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I disagree about a covid-19 certificate that shows you haven't got the virus. Surely it's going to be the other way around, as in a certificate that shows that you have the necessary anti-bodies required to fight the virus having already caught covid-19 that is going to allow you to travel more freely? The only problem with an anti-bodies certificate is scientists still have no idea how long your immunity system will last to combat the virus. The theory is 18 months. It could be shorter, it could be longer. The research is still ongoing. The only real solution is for a proper vaccine to be discovered and distributed worldwide.
For the time being, the data isn't looking good for Thailand with only 0.39% per thousand people being tested in the country for the virus. That's 27,049 Antigen tests based upon the most recent data gathered by the Oxford University who is compiling all the data from around the globe. Compare this with Germany who has tested 15.97 per thousand people; 1,317,887 in total. The USA is 7.12 per thousand people; 2,360,512 in total (as of 09 April 2020). As it stands, nobody knows the true figure of community spread in Thailand due to the poor testing there. Malaysia isn't doing that much better at 1.93 per thousand people; 63,367 in total (as of 10 April 2020). But if you think Thailand's Antigen testing is poor, look at India's: 0.02 per thousand people; 26,798 in total (as of 27 March 2020). The data collecting and testing in India has been very poor for a country that has such sophisticated bio-medicine throughout its country.
Should Europe reach its herd immunity before Asia, then I think it'll be Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the USA that will be keeping its borders closed to incoming travellers from Asian countries in future until they've got their testing and results up-to-speed and in order. According to the latest ongoing research from Germany, it's looking increasingly likely that Europe is getting closer to herd immunity than previously thought, which is now figured to be between 60% to 70% of the population. Again, research is constantly being updated and news is incredibly fast moving, so this could change again. However, the current German research is based upon their findings from a controlled number of a populated town of Gangelt in Heisberg that has already had the virus and didn't show any symptoms or awareness that they'd had it, who had tested positive for anti-bodies anyway. That was 15% of the town's population that had already had covid-19 but had zero to minor symptoms compared to the other 4% that had severe symptoms. Simply put, it's believed that anything as high as 50% of the overall population in Germany could've already had covid-19 asymptomatically and now have anti-bodies. The current thinking is that the fatality rate is now 0.37% and not the high numbers that were originally thought before. Again, this controlled population test is also being carried out in Italy and the UK. Of course, the alternative to hoping that the German research is wrong and that we'll all be in permanent lockdown, whether it be on-and-off, until a successful vaccine is produced. By then, I'm afraid, every economy in the world will be trashed beyond repair. Let's hope the Germans are right on this one. We'll find out more when the Italians and UK amalgamate their findings with Germany.
If you want to read more about the research carried out in Gangelt, Germany, then you'll have to go to the Daily Telegraph who has the report.
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2 hours ago, vanbrit548 said:
Thank you for the update. Very Much appreciated. My partner did the same and got his letter also after a long wait. so next hurdle to jump is Jomtien immigration!
That's good to hear. Yes, tomorrow is the next hurdle at Jomtien immigration. I think it was wise of both your partner and mine not to wait for the Thai government to make their lamentable automatic visa renewal announcement. The Thai government has been procrastinating for far too long on this urgent matter.
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On 4/5/2020 at 4:56 AM, vanbrit548 said:
did you resolve this? My partner got 7 days to leave by April 10th! no idea what to do ????
UPDATE My girlfriend made her journey from Pattaya to the Laos Embassy in BKK to get her certificate and was successful in obtaining one. However, the queues outside were horrendous and it took something close to 4 hours to get to the front of the queue. This was despite her leaving Pattaya in a taxi at 5am to get there early. So be warned, even setting off early won't necessarily give you that much of an advantage. Clearly, you need to set-off as early as possible but don't think by doing so you'll beat the long queues.
Here's a couple of photos taken today (7th April) outside the Laos Embassy to give you an idea of the long waiting process. Tomorrow she has to go to Jomtien Immigration early and queue up all over again.
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5 hours ago, vanbrit548 said:
did you resolve this? My partner got 7 days to leave by April 10th! no idea what to do ????
