is a list of approved test and go hotels located in Bangkok. The hotels include the following:
Holiday Inn Express Bangkok Sukhumvit 11
Carlton Hotel Bangkok Sukhumvit
The Continent Hotel Bangkok by Compass Hospitality
The Salil Hotel Sukhumvit 57 – Thonglor
Solitaire Bangkok Sukhumvit 11
Centre Point Silom River View Hotel
Below is a list of approved test and go hotels located in Pattaya. The hotels include the following:
Golden Tulip Pattaya Beach Resort
Below is a list of approved test and go hotels located in Pattaya. The hotels include the following:
Four Points by Sheraton Phuket
The Senses Resort & Pool Villas Phuket
You apply for the Thailand Pass Test and Go Program 2022 via https://tp.consular.go.th/.
Remember that the processing time could take three to seven business days. So you’ll need to apply at least seven business days before you plan to travel to Thailand.
To apply for the Test and Go program, you must bring the necessary documents mentioned above.
You can upload the QR code of your vaccination documents to make the application process go a lot quicker.
If you managed to get your Thailand Pass under the Test and Go program before the government suspended the program in December 2021, you wouldn’t need to re-apply. Your Thailand pass from this period will still remain valid.
The second step will involve going through the COVID 19 RT-PCR test and hopefully getting a negative test result within three days of leaving for Thailand.
In some cases, airlines will request that you take the test three days before your flight to Thailand. If you’ve had COVID-19 before your trip, you will need a medical certificate stating that you’ve recovered. The certificate will need to be dated between 14 to 90 days of your departure date.
Children younger than six years and travelling with their parents won’t need to undergo the pre-departure RT-PCR test.
When tourists first arrive at the airport or their hotel or designated venue, they have to undergo the first RT-PCR test and wait for the result in their hotel room. Children and adults must be tested for COVID-19.
If the test is negative, you will travel all over Thailand. You will also be able to take the second RT-PCR test on the fifth day of your trip.
However, if you test positive for COVID-19, officials will refer you for the necessary medical treatment. The tourists will be responsible for the medical expenses. In some cases, insurance policies might not pay for your isolation expenses.
On the fifth day of your trip, tourists will need to go through the second RT-PCR test at an approved hotel or approved venue. Just like with the first test, you will need to wait for the test result in your hotel room.
Just like the first test, if you test negative for COVID-19, you will be allowed to travel anywhere in the country. If you test positive, you need to receive the necessary medical treatment.
Typically, the application process shouldn’t take three to seven business days. However, if this process takes longer than seven days, you can contact the Thailand Pass system via email or telephone. You will be able to send an email to the following addresses: