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3 hours ago, The Barmbeker said:

I am still amazed, how anyone can say "Thailand is working"!

They are still not testing, all the numbers they have are plucked out of thin air, they are absolutely unable to financially help their poor and they basically come up every day with 3 different plans, that will be revised 3 hours later!

How thick are your rosy glasses?

While I agree they should be doing more to help those in need due to poverty/unemployment. I do believe that the measures in place in Thailand are working more effectively than those in place in the UK. Of course, nobody in any country will ever know the true figures of those infected with Covid-19, it's just not possible. However, I do know that the people in Thailand have not been infected anywhere near to the extent of those in the UK. My mother-in-law had to visit the local government hospital a couple of nights ago due to an underlying medical condition (not due to Covid-19). It was clear to me that the hospital was not overrun with patients, the medical staff were not stretched to their limits. In fact, it was the quietest I'd ever seen it. That was enough evidence for me that the measures in place are working. At least in this province anyway.

35 minutes ago, Yadon Toploy said:

You are not a tourist then, you are living here part time with family.

 

Hate to break it to you, but the Thai govt. have made it pretty clear they don't give a stuff about those foreigners on marriage visas, retirement or even elite visas, and I don't see that changing any time soon.

 

Maybe they will break character and start to show some empathy for folk in your position, but don't hold your breath... they have bigger worries at the moment.

As far as they are concerned, I am a tourist, as I only stay for a month at a time and arrive on a tourist visa or a 30 day visa exempt stamp. I never overstay, and only visit two or three times per year.

As per your original post, although I do have sex with my wife, I don't think that makes me a sex tourist lol.????

Order the item "cash on delivery," but don't get your hopes up, also check daily to see if it has shipped. If it hasn't shipped within a reasonable time, just cancel the order, nothing lost but time. 

1 hour ago, Yadon Toploy said:

No tourist, with the exception of the most desperate sex-tourists will bother.

What about me? I visit Thailand three times per year for a month at a time so that I can spend time with my wife and my children. I would happily spend two weeks in quarantine if it meant that I could have two weeks with my family afterwards. It certainly beats not seeing them at all. I know a lot of others who are in my situation, who want to visit their families in Thailand, and that is just in my field of work.

Our local village egg distributer told us yesterday that she has very limited supplies. She went on to explain that it is because her main supplier has chosen to export the majority of their eggs to China. Prices in the local market were at 200 baht for a tray of 30, up from 110 baht a few days ago. 

I am currently in Thailand on a 30 day (visa exempt) stamp. I am due to leave the Kingdom on 28th March. However, the country I am supposed to be returning to has closed its borders. Will it be possible for me to apply for a visa to stay here, or is it better to try to get an extension on the 30 day stamp?