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6 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Good idea.

I'm sure that your aware that if you entered visa exempt you would attend MTT.

Appointments are now available at CW but guessing Monday might be full now. 

 

Booked an appointment for Monday. Thanks for your help.

Do they have the affidavit there to complete? I’ve already got a TM7 and photocopies etc completed 

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

When does your current permission end

26 Fev

ill go to CW on Monday. 

5 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

If you can obtain one Monday then do so.

Your extension date should start from end of current permit.

Unless it's your first covid extension. Some offices are commencing the 60 from day of application. 

 

Yes first covid extension. 

13 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Hopefully Monday. 

Was hoping for today.

As soon as it happens it will be all over AseanNow. 

Was hoping for yesterday. My visa agent said I should get it done today 

Still no announcement on continuing the COVID extensions? 

15 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

I went to Cambodia last month. (and used to spend about 1/4 of my time there pre-COVID). Places geared mainly to foreigners had pretty much closed down (though that may gradually reverse over the coming year). Cambodian establishments were open as normal and Cambodian life is pretty normal these days.

 

No more unsafe than pre-COVID but Cambodia is never all that safe - one must always take theft precautions.

 

This is probably a great time to visit Angkor Wat due to much less crowding. But you would nto want to spend more than 2 weeks for that purpose.

 

The offshore islands are nice, if beaches are your thing.

 

The Chinese destroyed Sihanoukville years ago, avoid it except as a staging ground for visiting islands.

 

 

Thanks for the update. I was thinking of visiting thee in early March. No quarantine for vaccinated visitors?

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Think I've been blessed. My 10 years with CW have found the immigration officers so nice. 

Helpful and from me 5 star, especially considering the repetitive nature of the job.

Your being extremely kind using term "local character" for the bombastic io that you describe.

Some folk are very nervous when dealing with immigration.

I know that I would not go well dealing with the woman you describe. 

Luck of the draw means she’s never been the one handling my paperwork. Yes most everyone else there is nice and polite 

14 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Not sure if your serious but the thing is we are all different.

 

Couple of folks I've been helping with covid extensions at CW have been bit shaken up by their treatment.

Demanding outbound flight and over the top statements..

The classic being "this is your LAST ONE"

Who are these clerks. Do your job.

 

Yes I’m being serious. The lady in question is always shouting at someone for some reason, but nobody is denied their extension. 
I just think of her as a “local character”

6 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Excellent.

Just another megalomaniac immigration officer. 

Pity they can't just do their job. 

I had it down as just a bit of theater. She was berating a Russian couple when I was there in November for not sharing the Sputnik vaccine with Thailand  

51 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

More importantly were they obtaining their covid extensions? 

Yes

On 1/12/2022 at 9:19 PM, audaciousnomad said:

Same deal at MTT. They have a "Dragon Lady" scolding all the farangs who are extending their covid extensions.

Was there this afternoon, she was loudly telling people the same thing today. 

What chance the Jan 26 deadline for COVID extensions is extended?

4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Agreed....  Very odd and selfish behaviour from the Op....

 

With the onset of Omicron potentially impacting  many foreigners in Thailand as they approach their Visa / extension renewal days, 90 day report etc.... it would be very helpful for many to know how they can easily resolve the issue of applying for an extensions or avoiding overstay when they test positive for Covid-19 at the same time. 

 

The Covid-19 hotline advising ’stay at home’ is not a resolution to the immigration problem, its just advice regarding how to respond when testing positive and ignores the fact that the Ops friend will ultimately be in Thailand illegally and could face a ban if he were to find himself ‘caught’ before he heads to the airport to depart. 

 

The Ops avoiding of this simple question and his extremely strange response highlights how he considers himself beyond providing the very same and advice he found himself asking for. 

 

 

 

 

Hi Richard, are you ok, seriously? 
 

I don’t know the details, just that it’s sorted. I think the mods can lock this thread now. 

9 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

You have been more than helpful.

 

OP, has been very ungrateful.

 

I'm also interested in process to deal with overstay. May be as simple as the "covid assistance" folk providing some sort of evidence that can provide immigration to grant medical extension.

Who knows. 

All very vague from OP and not provide much assistance for anyone that ends up in same boat. 

 

 

Ask as I said 3 times now, he called the covid hotline and they advised him to stay at home. He then messaged me to say it’s all sorted. I think he might be overstaying, but I don’t know. 

@SherylThis thread can be locked now. It’s descended into the usual recriminations. It’s weird how this happens 

4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Aggression??? Don’t be silly. 

 

 

Isolating at home has not resolved your friends potential overstay issue.....  Thus, do you know how he plans to overcome this ?

 

 

No I don’t. 
 

thanks, weirdo. You really helped a lot here 

2 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

The Covid-19 hotline told him to stay home.....  

 

How has that resolved his ‘over-stay’ issue with Immigration ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oddly aggressive post Richard. Might want to watch that in the future.

9 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

How was it resolved ???

 

 

Help others in the same way others have tried to help you.......

He Called the COVID helpline and they sorted it out, as stated previously. 

The situation is now resolved. Thanks all

52 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

He might still be able to get a letter from the hospital stating he is unable to travel due to being COVID+ -- where was the test done?

 

Otherwise his recourse is just to overstay (until he tests negative) and pay fine on the way out.

 

The fine is 500 baht a day of overstay. There is no ban on re-entering Thailand for overstays of less than   90 days duration.

 

However, should he for any reason be apprehended by police while on overstay, consequences can be bad (imprisonment). So if he opts for this route, he should keep a very low profile and then go direct to the airport as soon as he has a negative test result. Once at the airport it is smooth sailing, he pays the fine at immigration counter on the way out.

 

 

Thanks for the info. He’s keeping a bloody low profile as he’s isolating with the AC on and the windows drawn.

I can’t think of a lower profile 

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

Hospital can indeed arrange extension for him. but the problem is that he may not want to be hospitalized if his illness is very mild.

Yes, called the COVID hotline, they just told him to stay home as no symptoms.

14 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

I think you will find that is the case now, but the OP doesnt mention returning to UK.

Individual airlines may still have a requirement to board the plane

Yeah, some airlines require it regardless of destination 

4 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

Not sure how this works in Phuket but in Chaeng Watthana (years ago, admittedly) had an office next to 90 days reporting counter with doctor who would check doctor certificates and then approve extensions due to medical reasons... admittedly that was before COVID and all, but I would guess there would still be an option to get a medical extension if you're not allowed to board the plane due to being COVID positive. Maybe you could ask immigration for your friend and get the documents to them to do an extension.

Yes, good advice tanks. I’ll pass that on. It seems a sensible option at this stage 

5 minutes ago, mick220675 said:

I have a friend who needed a test to get a flight back to the UK last week. He did his test at a Bangkok hospital and received a email saying he was positive and do not leave his room. He repeatedly emailed the hospital and phoned asking what to do, no emails were answered but was told on the phone to order a test kit and do the test after 7 days. No body has contacted him making him do any tests or taking him to a hospital.

 

I think your friend should stay put and self isolate, if he has to pay a overstay its not the end of the world.

Yes. That’s what I was advising, nobody is hunting people down anymore. Hospitals don’t even seem to be passing on results to the “government” Now, well not if they aren’t part of a quarantine program 

Yes twice. No problems whatsoever

Mate of mine in Phuket has just tested positive for COVID today and can’t board his flight home. Entry stamp runs out tomorrow. He’s self isolating at home, what are his options? 
 

obviously he can’t go to immigration