Immigration Announces "latest visa relief measures on 7 April 2020"

[ubonjoe]

Posted on immigration website 8 April. https://www.immigration.go.th/read?content_id=5e8dd512396bd30c67009c35

[fishtank]

So in other words. Totally useless for most of us.

I will still have to go there next week for my Marriage Extension stamp.

Edited April 9, 2020 by fishtank

[baansgr]

At last some sense, especially with no 90 days required. 

[baansgr]

2 minutes ago, fishtank said:

So in other words. Totally useless for most of us.

Why...most offices now will not have the queues seen the past few weeks....90 day not required...

[jimmjam]

4 minutes ago, fishtank said:

So in other words. Totally useless for most of us.

I believe this is going to be a rolling extension, there is no way this will be sorted by the 30th of april.

Im hoping they keep extending it past June.

My permission to stay ends on June 2nd.

Hopefully some borders will open up so i can go get my non-o.

 

[Oxx]

So, if one's already on extension of stay one still has to go to Immigration to extend?

[fishtank]

1 minute ago, Oxx said:

So, if one's already on extension of stay one still has to go to Immigration to extend?

Yep.

[jimmjam]

1 minute ago, Oxx said:

So, if one's already on extension of stay one still has to go to Immigration to extend?

What do you mean? 90 day report? 

[fishtank]

Most "Tourists" Will know nothing about these measures as they dont sit glued to ThaiVisa all day.

[bbi1]

9 minutes ago, fishtank said:

So in other words. Totally useless for most of us.

I will still have to go there next week for my Marriage Extension stamp.

Yep, absolutely useless! My METV has a 30 day extension which expires on the 2nd week of May. This announcement does nothing at all to give me a "visa relief".

[fishtank]

1 minute ago, jimmjam said:

What do you mean? 90 day report? 

No. he means extend permission to stay.

[bbi1]

Just now, fishtank said:

Most "Tourists" Will know nothing about these measures as they dont sit glued to ThaiVisa all day.

I'm sure lots are checking this forum every day. What else will tourists be able to do with everything practically closed down and movement restricted?

[jimmjam]

1 minute ago, fishtank said:

Most "Tourists" Will know nothing about these measures as they dont sit glued to ThaiVisa all day.

More fool them. They should be checking for information everyday.

[bbi1]

5 minutes ago, jimmjam said:

I believe this is going to be a rolling extension, there is no way this will be sorted by the 30th of april.

Im hoping they keep extending it past June.

I hope so, as for now this "news" is totally worthless and really does nothing to help anyone.

[baansgr]

3 minutes ago, fishtank said:

Most "Tourists" Will know nothing about these measures as they dont sit glued to ThaiVisa all day.

They should be closely monitoring their Embassy websites which will inform them

[baansgr]

2 minutes ago, bbi1 said:

I hope so, as for now this "news" is totally worthless and really does nothing to help anyone.

My 90 day is due 28th April...its helped me

[lovesthespicy]

7 minutes ago, bbi1 said:

Yep, absolutely useless! My METV has a 30 day extension which expires on the 2nd week of May. This announcement does nothing at all to give me a "visa relief".

Same with me. I'm expecting to be down at CW as usual. At least the crowds will be less. 

 

7 minutes ago, fishtank said:

Most "Tourists" Will know nothing about these measures as they dont sit glued to ThaiVisa all day.

Between Thaivisa, facebook groups, all the other online news sites, twitter, and reddit a huge % will know. Everyone is online everyday checking news and information these days. 

Edited April 9, 2020 by lovesthespicy

[Thailand]

30th April does not work at all, have to roll over.

[jimmjam]

Just now, bbi1 said:

I hope so, as for now this "news" is totally worthless and really does nothing to help anyone.

Yep, thought the same,when it first came out that it was an extension until the 30th of April. ????,

Maybe they know something we dont.????‍♂️

[BritTim]

Am I the only one who thinks "The person whose visas have expired ..." is intended to mean "anyone whose permission to stay has expired ..."? I recall a case from yesterday when someone was told by immigration that his second extension of a visa exempt was no longer necessary, as it was now automatic.

