Video A message for British Nationals in Thailand from British Ambassador Brian Davidson

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

A message for British Nationals in Thailand from British Ambassador Brian Davidson on the ongoing #COVID19 situation.

 

[email protected]
If you need a letter to support your visa extension application. Please send us copies of

1.  the biodata page of your passport
2.  your entry stamp
3.  your current visa stamp/sticker with expiry date.

[email protected]
If you need to return to the UK but can’t. Please include:

• Full name
• Date of birth
• Passport number
• Contact email and telephone number
• Location and nearest airport
• Date of entry into Thailand
• Specific needs e.g. if you are taking medication or have young children.

[email protected]
For any other enquiries.

Check for updates on FCO Travel Advice for Thailand page https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/thailand/

 

[GordyS]

Why is he and the UK not putting pressure on the Thai govt regarding making people stand in queues for visas in BKK

They are risking their lives to do so!

[VocalNeal]

1 hour ago, GordyS said:

Why is he and the UK not putting pressure on the Thai govt regarding making people stand in queues for visas in BKK

They are risking their lives to do so!

Just to cheer you up Indonesia has just announced a moratorium, of sorts, on visa extensions.

[edwardandtubs]

He looks fine and ties are an anachronism that spread germs. The negative comments about his appearance are just pathetic.

[BRUFC]

I looked on the gov.uk site just now. UK have told all those visitors in the UK that visa extensions/ leave of stay, can be extended just by email with the extension being granted within 5 days. I've emailed the Embassy asking whether they are negotiating for reciprocal treatment for us Brits.

[NightSky]

7 minutes ago, BRUFC said:

I looked on the gov.uk site just now. UK have told all those visitors in the UK that visa extensions/ leave of stay, can be extended just by email with the extension being granted within 5 days. I've emailed the Embassy asking whether they are negotiating for reciprocal treatment for us Brits.

Nice try and best of luck. It might draw attention if a few more people do the same and email with the same question.

 

i for one am beginning to worry about having to renew my extension at CW In a few weeks from now.

[Moonlover]

9 minutes ago, BRUFC said:

I looked on the gov.uk site just now. UK have told all those visitors in the UK that visa extensions/ leave of stay, can be extended just by email with the extension being granted within 5 days. I've emailed the Embassy asking whether they are negotiating for reciprocal treatment for us Brits.

Good initiative. It would also help immigration by lifting the pressure off them. Anther good idea would be to emulate Indonesia by having a moratorium on extensions and collect the fees retrospectively on final departure.

[shackleton]

I think it's more important the message he sends than how his appearance 

Is

Some people on here seem to be negative about anything the ambassador  or the British Embassy say or put out

They are Proberly more helpful with information than other Embassies here in Thailand 

 

[LordSomchai]

Give the bloke a break, really makes no difference how he is dressed. Pretty sure at the moment that he is working some pretty long hours

[baansgr]

Interesting advising people to register if they need to return home....maybe they have mercy flights planned...And for all those that have knocked the Embassy, when the <deleted> hits the fan, they have been doing a fantastic job of keeping everyone updated. Kudos to them

[Orton Rd]

53 minutes ago, baansgr said:

Interesting advising people to register if they need to return home....maybe they have mercy flights planned...And for all those that have knocked the Embassy, when the <deleted> hits the fan, they have been doing a fantastic job of keeping everyone updated. Kudos to them

Mercy flights don't make me laugh, they will not do anything other than give advice, most of which is already known

Edited March 26, 2020 by Orton Rd

[from the home of CC]

i imagine the Thai government reemed out the embassy for not providing info gathering services for stuck Brits, I'm sure the Thais don't want to be herding cats while trying to look after their own..

[Mansell]

Pay attention to the Message and not the Messenger. Ridiculous comments....who cares how he is dressed. Be grateful he is communicating, otherwise you would be bitching about that. I’m surprised you didn’t comment on him not wearing a mask.....bring in dumb voice with minimal brain cells. “Why isn’t he wearing a mask? I wear mine in the shower, and when I have sex. Duh!” 555

[evadgib]

24 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

Mercy flights don't make me laugh, they will not do anything other than give advice, most of which is already known

PMQ's yesterday lead me to suspect otherwise; furthermore HMG have released this:

International co-operation only way to get travellers home and beat coronavirus, says the Foreign Secretary

[baansgr]

27 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

Mercy flights don't make me laugh, they will not do anything other than give advice, most of which is already known

The advice given by the Embassy is then picked up by media, not the other way round. London City Airport has been designated to the military, of course for transporting domestic patients but for those Brits stuck here, I feel its a strong possibility they won't be left out to dry.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

1 hour ago, baansgr said:

Interesting advising people to register if they need to return home....maybe they have mercy flights planned...And for all those that have knocked the Embassy, when the <deleted> hits the fan, they have been doing a fantastic job of keeping everyone updated. Kudos to them

 

I was going to say... are we heading toward government evacuation flights of stranded Brit tourists out of Thailand?  Is it coming to that???