No, I'm afraid not. It hasn't been resolved as the Thai government have been saying they'd extend length of stay automatically but have yet to announce any official guidelines on the matter.
Currently, she is in the process of arranging a trip to BKK with friends to acquire a letter from the Laos Embassy so she can then go to her regional immigration office to get a further 30-day extension. Her position is that her current 30-day stamp expires on April 8th so she cannot afford to wait any longer, especially with the possibility of a daily 500 baht fine accumulating. I believe her faith in the Thai government doing the right thing is slowly evaporating, much like the farrang tourists in the same position as her.
I'll let you know how she gets on when she gets it together.
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1 hour ago, Logosone said:It's wonderful that the ingenuity of Mercedes F1 and UCL is coming with new designs.
I hope for the UK's sake it works and is produced in large numbers.
Meanwhile in Germany the Mercedes of ventilators is produced by Draeger in record numbers. Tried and tested technology.
Guess which one anyone affected by Covid19 would rather have?
Firstly, the Mercedes F1 is based in Brackley, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom, using a German licence. It's not solely German ingenuity, as you so inaccurately put it. The engineers and technicians that have developed the new designs are not German but British. It helps if you write the full story rather than half of it.
2 hours ago, robblok said:I agree with the Germans, those southern countries never clean up their act and when there are problems they are the first to ask for money. My country "Netherlands" has reduced the governments debt something the Italians had to do too. But they did not. Why would we help them if they never ever do anyting to save money.
So in other words why would we save money in the Netherlands when we later have to give it to the Italians. I am all for helping others but not if those others havent shown any intention of changing their ways.
That's why the one-size-fits-all EU project doesn't work and is unravelling before your very eyes.
2 hours ago, Logosone said:Lol, is that why Germany transported 100 Italian and French patients to Germany for treatment?
Is the UK doing anything similar, since you're still part of Europe?
No? Looking after number one then. Okay. Just like when you stabbed Europe in the back and left. Looking after number one. Good to know. Now if only you were even able to that.
What utter drivel you write. No where is it stated that Germany transported 100 Italians to Germany for treatment. The first report a couple of day's ago was that it was just 6 patients from Italy to Germany. However, it is unclear why those six patients from Italy were chosen for treatment in Germany. Then that number supposedly rose to 41, but there's been no substantial conformation of that figure. You try to fudge the number by including France, which if you bothered to read my entire comment, you will note that I said that "their power axis buddy, France" was the only country getting additional aid. As it stands, Germany hasn't transported that many dying Italians to its hospitals, despite your exaggerated figure. Considering that Italy currently has 3,981 patients in critical or severe condtions, those chosen few must be VIPs or something, otherwise they're very fortunate to be chosen out of the remaining 3,981 critical patients.
Again, the thrust of my original comment was against FarFlung's imbecilic remark about the UK not being part of Europe diatribe. Do I have to remind the dolt that following the approval of the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 and entered a transition period, but continues to contribute to the EU as if it were a member. That means the UK is still paying its lion's share of contributions into the EU's coffers, much more than any other member state. What is needed from the German government and its EU project is cooperation, not opposition. The half-empty flight from Cambodia is just another example of them being unhelpful and disobliging in a time of crisis. No wonder the UK wanted to out of this elitist and Globalist club.
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5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:The Brits want to go alone. They don't want to be part of Europe...
Correction: They ARE part of Europe. The fundamental difference is that UK just doesn't want to be part of the federal EU state which is a totally a different matter. As of now, the UK is still transitioning its departure and doesn't officially leave the EU until October when negotiations were meant to be finalised. That means the UK is still liable to help bailout the EU and pay towards its keep as they've only formally left. Clearly, the German's are doing what they do best: looking after No. 1. You only need to see the way they've also abandoned Italy, Spain and Portugal to the ravages of the virus to get the big picture. It's no surprise that many Italians are now openly burning the EU flag and filming their hostility towards Brussels. If you think this is just the EU showing their indifference towards the UK, then you're clearly deluded. They're doing it to every country that's not called Deutschland or their power axis buddy, France.
