anchadian 1,924 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Richard Barrow in Thailand @RichardBarrow · Here is the latest announcement from the Immigration Bureau about what happens once the visa amnesty ends on 26th September. If you are unable to extend your stay now, or get a letter from your embassy or doctor to get a temporary 30 day stay, you should prepare to leave soon. Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Phillip9 546 Posted September 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2020 Interesting that the actual announcement says nothing about amnesty ending or the need to prepare to leave or anything remotely like that. 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post edwardandtubs 2,333 Posted September 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Phillip9 said: Interesting that the actual announcement says nothing about amnesty ending or the need to prepare to leave or anything remotely like that. It's just because that's already been stated so there's no need for them to keep repeating it. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Phillip9 546 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, edwardandtubs said: It's just because that's already been stated so there's no need for them to keep repeating it. Maybe, but Richard's description has nothing to do with the announcement. It doesn't at all describe "what happens once the visa amnesty ends". It's all about reducing overcrowding at the immigration offices probably because of the one local covid case. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Puchaiyank 14,914 Posted September 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2020 One should always have an exit plan...it is just the right thing to do when living in a foreign country... 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post CorpusChristie 7,884 Posted September 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2020 14 minutes ago, Phillip9 said: Maybe, but Richard's description has nothing to do with the announcement. It doesn't at all describe "what happens once the visa amnesty ends". It's all about reducing overcrowding at the immigration offices probably because of the one local covid case. What further explanation is needed about once the amnesty ends ? People should have either got their visa extended, got a new visa or departed 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
spiekerjozef 4,503 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Wasn't Richard ending as well ? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post FlyingThai 694 Posted September 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) They had the same graphic/information posted in July. Short after everything was extended by the cabinet. Yawn! Edited September 5, 2020 by FlyingThai 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites
JackThompson 7,726 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 15 hours ago, spiekerjozef said: Wasn't Richard ending as well ? The agents (district-level) who "investigated" his work/jobsite for 3 hours told him he would likely be denied - but his 1-year was approved. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JackThompson 7,726 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 18 hours ago, Phillip9 said: Interesting that the actual announcement says nothing about amnesty ending or the need to prepare to leave or anything remotely like that. There was never an "amnesty" - we got automatic-extensions of our existing permitted-stays through (eventually) Sept 26. They have already announced one can get 30-day extensions of these with a letter from your embassy. Just the letter and some landlord-docs (depending on the office). That seems to be the "what's next" option. If one cannot get an embassy-letter (USA is automatic, others want "reasons"), and do not want to return to your passport-country, then next step is to check here (and similar sites) for options: https://travelbans.org/https://www.traveloffpath.com/countries-reopening-their-borders-for-tourism-the-complete-list/https://www.kayak.com/travel-restrictions Link to post Share on other sites
Daithi85 200 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 18 hours ago, CorpusChristie said: What further explanation is needed about once the amnesty ends ? People should have either got their visa extended, got a new visa or departed A few people went to immigration for extensions this week and were told to come in 2 weeks as things might change. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
greggraham 396 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 2 hours ago, JackThompson said: There was never an "amnesty" - we got automatic-extensions of our existing permitted-stays through (eventually) Sept 26. Most IOs would disagree with you on this, judging by the posts of people on here trying to get extensions. Link to post Share on other sites
CorpusChristie 7,884 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Daithi85 said: A few people went to immigration for extensions this week and were told to come in 2 weeks as things might change. I know immigration, had immigration thought there would be another amnesty, they would have taken the money and given an extension 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Daithi85 200 Posted September 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2020 21 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said: I know immigration, had immigration thought there would be another amnesty, they would have taken the money and given an extension I understand there's a few on these forums hoping people will have to leave,but your going to be very disappointed because an extension of some sort is going to happen 5 Link to post Share on other sites
CorpusChristie 7,884 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 21 minutes ago, Daithi85 said: I understand there's a few on these forums hoping people will have to leave,but your going to be very disappointed because an extension of some sort is going to happen I hope that an extension does happy, BUT I think that it will not 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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