Popular Post RubbaJohnny Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) Not wishing to err, nor incur fines, black marks etc thought I'd better clock in at Immigration to see state of play. 1 I was only client before closing in C rai today, office empty cleanest I'e ever seen not an agent/ nonger to be seen . 2 Talked to the young junior doc submission lady , helpful polite , no issues with my non O multi married which of course on amnesty since March, wondered if they'd stamp as per US embassy remarks , not necessary , no question of starting 90 day reports either 3 Senior Officer politely requested to see my 50 odd pages of stamps from a 9 year old passport looking like a dog eared lotto ticket No issues, He at first offered 30 or 90 day extension, after clarification, 60 or 1 year on offer in September to me. No need 90 day reportage as not in that system yet. My TM 30 still valid despite visit Burma in February as my address inside Thailand hasn't change for decades My TM 6 ok My visa he suggested 3 Options all wait and see Plan A If Burma Laos nearby or even Malaysia/Cambodia or day trip Singapore etc reopens by 26th I can bounce, It is best for me duty free shop day, Plan B 60 Days bring wife and Kor Ror 2 (still married paper BUT ISSUED SAME DAY) her ID , house book as per rules.Issued same day Plan C I year no married extension Full Monty same cost 1900 go for Full year.30 days under consideration Edited August 31, 2020 by RubbaJohnny 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaunduhpostman Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 That's encouraging, thanks for the good news, at least there is hope for people in Chiang Rai. I'm going tomorrow to check the same things, though in a completely different area of the country and will apply for the 60 day extension if they will start it after amnesty ends. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubbaJohnny Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) Cheers ShaunduhPostman You may wish to recall the 60 day option may only be played once, and regardless of whether like me they offer starting Sep 27th, you may want ask if you can wait a bit, each Officer may behave differently, I'm confident of wait and see here for 2-3 weeks in case amensty extends or any border bounce becomes an option. Let us know how it goes. good luck. Like all of us good to plan your options if local office is a non runner Edited August 31, 2020 by RubbaJohnny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post UncleMhee Posted September 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2020 15 hours ago, RubbaJohnny said: Plan A If Burma Laos nearby or even Malaysia/Cambodia or day trip Singapore etc reopens by 26th I can bounce, It is best for me duty free shop day, The big question with Plan A. Can you just bounce back in without all of the required docs? i.e. USD$100,000 Covid insurance, certificate of entry, 14 day ASQ, multiple tests....... This is similar advice to what is being given elsewhere......without full disclosure. Attempt plan A at your peril.....unless things change exponentially. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSF Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, UncleMhee said: The big question with Plan A. Can you just bounce back in without all of the required docs? i.e. USD$100,000 Covid insurance, certificate of entry, 14 day ASQ, multiple tests....... This is similar advice to what is being given elsewhere......without full disclosure. Attempt plan A at your peril.....unless things change exponentially. Indeed. Should be very very cautious about making an exit, in case the gate slams shut. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubbaJohnny Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, UncleMhee said: The big question with Plan A. Can you just bounce back in without all of the required docs? i.e. USD$100,000 Covid insurance, certificate of entry, 14 day ASQ, multiple tests....... This is similar advice to what is being given elsewhere......without full disclosure. Attempt plan A at your peril.....unless things change exponentially. Agree your comment, I was merely reporting what the officer suggested. While expensive some people have re entered. The main risk aside from the cost maybe air travel with many others. Recent examples in UK and the English teacher returning here suggest confined in a metal tube sharing a bathroom with hundreds of others is unwise in present climate. I spoke both with a boder officer and government official in Laos and see very little prospect of my local Laos border re-opening before 26th so barring another amnetsy extension there seem to be a few options for me. I like Malaysia so should that border open I'd make the long trip 3 days by car as I'd see it as holiday if simple to re -enter.I read teh through trains to Butterworth in a closed Aircon cabin ended, and having to change is a hassle/risk. No problem with tests or forms but no desire to sit in any hotel,however luxurious esp if filled with other potential carriers for weeks. So my options boil down to Pay for 60 days Pay for a year married or retired Leave.From my own research seems a few warm options for me Trabzon on Kara Deniz or N Cyprus via Turkey, while a visa needed can cross in and out of EU controlled Cyprus where I don't need a visa until January and only Euro 6 after that per 9 days. Fortunately I have the cash seasoned and the fare so my options are constrained by health risks here or elsewhere, and a desire not to renew visa here each September, prefer November when I am always here. I realize those unmarried or under 50 etc have fewer options which may include the dreaded agents, caveat emptor. Edited September 1, 2020 by RubbaJohnny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NealeGoldingay Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Thanks for posting, I'm in CR also and will have to do similar. Am I right in presuming your plan C is basically to just switch to a normal 1 yr extension based on marriage or retirement and provide nessaccary funds OR is it just a 1 yr extension because of the current situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubbaJohnny Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 1 hour ago, NealeGoldingay said: Thanks for posting, I'm in CR also and will have to do similar. Am I right in presuming your plan C is basically to just switch to a normal 1 yr extension based on marriage or retirement and provide nessaccary funds . Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 7 hours ago, RubbaJohnny said: I read teh through trains to Butterworth in a closed Aircon cabin ended, and having to change is a hassle/risk. The train from Bangkok to Butterworth stopped some years ago, I think July 2016. Things are not much different, before you got off the train went through immigration and then back on the same train. Now after immigration you just go to a different platform and catch a Malaysian train. The greater hassle/risk is getting into Malaysia and back into Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFreqFlyer Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 5 hours ago, sandyf said: The train from Bangkok to Butterworth stopped some years ago, I think July 2016. Things are not much different, before you got off the train went through immigration and then back on the same train. Now after immigration you just go to a different platform and catch a Malaysian train. The greater hassle/risk is getting into Malaysia and back into Thailand. Forget it, not an option until Jan 1, 2021 at the earliest as Malaysia will remain closed until Dec 31. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 8 hours ago, TheFreqFlyer said: Forget it, not an option until Jan 1, 2021 at the earliest as Malaysia will remain closed until Dec 31. You have responded to the wrong poster, but par for the course. At the moment Malaysia is much the same as Thailand, restricted entry for foreigners and going into quarantine, nothing to say they won't move forward in a similar manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibille Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 got the marriage-one-year-visa at chiangrai immigration office yesterday (1.9.2020) - all very smooth - very friendly staff - cannot get the retirement-visa because my last non-o was from savannakhet (laos) - also marriage-visa! but next year i can apply for retirement-visa. if you want more infos - please PM! thanks! attached the informations, they give me with all the required documents! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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