Thailand really has ZERO compassion to foreigner tourists stuck here

[Matzzon]

10 hours ago, steven100 said:

I don't believe your comment is correct. Any other country would ask the same ...

they have to protect their citizens.

I think your a hypochondriac.  relax .... imo 

Yes, and I think you fet a monthly salary from the Thai government. Otherwise you are selling yourself cheap. You are the best promotion they got.

[Boomer6969]

10 hours ago, xtof2 said:

Every day they try to be more stupid than the previous day...and they succeed !

Bring my landlord for visa extension... ????

how they can beat that tomorrow ?

Yes indeed, your landlord, when you stay in a hotel! In my opinion this is a deliberate work (and infection risk) avoidance tactic in one particular IO. They set up a totally irrelevant form and requirements so that people prefer not tu use these visa extensions. They have seen the crowds that have been caused elsewhere and don't want to face the same upheaval (and a possibly deadly disease). 

[anto]

5 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

It is times like these that make being an ex... Thailand expat...a very good thing.

 

 

100% true .This Virus is exposing everyone's true nature ,including the Thai government. 

[Thongkorn]

Thailand does not have compassion for its lowly workers , So why would it be bothered with People who are not Nationals, 

[Pilotman]

15 minutes ago, Thongkorn said:

Thailand does not have compassion for its lowly workers , So why would it be bothered with People who are not Nationals, 

• never a truer word. they have even  abandoned their citizens stranded abroad

[vermin on arrival]

16 hours ago, moe666 said:

If you came in Feb. why not a bit of fore sight and you could have left before it has gotten so bad, no you want Thailand to jump thru hoops for your lack of planning. Now you know the secret of Thailand they make the laws of the country for the benefit of Thai people defiantly not for farangs or any other foreign people.

Nonsense. I planned, had a ticket out on the 29th, but all the borders crashed down on the 18th and 19th. My home country, which I haven't lived in for 20 years, is a <deleted> show now so crazy to go back there.

Edited April 3, 2020 by vermin on arrival

[jacob29]

18 hours ago, moe666 said:

If you came in Feb. why not a bit of fore sight and you could have left before it has gotten so bad, no you want Thailand to jump thru hoops for your lack of planning. 

What hoops do people want Thailand to jump through? Just how hard would it be to delay everything for 30 days and square up later. Arguably fewer hoops to jump through for all parties involved.

 

Here's something curious - people are getting a 'no documentation required' extension offered at the front of Chonburi immigration. Maybe shady, but no efforts are being made to keep it a secret. It costs 15k for 30 days. Do you think it's a coincidence that 15k is equal to 30 days of overstay? Is someone less of a security risk when you pay 15k for an extension minus the documentation?

[narisarasgroove]

I would imagine the easiest way around the whole farce would be to avoid immigration, hunker down, and when it is safe to leave pay your overstay fine at the airport. Or am I simplifying it too much.

[Youlike]

On 4/2/2020 at 9:08 PM, Lacessit said:

Every country has regulations governing foreigners. Try getting into Australia or America, or staying there,  without appropriate documents. Thailand is no different.

You do have the option of leaving. Use it if the requirements are too onerous for you.

In america you can just buy an illegal greencard for 250$......they sell them in LA, do you need a video to see that?

[mikebike]

9 minutes ago, Youlike said:

In america you can just buy an illegal greencard for 250$......they sell them in LA, do you need a video to see that?

So... you seem proud that U.S. immigration controls are easier to circumvent than Thailand's ????

[bkk6060]

I have zero compassion for anyone who came here as a tourist over the past couple of months.

Foolish idiots.

[transam]

I think they just like fluffing around with A4, doesn't matter where I look or what you do, outside, on TV, in offices, the A4 is shuffling everywhere..........An A4 pandemic, that really is a waste of time and effort....????

[drbeach]

We should complain to our embassies and demand they issue Thai authorities a lecture. Or we get our countries to make life as difficult as possible for Thais living there.

[drbeach]

6 hours ago, mikebike said:

So... you seem proud that U.S. immigration controls are easier to circumvent than Thailand's ????

