Covid-19: Non-Chinese allowed to stay an extra 30 days if travel plans disrupted

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang said on Thursday that non-Chinese nationals who need to stay in Thailand because of travel restrictions placed upon them can apply to stay in the kingdom for an extra 30 days. 

 

Sompong said that such foreigners need to present letters from embassies or consulates in Thailand in pursuance of such extensions of stay. 

 

This was the limit of the powers of immigration to help at this point, he noted. 

 

Chinese nationals - especially those from high risk areas - continue to stay in Thailand and there are no fines being levied. 

 

Daily News reported that there are 1,765 people in Thailand from Wuhan and Gwangzhou. None have the virus and all have been checked. 

 

Chinese people from other high risk areas are also in the kingdom and none of those have the virus either.

 

Health officials were at pains to point out that Thailand's screening efforts are good. 

 

Moves have been made by immigration and health officials to improve information gathering about people who have travelled from high risk areas including 19 countries on a watchlist. 

 

Adjusted measures will be in place from today said Pol Maj-Gen Surapong Chaijan, a deputy in the IB.

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

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Whats with the machine gun goons? Whitey can stay for an extra 30days But anymore and the goons are after. Thats the impression i get. Things getting pretty weird..

2 minutes ago, unamazedloso said:

Whats with the machine gun goons? Whitey can stay for an extra 30days But anymore and the goons are after. Thats the impression i get. Things getting pretty weird..

Yup, it’s kinda like 

“ 30 days okay, anymore than that and we’ll mow you down in the street !! “

Is this 30 days extension on top of the regular 30 day extension?

Why aren't they wearing masks?  Surely need to when spraying spit over the microphones.

5 minutes ago, unamazedloso said:

Whats with the machine gun goons?

 

Yeah. This is a new look. And not a good one.

 

3 minutes ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

Is this 30 days extension on top of the regular 30 day extension?

 

Who knows? They rarely think a proposal through past the annoucnement. But my guess would be one additional extension, on top of whatever you might legally have access to. DOubt many embassies are up to speed on whatever letter might be required?

 

14 minutes ago, unamazedloso said:

Whats with the machine gun goons?

To promote tourism

Why are the immigration police guys in the back wearing swat style gear? So afraid of the evil foreigners?

21 minutes ago, unamazedloso said:

Whats with the machine gun goons? Whitey can stay for an extra 30days But anymore and the goons are after. Thats the impression i get. Things getting pretty weird..

I think it's because of the announcement by his excellency the PM that half of them (generals) will be gone in 8 years. That has to be why they look so worried... surely not concern about a few non-Chinese foreigners!

Edited February 28, 20206 yr by bangkokfrog

Horrible picture. They obviously don't have a PR department.

 

Welcome to Thailand!

 

 

Maybe someone should tell them that you cannot shoot the virus and kill it. What a cluster---- of a PR dept.

What about those "non-Chinese" who reject face masks handed out by the public health minister and who are threatened with being thrown out of the country for that grave insult? Will they be able to stay an additional 30 days regardless? Or will those goons in the background come for them?

Edited February 28, 20206 yr by Misterwhisper

4 hours ago, madmitch said:

Horrible picture. They obviously don't have a PR department.

 

Welcome to Thailand!

 

 

Well they do have one, but, it is appointed by the government.

4 minutes ago, Chang_paarp said:

Well they do have one, but, it is appointed by the government.

 

And it's made up of the idiot nieces and nephews.

 

 

they can apply = free / not free ?

 

 

3 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

What about those "non-Chinese" who reject face masks handed out by the public health minister and who are threatened with being thrown out of the country for that grave insult? Will they be able to stay an additional 30 days regardless?

No one is at risk of being deported for not wearing a mask, and no official announcement has ever said that they are.

Edited February 28, 20206 yr by Just Weird

5 minutes ago, justin case said:

they can apply = free / not free ?

As the fee is next to nothing it hardly matters either way.

Yeah, nothing like taking a bus ride to BKK to an embassy to get a letter. If that trip doesn't get you infected, nothing will.

'Daily News reported that there are 1,765 people in Thailand from Wuhan and Gwangzhou. None have the virus and all have been checked.'

 

Where do I go to fix a busted BS meter? The needle just bent and broke.

Edited February 28, 20206 yr by DrTuner

Pictures like this will attract tourist like mad.

And the Western goverments get an impression of the Thai government

5 hours ago, madmitch said:

Horrible picture. They obviously don't have a PR department.

 

Welcome to Thailand!

 

 

They are the PR department!Police Response.

Edited February 28, 20206 yr by FarFlungFalang

5 hours ago, madmitch said:

Horrible picture. They obviously don't have a PR department.

 

Welcome to Thailand!

 

 

Yeah ! Reminds me of Changi Airport !

Initially the generals were going to refuse to extend falangs visas, but the guys with the guns changed their minds for them! 

 

2 hours ago, sweatalot said:

Pictures like this will attract tourist like mad.

And the Western goverments get an impression of the Thai government

Welcome to Thailaan- DON'T MOVE, DOWN ON THE GROUND, can I have your credit card, na khrap.

Edited February 28, 20206 yr by DrTuner

A picture paints a thousand words and this one speaks volumes. Thanks for showing the world exactly what Thailand is: in my day the IRA used to take similar photos. You often see photos like this when terrorists hold press conferences and that Says it all. 

7 minutes ago, Scot123 said:

A picture paints a thousand words and this one speaks volumes. Thanks for showing the world exactly what Thailand is: in my day the IRA used to take similar photos. You often see photos like this when terrorists hold press conferences and that Says it all. 

Yep, it beggars belief as to why they felt it necessary to have heavily armed SWAT team standing behind them for a press conference about immigration & tourists.

Fickle. Fickle. Fickle.

 

Typlcal Thai mind set. Change their minds, but will not accept defeat or wrong doing.

 

Getting desperate? when not so long ago non Chinese where looked down upon as street dogs and told to FXXK OFF!!!!!!!

 

At last, the tables have turned, time for Thai to come to terms at how important (FXXK OFF) westerners are to Thailand...

 

 

9 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Yup, it’s kinda like 

“ 30 days okay, anymore than that and we’ll mow you down in the street !! “

Could be something to do with the recent attack on Big Joke ?

Whoever (Gangsters)attacked him may have threatened to attack a news conference or something 

4 hours ago, Just Weird said:

No one is at risk of being deported for not wearing a mask, and no official announcement has ever said that they are.

Phew! Thanks for clearing that up, JustWeird. Posters will sleep easy tonight after reading this. 

And they have been checked by whom?  How?  Temperature check?  Did all these from the affected areas have a full check and be put under quarantine?  I think not.  There are bound to be a few superspreaders in there.   

Edited February 28, 20206 yr by tlandtday