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56 minutes ago, IamNoone88 said:

It was very clear that the deadline was 26th September. Either you complied, like any sensible person would have done, or you didn't, in which case you deserve the fines. The immigration have been extremely lenient during these times to help.

It never was "very clear". Actually, it is still not clear.

31 minutes ago, shackleton said:

Well if it is extended to the 31st October gives people more time to sort out their visas if they want to stay longer here in Thailand

Message is dont wait until 31st October 

Yes, don’t wait until 31.10, wait until 5.11 at least.

 How many of those who wanted to stay were forced to leave? In time when the number of incoming tourists is zero for 6 months. Well done! Also many thanks to the numerous provocateurs from this forum who created panic and urged people to leave.

 Even with the amnesty in force many foreigners preferred to leave Thailand during the last 6 months. Now, when the amnesty was finished - even more will leave. If this is what Thailand's rulers want (less foreigners) - then they definitely succeed at it. And ,after reading TV and this thread in particular, it looks like the Exodus also makes happy many old misanthropic farangs who are still in Thailand. 

Keep treating us like <deleted>. In Pattaya everybody sent to some far away stadium. No copy machines, no water, hot as hell. Hundreds of people. The line is not moving. Policemen order everybody  to put the <deleted> mask on. Those who have chosen to leave the country - good choice, guys.

 Those who took the Immigration statements seriously - all of them have left the country back in July. None of us wanted to leave the country in September just to find out, after a couple of days, that another amnesty was declared. And then to have almost no chances to get back to the country. Blame it on the awful communication skills of the Cabinet and not on the "stupid believers in another amnesty". We have acted according to the logic. The Thai Cabinet has not.

4 minutes ago, FlyingThai said:

Informed about what exactly? It was always known the amnesty would end on September 26th since it had been extended in July.

 

But this has already been discussed ad nauseam.

Wrong! It was the Cabinet who declared the Amnesty and it was on the Cabinet to provide a final decision on it. The statements of the Immigration were overruled by the Cabinet in the past so could not be considered seriously.

2 hours ago, genericptr said:

Given the absolute shambles tourism is currently in, I still can't believe they're going to send all these tourists home without even offering some alternative visa.

 

What's the explanation for this behavior?

An idiocy. Send 100 k back home and then welcome 1200 new ones a month putting each one of them through 25 steps quarantine procedure. Sheer idiocy.

The virus will keep the Thais under control.

 The idea of walling away from the outside world, however reasonable it may sound, is inhuman in its essence. You there , you may die, we, meanwhile are better than you, smarter than you, luckier than you - we will live on. And this attitude is caused by the relatively week virus alone. I am afraid to imagine what may happen in case of something more deadly and serious shows up. The foreigners might then be exterminated only for being foreigners and all kind of ‘intellectual elites’ will explain to the masses why such treatment is fully justified.

The first group of well-healed tourists on their way to 14 days Thai quarantine.
 

Finally, they are coming

On 9/14/2020 at 10:26 PM, FlyingThai said:

Either it's announced tomorrow or the 26th will remain the final date. It wouldn't make any sense to annouce an extension 2 days prior. Just my opinion (I've been wrong before).

It will not make any sense not to announce anything. They will announce it on 22-nd. The closer the date the more inevitable the amnesty becomes. Just my opinion (never been wrong in the past).