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Nothing about lifting travel restrictions ?
Phuket airport ?

3 hours ago, steve2112 said:

any update?

I did not go ahead at the requested date which was meant to be 26th, strangely enough even now on the 29th it is still showing “pending”. 
 

I’m waiting for the announcement about wether the airport will be allowed open on the 1st June, If the airport is opened then you would expect the land crossing to open, or at least be a bit more relaxed. The announcement was meant to be today.

3 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Sill trying to figure out how they were cleared to fly....but whatever, they are here now and getting treatment.

 

 

Maybe because this story is completely fake. Maybe the government need to report at least a few cases in order to keep the emergency decree going, they will need to warrant their decision to close the borders. Perfect opportunity for this is to claim a bunch of recently returned Thais were infected.
 

The government will look like they were wrong to close the borders if 100% of returning Thais were clear of infection, they wouldn’t want this, they would rather say “see, we told you so”.
 

I’m not a conspiracy theorist but living so long in Thailand and knowing how this government operate, this would not surprise me.

What about opening the airport and the land crossing without all the hassle ? 

Steve2112, I have also applied to enter Phuket via the same APP, applied 2 days ago but also haven’t received a response.
 

I also made 2 bookings as the first one came back with an error for the tel number, possibly due to me inputting  +66 at the beginning.

Im considering taking the chance and head to the checkpoint at the requested date & time. Worse case I get turned away and I go to Samui.

So the airport will not be opening after all. Does anyone have any updates with regards to the land crossing ? Anyone gone through yet ?

I’m very sceptical about the real truth in this, were the airlines behind this ? Not enough seats sold, therefore requested that the CAAT extend the closure ? Would be a very easy and convenient way out for them..

22 hours ago, RickNew said:

I just read they open Phuket this Saturday 16th, but must do mandatory 14 day home quarantine.

 

I think I better to just stay where I’m at than do Phuket quarantine! 

Is there any further clarification on this ? Any links ?

I’m also waiting to get back to Phuket, but I’ve already self quarantined for the past 2 months in a place with zero cases, so I will not be doing another 14 days in Phuket.

Seriously, Prayut should step in and say enough is enough, he needs to stop allowing each province and its governors to do whatever they please, it’s all wrong, these monkey governors really have no idea.

First the Krabi governor who labelled people from Phuket as “germs”, the Hua Hin governor and now Uttradit.

Completely misleading headline, should read:

@Steve2112, I would be interested in hearing how you did with this, im in the same situation needing to get back to Phuket by land crossing, keep us updated please. I’ve also sent you a PM.

6 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

No public transport allowed through the checkpoint?

They were all leaving in cars, the other 33,000 are not fortunate enough to have a car, or at least know anyone who they can share a car.
 

I heard that you must give a vehicle registration number when applying for the fit to travel document, most are not able to provide this and are therefore still stuck on the island.

2 hours ago, Psimbo said:

Shhhh- you know people with no connection to Phuket need to vent on here with their superior 'knowledge'.????

 

 6 pages of piffle so far- I've failed to notice any of them actually affected by the exodus farce. ????

So true, completely unaffected and have zero connection with Phuket, yet seem to know what is best and how it should be handled.

I would guess most of the people commenting have never been to Phuket, they are probably unaware that 90% of the Thai work force in Phuket are actually not from Phuket.

3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

I am so glad that they have tested all those that died, like my 3 family members at the end of February (Not tested) and were incinerated just outside of Udon Thani, and all those others of millions of tests you believe they have done and proved to the world they have no problem here.....good on you to believe what you do.  Stay safe...(Sarcasm is thick in this post)

That was end of February right at the thick of it, a time that had practically zero measures in place. We are into May now and Phuket is starting to relax on what has been some of the strictest lock down measures in the country.

I guess the doom sayers out there can’t (and won’t) accept this pandemic will be over soon.

2 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Really?, it does not make sense to you.  Think about this then:  On the drive they stop somewhere to buy food or go to the restroom during the long a.. ride to Udon from Phuket, and possibly become infected by a asymptomatic carrier, did you think about this possibility?

This was also suggested by many not long ago with the Bangkok mass exodus, they were all proved wrong when the rapid spread of the virus into the northern villages did not happen, despite Bangkok at the time being rife with the virus.

if it did not happen then it’s not going to happen this time. Let these jobless people go home to their families where they will have homes, with no rent to pay.

4 hours ago, unamazedloso said:

i got a whole bunch of regency and singha if anyones interested? Had to buy what i could but not what i wanted. Tasted alright when its all u got access to...????

