Renewing 1 year Visa 'early'(due Covid19 crisis)

[thecolonel]

Reposting this as new topic as couldnt find a home for it.......

 

I'd be interested to know if Thai Immigration will relax the max 45 day before expiry date rule for renewing a 1 year visa

This would be on the the grounds of COVID 19 and all the mass confusion and disturbance it's causing, plus visitors to Thai will doubtless want to return early to take care of families back home and not be stranded. 

Im due back in 6 weeks and I really don't want to go home 'earlier' as such but I think my travel insurance company may soon say I'm no longer insured. Then id have a big decision to make 

Naturally i wouldnt want to leave before renewing my Visa thus clearing the way for my return later in the year. Under current rules im not allowed to renew prior to April 13th, and i MAY be forced to leave prior to that.

 

So hopefully Thai immigration will be flexible and allow people to renew earlier than is normally permissible due exceptional circumstances

So I'd be interested to hear of any Thai Visa renewal/stay extensions rules being relaxed/modified as a result of COVID 19

Thanks

[dabhand]

This was reported earlier for a Jomtien extension. Not sure is it was strictly connected to the CV issue.

 

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153354-nice-surprise-at-jomtien-immigration/?tab=comments#comment-15156451