Amnesty 80% likely to be extended - Immigration Officer Phuket Today

[samisaurus]

Who else keeps checking twitter for updates on this ? ahahha 

[2530Ubon]

Just now, samisaurus said:

Who else keeps checking twitter for updates on this ? ahahha 

Tapping refresh on Bangkok Post, The Nation, Thaiger and ThaiVisa every few moments..... fingers are getting a bit weary! Looks like they're sticking to their guns!

[Mormolin]

2 minutes ago, samisaurus said:

Who else keeps checking twitter for updates on this ? ahahha 

I refresh every 30 seconds!

[samisaurus]

Meanwhile they come out with news about some dumb extra weekend off and another handout hahaha 

[tabbycat]

Aren't news/announcements from the cabinet meetings usually reported about 6/7pm if not later?

[edwardandtubs]

1 minute ago, tabbycat said:

Aren't news/announcements from the cabinet meetings usually reported about 6/7pm if not later?

Usually early afternoon so it looks like no amnesty.

[samisaurus]

3 minutes ago, tabbycat said:

Aren't news/announcements from the cabinet meetings usually reported about 6/7pm if not later?

Not sure, but I've been seeing announcements from them online at the moment regarding other things such as 1. An extra long weekend & 2. Release of funds to the public. 

[edwardandtubs]

Sorry to break it to you guys but the Bangkok Post has already reported on today's cabinet meeting. They reported that at 1516 so the meeting is over and they obviously didn't even consider the amnesty. It was always a non-starter so there will be no big announcement or anything. You're wasting your time with the refresh button.

[ubonjoe]

25 minutes ago, edwardandtubs said:

Sorry to break it to you guys but the Bangkok Post has already reported on today's cabinet meeting. They reported that at 1516 so the meeting is over and they obviously didn't even consider the amnesty. It was always a non-starter so there will be no big announcement or anything.

I just looked and they only mentioned the extra holidays in November and December. Nothing about the amnesty in it.

[samisaurus]

Just now, ubonjoe said:

I just looked and they only mentioned the extra holidays in November and December. Nothing about the amnesty in it.

So is the meeting officially over and all updates have been release/announced? 

[edwardandtubs]

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

I just looked and they only mentioned the extra holidays in November and December. Nothing about the amnesty in it.

That's what I mean. The meeting is clearly over and there are no reports of an amnesty so that's the end of it.

[edwardandtubs]

4 minutes ago, samisaurus said:

So is the meeting officially over and all updates have been release/announced? 

They're not going to leak the decisions of a cabinet meeting as it's taking place are they? Clearly it's over. The previous amnesties were announced long before this time of day.

[Pravda]

I think everyone should ask for the money back from OP and his dumb thread based on hearsay

 

[samisaurus]

1 minute ago, edwardandtubs said:

They're not going to leak the decisions of a cabinet meeting as it's taking place are they? Clearly it's over.

Ok thank you for clarifying. To you as well ubonjoe. Much appreciated 

[2530Ubon]

Isn't there always a wednesday morning meeting at government house? I'm not sure, does anyone know?

[Pravda]

13 minutes ago, 2530Ubon said:

Isn't there always a wednesday morning meeting at government house? I'm not sure, does anyone know?

 

Yeah.... I'm sure everything will be OK as the OP spoke to a second in command for upstairs division

[Caldera]

3 minutes ago, Pravda said:

 

Yeah.... I'm sure everything will be OK as the OP spoke to a second in command for upstairs division

Upstairs, right. In the attic by any chance? That part sounded suspiciously like out of Kafka's "The Trial" from the beginning...

[Zikomat]

So the Cabinet just ignored the issue totally. What a bunch of arrogant... If only they have informed the public one month ago - how much easier the life was for all of us. The typical Thai attitude towards foreigners.

[FlyingThai]

On 9/15/2020 at 11:16 PM, FlyingThai said:

It's official: Phuket Immigration are the worst oddsmakers in the country! ????

Just to quote myself...

[Yorkshire Tea]

31 minutes ago, 2530Ubon said:

Isn't there always a wednesday morning meeting at government house? I'm not sure, does anyone know?

I'm hanging on for a discussion over Saturday brunch ????

[FlyingThai]

6 minutes ago, Zikomat said:

So the Cabinet just ignored the issue totally. What a bunch of arrogant... If only they have informed the public one month ago - how much easier the life was for all of us. The typical Thai attitude towards foreigners.

Informed about what exactly? It was always known the amnesty would end on September 26th since it had been extended in July.

 

But this has already been discussed ad nauseam.

[Adam219]

7 minutes ago, Zikomat said:

If only they have informed the public one month ago

people would still have hoped for an extension

[Yorkshire Tea]

3 minutes ago, Adam219 said:

people would still have hoped for an extension

I doubt it.  Most didn't trust immigration's announcements.  If it was a govt announcement, would've been accepted.

[Zikomat]

4 minutes ago, FlyingThai said:

Informed about what exactly? It was always known the amnesty would end on September 26th since it had been extended in July.

 

But this has already been discussed ad nauseam.

Wrong! It was the Cabinet who declared the Amnesty and it was on the Cabinet to provide a final decision on it. The statements of the Immigration were overruled by the Cabinet in the past so could not be considered seriously.

[jackdd]

6 minutes ago, FlyingThai said:

Informed about what exactly? It was always known the amnesty would end on September 26th since it had been extended in July.

 

But this has already been discussed ad nauseam.

In April it was known that the amnesty would end in April, but then it didn't because they extended it.

In Mai, June and July it was known that the amnesty would end in July, but then it didn't because they extended it.

Hardly surprising that some people hope they would extend it again, same as the previous two times.

[hanuman2]

Anyway, can we please have a final confirmation from someone who has read the minutes of the cabinet meeting that nothing to do with visas/amnesty was discussed? I don't know where they publish that stuff.

[Zikomat]

 Those who took the Immigration statements seriously - all of them have left the country back in July. None of us wanted to leave the country in September just to find out, after a couple of days, that another amnesty was declared. And then to have almost no chances to get back to the country. Blame it on the awful communication skills of the Cabinet and not on the "stupid believers in another amnesty". We have acted according to the logic. The Thai Cabinet has not.

[FlyingThai]

5 minutes ago, jackdd said:

In April it was known that the amnesty would end in April, but then it didn't because they extended it.

In Mai, June and July it was known that the amnesty would end in July, but then it didn't because they extended it.

Hardly surprising that some people hope they would extend it again, same as the previous two times.

I agree that people might "hope" for an extension but that doesn't mean the government has to come out and say "Oh by the way we REALLY mean what we said in July".

 

An expectation like this is so far out of touch you might just as well expect the tooth fairy to knock on the door.

[jackdd]

6 minutes ago, hanuman2 said:

Anyway, can we please have a final confirmation from someone who has read the minutes of the cabinet meeting that nothing to do with visas/amnesty was discussed? I don't know where they publish that stuff.

They aren't online yet:

 

[Benitostacos]

6 minutes ago, hanuman2 said:

Anyway, can we please have a final confirmation from someone who has read the minutes of the cabinet meeting that nothing to do with visas/amnesty was discussed? I don't know where they publish that stuff.

A media source would've mentioned it if the topic of amnesty were discussed in the cabinet meeting. The only way I see an amnesty extension happening now is if this week unfolds as a complete disaster....immigration offices overflowing, airports jam packed with limited flights, videos of families being split apart, etc.