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3 hours ago, allencraig said:

Not sure if this relates to what's being discussed, but at CW today I was given my TV extension through Oct. 21 only—at which time I'd have to return to get a stamp for the final week. No paperwork or additional payments needed.

 

I and a few other people were arguing the reasoning, but they were not budging at all.

 

...Or is this just another nonsensical, short-sighted decision by immigration officials for no real reason?

Isn't this just the consideration stamp which seems to be the normal procedure for most of these extensions?

I plan to go to KK immigration early in the morning as well with my US embassy letter. Without getting my hopes too high, I'm expecting to probably get the 30 day extension based on feedback from everyone else, but I'm not sure what my next course of action will be. Possibly use an agent to get a longer visa if at all possible. Also, I think there's still a chance things may change being that this Covid situation is so fluid and the colder months are coming to many countries.

I'm not married (have a Thai gf) and entered on a 60 day tourist visa early in the year.

I may PM the above poster about the KK agent.????

1 hour ago, david555 said:

The only way I see an amnesty extension happening now is if this week unfolds as a complete disaster....immigration offices overflowing, 

 

 

The "tourists" are trying hard to acheave that so doing apparantly....????

I'll be one of those "tourists" this week. haha????

7 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Check spam folder.

Thanks, not in there.

7 minutes ago, Phillip9 said:

For me, 10 minutes, but that was a couple of weeks ago.  Maybe they have lots of requests now and thats why they are slow.

That's what I figured.????

I thought I saw somewhere that it only takes an hour or two, but I've been waiting for over 24 hours now for a letter from the US embassy. I got the automated email saying I submitted a request, but still no letter. How long did it take you guys?

6 minutes ago, hanuman2 said:

Anyway, can we please have a final confirmation from someone who has read the minutes of the cabinet meeting that nothing to do with visas/amnesty was discussed? I don't know where they publish that stuff.

A media source would've mentioned it if the topic of amnesty were discussed in the cabinet meeting. The only way I see an amnesty extension happening now is if this week unfolds as a complete disaster....immigration offices overflowing, airports jam packed with limited flights, videos of families being split apart, etc.

There was a poster on a FB group who said he went to Phuket Town immigration last week to extend his tourist visa, and they told him an announcement would be made this week for another 2 month extension and would not accept his application. Seriously, what's up with these Phuket IOs?! 

Best of luck to you...I'm sure there will be brighter days eventually.

16 minutes ago, asiacurious said:

If you sign up for an appointment in Bangkok.....

 

 

Speaking of appointments, I heard online appointments were all filled up over the weekend for this coming week, at least at MTT. It's going to be a hot mess this week.

2 minutes ago, Sambotte said:

What about the immigration stamp "7 days to leave" btw ? 

In case a extension is refused (like the normal extension from tourist exemption), immigration is supposed to do that no ?

They probably should but every immigration office still does things their own way..... if you can get a flight out within a few days after the extension, I'm sure it would be perfectly fine to just pay the overstay fee (500 baht/day). 

4 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

If there would be another amnesty , they would announce it at least one week before .

Not necessarily, the original amnesty announcement was retroactively dated. This govt can do whatever it wants. No rhyme or reason.

8 minutes ago, darrendsd said:

I don't expect one however yes that's why i'm going on Wednesday 

I'm in the same boat my friend, planning to go on Wednesday as well with no expectation of an amnesty extension either.

3 hours ago, darrendsd said:

I will be going there on Wednesday - As this is just a 30 day extension (with a Embassy letter) I see no reason why they can't do it there

Are you holding out for a possible announcement on Tues?????

Haha I feel you. I spent so much time and energy getting the first covid extension only to have the amnesty kick in days later. 

My gf thinks an amnesty or some type of leniancy is possible if social media or news posts go viral of families getting split up, or seeing people stranded at the airport. Thai Govt hates bad PR especially on Facebook. 

You're all set, just come back on that day and you'll get a stamp until Oct 25th.

34 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Sorry to read that.

 

It would be interesting to know that those who know someone who have had a severe case of Covid-19 or sadly passed away with Covid-19, was there any ‘comorbidity’ ?

 

i.e. Did they pass away because of Covid-19, i.e. was Covid-19 and pneumonia a direct cause of death or was there another serious underlying factor.

 

Additionally, those who had a severe case or know someone with a severe case - was there any underlying complication?

 

The reason I ask: In the UK news I double checked on a few sad cases where people had died ‘of Covid-19’ - for example, one was a nurse, extremely sad. But when I dug a little I discovered that this lady has been off work ill for 18months - but the news report mention nothing of an underlying illness or comorbidity and it was quite possible that as she was so unwell, a regular run of the mill cold would have been enough to ’tip her over the edge’.

 

 

I wonder how many more cases of ‘died with Covid-19’ there are where those people who died would have also have been sadly ‘pushed over the edge’ with a regular cold. 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks, as far as I know my friend's father didn't have any underlying condition and was fairly active, but he was well over 70. I have an ER physician friend who works in downtown Chicago (frontline) and he basically told me that a trend he noticed with Covid patients who enter the critical stage was that the vast majority are overweight and often older. Also I believe the CDC said that over 90 percent of Covid deaths had some type of underlying condition. 

2 minutes ago, FizziBublech said:

I have an embassy letter from April that I have not used yet. 

What are the chances that this will be accepted now? 

I believe most IOs check the date and may even ask to see the email, but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to try.

17 minutes ago, Keyser Soze666 said:

I'm certainly not worried about that at all, don't know or know of a single person who has had it.

I know a few people that caught it in my hometown (Los Angeles) and a good friend's father passed away from it. Everyone I know in New York knows at least someone who had it, with a lot knowing someone who passed from it. 

That being said, if you're under 60 and healthy it shouldn't really be an issue, but you can always spread it to someone more vulnerable.

I am a bit skeptical now of this amnesty being extended once again, but I do know one thing with certainty, "feces" is going to hit the fan in about 12 days. *wanted to use a different word but it would probably get edited out????

5 minutes ago, FizziBublech said:

Well, this reads like there is no amnesty extension and they definitely what the people on amnesty out.

Oh boy, those same people who got upset over the amnesty are not going to be too thrilled if this long term tourist visa comes to fruition. 

9 minutes ago, 2530Ubon said:

Precisely, the British embassy chose to make it difficult to obtain. The US embassy chose to make it easy

One of the criteria for obtaining an extension with an embassy letter is an outbreak situation in one's respective country. Being that the US is an absolute mess in regards to Covid, perhaps that has something to do with the letters being automatic from the US embassy??

Or they're just plain lazy. ????