Thai immigration clarifies situation for tourists and long term visa holders during amnesty period

[Mung]

9 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

There is no fee to complete the 90 day report.

With some visa yes there is. I was on an ED visa for a while and every 90days you ar required to pay 1,900baht while reporting 

[DrJack54]

9 minutes ago, zyphodb said:

What these comments are about is that there are many who are on multi entry marriage because, for numerous reasons they can't meet the financial requirements for a years in country non O marriage visa,

Bit harsh. If I was married,  100% would have an ME marriage. 

I exit (before covid times) every month and that's often to Saigon where they have Thai consulate that issues ME marriage. Good consulate.

Excellent option. 

Assumptions about the reason is money is far from true. I have 800+ in fixed deposit retirement extension. Money for many people is not the issue. 

Edited July 25, 2020 by DrJack54

[ubonjoe]

1 hour ago, marvin1950 said:

Confused

Best to just ignore that news article. There have been better ones.

[zyphodb]

4 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Bit harsh. If I was married,  100% would have an ME marriage. 

I exit (before covid times) every month and that's often to Saigon where they have Thai consulate that issues ME marriage. Good consulate.

Excellent option. 

Assumptions about the reason is money is far from true. I have 800+ in fixed deposit retirement extension. Money for many people is not the issue. 

I'm not knocking people for doing it, I think it's very sad that any family gets broken up over this for this reason...

[ubonjoe]

7 minutes ago, Mung said:

With some visa yes there is. I was on an ED visa for a while and every 90days you ar required to pay 1,900baht while reporting 

That was for a 90 day extension not the report of staying longer than 90 days in the country.

[phka]

2 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

They are just misreading the immigration announcement.

No extension is needed unless you will be staying after September 26th.

The cabinet approved another extension of the original ministerial order approved on April 7th. No changes to it in anyway.

My next extension for non imm O based on retirement is due in January 2021 so when do I reaply is it before September 26 or still January 2021

[OJAS]

2 hours ago, jackdd said:

This is just wrong information.

Might this be a case of inaccurate reporting by Phuket News? Or, alternatively, accurate reporting of a rogue requirement being planned by the local immigration office?

[jimn]

In my opinion this makes sense. It will clear out those on tourist visas who simply do not want to leave and were using the previous amnesty to stay longer. There are only a few countries where you simply cannot leave too, being stranded is a rare occurance. I feel sorry a bit for those on single or multi Non O who do a border run to stay long term in Thailand. This option however was always a bit on the edge of breaking the rules. Forcing them down the extension of stay route is the right way to go. I am pleased this happening. The authorities are obviously planning to open the borders soon to more arrival types.

Edited July 25, 2020 by jimn

[padthaininja]

Do tourists have to do 90 day reporting??

[jacko45k]

6 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

My annual extension (retirement) is due early November. 

When am supposed to do it? 

Prior to Sept 26? 

 

I understand why you asked this... when I first read the OP I misunderstood it to mean everyone needs to go get their extensions. But that is not correct, my permission to stay is still valid and has some months to run. You can of course do yours a month early if you wish, for peace of mind,... but risk being in a very much overrun office. You are not obliged to until just before your Permission to stay expires.

[Dialemco]

At least some clarity and realism no more foreign tourism this year.

[tribalfusion001]

So the YouTubers and general tourists have until 26th September to leave, seems pretty clear.

[CorpusChristie]

1 minute ago, tribalfusion001 said:

So the YouTubers and general tourists have until 26th September to leave, seems pretty clear.

Or get a long term visa .

 

[ubonjoe]

29 minutes ago, padthaininja said:

Do tourists have to do 90 day reporting??

Normally tourists cannot stay in the country for more that 90 days without getting a extension that is equal to doing one.

Under the "automatic extension" it is possible for them to of stayed over 90 days but the ministerial notice states they are not required and it has been extended to September 26th.

 

[Metropolitian]

29 minutes ago, padthaininja said:

Do tourists have to do 90 day reporting??

No.

Tourists can't stay longer then 90 days.

First 60 days on a TV (Tourist Visa) and that can be extended with another 30 days.

 

(Only in special cases, where another 30 days is required which needs a letter from embassy yes then in principle tourist had to report but then you have a extension based on specific reason, medical or anything, so not tourist anymore)

 

Now with the amnesty, tourists don't need to register the 90 day reporting.