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2 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:
It written to the interior minister asking him to present immigrations proposal to the cabinet when they met this past Tuesday.
Immigration is suggesting allowing everybody affected by border crossing closures and cancellation of flights in or out and the ability to leave or re-enter the country to stay in the country until June 30th,
So that was 5 days ago and nothing has been said on the matter since? Unless the Interior Minister acts immediately, this dithering on waiving visas and 30-day exempts is going to continue. Hopefully he pulls his fingers out soon.
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2 minutes ago, jackdd said:
Those who are trapped in the country and try to extend their 30 day visa are affected by the virus or not?
He is advising immigration police that they should allow people who can't travel back home due to the Corona situation to stay legally in Thailand, be it tourist visa, visa exempt, non-immigrant or any other visa.
He finished this sentence with "until 30.08.2020 or however long necessary".
I can understand that this last sentence might cause confusion and some people might understand this as: We all can stay until 30.08.2020.
But this is not what it means. He is not ordering immigration police to do this, but merely asking them, so this letter doesn't have any direct effect on us foreigners.
Understood @jackdd The directive has to come from the Thai government to waiver all visas and automatically extend, just like the UK has done to its foreign travellers within its own country. Asking the immigration police to help is just another form of buck passing rather than being pro-active themselves.
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1 minute ago, jackdd said:
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior of Thailand is asking immigration police to help people who are affected from Covid 19 and might not be able to travel home.
So it doesn't have any relevance for us.
Thanks @jackdd I wasn't sure what relevance it had but thought if it could help I'd post it. So basically it's just a statement advising the immigration police to help those affected by the virus and not those trapped in the country trying to extend their 30-day visas? I thought the letter was too good to be true.
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On 3/27/2020 at 10:20 AM, vanbrit548 said:
Nor is the Lao embassy responding to emails. ????????.
My Laos girlfriend seems to think she's allowed to stay in LOS due to this letter. I can't read it myself so I'm dubious about her claims. I don't know if this helps?
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There's a good piece in the Bangkok Post beseeching the Thai government to relax its rules on those with 30-day visa exempts and calling for them to end the tourist paper chase. Unfortunately, the Thai government's online processing capabilities exclude those holding a 30-day tourist visa who wish to extend it. Not that I have any faith in their online processing capabilities as many tourists find it next to impossible to get it to work for them for other purposes. The sensible thing would be for the Thai gov to extend all visas or 30-day exempts automatically during this State of Emergency just as Indonesia, the UK and NZ amongst others have done. The trouble is the Thai gov is obsessed with bureaucracy rather than common sense.
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10 hours ago, samsensam said:
common sense suggests contact the embassy.
The Laos embassy isn't answering its calls in Bangkok. Perhaps its overwhelmed? Don't you think people have already tried that avenue?
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Yes, I have the same problem with a girlfriend from Laos who's currently in the Bang Lamung district which happens to be a long way from Bangkok, so the possibility of traveling to the Laos Embassy in BKK is no longer an option for her. I also think it would be highly irresponsible for her to now return to Laos, which is just starting to show early signs of the virus, when she could catch en route and cause further major community spread in her own country by returning. Clearly, the best thing for her to do is to hunker down in her Thai province and wait for the possibility of extending her current 30-day stamp through other means. It would help greatly if the Thai government considered migrants from neighbouring countries who need immediate guidance and assistance in extending their stay by not having to cross the border or travel to an embassy in the capital city.
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1 minute ago, Kadilo said:
You accuse him of not being a medical expert then go on to tell people how long they will locked down for like you are. ......and please don’t tell me the experts have said a year because they haven’t.
Learn to read and process information properly before reeling off a response,. It'll help you in the upcoming months.
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2 hours ago, Tapster said:Yup, Stage 3 is probably here.
Still, Thailand is doing better than some First World countries (I'm talking about you, United Kingdom!).We're self-quarantining, because my wife was critically ill with pneumonia two years ago. She's at high risk.
Makro in Rawai, Phuket wasn't going crazy two days ago. Hopefully, Buddhist Thai's won't panic like stupid, spineless westerners.
