What ! Visa amnesty extended till end of October

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Re: What ! Visa amnesty extended till end of October

Post by sometimewoodworker » September 28, 2020, 7:37 pm

BANGKOK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Thailand on Monday extended a grace period for visa renewals for foreigners stranded in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic until the end of October, as travel restrictions remain in place and new infections climb globally.

The extension will allow foreigners to remain in Thailand until Oct. 31, Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government’s coronavirus taskforce, told Reuters.

The matter is subject to cabinet approval on Tuesday.

Thailand halted commercial flights in April and banned foreign visitors in an effort to keep the coronavirus at bay, with repatriation flights the only means of leaving the country.

In July, authorities granted automatic visa extensions from late March to Sept. 26 to all foreigners.

After October, a new immigration regulation will allow foreigners to apply for 60-day extensions to remain in the country if they are unable to leave due to limited flights or other issues, Pornchai Kuntee, deputy commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, told Reuters.

Previously, extensions required documentation from their respective embassies and were limited to 30 days.

Authorities on Monday also extended an emergency decree until the end of October.


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Re: What ! Visa amnesty extended till end of October

Post by samuel » September 28, 2020, 9:20 pm

sometimewoodworker wrote:
September 28, 2020, 7:37 pm
BANGKOK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Thailand on Monday extended a grace period for visa renewals for foreigners stranded in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic until the end of October…..
hmmm?
i am wondering why you post this.
you may be long enough in Thailand to know that a thai law comes into effect once it is published in the royal gazette.
and for this it has to be approved by the cabinet or at least signed by the PM beforehand.
to common knowledge both has not yet happened.

what reuters is spreading in the said article is just "hear say".
let's wait and see what happens instead of spreading rumours….

thank you.

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Re: What ! Visa amnesty extended till end of October

Post by pal52 » September 29, 2020, 7:37 am

It looks like the amnesty will be granted until Oct 31st.
But any foreigners who want to stay after that must submit an application to stay by October 3rd.

It will mean there could still be large number of people at immigration offices this week.

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/303 ... l_referral

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Re: What ! Visa amnesty extended till end of October

Post by tamada » September 29, 2020, 9:50 am

pal52 wrote:
September 29, 2020, 7:37 am
It looks like the amnesty will be granted until Oct 31st.
But any foreigners who want to stay after that must submit an application to stay by October 3rd.

It will mean there could still be large number of people at immigration offices this week.

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/303 ... l_referral
FINALLY! It's still unofficial.

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