[khunjeff]

4 hours ago, marvin1950 said:

I still have not seen an "official announcement" from the Thai Cabinet published in Thai and translated to English published anywhere.

News coming from Immigration is not official.

Immigration just implements and enforces what the Thai Cabinet approves and is signed off by the Prime Minister.

Anyone have or seen such document?

 

The announcement of the Cabinet decision was published immediately after the meeting - see #5 in the link below.

 

The information hasn't yet been published in the Royal Gazette, which is what will make it official, but that's essentially a rubber stamp formality - what ends up in the Gazette will be word for word the same as what was in the Cabinet resolution.

 

https://www.thaigov.go.th/news/contents/details/33560

[jacob29]

43 minutes ago, jimn said:

This option however was always a bit on the edge of breaking the rules. Forcing them down the extension of stay route is the right way to go. I am pleased this happening. The authorities are obviously planning to open the borders soon to more arrival types.

What plausible reason would you have to care about whether people on tourist visa's stay or go? How does it affect you?

[clorox]

i'm all for the little guy, but at this point i don't see what else can be done unless land border opening even border open you will have dfficult time returning, there's nothing much to be confuse about, you only make yourself confused.

 

there's been talk for people with ED and teacher, i hope they give those people a break.

[digger70]

7 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

My annual extension (retirement) is due early November. 

When am supposed to do it? 

Prior to Sept 26? 

 

No ,do as you Normally do up to 45 days before the extension expires .

[Phillip9]

1 hour ago, tribalfusion001 said:

So the YouTubers and general tourists have until 26th September to leave, seems pretty clear.

No, we are all just getting Ed or volunteer visas.  They are very easy to get now without leaving the country.

[DrJack54]

1 minute ago, digger70 said:

No ,do as you Normally do up to 45 days before the extension expires .

Yes I realized soon after my post that it was the guys that did not bother doing their extension during amnesty that now need to attend obtain their extension retirement/marriage etc. Almost everyone was saying that you needed to do it as per normal. I think it was BritTim that was swimming against the rip stating that you could attend to your extension later. Seems he was correct.

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, YetAnother said:

as usual , every office will interpret all this their own way, sometimes it seems, simply because they cannot understand it

Looks crystal clear to me... why the sarcasm?

[yahboo11]

OK i am on short term visa exempt....so I have until Sept 26 to depart? 

 

do i also have to report my residence (90day reporting) too?  

 

thanks a bunch

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

I thought it was supposed to be published in the Royal Gazette in the wake of the Cabinet decision, but I haven't seen any report of that thus far...

 

Because it hasn't been published yet... that's why.

[marvin1950]

Ok Khunjeff

What does #5 say?

 

Apparently you read some Thai.

Edited July 25, 2020 by marvin1950
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[barney42bb]

Just remember... Foreigners are tolerated guests at best... Irrespective of what Visa you have. You could always return to your country of origin...and Chill...In more ways than one.

[oobar]

7 hours ago, overherebc said:

99% don't know the difference between a visa or an extension anyway.

Does it really matter?  When my wife and I go in for an ''extension," the officer at our immigration office always erroneously refers to it as a ''visa," the same as so many others on TV, and it makes no difference.  We get the extension all the same.

[dsj]

2 hours ago, phka said:

My next extension for non imm O based on retirement is due in January 2021 so when do I reaply is it before September 26 or still January 2021

You would still do your renewal in January 2021. The only thing you have to do between now and then is your 90 day reporting.

Edited July 25, 2020 by dsj

[marvin1950]

A government spokeswoman, Traisuree Taisaranakul, says that the automatic visa extension will now be in force until September 26.  Mandatory 90 day reporting for resident foreigners with ongoing visas will also be suspended until September 26.

[Bangkok Barry]

Of course, all this talk about 'by 26th September' might be irrelevant if a further amnesty is needed, and it is far too early to know if that will happen. It's a case of sitting tight and waiting. I'll not be doing anything about an extension until a week before the deadline.

 

As for the tourists who have been spending their enforced time in the country by putting money into the economy every day, they have been given a pretty stark warning that they are no longer wanted in the country. Okay, many might have been able to leave before, but still. I wonder how many countries like to discourage tourists. They like the country, believe all the faff from TAT, come and spend and then are told that, actually, you've spent enough time and have to get out. We don't want you here anymore.