Go well!!
You know nothing. You're not a medical expert. Thailand did nothing to halt the spread as it continued to keep its borders open and unchecked to China for the past four months. I'd rather give credit to Laos and Vietnam for closing their borders the moment they became aware of this serious situation. If you'd been paying any attention at all since this story first leaked from China, you'd know that it has been circulating in China as far back as late November, and that means outside as well.
You're one of those people that seems to takes great delight at wagging his finger at other countries for not doing enough, without wanting to look closer to home as to why this was allowed to spread globally. If you're actually living (or staying) in Thailand then you know that the Thai government was saying that it wouldn't spread in their country due to their hot climate and strong winds. Basically, they buried their heads in the sand, worried that their economy would suffer due to a lack of tourism, nor did they want to offend their Chinese tourists that were bringing in lots of holiday cash. Meanwhile, plenty of tourists from China have been intermingling with tourists from across the globe in that giant petri dish you call Thailand since December, right up to only a few days ago when Thailand finally stopped its flight to and from China. Think about that for a minute.
No country can do enough now because the virus wasn't contained within China. On January 29, when Italy detected and isolated its first coronavirus cases – from two Chinese tourists – authorities were sure they had put together the safest protection system in Europe. The following day, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte immediately declared a state of emergency for six months, and made Italy the first country to block flights from China. Scientists believe that the virus had been circulating unnoticed in the country from at least mid-January – thriving because so many of the infected had no symptoms at all, or only mild symptoms like a cough and a mild temperature. This is consistent with recent research suggesting that the virus can be spread by people who do not yet show any symptoms.
Look, I could post lots of info on the "whys" and "how" it spread so easily. Yeah, I'm looking at you WHO and China, but it's not going to alter the here and now. Some of you are of the mindset that this is only a little blip, an unnecessary inconvenience that only requires a simple lockdown lasting only for a few weeks or months and this will all go away. Clearly you haven't understood the scientific models that have come out of the Imperial College London the past few days where the numbers and available data were crunched and the best and worse case scenarios have all been calculated. It doesn't make pretty reading, grim would be a better word. The upshot is you're going to have to be in continually lockdown until a vaccine has been developed and rolled out worldwide, otherwise as soon as you lift a temporary lockdown, the virus will start-up again and each country will be back to square one with thousands of more deaths. That means every country will have to lock its borders and cities for the unforeseeable future and not just for a few weeks or months. A year minimum would probably be a more accurate figure, unless this virus burns itself out naturally and death rates fall by their own accord. Trouble is this is a novel virus, so nobody knows the real longevity or outcome as of yet.
Put it this way, I'd rather be in the UK now, who at least have expert virologist advisors to their government than in Thailand where ignorance is bliss. Each country is going to have to handle things differently due to the size of its population, healthcare system and economy. The EU is in turmoil right now as they have no system put in place for locked borders, so supplies are not getting through across its Schengen Area Member States but snarling up at their borders instead. Nothing is clear-cut or straight forward as you paint it.
Anyway, I'm done with the "orange man bad" idiots here and armchair critics that don't understand what's really happening around them. Good luck, my fellow farrangs living in LOS, you're going to need it. May your god, or whatever belief system you have, be with you.
With any luck, I'll be back in LOS in 18 months when this is all hopefully over and the world opens its borders again.
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1 hour ago, Mulambana said:Don't want a lesson on where it started. China has got it under conrol, though they used some draconinan measures. But Western countries are responsible for global pandemic due their leaders' incompetacies, lying, cheating, and obfuscation of the issue.
Read this article unless you exhibit Dunning-Krugger effect and have 100% confidence on your limiited biased knowledge.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/16/coronavirus-pandemic-leadership-131540Also read this article how India is tackling the issue
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/world/asia/india-coronaviru
For Dunning Krugger effect which 80% posters in this forum exhibit, read wiki
You're conveniently forgetting that it was the wonderful W.H.O. and the esteemed Dr Tedros that spoke out against any travel bans levelled at China on 3rd February. Just to remind that very small brain of yours, Dr Tedros said: “The WHO doesn’t recommend and actually opposes any restrictions for travel and trade or other measures against China. If anyone is thinking about taking measures, it’s going to be wrong.”
