SteveWilts

2 hours ago, cnx1204 said:

Thanx. Spot-on. I got my 3rd jab today at Central Airport (Robinson)

39 minutes ago, Thailand said:

https://www.facebook.com/covid.int.cm/

 

You just missed the last lot by 3 days, more coming soon no doubt.

Chiang Mai Public Health just reckoned Robinson Dept Store 

Does anyone have up-to-date information on where I can get my Booster jab in Chiang Mai.

Thanx in advance 

1 hour ago, Bim Smith said:

It's already been extended until 25th March. It may come with some restrictions yet to be confirmed. My wife says there is no mention of restrictions on this. 

It states restrictions on Non-immigrant and Tourist on Arrival visas who will be unable to apply for Covid extension and that Immigration officers be stricter in their consideration of all

extensions, henceforth. Covid extensions available up to 25 March.

In my 25 years of traveling in Thailand, I rank most generally beautiful Thai women: 1) Ubon Ratchathani, 2) Buriram, 3) Chiang Rai

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

Sorry but to me this doesn't make sense to me. A highly contageous virus spreading throughout the country and numbers of infected going down. 

There is no mass-testing here. People with a cold-like symptom aren't gonna be bothered going to wait at a hospital for 3 hours to get a Covid test. 

Unlike in the Western World, there is no mass-testing here. Omnicron is here but it's undetected. Plenty of people with cold-like symptoms are just staying at home. Only those with severe symptoms get tested for Covid at a hospital.

18 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

If a passport is presented to a bank they will usually check the visa/extension validity also, you may not see them do it but they do check. 

 

Some years ago, I was due to leave Thailand with a few days overstay and needed to make a passbook withdrawal from my account at a local branch shortly before I left.  I had to show my passport but, because of the expired extension, that branch would not permit the withdrawal.  

 

They check.

Yes, I can guarantee that. I was on a slight overstay at the time and needed a new UK passport (it was full), as I was going to fly on to Vietnam and needed blank pages. My Thai debit card wasn't accepted by UK passport office and so I needed to make bank transfer to the UK. No bank would allow me make an international bank transfer as they all checked my visa status (slight overstay). Put me a difficult predicament and eventually a friend in the UK paid my new passport for me. Being on an overstay was just so much hassle.

I used to use my Thai ATM in Laos and Vietnam. Bank charged 100baht per transaction.

6 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

First time I have seen the choice between the standard 30 day extension and 60 day covid extension offered. 

 

Finally, I was offered a better Covid extension till 3rd March. On returning to immigration on 25 Jan, I will be able to extend that further till 2nd May. So, good outcome. 

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

A visa on arrival only allows a 15 day stay and it cannot be extended. I assume you have a 30 day visa exempt entry.

You can apply now for 30 day extension and it will start on 3 January.

I got 30 days on arrival at Suvarnabhumi, I guess that's visa except then, and not visa-on-arrival, I didn't know the diff. First time for me arrival on a 30 day stamp like this. Ubon Ratchathani immigration just offered me 30 days extension or Covid extension. I opted on 30 days as I'd like to apply for Covid extension next month.

PS: as I'm staying at a Pvt address in Ubon, immigration ask for my friend's ID Card and Tabien Ban.

Thanx Joe

Hi: I'd like some quick advice . My 30 day visa-on-arrival ends on 3 Jan. As I want to go on meditation retreat, I'd like to extend another 30 days asap. If I extended today, would I get just another 30 days from today, or from 3 Jan. Same goes for Covid extension when I apply for it next month.

Thank you in advance

I can't believe how many commenters actually support this guy!

Just now, Sheryl said:

Thanks but impossible to go back before Xmas. I could possibly return the following week (with attendant financial loss) ...will see what gets announced.

A return via Sand Box is still on the cards, and not a bad option

Thanx to reading the OP, I managed to get out of my quarantine hotel in the evening. I had thought I had to wait till the following morning for the PCR result!