Announcement
COE Application for "Members of Diplomatic Missions, Consular Representatives and International Organisation (DCIOs) in Thailand" in 2021
09/12/2020
For Members of Diplomatic Missions, Consular Representatives and International Organisations (DCIOs) who wish to enter Thailand in 2021, please follow the procedure below.
Remarks: (1) Members of Diplomatic Missions, Consular Representatives and International Organisations (DCIOs) are Diplomats and International Organisations Officers Persons on diplomatic or consular missions or under International Organisations, or representatives of foreign governments or agencies performing their duties in Thailand, or any other persons in international agencies, that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives permission pertaining to necessity, including their spouse, parents, or children.
(2) Flights schedule for non-Thai nationals who does not belong to DCIOs members appears in the announcement for Non-Thai nationals (Click)
1. Reservation of Air ticket and Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) Hotel
Please kindly make reservations of Air ticket and Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) Hotel through the following links.
1.1 Flight Schedules for DCIOs members in 2021
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● Thai Airways
● ANA
● JAL
● ZIPAIR
1.2 Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) Hotels
Please make a reservation of 14 days (15 nights) at a preferred Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) Hotel at https://www.hsscovid.com or https://www.agoda.com/quarantineth
2. VISA Application
2.1 If you do not have either a valid diplomatic / official visa or a valid re-entry permit, please make a VISA appointment online and check the required documents on the website as below.
VISA appointment:
http://vabo.thaiembassy.jp/vabo/index.php/tokyo-apply
Required documents for diplomatic/ official visa at:
http://site.thaiembassy.jp/en/visa/type/9328/
2.2 Please note that DCIOs members could submit visa application through:
- The Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo
*After visa is approved, passport shall be returned by post or it can be collected from the Royal Thai Embassy by the applicants/their representatives.
- For DCIOs members who wish to submit visa application outside Tokyo, please contact directly to the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Osaka at rtcgosaka.visa@gmail.com or the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Fukuoka at visa.fuk@mfa.mail.go.th.
3. Registration for Certificate of Entry (COE)
3.1 Due to the Covid-19 situation, Members of Diplomatic Missions, Consular Representatives and International Organisations (DCIOs) in Thailand and government representatives, as well as their spouse, parents, and children, who wish to travel to the Kingdom of Thailand needs to apply for the Certificate of Entry into the Kingdom of Thailand (COE) as well as to comply with certain requirements.
DCIOs shall register for Certificate of Entry (COE) only through
For registration guideline, please kindly visit https://coethailand.mfa.go.th/images/ENCOERegistrationGuideFinal04112020.pdf or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c1dNaXv0mM
3.2 Required documents
(1) Photo of passport or United Nations laissez-passer information page;(2) Copy of valid diplomatic / official visa or a valid re-entry permit;(3) An official Note issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan or the respective International Organisation.
Note that Japanese Diplomatic and Consular representatives with current residence in Japan may request the official Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan while Diplomatic and Consular representatives of other nationalities and members of International Organisations with current residence in Japan may request the Note Verbale or an official letter from their respective offices.
(4) A letter from respective DCIOs guaranteeing that the insurance company or employer will cover a minimum of 100,000 USD of medical costs incurred by the applicant in Thailand, including medical costs in the event that applicant contracts COVID-19 (The insurance must cover the total duration of stay in Thailand) or a photo of health insurance certificate.
In the case that the health insurance certificate is submitted, it must specify the minimum coverage of 100,000 USD per person, covering the whole intended period of stay. In case that the applicant intends to stay in the Kingdom for more than one year, the health insurance should cover at least the period of one year. The insurance must state explicitly that it covers the medical treatment related to COVID-19.
3.3 Registration process3.3.1 After the submission of their applications, the applicants will be given a 6-digit reference code. The code will be used to track registration status and to download the COE. The Royal Thai Embassy will take 3 working days to process the application. The applicants can check the result of application on the system.
3.3.2 After application has been pre-approved, the applicants should upload airplane ticket, ASQ booking confirmation on arrival date and health insurance certificate for consideration. Please note that if applications do not submit the required documents within 15 days, the system will automatically cancel the application, which applicants have to start the application process over again.
3.3.3 The Royal Thai Embassy usually takes 3 working days to process the application. The applicants can check the result of application on the system. If COE is granted, applicants can download the COE directly from the registration website at https://coethailand.mfa.go.th/.
3.3.4 Once the COE is approved, applicants are requested to print COE from the website via Check Application menu.
4. Required documents to be presented at the check-in counter and upon arrival into Thailand
(1) Passport with a valid diplomatic / official visa or a valid re-entry permit;
(2) A Certificate of Entry into the Kingdom of Thailand (COE);
(3) A Fit to Fly or Fit to Travel Health Certificate, issued in English (Thailand's Health Control requires a hard copy version);
(4) A Medical Certificate with RT-PCR laboratory result indicating that COVID-19 is not detected, issued in English and no more than 72 hours before departure (in case of connecting flights, before embarkation from initial port);
(5) A letter from respective DCIOs guaranteeing that the insurance company or employer will cover a minimum of 100,000 USD of medical costs incurred by the applicant in Thailand, including medical costs in the event that applicant contracts COVID-19 (The insurance must cover the total duration of stay in Thailand) or Health insurance certificate, issued in English and quoted in US Dollars;
(6) T.8 Form (Thailand's Health Declaration Form), which can be downloaded at http://bit.ly/34X6sAJ;
(7) A completed Declaration Form (download here)
(8) Air ticket or E-ticket reservation document
(9) A booking confirmation of 14 days Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ)
- Please be reminded that the COE alone does not grant permission to enter into the Kingdom of Thailand.
- Members of DCIOs in Thailand and government representatives, as well as their spouse, parents, and children, are obliged to comply with the Royal Thai Government’s disease prevention measures, take Entry Screening, undergo a medical check-up performed by medical personnel designated by the Thai authorities and at least 14 days of quarantine at an Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ).
- From 14 January 2021 onward, non-Thai nationals (including members of DCIOs) who enter the Kingdom of Thailand are required to download "ThailandPlus" Application and register prior arrival. In case of babies/children or travellers without smartphones or tablet-type devices, it's not applicable.
- For inquiries with regard to application of COE for Members of Diplomatic Missions, Consular Representatives and International Organisations (DCIOs), please kindly contact dip.rtetokyo.2020@gmail.com (in English).
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