Hi, does anyone recall or have details/dates about the amnesty mentioned in the title?
I held a marriage based multi entry non o visa valid until July 1st 2020
I last entered Thailand on March 19th 2020, permission to stay given up until June 16th 2020
During this time the borders (and immigration offices?) were closed so I was unable to do the usual visa run and I believe the Thai government issued an amnesty.
On September 23rd 2020 I was granted the 60 day extension for visiting my wife.
I then did a couple of COVID extensions which gave me time to season the 400,000 Baht to apply for the marriage based extension, which I did without any problems in 2021 and 2022.
Fast forward to Feb 2023 and I applied for the marriage extension once again which I was due to receive today (March 29th). However, it has been delayed because the immigration office was questioning the "gap" in my immigration history, ie there are no stamps in my passport to cover the time between June 16th and September 23rd 2020.
Hence my question regarding the amnesty which I'm sure was in place at the time.
I explained to the immigration officer about the amnesty but I wanted to check the facts with you guys.