WhaleBomb

Here we go again.

Just a quick update, Grace from Thai Visa Centre will be able to do the visa for me for 6500. It sounds expensive but, if I was to go to Phuket it probably works out similar price in total and I don't have to leave my house, and there will still be a risk of being rejected in Phuket.

Phang Nga office, and they denied due to the "big boss" said only to people from Russia or Ukraine

Usually they are amazing there, I have never had an issue. Regarding the hotel, can I book the hotel check in and go immigration the same day, or will of had to stay over night before I go to immigration? Thanks for your advice.

Just been to my local immigation, and they have informed me that they are no longer giving covid extensions to people, unless they have a serious problem and the women gave the example of being from Russia or Ukraine. I told her that its on the offical immigration website that they are able to offer the extensions and she said that she knows but it is what her "big boss" has told her. I have only 4 days remaining on my current stamp, and I was wondering if you guys think its worth going to Phuket Immigration and trying my luck there? I arrived here on exemption and extended for 30 days already, and before that I had 2 previous covid stamps and a ED visa. But I left the country for 2 months recently. Any advice will be grand, thank you.

Add Sri Lanka to that list

I'm going to Sri Lanka for a month as they require no testing pre flight or on arrival. I paid 4,000 baht there and 6,000 back. Hopefully by then Thailand won't have any PCR test requirements.

I am pretty sure the Singapore VTL line that has been operating for the past month or so allows all nationalities as long as you have been in the country for 14 days. Whether this applies to the new VTL is yet to be seen.

They also plan to open a VTL channel between Thailand and Malaysia on 15th March. No quaretine but PCR test pre flight and PCR test in arrival.

Great idea, I will do that, and I will check out the Philippines now.

Ok Vietnam it is. Thank you

I will look into the Philippines, I didn't know they was open, thank you.

Hi guys, My visa expries on 20th March and I would like to take a holiday to one of the open countries in S.E.A, which from what I can tell is only Cambodia at the moment with Vietnam saying they will open on 15th March. I would like to then come back to Thailand on a new Tourist Visa and stay here for 60 more days before heading off somewhere else. I just wanted to get your opinons if it is worth the risk to wait for Vietnam when their opening date is so close to my visa expiry date, and secondly, is there any other countries that are open/opening in the region before 20th March. Thank you all. edit: I am fully vaccinated from the UK

I know its different from the STV visa but when I got my ED visa I had to do a criminal record check. I have previous convictions in the UK but they only checked to see if there was any convictions in Thailand.

My Original appointment was 10 weeks before expiry, it was cancelled twice due to covid. I just wish they allowed us to post directly to the UK or just complete and online application form.