At no time did the W.H.O. or the incompetent Dr Tedros advise countries to enforce travel bans or restrictions against China. In fact, he and the W.H.O. said the complete opposite. But in your mind, it's not the CCP that's responsible for the virus coverup or the corrupt W.H.O. that did little to nothing to stem the pandemic, it's all the fault of western countries for listening to the advice given by W.H.O. and Dr Tedros and allowing thousands of Chinese into their countries to infect its citizens when they should've closed their borders.
Dr Tedros has been derelict in his duties at protecting "world health" and is part of a pro-China/anti-western propaganda machine. The fact that he not only opposed travel against China but also mentioned trade in his speech, when trade has nothing to do with W.H.O. especially as their job is policing world health, is an affront to anyone with an ounce of intelligence, of which I exclude you. Secondly, at no time has Dr Tedros lambasted the CCP over their coverup and acting too late, not once. Why? Because he's complicit in its spread, that why.
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It seems to me that the majority of people have forgotten that it was the director-general of WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, that said: “The WHO doesn’t recommend and actually opposes any restrictions for travel and trade or other measures against China. If anyone is thinking about taking measures, it’s going to be wrong.” In case you forgot, this was said on February 2nd when Trump and Israel put in place strict travel restrictions on China and were immediately slapped down by Dr. Tedros and his WHO cohorts for going against his CCP paymasters. Had every world government actually been advised by Dr. Tedros and WHO to impose severe restrictions on flights and travel going to and from China and its territories this virus would have been far easier to contain and not spread so exponentially as we now have it. Thanks to WHO dithering and wasting valuable time dreaming up a new name for coronavirus that doesn't offend China, and refusing to call it an epidemic when everyone else knew it was, we now have a situation that has grown steadily out of hand. I also find it both laughable and lamentable that Dr. Tedros has only just found his voice in the past few days when it has affected Europe, and was quick to pass judgement on any western government that he feels isn't doing enough to halt the spread. If Dr. Tedros really wants to know where the problem first emanated from, then he need only hold up a mirror to find his answer.
Had the world taken multilateral action against China on correct advice given by WHO back in late January and not anti-CCP propaganda, we would've had more time to prepare, but everything was being downplayed by these CCP collaborators with accusations of xenophobia on anyone that dared to oppose the WHO's incompetent and questionable view.
Of course, there's no turning back the clock, but please remember that it was WHO and Dr. Tedros that told everyone NOT to put travel restrictions on China at the very outset.
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40 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:They seem to be doing a pretty good job of it in China.
Firstly, the draconian social distancing measures China has taken won't be so easy to impose or implement in societies that aren't used to being told what to do. One only has to look at the amount of self-entitled individuals that scream "balderdash" and "man-flu won't stop me from doing what I want to do" to see that it won't be as easy to contain as some might think. The Chinese and Iranians are used to being told what to do. Can the same honestly be said of our own western societies? I'm not advocating that we should all go communist, I'm just highlighting how certain countries are better mentally prepared when following draconian decrees than others are.
Secondly, the case numbers coming out of China might not be at all accurate and are only being put out to allay fears within their own country and show their people that they're on top of it. Let's not forget that the Chinese government has changed the definition of what the coronavirus infection is 6 times so far, so it stands to reason that by continually redefining the symptoms they've been able alter the figures. I'm not saying I have all the answers, but one has to be a little sceptical of what the Chinese government say and the dubious claims of WHO and its Director-General Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, who does appear to be in the pocket of the Chinese government which has led critics to question the relationship between the two entities. An example of this would be China's sway over the WHO and its success in blocking Taiwan's access to the body, a position that could have very real consequences for the Taiwanese people if the virus takes hold there. There's plenty of other examples that I won't list here as I'm sure you're all familiar with them and can get the information elsewhere if you really want to.
Having said that, for now, I'm just sitting back and seeing how things unfold and hoping the world can get a lid on it before it really does get out-of-hand.
