Visa amnesty expected to be extended to 31 October

[sncoem]

12 minutes ago, Susco said:

You do know the difference between emergency and amnesty?

 

Do you follow the guy who know nothing ? not even that he is a fat axx ?

 

 

[DouglasTsui]

Meanwhile in singapore, i'm just sitting here by the pool nd soaking in the sun and laughing all the way to the bank. Knew this would happen and it really did. Pity those who scrambled around and having gotten all the necessary papers prepared by the 26th, and having these nonsense throw at your face.....That's Thailand for you. Land Of Suckers!!!!!

[vermin on arrival]

2 hours ago, JUAinBKK said:

Have you actually done the reserch to empirically support your statement that foreigners “present little income to the government”?  Can you also say that foreigners present little income to Thailand?  If either is yes, please share that supporting data.  I have many people who are anxious to see the evidence so they can make significant changes to their economic modeling systems.  Thank you and we will take No Adequate response with data as you are as your name insists.  Thank you for this opportunity.

The Thai chamber of commerce thinks we do. They said they thought it was stupid to push us out when no tourists are coming in. They want amnesty to be extended.

[richard_smith237]

2 minutes ago, DouglasTsui said:

Meanwhile in singapore, i'm just sitting here by the pool nd soaking in the sun and laughing all the way to the bank. Knew this would happen and it really did. Pity those who scrambled around and having gotten all the necessary papers prepared by the 26th, and having these nonsense throw at your face.....That's Thailand for you. Land Of Suckers!!!!!

Why are you on a Thailand forum then?

 

I mean, if Thailand is such a terrible place, land of suckers while you are ‘laughing to the bank sitting by the pool in Singapore’ why aren’t you on a Singapore forum? 

 

[2 is 1]

4 minutes ago, audaciousnomad said:

Could it be possible that PM's authority to order a further amnesty was contingent on there being a continued state of emergency, thereby giving him the emergency powers to further extend the amnesty?  If so, that would explain the lateness of the amnesty extension. He could not do it until after a new emergency decree has been formally put in place maybe?  Thoughts @ubonjoe ?  

Speculation is speculation even you shake it in blender!

[vermin on arrival]

2 hours ago, checkered flag said:

For most part the plan worked.

At least they only got 1900 from me. After this, not a chance they get any bribe money from me.

[Monkeyrobot]

They have no tourism here since the start of the pandemic, you think what tourists are left you would invite to stay until they can safely return home, they are spending money which is good for business that rely on tourists. Once there gone Pattaya and parts of BKK will be like ghost towns, what will the locals do then? Just require them to have medical insurance to stay until the pandemic is over. 

[Bangkok Barry]

14 minutes ago, Happyman567 said:

In Thailand its all about letters lol Take a look at the paperwork when u withdraw money from a bank Its like you are buying the bank

I needed to get a new ATM card at the main Bangkok Bank in Bangkok. Since I got the old one I had got a new passport, so I had to sign my name 16 times to complete the paperwork. Just unbelievable. I am convinced that each bank and each government department has a small, windowless room somewhere in a dark corner where someone's sole job is to dream up how to make anything you need to do as difficult as possible.

[Letseng]

Brits complain about Thailand Immigration. What about British Home Office "hostile environment" policy? EU citizens working in UK and registering presence with Home office but are refused hard copy proof of registration? Brits want from other countries what Britain doesn't grant to foreigners. Is it all about "but we are British"?

[Happyman567]

I still say those on NON Immigrant Visas based on marriage should of had their visas honoured till they ran out Now they cant cross the border so all the government had to do was just stamp them in till their visas ran out then if they wanted they could of got an extension This is just a blatant money grab because if they are willing to extend a visa  then they are saying that visa is still valid

 

I tell you what I got a 2 month extension If this amnesty goes through I will asking for an extra month The PM has just realized there are 150,000 farang in Thailand who are in limbo Many many are on NON O visas

[Jack Hna]

Just now, DouglasTsui said:

Meanwhile in singapore, i'm just sitting here by the pool nd soaking in the sun and laughing all the way to the bank. Knew this would happen and it really did. Pity those who scrambled around and having gotten all the necessary papers prepared by the 26th, and having these nonsense throw at your face.....That's Thailand for you. Land Of Suckers!!!!!

Nah your the sucker son. You bottled it moons ago could not handle the pressure and you jumped to Singapore and we're the suckers? 

 

I don't have to fly anywhere for a year

I would have spent more on flights alone.

 

On your knees

[fondue zoo]

After approximately 3 hours at MTT on Friday only to be told at 4PM I had to go to CW for "extra" processing. is it off to CW today or roll the dice tomorrow....

 

 

[Happyman567]

4 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

I needed to get a new ATM card at the main Bangkok Bank in Bangkok. Since I got the old one I had got a new passport, so I had to sign my name 16 times to complete the paperwork. Just unbelievable. I am convinced that each bank and each government department has a small, windowless room somewhere in a dark corner where someone's sole job is to dream up how to make anything you need to do as difficult as possible.

You got it Barry Its all about paperwork Why have computors i say?

[Bangkok Barry]

2 minutes ago, Letseng said:

Brits complain about Thailand Immigration. What about British Home Office "hostile environment" policy? EU citizens working in UK and registering presence with Home office but are refused hard copy proof of registration? Brits want from other countries what Britain doesn't grant to foreigners. Is it all about "but we are British"?

Do you know what the fights are for foreigners in the UK, re owning property, having jobs, not needing annual permission to stay? If so, then compare them to what is available to foreigners in Thailand.