 

I am too used to immigration calling every stamp they put in your passport a "weezah", and strongly suspect that this is just a rushed announcement with horrendous wording.

[baansgr]

7 minutes ago, BritTim said:

Am I the only one who thinks "The person whose visas have expired ..." is intended to mean "anyone whose permission to stay has expired ..."? I recall a case from yesterday when someone was told by immigration that his second extension of a visa exempt was no longer necessary, as it was now automatic.

 

I am too used to immigration calling every stamp they put in your passport a "weezah", and strongly suspect that this is just a rushed announcement with horrendous wording.

It states at the bottom what is included...but what is P.30 P.90 etc

[alw22]

I'm surprised but happy they've allowed expired tourist visa the automatic extension.  My visa exemption extension expired March 27 and I was unsuccessful in getting the covid extension, so I just made the cut-off. 20K thb saved ????

[Lacessit]

29 minutes ago, baansgr said:

At last some sense, especially with no 90 days required. 

You'll still have to do a 90 day after April 30. Do you think coronavirus will have gone away by then? I don't.

[chris.m.s]

My visa expires on 13/04/ and i was going to kk immigration tomorrow or monday

but reading this i want to make sure i now don't have to go to immigration to

extend,it is valid now until the 30th april i don't need another stamp i can stay

at home no need to travel to kk,am i correct? i know it seems a bit naive i just 

want to make sure as i live here and don't want an overstay stamp,

Thanks in advance.

[BritTim]

6 minutes ago, baansgr said:

It states at the bottom what is included...but what is P.30 P.90 etc

In context, I read P.30, P.90 etc. to mean 30/90 day permission to stay based on visa exemption.

[NamH2O]

So this means the New Immigration office at Pattaya 7 School will now not be required,as it was going to be for those who need an extension of stay due to Covd-19.

Funny the office in Soi 5 Pattaya were still issuing fines for overstay yesterday.My wife was one of many having to pay for overstay.

[Assurancetourix]

23 minutes ago, lovesthespicy said:

Same with me. I'm expecting to be down at CW as usual. At least the crowds will be less. 

 

Between Thaivisa, facebook groups, all the other online news sites, twitter, and reddit a huge % will know. Everyone is online everyday checking news and information these days. 

Not everyone is like you.
I, for example, have no account with Facebook, Line and their friends.
And I don't have a smartphone either.
fortunately that I have  thaivisa to keep myself informed

[BritTim]

19 minutes ago, BritTim said:

Am I the only one who thinks "The person whose visas have expired ..." is intended to mean "anyone whose permission to stay has expired ..."? I recall a case from yesterday when someone was told by immigration that his second extension of a visa exempt was no longer necessary, as it was now automatic.

 

I am too used to immigration calling every stamp they put in your passport a "weezah", and strongly suspect that this is just a rushed announcement with horrendous wording.

Note that those who do not subscribe to Hanlon's razor might choose to assume a different reason for the botched wording. Immigration has been resisting these measures due to the impact on their income from agent assisted extensions. Those of a suspicious nature might wonder if the wording is a way of circumventing the PM's obvious intent, and try to force those on long term extensions to continue to attend. At the least, it might provide what unscrupulous agents need to assure their marks that they still need to pay to get the extension.

[ubonjoe]

By reading the actual order it appears they will extending the April 30th date as needed until the emergency is over.

April 30th was the day set last month when they first wrote the request for the change. It took the government until the 7th to approve it. And then have it posted in the royal gazette on the 8th that put it into effect.

[jimmjam]

8 minutes ago, NamH2O said:

So this means the New Immigration office at Pattaya 7 School will now not be required,as it was going to be for those who need an extension of stay due to Covd-19.

Funny the office in Soi 5 Pattaya were still issuing fines for overstay yesterday.My wife was one of many having to pay for overstay.

Getting every last baht they can before this amnesty was signed. Robbing b*****