webfact Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Visa on arrival, visa-free entry cancellation on hold By The Nation The government has put on hold its plan to suspend visa on arrival (VoA) for 18 countries and visa-free entry from high-risk areas (South Korea, Hong Kong and Italy) after an urgent meeting on Thursday (March 12). The Department of Consular Affairs director-general, Chatree Atchananant, said that the matter will be discussed further at a Cabinet meeting on March 17. He said that in the cases of citizens of countries to whom Thailand provided tourist visas for up to 60 days, that could be suspended but in the cases of some countries such as South Korea, Hong Kong or Russia, some details on the agreement needed further scrutiny. “The cancellation announcement on March 11 could be applied to countries we offer tourist visas to, meaning we can stop it immediately,” Chatree added. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30383919 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-03-12 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted March 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2020 Why can't they make their minds up..who the hell can follow these flip flop gymnastic decisions ? doesnt it hurt the image of Thailand ? 6 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TallGuyJohninBKK Posted March 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2020 17 minutes ago, webfact said: The government has put on hold its plan to suspend visa on arrival (VoA) for 18 countries and visa-free entry from high-risk areas (South Korea, Hong Kong and Italy) after an urgent meeting on Thursday (March 12). AGAIN???? This clown show is really reaching the heights of absurdity..... I'm at a loss for words.... 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post George Bowman Posted March 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2020 On my Bucket List was a visit to Disneyland. But after 20 years of living in Thailand, I've decided to cross it off my list... 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airalee Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I’m sure the potential visitors a are breathing a collective sigh of relief, excited for their 5 star quarantines with room service. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Flip-Flop, Fish out of water. Just think about the earth spinning in circles as it does, this government spins so fast from one side to the other that everything should just bounce off of them from the sheer speed of denial and change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I rarely comment on stuff here but l would imagine that if there are any tourists left they'll all be heading elsewhere after the continuous daily changes that no one can keep up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Ray Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Thailand home of knee jerk and flip flop! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiBunny Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 India has just announced the suspension of all tourist visas until 15 April - Al Jazeera 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysaora Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Way to go Thailand! Be decisive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtof2 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 2 hours ago, webfact said: The government There is one ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 2 hours ago, johng said: Why can't they make their minds up..who the hell can follow these flip flop gymnastic decisions ? doesnt it hurt the image of Thailand ? It hurts the image of thailand more than the whole virus....they really can't make up their mind and think the whole world is following their decisions day by day? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Several posts have been removed for being off topic, defamatory and etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles So Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Hong Kong (HK) visitors to Thailand have been asked for a medical cert. proving not infected with corona virus 19 ,and a US$100,000 medical coverage before airlines can isuue boarding pass . this was reported in HK news one hour ago 1900 Thai time ,now after reading ubjone post is even more confusing .Can someone teach or inform TAT to give out accurate info. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallecc Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, Charles So said: Hong Kong (HK) visitors to Thailand have been asked for a medical cert. proving not infected with corona virus 19 ,and a US$100,000 medical coverage before airlines can isuue boarding pass . this was reported in HK news one hour ago 1900 Thai time ,now after reading ubjone post is even more confusing .Can someone teach or inform TAT to give out accurate info. Since even the Thai infantile government lost track of what they finally decided, we can only hope to see reports from people arriving today & tomorrow from HK/CN/Italy/etc... Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 A post bringing US politics into the discussion and a reply to it have been removed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder26 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 You can't just ban things overnight. There should be a 2 week notice or at least a week, so people could make the required changes. It looks like not very smart people take decisions there. Therfore there is such a circus of things being adjusted every other minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I have a suggestion. Get a baseball bat at the Government house and every time somebody does a flipety-flop, whack them in the back of the head. Otherwise they'll never learn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovethai123 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) I found this on the Facebook page of an airline. I cannot read thai but as per English translation , it appears that visa exempt entry for all countries is suspended. I hope someone who reads thai can clear it. Read point no 2 in English notification and match it with thai. My point here is that if they were suspending just a few countries from availing visa exempt entry, they would have named them. But they didn't name them in this notification. Edited March 12, 2020 by lovethai123 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 hour ago, lovethai123 said: ...My point here is that if they were suspending just a few countries from availing visa exempt entry, they would have named them. But they didn't name them in this notification. The Order of the Minister of Interior No. 1/2563 names the affected visa exempt countries indirectly, in article 2. Find the Ministry of Interior's Announcement dated 4th March B.E. 2562 (2019) and the answer should be in sections (21), (46) and (55) of article 2 of that Announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 3 hours ago, lovethai123 said: I found this on the Facebook page of an airline. I cannot read thai but as per English translation , it appears that visa exempt entry for all countries is suspended. Since this announcement was made nearly 24 hours ago, it is grossly out of date. As of right now, it appears that there will be no changes to visa exempt entry or visa on arrival until after a cabinet meeting March 17. Naturally, there will be announcements contradicting this over the next few days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 Please continue here: Visas on arrival being denied 18 nationalities By The Nation (Update) Beginning on Friday (March 13), visitors to Thailand from 18 countries will no longer be eligible for visas on arrival, Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda announced on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153212-visas-on-arrival-being-denied-18-nationalities/ //CLOSED// Admin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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