If you pay the right person enough money, you can buy a Thai ID card too.

[drbeach]

6 hours ago, Youlike said:

In america you can just buy an illegal greencard for 250$......they sell them in LA, do you need a video to see that?

Somehow I doubt this will fly...if you're ever caught, you'll be in a world of trouble. America has a proper, well managed system to oversee foreign residents and residency/citizenship applications.

[mngmn]

On 4/2/2020 at 11:28 PM, steven100 said:

free medical to foreigners  .....  are you sure  ???    i find that hard to believe but give me 25 seconds to consider further.   oh,  and what country is that    ??  

Australia is offering free Covid treatment to anyone in Australia regardless of visa status.

[drbeach]

On 4/2/2020 at 9:30 PM, Winky Wilson said:

Thailand is very protective of the monarchy, culture and citizens in their Kingdom. Unlike many other countries which promote foreign invasion and refugees to gain political acceptance/votes of foreign nationals(significant population in western countries)  at the expense of national security. Foreign nationals don't exist here like in western countries. Immigration or The Royal Thai Police to be exact, grants us entitlement for being in Thailand based on arbitrary information that can change at anytime.  We are guests in a Kingdom. 

Thailand could learn a lot from being multicultural. This whole notion you just described is outdated and belongs in a museum.

 

We're entering an era of globalization and Thailand needs to open up and eliminate it's borders too. Although it won't happen tomorrow, but I know the country will eventually be forced to do so.

 

Just look at Japan...a country that has resisted foreigners for hundreds of years. Finally, after decades of trying, the country has finally started to open up to foreign guest workers in a way that European countries did between the 60s and 80s. One can see where this is headed...a future multicultural Japan.

[mngmn]

6 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

I have zero compassion for anyone who came here as a tourist over the past couple of months.

Foolish idiots.

They probably have zero compassion for you. Great to see Buddhism in Thailand rubbing of on all it's visitors.

[drbeach]

6 minutes ago, mngmn said:

Australia is offering free Covid treatment to anyone in Australia regardless of visa status.

Why? They should force foreigners to pay, while citizens get free treatment. Fair is fair.

[samran]

1 minute ago, drbeach said:

Why? They should force foreigners to pay, while citizens get free treatment. Fair is fair.

Its a realtively small cost to treat them vs the costs of letting these people remain untreated...

[mngmn]

9 minutes ago, drbeach said:

Why? They should force foreigners to pay, while citizens get free treatment. Fair is fair.

Because if they don't stick people will not seek treatment because of the cost and will spread the virus. Exactly what is happening in Thailand right now butincluding their own citizens.

 

Grow a brain!

Edited April 4, 2020 by mngmn

[drbeach]

20 hours ago, jacob29 said:

What hoops do people want Thailand to jump through? Just how hard would it be to delay everything for 30 days and square up later. Arguably fewer hoops to jump through for all parties involved.

 

Here's something curious - people are getting a 'no documentation required' extension offered at the front of Chonburi immigration. Maybe shady, but no efforts are being made to keep it a secret. It costs 15k for 30 days. Do you think it's a coincidence that 15k is equal to 30 days of overstay? Is someone less of a security risk when you pay 15k for an extension minus the documentation?

Trust me, I'd happily pay the 15K if only to avoid all the trouble with getting an extension "through the front door". I like the fact that Thailand may still have such options available...and I get annoyed with foreigners whining about corruption all the time. Corruption is good if it can help you get out of a pickle. Westerners need to get rid of all their notions of egalitarianism. The real world doesn't work that way. It's dog eat dog, and people rise up by forcing their way up, not by doing things by the book. If the world was as perfect as westerners think it is (or should be) everyone would earn the same amount, there would be no billionaires blah blah blah. In other words, there would be communism.

 

And no, I don't think 15k is necessarily a coincidence.

[drbeach]

1 minute ago, mngmn said:

Because if they don't stick people will not seek treatment because of the cost and will spread the virus. Exactly what is happening in Thailand right now but it including their own citizens.

