jimmjam

Looking for some ideas, i get bored of isaan easily, so i usually take the family and go live somewhere else for while.

Last year it was Hua Hin, it was ok i just hated the weekend traffic. I used my car once while i was there.

Im looking for something perminent this time. 

Dont want to do islands, would prefer to stay on the mainland.

I heard someone on here mention bang saray?

Is it liveable there?

Would need to be near schools, malls, etc....

In china they let one person per household go out and buy essentials, i think once a week.

8 minutes ago, JacksSmirkingRevenge said:

It seems each day there is a new proposal and yet nothing has been done.  For weeks there have been proposals and no results.  

Well, we'll see.  

 

So I ask...

 

I arrived in Thailand in the middle of March on visa exempt.  Since I have not ever extended my current visa , would I still have to apply for an extension since they're talking about people who have extended already after March 26.  Or is the arrived after March 1 still apply?  There are too many proposals now and no action.  Just talk.  

It will be announced hopefully this week.

You havent extended yet, so going to get the extension will be farely easy.

You will be extending after march the 26th, so that will apply to you aswell.

Where are you?

And how long do you have left on your current stamp?

4 minutes ago, chiman said:

Why does anything have to be done?  Just let it be handled on the way out of the country, anyone arriving between date x and y, is good to go through date a and b.  

Yes, in another country. Not in Thailand.????

9 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

How about another 30 days with an Embassy letter?

That is one of the options i will be thinking over. I will go to immigration a week before my extension is about to expire and see what they say, its a very quiet immigration office, only ever see laos nationals and the odd farang. So i wont be waiting in line for hours.

I usually just take a paper copy of the bio page and keep it in my wallet. That was before this covid19.

Im not going far enough any way to warrant taking my passport with me.

The wife does all the shopping.

Me me me again

The mrs told me its for 7 days starting from the 11th, everywhere.

I will wait to see what actually happens.

9 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

Hundreds of tourists sleeping together on the streets, great plan

Yep, i wonder if they thought about this master plan properly.

Maybe they will move all the stranded tourists to a camp.

Or maybe like you said let them sleep on the streets like soi dogs.

7 minutes ago, Thaidai26 said:

Canadian friend just made it out on chartered flight   Mon 6 th HKT-FRA then FRA-YYZ   Dinged with 11day overstay5500 bht. Even with letter from Canadain embassy and proof CX cancelled her return flights.                   We arrived on Jan 11 on 60 day tourist Visa extended 30 days to April 9th.           Now what? Got Canadian Embassy visa letter  But? Looks like we will have stay until mid May?             Thank you ???????? first posting on this forum  

You can take your embassy letter to immigration and get another extension.

1 minute ago, MagnumForce said:

I'm in the exact same boat as you, Jimmjam. Your 60-day extension runs out on June 2, mine on June 3. June 3 is also a holiday for the Queen's birthday. I just hope 60 days will be enough to see us through to normality so I can get to Laos for my Non-Imm 'O' (and be allowed back to Thailand without stupid requirements).

We can only hope.

2 minutes ago, holy cow cm said:

Maybe this kind act will show some humility to the immigration policies here. Oh, but never mind as it is a matter of national security. 

Exactly, no chance tourists in Thailand will be that lucky, or it will be too late by the time its implemented.

I can invision the automatic visa extension being granted then the next day borders open.????????????

9 minutes ago, MagnumForce said:

Hi Ubonjoe,

 

Do you have a link to that clause in English and Thai, please? I'm in the same boat as Jimmjam, since the IO at Udon Imm refused to grant me the standard 30 day extension to a visa exempt PLUS the 60 days for visiting my wife and family. He told me I had to choose one or the other, so I obviously had to choose the 60-day option.

 

So, what exactly is the law? Are you actually entitled to a 30-day standard extension to a 30-day visa exempt entry, followed by a further 60 days based on marriage, or is that up to each individual officer?

 

Many thanks.

 

MF

I have 2 months left, so hopefully by the time my extension runs out, there will be some clarity to this automatic extension.

I will go to immigration if not.

Or maybe borders will open again.

????‍♂️

19 minutes ago, BritTim said:

You are generally correct. However, if here on a tourist entry, it is possible to apply for a single entry Non O visa (immediately used to give a 90 day permission to stay) under some circumstances.

Not going to hijack the thread anymore, but i already extended 60 days, i have until june 2nd, i will go to immigration before that and ask what can be done.

If this automatic extension comes in, im sure i would fall under the catergory for that, as i entered on a visa exempt and extended for visit family 60days.

????

4 minutes ago, Peter Denis said:

If it was your original intention to long-stay in Thailand, you can also apply for a 90-day Non Imm O - dependant children Visa at your local IO.  This has to be done when you still have at least 15 (some IOs require 21) days left on your permission to stay.

So you have actually 3 options:

- apply for the 30-day emergency extension (needs the embassy letter)

- apply for a second 60-day extension for reason of visiting your dependant children (see UJ's post #128 - as it would need to be handled as an exception to the general rule)

- apply for the 90-day Non Imm O - dependant children Visa

All three options available at your local IO, and each one having different requirements.

Thought applying for 90 day non o had to be done at an embassy outside of thailand?

34 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Just read an article in the newspaper that cannot be mentioned that immigration expect things to be finalized shortley,

It says that those that got 30 day extensions after March 26th will have them renewed automatically every 30 days until the end of the crisis. 

For those on long stay extensions nothing will change. You will have to do your reports and extension as normal.

This is where i am confused, i read the article. I came visa exempt, then extended 60 days to visit the kids. Where do i fit?

As i cant get another extension, and i cant get back home either.

????????????

Only the old and sick should be self isolating. 12 weeks at the most, let everyone else go about their business as usual. This planet needs a culling anyway.

25 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

Definitely something serious going on....have the reported stats been accurate?

Accurate??????????????????

10 minutes ago, Xavnel said:

China was supposed to save Thailand Tourism Industry .... 

Well,  China has sure did a number on the Tourism.... 

Pmsl. ????????????

2 hours ago, nausea said:

Tough <deleted>. What do you think's gonna happen when you go to third world country and <deleted> happens.

Get your visa extended until further notice, like indonesia, vietnam, malaysia have done for tourists during this covid out break "3rd world countries too" 

Try "bald and bankrupt" on youtube. 

I make music, so yes i have to test it loud. But not constantly. I use headphones for the most part.