Kalorymetr

10 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Thailand is only letting Thais into the country. 

 

You'll find most countries with the safety for their citizens are doing the same. 

 

Australia is following the same principles. 

 

I don't think all this negative talk about Thailand is fair. 

 

Most of you negative talkers should be accountable, look at how you dealt with this issue in the early stages, could you have done something different?

If you were proactive and made a different decision, possibly a financial decision, was work and the dollars your reason for not returning to Thailand before it was in lockdown. We all saw it coming, sitting back watching maybe you're to blame. It's much easier to lay blame on others, could be you're to blame. 

If you had to chose again maybe you would have chosen to leave and return to Thailand earlier. 

 

I reckon $$$, poor decision making and procrastination had a lot to do with your troubles.... NOT Thailand. 

 

No - Australia is not most of the countries!

Most countries let people with residency/work visa/marriage visa in!

In EU you can pretty much land in any country if you transit to your own(that is part of the EU, UK or Norway/Switzerland) after that.

I am in the same situation, but I just wait.

I would seriously think about changing jobs if the employer can't understand the situation and wait it out.

What the...

Why would someone do that? If think those people would be happier in a place they can recall in their distant still existing memories. It would mess me up completely If I had had this one memory of my home here in Europe and suddenly woken up in this tropical country with Asian people around me, talking strange language/accent

1 hour ago, BritTim said:

The embassy has no say in the matter. Only the Prime Minister can give an exemption to the total ban on foreigners entering Thailand at this time.

Yes, ofcourse, but no one will go to him directly. This will be decided by one of his minions, and embassy could ask that person.

One's HR could negotiate with the embassy to have their "essential" employee let on the repatriation flight - given there are any from your country or country you are allowed to travel. 

Question is, what is cheaper for the company - new visa/WP or this.

I think everything has been said here, now we wait.

I am in the exact same position, but I am waiting till the middle of the month to see if Thai government lifts the ban for WP holders. If not, my HR will contact immigration/embassy and figure this out and they are in the know I tell you.

I will keep you posted.

Why won't she just let her HR figure this out?

Whats the price? I might buy when I come back, unless you cannot wait.

They don't want the geezers thats it.

No trouble on work visa, company takes care of everything.

19 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

It would do no good since people would not read it and still do a post.

I think it could be solved somehow.

Anyways, thanks for clarification.

It has been 17 pages, so can please anyone tell me if this somehow extends re-entry permits/visas when outside Thailand?

By the way, next time admins could post a FAQ in first post to avoid 17 pages of the same questions ????

I don't want to ask here every day, so is there a website with land border crossing status?

May be in Thai.

In case of the 100k corona insurces, will the public health insurance that come with my paid taxes work?

1 minute ago, problemfarang said:

 

just my opinion.

you are not in thailand i believe. so.. i think this 2 laws has nothing with you but for the people who are in thailand... so i would say your visas are dead. not sure about NON-B work permit though.. but tourist visa and likewise, forget about them

I have got a work permit

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

No

It is same as the order issued on April 7th.

Which said what?

Does the Thai version of this document say anuything about people outside of Thailand that have visas/re-entry permits running out and cannot enter?

Lots of people will be coming when available, just look at the stats right before close down, people kept coming because of the promo prices

Ok, I might have used wrong name.

What I mean is the tax you pay to save up for your government paid retirement. 

Hello,

I am on Thailand on non b visa and have a work permit, which means I pay taxes.

I do not plan on retiring here, so the question is:

Can I get my pension tax money back from the govoerment when I leave?

I would choose Australia if I could get there without visa sponsorship...

Maybe after I get bored with Thailand I'll pursue this, or do uk citizenship first, which is easy for EU members.

(I am here on work visa, not a retirement visa)

Have you guys seen this?

This is all true story. For me an eastern European this is unbelievable. I have lived in USA for a short time, but never ventured into crazy land like that.

9 minutes ago, Yadon Toploy said:

And you will be working from home for the foreseeable future by the looks of it. 

I have been for over two years now

Well, most young professionals work from home right now.

The way I see it - You come to Thailand and work remotely for 2 weeks under quarantine, then have vacation as normal.

Thais are just ahead with their thinking.

I would do it if they let me on a beach in a bungalow.

But they didn't close the airports for all airlines did they?

Hi,

I am wondering how different countries handle repatriation of tourists/expats during corona crisis.

My country did the weirdest thing, which is complete shutdown of any air traffic which rendered all the existing tickets useless and now they send our national carrier to do repatriation flights which is subsided by the government (you still have to pay more than regular flights).

I think this is a measure to legally pump money into the Polish airlines.

Oh and they left land border with germany open, so you can fly Qatar to Berlin and then take a bus or a car to Poland anyways.