An Egyptian eye doctor who tried to board a flight home with her two children using forged Covid test certificates, received a suspended prison sentence today.
Dr. Sohyla Mohamed, 36, of Harborne, Birmingham was supplied the bogus documents by a friend, who downloaded them from the internet.
She had a total of three forged certificates to cover herself and her two children.
She pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation on April 2, namely producing a false PCR certificate - also known as a Fit to Fly Certificate - at Heathrow Airport s Terminal 2.
Authentic PCR certificates require an average fee of approximately £120.
BANGKOK, 1 April 2021: Thailand’s Department of Civil
Aviation circulated a revised Certificate of Entry form earlier this week that
provides space to identify a passenger’s vaccination information.
The new form has space to enter the details of the Covid-19 vaccination, including the vaccine provider and the administration dates of the jabs. It also identifies the quarantine hotel booked and the duration of the quarantine.
Starting 29 March, a new updated version of the Certificate
of Entry form for all passengers has been distributed to passengers.
According to the information from DCA, effective 1 April,
Thai national travelling to Thailand will not need to present a Fit to Fly
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The immigration police have announced that a negative COVID-19 test result is NOT mandatory for Thai visa extension of foreign travellers who wish to stay longer in Thailand.
The immigration bureau caused temporary confusion when spokesman Archayon Kraithong previously said on Monday a negative COVID-19 test result is a requirement for visa extension for “every type of visa”. This caused an uproar among expats on social media.
Archayon apologised for the confusion and misinformation. “I apologize for the misunderstanding. It will only apply to certain types of visa, most likely the permanent resident visa,” he said.
The immigration bureau will wait for the Council of State to interpret the latest regulation. Under the latest order, it added COVID-19 to the list of prohibited diseases for foreigners who wish to enter or take residency in Thailand. Other diseases include leprosy, “dangerous stage” of tuberculosis, elephantiasis, drug addiction, and tertiary stage