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Well, Ekkasit Ngampichet certainly has a valid outlook on "the next six months" as I for one will be holding off from booking my routine flights and accommodation until further details emerge. It's not just about catching the virus myself but spreading it to other elderly members of my family when I return, especially when you consider what could easily be picked-up in transit.
It's also difficult to get an overall picture of the presently reduced tourist numbers in Thailand when there's always a significant downturn after the New Year period. Factor in the holidaymakers that pre-planned their flights long before the coronavirus outbreak took hold and decided to continue with their trip regardless, coupled with the ones that were already out there long before the news broke who have yet to complete their winter break, and I'm not entirely convinced Thailand has yet to experience any of the coronavirus fallout just yet.
We also don't know how long this coronavirus will play out and whether countries will reduce or cancel any of its future flights. So far the virus has hit 48 countries, but we still don't know what measures these countries will put in place to contain it. For now, movement hasn't been restricted by the majority of western countries and tourists are still free to travel at will. But how long that will continue, nobody has the real answer to.
Also, one has to consider if their health insurance will be valid when they travel in future. For instance, if the UK Foreign Office decides to advise against traveling to certain Asian countries in future, it could invalidate their travel insurance and leave them covering out-of-pocket losses. I must stress that this hasn't happened yet, but who knows what could unfold a month or two down the road?
So, is it wrong for Ekkasit Ngampichet to warn of a gloomy outlook for the next 6 months in Pattaya? No, I don't think it is. Personally, I think he's being quite pragmatic about it. Rather than shooting the messenger, maybe understand what's happening outside of Thailand and the global confusion and reaction to this virus first. Information is still very sketchy, plus the growing number of discharged patients being tested positive for the second time not just in China but in Japan as well is a worry!! Some might want to make excuses that perhaps China failed to test them properly to begin with, but could the same be said of Japan's first-class healthcare system? What I'm saying is: it's best to err on the side of caution before booking a flight until we know more about the global ramifications. I mean, they're still arguing over whether it's a pandemic or not.
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13 hours ago, samui bill said:
Keep trying using my I pad as that’s all I’ve got and comes up every time with invalid visa type when I put in tourist,only want a 2 month visa and extend for 1 month when I’m there,had M entry O before from London but now can’t get that anymore!anyone got the visa online before and can tell me the steps they took and does it have to be on a laptop or desk top computer?
I must admit, I wouldn't want to apply using my iPad as it might prove difficult when you come to uploading your files, plus using the payment service at the very end. A laptop/PC is much better and far easier to use, IMHO.
I posted a rough guide to assist those wanting to apply for a 60-day SETV via the London Embassy...
You might find it helpful. ????
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On 2/7/2020 at 4:10 PM, SERGERAMOS said:
Stressed isn't the word I'm after a setv but to far to travel managed to get to the upload passport bit but says the jpeg file to big what a pain
Hi guys. I haven't been frequenting these boards recently due to myself not traveling. However, I quick revisit has highlighted a problem some of your are having resizing your images to the required size to upload to the Thai Embassy Visa website. This resizing can be done online and downloaded to your device. Better to do this on a computer, though, rather than a phone as it's less of a kerfuffle. Try the link below that allows you to upload your large JPG to, then follow the instructions on converting the file to 200 KB. I think the link I've provided is set to that by default. Simply upload, convert, then download the resized file to your PC, and use that file to upload to the Thai Visa website.
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2 hours ago, brianj1964 said:
the online visa looked easy until i got to the document submitting page, they are now asking for proof that i am a permanent UK resident, i dont know how to do that, i sold my house in May so have no mortgage or household bills in my name, i am currently staying with my parents who are both 80+ years old
On my own application it just asked for proof that "I was a UK citizen" and not proof of residency, which is just a repeat upload of your biopage from your passport. If it's actually asking for proof of a permanent UK address (which isn't the same thing) then you must have given some companies a change of address notice for certain services that you use, such as an estate agent or solicitor, etc. Surely you can use one of those letters as proof that you've changed address but are still residing in the UK? If those are out of date, then just get your bank to send a bank statement with your parent's address on it. But do check to make sure that they're asking for proof of a permanent UK address first, and not proof of UK citizenship.
