brianinbangkok

Well a last update. The immigration officer at S airport let me into TH based on an expired PR (date just before the covid waiver came into effect) however next day at CW : PR was canceled, there is no fast route to re-apply as I am not working and staying in TH, they took all books back and made me sign a document that PR is canceled and that I had handed books in. As I did get a Thai Tourist Visa abroad, they told me to go back to the airport, after they looked up the officer who CW said should have refused entry on the expired PR. CW contacted the officer and gave me her mobile nr. So I went back to the airport and the officer at the airport changed entry in my passporr to a Tourist Visa. Ending 15 years of PR. So PR's are not for life.... If you are in TH, married to a Thai and working here: skip the PR and go for a Thai Passport.

Well it is but would be worse if they add a penalty on top of it ???? when I got my PR it took me only 1 year at the time that was normal. The fee was 100k in my case. No lawyers.

CW says at airport imm. to hand in all PR books, and PP and go to CW with a letter they will give you at airport, because I arrive back in TH after the date in re-entry before date. Also is there a penalty for this or is it just cancelation of PR? I thought just PR gone. How did this go when you arrived late in Thailand due to Covid , did you also have to hand in all PR docs @airport. Seem strange as how will I show ID if asked by police once in TH ? Just be clear, I do not need a PR, I work and live in Europe, but it would be nice too get PR back for when I retire.

Well I meant if the return before date on the re-entry permit says 4 March. And you return in August of that year.

Well I meant if the return before date on the re-entry permit says 4 March. And you return in August of that year.

Only problem I see is my re-entry expired before these rules came into law. The only sr. immigration officer said that meant re-apply as I did not come under this exemption.

Hi Scorecard, Thanks for the advice. I will read the information you sent a few times. I do see the date 26-3-2020 in your information hope they understand Covid was already ongoing in Europe. My problem is my re-entry expired 4March 2020 so thats a 3 week gap, and my wife spoke to a sr. immigration officer at PR section at the time and he said because of this I do not come under this new law/regulation and will have to re-apply. I will let you all know here how this goes once I get back next month. For now I am going to get a tourist visa just be sure I am allowed into TH. Also I have always thought failure to get back into Thailand before the re-entry expired was an automatic cancelation of the PR. Thanks all, Brian

I also lost my PR that had re-entry date of 4 March 2020 , Netherlands had already been hit by Covid. So later the Thai extended the re-entry dates, however I understood this was only for re-entries expiring after 26 March 2020. So now I am about to fly back to TH for a family visit, I plan to get a Tourist visa and have a chat with PR section at CW. What was the expiration date on you re-entry? I think I am one of the few PRs who fall outside of the re-entry and will have to re-apply for PR and pay up again. Anybody out there done this yet ? Regards, brianinbangkok