Haha ! I wonder how many expats out there will be wondering what to do with the 10 boxes of Chang and dozen bottles or Hong Thong whiskey they bought yesterday from the local momma & poppa shop, knowing they can go to Makro on Sunday and buy as much Thatchers Cider and Stella as they want ?

I can see a lot of booze donations coming over the next few days, the security guard outside my condo is going to love me ! Haha !

What about Phuket residents who are currently not in Phuket, but wish to return there ? 

2 hours ago, trappedinasia said:

Yeah, exactly, this is a Phuket thread, so that's why I'd like to see information about Phuket and not absurd theories about what the national government is thinking. The national gov is not basing their immigration policy on one tiny province. The national gov didn't give a three-month extension because they thought the Phuket lockdown would last through July. LOL

 

As you wrote:

 

 "Am I the only person who suspects the sub-districts will not be opening up before the 31st July (or at least not all of them) ? Otherwise why is the visa amnesty not being extended to 31st May, or 30th June ? Do the immigration know something we don’t ?"

 

Yes, you were the only person who suspected that the sub-districts would not be opening up before July 31st, because everyone else knows that the visa amnesty is unrelated to the Phuket tambon lockdown. You really thought the national government bases its entire immigration policy on a few people on a little island in a remote part of the country?

 

You are confused about a lot of things. People are trying to explain things to you, but you don't listen. 

Your original response did not explain anything I did not know, I’m fully aware the 3 month amnesty is Thailand wide.
 

Your follow up also does not explain anything I’m unaware of, I’m not that stupid as to think the national government bases its entire immigration policy on a few people on an island.
 

You are merely guessing that posters on this forum are not aware of what is going on and trying to correct, when in fact it’s not warranted. You have contributed absolutely nothing in your responses.

So staying on topic and lock down aside (as it’s been lifted anyway), does the 31st July seem quite a long amnesty period, seeing as everything else (emergency decree, booze bans, airport closures etc) are decided and updated on a month to month basis ?

16 minutes ago, trappedinasia said:

The 3-month automatic visa extension is for all of Thailand. It has nothing to do with the tambon lockdown in Phuket. 

At what point did I say it was only Phuket that was offering the 3 months extension ?

This is a thread about Phuket Immigration in the Phuket forum, the tambon lock down has a lot to do with it as Phuket is (or was until today) the only province to have a tambon lockdown.

As long as this is a Phuket related thread about Phuket Immigration I will continue to refer to “Phuket” and not “Thailand”.

8 hours ago, 2long said:

There IS some sense in it. Read on...

Common sense would suggest that the reason for banning the booze is to prevent Somchais from sitting in groups and drinking, then after killing some brain cells going off to do other inappropriate things which would spread the virus, such as returning to hug and kiss family members.

Without 'generalising' I think it's fair to say that the government mainly target low-income Thai males as the target group to control in this case. From experience, these guys are completely incapable of buying in advance and rationing the booze for even a few days, never mind a month. This is partly because they don't have the money, and mainly because they can't control themselves or trust their buddies not to cheat. They drink all they have until it's gone.

In this sense, the 2-day window and a new ban makes sense, allowing expats and more wealthy to stock up and ration.

By far the best post of the month, add me to the list of people who totally agree with this theory ! haha 

2 hours ago, PST said:

Yes, i agree, but if the Tambons open up which is looking likely, then everyone should then be able to visit immigration as normal. I understand people who are doing border runs etc would use the Amnesty.

This was the point I tried to make that may have been misunderstood. I’m surprised why the amnesty period is so long, right the way through to July 31st.
 

Immediately after I questioned this the tambon lockdowns were lifted, so as of 1st May just about everyone in Phuket (with the exception of some in the red zones) can visit the immigration.
 

OK it’s understandable the immigration office don’t want to be mobbed on the 1st May, but the period of the amnesty (3 months) seems long and kind of goes against the norm. Similar to the emergency decree, you would expect them to give a date of 31st May, assess a few days before and then possibly extend to 30th June, and so on.

My concern is so many people will leave it until 1st August, either out of sheer laziness, or because they are simply under the impression they are not allowed to go there until the 1st August.

I can see another announcement coming soon from Phuket immigration..

1 hour ago, Sharp said:

What I can say is my  other half works in local Government office and as of this morning are looking at a registration process to allow people to travel....If I get anymore info will let you know

Edit: Please contact your local office or Pui ya Baan to confirm your intention to return home..

Thanks Sharp, appreciate it. 
 

OK so the land crossing may be opened up to allow Phuket residents to return home, or visitors with good reason (ie family, business, property) ?