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Hello,
I have been living in Thailand for some time and visited Phuket 2 or 3 times during that period. I have to say that I was generally unimpressed by the beaches, nature... and not to say the tourist overpopulation. Now that we cannot travel abroad and since there are less people around, I am considering having another, better visit. I assume that if is not raining must be a worthy visit.
I would like to ask what places should be definitely on the list. I have already seen Patong, Karen, Kata, Rawai, Koh Phi Phi, the usual island hoping things with James Bond Island or whatever, Phuket old town and Koh Yao Yai. Am I missing something? Had I overlooked the best places?
Thanks in advance to all the answers and for your patience.
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Hi Joe,
It does not sound correct to me either. but I can swear that this is what happened today, the 10th of April.
I did talk with three different person, and the last one, a very kind woman willing to make herself understood even brought me an English language document with two paragraphs summarizing the 7th April announcement.
At that point I tried to suggest that therefore was no need for me to come back to the immigration office, to which she made very clear: 1) I am today at Chaengwattana to comply with the 10th April visit, as I still must; 2) Today I get a new stamp until the 29th April and therefore I am requested to come again on that day or before if I do not leave the country earlier and I wish to extend my visa again; 3) To that effect I shall request a new letter from the Embassy again too.
When I mentioned the 7th April announcement, it was clear to me that they are very aware of it and yet these are the instructions. I would be very surprised otherwise, being the Immigration office itself, and the central one, for that sake.
Based on that, and since I am in Bangkok, I intend to do as I was told today. Better prevent than heal.
If somebody else had a different experience, I would like to know too.-
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Hello, I was very confused about this thing and reading "opinions" online just made me more confused. So I thought I should share my experience with it in case it may help somebody.
I have a tourist visa that was expiring on 29 March (included the 30 days usual extension). I asked the embassy for the letter explaining I was caught in Thailand with no possible flights out. I went to Chaengwattana Immigration Office and they granted me the "extraordinary" extension. HOWEVER, they required me to go there again on the 10th of April. And here were my doubts. Does the 7th April announcement meant that I do not have to the Immigration Office on the 10th of April?
Short answer: you still need to go.
What I learned as I was explained by immigration officers: if you are currently in an irregular visa situation in Thailand, you do not need to go; if you are in a regular visa situation in Thailand, you need to go. Regular means, you still have a valid tourist visa, or the normal extension, or the extraordinary extension.
If this is your case, YOU CANNOT let your extension expire, you still have to go to the immigration office to get your stamp, and once the "extraordinary" extension expires (in my case on the 29th of April) you have to request AGAIN a letter from your embassy and apply AGAIN at the immigration office for a new "extraordinary" extension if you need to stay longer in the country and provided that the Thai Government still grants that option.
That is my experience, not opinion, based on what happened to me, not on my interpretation of the Thai law. I talked with three different people at the immigration office in Chaengwattana to make sure it was correct. I do not speak Thai (and English so so), but I tried to ensure that I was getting the message right, as much as it sounds illogical or non-common sense to me.
I hope it helps other people. Keep safe everybody.-
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If you can go, I would recommend to do it. But go in the summer, not now. Now is the moment to stay here, good weather and all. If you went now you would hate yourself after two days. I was trapped here last summer (I always go to my country in the summer) and was hard. But this year went and stayed longer than usual. Your mental health will appreciate and you will come back with renewed energy. For me going back once a year (summer) is a must.
As for health insurance, I am younger, so I don't know how this can apply to your case, but I have been using AETNA (previously BUPA) and they always paid what they owe. I was one time hospitalized for 3 days and when the bill came I was relieved to see I had to pay nearly nothing. I think the most tricky part in Thailand is choosing the right hospital (avoid blood suckers such as Bumrudwhatever and so on) rather than on the health insurance itself.
While you don't go to the UK yet, I do think it helps to travel in country, even to the next province, for a break.
Good luck.