Hi All,
Having lived in Thailand for many years on an annual retirement extension, I naively thought myself as a foreign resident. However, on a recent overseas trip it was made clear by two different Thai embassies that I am classified as a "Long Stay Visitor (OA - up to one-year)" and not as a foreign resident & that the 21 -day stay in an approved country/s was required to obtain a COE for the Phuket sandbox.
Noting the recent changes effective November 1st for incoming travel, the following statement echoes what I recently experienced, so there does not appear to be any relief for those of us that live here as Long Stay Visitor but who travel frequently:
"For returning Thais and foreign residents, it is not necessary to be in the approved country for 21 days or more, as long as they re traveling from Thailand to the approved country/s and return within the last 21 days"
Would anyone be aware of any provisions to the revised travel policy (returning to Thailand after departing Thailand) that would apply for those expats livings in Thailand as "Long Stay Visitors" ?
Thanks