 

Grow a brain!

You grow a brain!

 

Why should Aussie taxpayers be forced to subsidize foreigners. The Aussie government should institute a dual pricing system. No more freebies for foreigners. If Thailand can do it, why not Australia?

[drbeach]

5 minutes ago, samran said:

Its a realtively small cost to treat them vs the costs of letting these people remain untreated...

Thailand thinks differently. I still think it's got more to do with political correctness. Australia needs to be treated for that disease...it might have been a good idea at first but now it's showing it's true colors.

[samran]

1 minute ago, drbeach said:

You grow a brain!

 

Why should Aussie taxpayers be forced to subsidize foreigners. The Aussie government should institute a dual pricing system. No more freebies for foreigners. If Thailand can do it, why not Australia?

Australia is doing whats in its own interests - to stop the spread.

 

If that means paying for some foreigners to get the test - so be it. Not that there are too many who'd need it. Many europeans and all kiwis are covered by reciprocal health agreements and all temp workers in Australia who aren't need to have complusory health insurance. 

[samran]

2 minutes ago, drbeach said:

Thailand thinks differently. I still think it's got more to do with political correctness. Australia needs to be treated for that disease...it might have been a good idea at first but now it's showing it's true colors.

If you need treatment, Thailand will stick you in a government hospital specialised in the treatment of this stuff. There are a whole swathe of these dedicated to the treatment of tropical infections, so are well set up.

 

Sure you may get a bill, but it won't be much...so yes, effectively subsidised.

 

 

[tomazbodner]

OP, what are you whining about? Why are you still here? This thing started 3 months ago! You had 3 months to pack your bags and go to wherever you came from, or arrange a proper visa/extension of stay. You had to be aware for at least 2 months that this thing will spread and that lock downs like in China were very likely to happen. You did nothing. Now you're blaming the Thai government for your own lack of preparation and planning.

[mngmn]

26 minutes ago, drbeach said:

You grow a brain!

 

Why should Aussie taxpayers be forced to subsidize foreigners. The Aussie government should institute a dual pricing system. No more freebies for foreigners. If Thailand can do it, why not Australia?

Because Australia is a modern civilised country?

[Thongkorn]

On 4/2/2020 at 4:28 PM, steven100 said:

free medical to foreigners  .....  are you sure  ???    i find that hard to believe but give me 25 seconds to consider further.   oh,  and what country is that    ??  

Five years ago i was seriously ill and did not know it, I paid  for a private Hospital in Bangkok for an examination , i got told its not Dengue or Malaria, For my 10,000 baht approx £250, ten minute examination and blood test. I got 12 vitamin B tablets and two isotonic drinks, as treatment.

A few days later My wife took me to a local Government Hospital in Samut Prakan, at 2 am  delirious, They immediately cared for me, I woke up seven hours later to be told i had leukemia, And they were right, I offered to pay but they would not let me, So dont knock Thai Public Hospitals they are as good if not better than private ones. When i go back every year i usualy get food for the same ward that treat me as a thank you to give something back.

[DjChris28]

1 hour ago, Thongkorn said:

Five years ago i was seriously ill and did not know it, I paid  for a private Hospital in Bangkok for an examination , i got told its not Dengue or Malaria, For my 10,000 baht approx £250, ten minute examination and blood test. I got 12 vitamin B tablets and two isotonic drinks, as treatment.

A few days later My wife took me to a local Government Hospital in Samut Prakan, at 2 am  delirious, They immediately cared for me, I woke up seven hours later to be told i had leukemia, And they were right, I offered to pay but they would not let me, So dont knock Thai Public Hospitals they are as good if not better than private ones. When i go back every year i usualy get food for the same ward that treat me as a thank you to give something back.

I suspect the Thai hospitals are taking money and not actually testing for covid as well for foreigners. I had difficulties breathing and chest stiffness and my neck felt like I had a rubber band around it, massive loss of appitite, wobbly weak legs, night chills, but my test for covid was negative. Seams really suss. Or the tests are not accurate.