 

[Lacessit]

Think yourselves lucky. Australian consulate officials have communicated SFA.

[NanLaew]

46 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

I was going to say... are we heading toward government evacuation flights of stranded Brit tourists out of Thailand?  Is it coming to that???

 

No, not while the 'stranded Brit tourists' are desperately flitting from forum thread to immigration Office seeking to stay here at all costs.

[BritManToo]

52 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

I was going to say... are we heading toward government evacuation flights of stranded Brit tourists out of Thailand?  Is it coming to that???

It would seem the obvious answer for stranded tourists.

Not all that expensive, and good practise for the military.

[Lacessit]

10 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

They haven't? Really?

 

Does that notice tell me ANYTHING about how embassy officials will assist me to get back to Australia if need be, or provide support letters for extensions to visas? No.

It's just as well I don't need their help. Odds are pretty good others do.

 

[Rimmer]

Multiple off topic troll posts have been removed, want to stay posting? Then post properly and on topic

[nauseus]

8 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

It would seem the obvious answer for stranded tourists.

Not all that expensive, and good practise for the military.

Suggested yesterday. If UK Gov truly wants people home and airlines won't help, then the government, with the RAF, could still assist or even use its own transport. They already organized a repatriation from Cuba.  

 

https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/raf-assist-repatriation-flight-of-british-citizens-from-cuba/

[Isaan Alan]

4 hours ago, Moonlover said:

Good initiative. It would also help immigration by lifting the pressure off them. Anther good idea would be to emulate Indonesia by having a moratorium on extensions and collect the fees retrospectively on final departure.

The treatment of foreigners by the Thai government and in particular the Immigration police is atrocious. Being forced to queue with 100's of people in confined areas and then being told to come back tomorrow is pathetic and shows no Buddhist compassion. Thai citizens in foreign countries are being treated like people , we are being treated like cattle. I am now convinced that they don't want us here.

All one high and mighty police official I saw quoted, can say is that, if you overstay you will be fined 500 baht a day. Is that it? We already knew that.

If I wasn't married to a Thai woman I would be gone from the LOS, Land of <deleted>. I keep telling myself it's not the people, it's the bureacracy and government. Sometimes the message doesn't get thru.

[Isaan Alan]

55 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Think yourselves lucky. Australian consulate officials have communicated SFA.

Yep and they don't want to give letters to get an extension. Pathetic

[baansgr]

1 hour ago, nauseus said:

Suggested yesterday. If UK Gov truly wants people home and airlines won't help, then the government, with the RAF, could still assist or even use its own transport. They already organized a repatriation from Cuba.  

 

https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/raf-assist-repatriation-flight-of-british-citizens-from-cuba/

Those that need to get home should already be monitoring The Embassy announcements and register without delay...

[edwardandtubs]

Eva air still has tickets so why the need for an emergency evacuation?

[TKDfella]

Well, to be honest, I'm surprised. Just how much the content affects those interested is down to those concerned, I'll give the ambassador a 10 for giving two announcements in a few days.????

[nauseus]

15 minutes ago, edwardandtubs said:

Eva air still has tickets so why the need for an emergency evacuation?

I already said "if airlines won't help".

[Letseng]

9 hours ago, GordyS said:

Why is he and the UK not putting pressure on the Thai govt regarding making people stand in queues for visas in BKK

They are risking their lives to do so!

They could have left in time. Nobody can say they couldn't see it coming.

[herwin1234]

3 hours ago, Isaan Alan said:

The treatment of foreigners by the Thai government and in particular the Immigration police is atrocious. Being forced to queue with 100's of people in confined areas and then being told to come back tomorrow is pathetic and shows no Buddhist compassion. Thai citizens in foreign countries are being treated like people , we are being treated like cattle. I am now convinced that they don't want us here.

All one high and mighty police official I saw quoted, can say is that, if you overstay you will be fined 500 baht a day. Is that it? We already knew that.

If I wasn't married to a Thai woman I would be gone from the LOS, Land of <deleted>. I keep telling myself it's not the people, it's the bureacracy and government. Sometimes the message doesn't get thru.

maybe the Immigration officials (and other Thai offocials) do "occasionally" visit Thai Visa forum and read the many cynical and offensive comments about Thailand, Thai ppl, and Thai officials....AND ARE NOT AMUSED BY IT. 

Its called "what comes around goes around" aka "karma" or "when you want ppl to smile at you, you start smiling first."

Anyway, your "LOS, Land of >deleted<" remark is a perfect example of the arrogant farang.

So these Thai officials are dealing with an emergency, working overtime and stressed out. Its not their fault there is a long line. For you its one stressed day, for them its day after day stress. 

HAVE SOME UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION FOR THE PROFFESIONALS WHO ARE DEALING WITH THIS CRISIS. Next time give the official a smile. too much to ask? Dont accuse somebody of lack of compassion while you yourself exibit ZERO compassion yourself. They are people, not your punchbags. Lets be more compassionate and understanding ourselves, not "demanding" it from other ppl.

 

Edited March 26, 2020 by herwin1234
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