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This change of policy is potentially more concerning than the corona virus.........

A deadly outbreak of common sense amongst the Thai hierarchy! 

I posted this below in a topic a couple of weeks back and i remain bewildered by their policies.

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He added that the industry as a whole must take good care of the other tourists who remain in Thailand, while also exploring new markets to compensate for the absence of Chinese tourists.

I had a dream....

So with immediate effect immigration officers have at all airports have been instructed to stop the interrogations of people who simply wish to be in Thailand and spend money and welcome everybody with open arms.

No more ......you come too Thailand too much, here too long spending money, you stay in our cells for a few days and we make you pay to leave!!

Farcical tm30 rules will be totally relaxed along with other pedantic obstructive visa requirements.

The empty hotels nationwide will slash prices,offering promotions such as pay for one night get one free night.

Thai Airways will promote huge discounts for both domestic and international travel.

Jet ski scam at Phuket and Pattaya put on hold for a few months.

Taxi and tour bus drivers required not to be drunk in charge or rip off or assault customers.

Hospitals will offer free medical care for anyone with virus concerns.

Buy one get one free bar girl promotions.

etc etc etc.....  then i woke up....

The reality is they have come up with possible 4am bar openings, marching bands and possible visa exempt for the Indian and the Chinese market.

Meanwhile as per the topic the crazy immigration officers seem oblivious to the tourism decline and at will obstruct, decline and otherwise make life very unpleasant for people holding visas simply wishing to enter the country again and spend money.

Buy one get one free promotion for the old bargirls in that area...... military there for crowd control.

Yes its very intrusive, we should be asked once perhaps? not continually disturbed.

Whats the solution if you dont wish to subscribe?

Are the powers that be just so incredibly brain dead and moronic?that they cannot see the need to make it

compulsory for every vehicle to at the very least carry a warning triangle and safety lights and in the case of trucks or buses a few of each and some flourescent jackets cones etc.

Routine vehicle stops should require proof of having all safety warning equipment with huge fines for offenders.

Just dont get how dumb they are.. a country with such appalling road safety and they cant do the basics to try and solve this and save the lives of their own people.

The standard safety equipment package could even be given free to every vehicle owner.

The resources manpower devoted to overstayers is staggering ..........yet the minister for road safety, if their is one does what exactly?

On 12/18/2019 at 9:07 AM, Matzzon said:

Another great day for Thailand. One moew person without permission to stay are caught. Immigration are starting to work like an Immigration Department should do.

Post is a few days old but having just read it........

Have to say , what an uptight knob jockey!

A lot of kerfuffle, when you can watch all premiership games live on many streaming sites on the net.

I have watched all my teams games for the last three years on a live stream without joining or credit card details etc from a site freely available on the net.... one of so many.

2 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

they already did. seriously.

 

https://thediplomat.com/2019/08/whats-in-thailands-new-military-space-center-launch/

 

Thanks, truly stunned! I suppose they have a nuclear missile program quietly simmering as well!

5 hours ago, Cadbury said:

Lunatic laws like the licencing of dart boards and banning of bar games like Connect Four and Jenga. Powercrazy madmen running the Country. 

http://www.thailandroad.com/blog/connect-four-banned-in-thailand/

Totally shocked by this ban as above, it seems they are completely deluded, they have for years allowed the jet ski scam to prosper at great detriment to the tourist industry yet bar games are considered offensive.

Amazing Thailand! what next? maybe they will soon announce their new space program ?

I was lost for words to describe the endless official drivel....

but a few came back to me 

What a load of boll@cks !

I have rented with,  https://www.thairentacar.com/index.php/en/ , many times over the years always just using a pink coloured Uk licence.

Last time the hassle was more the requirement for a credit card holding deposit not a debit card, but after seeing my work permit waived the deposit altogether even after I offered cash.

They will also deliver to your hotel location etc, once had an accident and they brought a replacement car to me the next day 50kms out in the boonies in Issan with absolute minimum fuss re insurance.

Does this new rule apply to a non O retirement visa and the extension both issued a few months ago at a local immigration office with re-entry permit.?

Thanks Joe, as I thought.

My permanent registered address of many years hasnt changed so i didnt report my holiday to immigration either before departure or on my return, I guess at the new report time it may possibly be a problem or not if common sense applied.

My 90 day report slip has a due date of 23rd September.

However I left the country on the 3rd Aug and returned to Thailand on the 21st August.

I believe this trip resets my 90 day report time? and I would now report 90 days from my re entry date of 21 August on circa 18th November.

Thanks for confirmation or otherwise.

Wasnt it mentioned on this thread that the rule only applies to O a visas issued in your own country or at a Thai consulate ? 

If that is the case then an 0 issued at your local immigration and extended would be exempt from the ruling? 

Is the ruling with immediate effect or still vague?

5 hours ago, BestB said:

my full health insurance cover has a payout of 50 or so million with premium of 55000 baht.

That sounds a very good deal, is it a policy from your home country or from a Thai insurer and roughly what age bracket is that for?

Thanks.