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5 hours ago, Alice Alice said:
Thanks for your response! I have double checked all of the application, I have selected the tourist visa and single entry but it's still not working. I think there's a fault in the system. I have deleted it and made a new application, still no hope. I have ended up emailing the embassy in London, so hopefully they can fix it!
Maybe another thing worth checking again is the dates that you've selected on the Duration of Stay under Travel Information and that they tally up to 60-days and don't exceed this number. If you're intended on getting an extension, don't include this in your Duration of Stay calculation.
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4 hours ago, Alice Alice said:
Yes, but I have selected the SETV. I might just have to start again ????
@persimmon is correct. What you've highlighted isn't required for a SETV (60-days). Have you accidently submitted an application for a METV instead of the SETV? I can assure you that neither a confirmation letter from employer, School, Self-assessment, Pension statement is necessary for a SETV.
My guess is the mistake happened when you made your selection on Purpose of Visit. What you should've selected was Tourist Visa (TR) and Number of Entries: Single.
WHO chief urges U.S. to reconsider funding, says 'virus will be with us for a long time'
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The next Director-General of the World Health Organization should be from Taiwan. I'm totally serious. Sure, Taiwan are currently denied membership from this corrupt organization due to geo-political pressure from China, but their exclusion has actually benefited them. Already weary of information coming out from Beijing, the island started screening travellers from Wuhan as early as December 31st, especially after they were notified of a SARS-type virus being transmitted in the capital city of the Hubei province a few days earlier. They even tried to alert the WHO but were ignored. That’s three weeks before the Chinese regime told the public there was human-to-human transmission on January 20th. Contrary to what Taiwan were being told, they put in place measures that were different to what the WHO were saying.
Currently, Taiwan only has 6 deaths and 427 confirmed cases as of 23 April. Most importantly, unlike countries following the rigorous test-test-test guidance, Taiwan has only carried out a rather small amount of testing. The precise figure is 2.44 per thousand people; 58,003 in total (as of 22 April 2020). Countries need to learn from Taiwan, not from China or any other country come to that. It's obvious to anyone that the CCP now controls the WHO. The previous Director-General to Tedros was another CCP-approved stooge by the name of Dr Margaret Chan. For those unfamiliar with her work, Chan is best known as the woman who cried wolf during a flu pandemic and who failed to contain the deadliest outbreak of Ebola. Joanne Liu, president of the medical charity Doctors Without Borders, blasted WHO and Dr Margaret Chan for letting Ebola get out of hand. This just goes to show the WHO has previous form over this sort of thing and the current crisis isn't anything new. In fact, it seems an abject failure to recognise an outbreak is a prerequisite for becoming the next Director-General of the World Health Organization. Just as Tedros ignored cholera epidemics in Ethiopia in three separate outbreaks in 2006, 2009 and 2011, so did Dr Margaret Chan as the first female director of the Hong Kong department of health in 2003 when she overlooked an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) from mainland China, killing 800 people worldwide. The following year, lawmakers in Hong Kong slammed Chan for not pressing the Chinese government sufficiently hard to share reliable information and for not acting swiftly enough to contain the outbreak. Leaving behind a controversial legacy, she joined the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in 2018 and finally nailed her colours to the mast. Of course, Dr Tedros was appointed afterwards due to heavy lobbying from China and I'm sure underhand tactics. And here we are...
All this brings me back to Taiwan. Unfairly maligned by Tedros and the CCP, and denied membership in the WHO, Taiwan and its people have had to adapt to life and the continued threat of deadly virus outbreaks from the Chinese mainland without the help of any worldwide donations or medical assistance to back them up. The rest of the world could learn valuable lessons from Taiwan and how they've been able to first spot a potential outbreak and then how to contain it without any real harm to their economy. However, if you just want the CCP to keep hiding behind the WHO to shield their own culpability with future outbreaks and have no desire to change the current status quo, then keep making big donations. The only way to put pressure on the WHO and get reform is to deny them the one thing they truly desire... money... and lots of it!!