Brewster67 608 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) I have spent the past 10 months on 60 and 90 day extensions of my border stamp basically since they locked the borders down. Richard Barrow has recently published new covid test requirements for all foreigners entering Thailand and living in Thailand for Jan 25th. But there seems to be a lot of doubt over this on a few of the expat facebook groups. Can anyone clarify for certain if this indeed applies to people like me who are just trapped in this 60 day extension rut?... Seems totally senseless if we are already here long term living among the population. Also the announcement published in the Royal Gazette simply shows covid as having been added to an existing list of banned conditions of which none actually even need proof showing an applicant does not have said conditions. I mean, when was the last time you had to have a leprosy test to satisfy your visa application??? Once again, totally confusing sounds coming from immigration. Edited January 17 by Brewster67 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post ubonjoe 48,597 Posted January 17 Popular Post Share Posted January 17 The covid 19 rule has been in effect for some time now. That is why you have to get a test to enter the country. The change to to section 12 of the immigration act is for those entering the country for a temporary permit to stay is just a formality to allow immigration to deny entries. The change to section 44 is only for those with permanent residency since the are not included in section 12. I did a google translate of the royal gazette this morning read what it said and compared it to the immigration act. It will have no effect on those staying here on extension of stay or who are already in the country on a visa or visa exempt entry and those with permanent residency. 14 12 Link to post Share on other sites
Brewster67 608 Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, ubonjoe said: The covid 19 rule has been in effect for some time now. That is why you have to get a test to enter the country. The change to to section 12 of the immigration is for those entering the country for a temporary permit to stay is just a formality to allow immigration to deny entries. The change to section 44 is only for those with permanent residency since the are not included in section 12. I did a google translate of the royal gazette this morning read what is said and compared it to the immigration act. It will have no effect on those staying here on extension of stay or who are already in the country on a visa or visa exempt entry and those with permanent residency. Thanks so much. Link to post Share on other sites
n00dle 1,068 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, ubonjoe said: The covid 19 rule has been in effect for some time now. That is why you have to get a test to enter the country. The change to to section 12 of the immigration is for those entering the country for a temporary permit to stay is just a formality to allow immigration to deny entries. The change to section 44 is only for those with permanent residency since the are not included in section 12. I did a google translate of the royal gazette this morning read what is said and compared it to the immigration act. It will have no effect on those staying here on extension of stay or who are already in the country on a visa or visa exempt entry and those with permanent residency. But hysteria sure got mr barrow some traffic, didnt it? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Phulublub 1,558 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, ubonjoe said: The covid 19 rule has been in effect for some time now. That is why you have to get a test to enter the country. The change to to section 12 of the immigration is for those entering the country for a temporary permit to stay is just a formality to allow immigration to deny entries. The change to section 44 is only for those with permanent residency since the are not included in section 12. I did a google translate of the royal gazette this morning read what is said and compared it to the immigration act. It will have no effect on those staying here on extension of stay or who are already in the country on a visa or visa exempt entry and those with permanent residency. For those who cannot find the original PH Link to post Share on other sites
jackdd 8,805 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 See these topics: Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Brewster67 608 Posted January 17 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 17 5 minutes ago, jackdd said: See these topics: Barrow seems to be getting a lot of flack over this. My wife even read the statement from immigration and says no way does it say what he is claiming. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
ThaiVisaCentre 160 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 29 minutes ago, n00dle said: But hysteria sure got mr barrow some traffic, didnt it? This is not the firs time 2 hours ago, ubonjoe said: The covid 19 rule has been in effect for some time now. That is why you have to get a test to enter the country. The change to to section 12 of the immigration is for those entering the country for a temporary permit to stay is just a formality to allow immigration to deny entries. The change to section 44 is only for those with permanent residency since the are not included in section 12. I did a google translate of the royal gazette this morning read what is said and compared it to the immigration act. It will have no effect on those staying here on extension of stay or who are already in the country on a visa or visa exempt entry and those with permanent residency. Thanks for clearing that up, we had hundreds of messages after he posted that statement... He caused a real panic. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Scouse123 3,932 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 19 minutes ago, Brewster67 said: Barrow seems to be getting a lot of flack over this. My wife even read the statement from immigration and says no way does it say what he is claiming. He certainly seems to be " getting ahead of himself " on such a sensitive issue bound to raise controversy. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post fishtank 4,177 Posted January 17 Popular Post Share Posted January 17 (edited) The day I rely on Richard barrow for my information will be the day I give up. Edited January 17 by fishtank 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Scouse123 3,932 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 I don't believe for a minute that those people who have been in Thailand on long stay permits, visas or extensions will be required to take a Covid19 test. It would be stupidity, even for this government. I am sure I also saw some headline grabbing from Mr Barrow regarding Foreigners abd giving the scare mongering impression that they will not be offered Covid vaccines! Again, I do not believe this either, because without a shadow of a doubt, the vaccine will be acquired by the private hospitals and offered to the masses. This will be done for profit of course, after all, this is Amazing Thailand. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Wongkitlo 987 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 17 minutes ago, ThaiVisaCentre said: This is not the firs time Thanks for clearing that up, we had hundreds of messages after he posted that statement... He caused a real panic. He does say an immigration officer sent him a copy of the order in his Twitter stream Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post jackdd 8,805 Posted January 17 Popular Post Share Posted January 17 27 minutes ago, Wongkitlo said: He does say an immigration officer sent him a copy of the order in his Twitter stream Afaik he can read Thai, so he should have been able to understand it. It doesn't say anything about extensions, so I guess he made this up himself to get more attention. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
ubonjoe 48,597 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 10 hours ago, jackdd said: Afaik he can read Thai, so he should have been able to understand it. It doesn't say anything about extensions, so I guess he made this up himself to get more attention. Just the normal confusion between residency and permits to stay from extensions and entries to the country. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
allencraig 128 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 14 hours ago, Brewster67 said: when was the last time you had to have a leprosy test to satisfy your visa application?? FYI, there's no current leprosy pandemic afflicting hundreds of thousands of people daily. Link to post Share on other sites
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