[audaciousnomad]

9 minutes ago, Monkeyrobot said:

They have no tourism here since the start of the pandemic, you think what tourists are left you would invite to stay until they can safely return home, they are spending money which is good for business that rely on tourists. Once there gone Pattaya and parts of BKK will be like ghost towns, what will the locals do then? Just require them to have medical insurance to stay until the pandemic is over. 

They want our money to stay...but they want US TO LEAVE.  Thai logic. ???? 

[Mr Meeseeks]

5 hours ago, checkered flag said:

Yea, they get rewarded for their incompetence, and lack of will to do it right. They are the ones that should be lead out the door first, but will likely get rewarded. 

Thailand in a nutshell right there.

[vermin on arrival]

2 hours ago, Zikomat said:

 You probably have titanium balls. I have waited until the last Tuesday announcement which never happened. Then, on Wednesday, I was forced to spend 10 hours in the line of Pattaya immigration office. 

Me too. I was at MTT. Kudos to Ventenio. Best to you Ziko.

[audaciousnomad]

Mr. Barrow has posted! ???? 

"“Since many foreigners can’t exit the country, Thai authorities don’t know what to do.”

 

 

Edited September 28, 2020 by audaciousnomad

[Scouse123]

You know I read some really stupid stuff on here, like ' The Prime minister will lose face, and jokes about them changing their minds. etc.

 

 Most of these comments are from those LIVING around Thailand but cannot speak the language, apart from ordering beer, check bin, thank you, and that's about it.

They do not understand the language or systems but think they can advise us all on Thai Visa and then sit in their computer chair thinking how well they have done with their smug ill informed comments and are expecting a ' like ' from forum members to say how smart they are.

 

I have taken and paid for from my own pocket during my 26 years in Thailand, three Thais and put them through English in the UK. We still, all of us, stay in touch now.

 

The Thai government have advisers, do you people really think a nation as large as this, just does not know what is going on in the world?

 

They don't give a damn about the spending power of a few expats from Europe, America or anywhere else. They must look at the big picture.

 

They are fighting a massive pandemic and sure, things will change on a daily basis until they know where they are. they are changing the rules daily in Europe and around the world.

 

Of course, they want to get the bloody country open ASAP, they want the revenue, same as every other state.

 

 

I speak, like others long term on here, Thai and Lao, and yes, thee is a vast difference. More than that, I buried myself in the culture for ten years. I am addressed by Thais in Isaarn by name, not by the term Farang or any other relating to foreigners.

 

I equally know their names, and chat, smile and buy products and speak to all of them as my equals, which they are.

 

THESE PEOPLE ARE NOWHERE NEAR AS STUPID AS THEY WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE, IT'S ALL A GAME!

[CorpusChristie]

13 minutes ago, Letseng said:

Brits complain about Thailand Immigration. What about British Home Office "hostile environment" policy? EU citizens working in UK and registering presence with Home office but are refused hard copy proof of registration? Brits want from other countries what Britain doesn't grant to foreigners. Is it all about "but we are British"?

We have left OK. get over it 

[Promula]

2 minutes ago, audaciousnomad said:

Mr. Barrow has posted! ???? 
 

 

Why are his posts being followed as gospel? Is this the guy that mentioned almost being kicked out of Thailand by immigration a couple of months ago?

[greggraham]

“A lot of people already paid for an embassy letter and extension already as well. Many good people are following the rules.” 

 

#goodpeople

[audaciousnomad]

3 minutes ago, Promula said:

Why are his posts being followed as gospel? Is this the guy that mentioned almost being kicked out of Thailand by immigration a couple of months ago?

Well, if we followed your posts, we would just be in a downward spiral of hate and self-loathing. ???? 

[Thaiophil]

6 hours ago, baansgr said:

If they charge 1,900 Baht, I don't see how anyone has lost out. For those whingers, what about all of us that did our extensions in March and have religiously done 90 day reports...I don't feel I am worse or better off as it's what is required normally.

1900 baht is a bargain. For those of us locked out, the cost to get in is min $2000 - flight, ASQ, Covid tests, visa fees etc

[Dart12]

1 minute ago, Thaiophil said:

1900 baht is a bargain. For those of us locked out, the cost to get in is min $2000 - flight, ASQ, Covid tests, visa fees etc

the money was no big deal.  

But the 3 days at 2 different immigration places and having to arrive at 4am to secure a sacred 100 spot IS a big deal.

[Happyman567]

7 hours ago, colinneil said:

What do people expect from the bunch of clowns in government here?

Everything they do is last minute knee jerk reactions every time, they could not run a p++s up in a brewery.

Work it out Col Its all about money Ok the ones that did not make the deadline they will pay for overstay for 3 days Sunday Monday and Tues Prayet knows that so that is why he waiting till tomorrow to announce the new amnesty His plan is to catch 150,000 Farang on Overstay for 3 days 

This should of all been sorted last week because the Chamber of Commerce was telling him the situation but of coarse the Thai gov was thinking about the money The Visa business is big business

[Benitostacos]

3 minutes ago, Thaiophil said:

1900 baht is a bargain. For those of us locked out, the cost to get in is min $2000 - flight, ASQ, Covid tests, visa fees etc

I agree, 1900 baht is really nothing for western standards. I saw tons of migrant workers/immigrants at KK shelling out 1900 and they did not look too happy. Thats roughly 20-30 percent of their monthly salary.

[Bangkok Barry]

10 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

Most of these comments are from those LIVING around Thailand but cannot speak the language, apart from ordering beer, check bin, thank you, and that's about it.

That is your opinion based on no evidence, proof or research at all. Zero. Perhaps, though, it reflects the company you keep.

 

14 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

I have taken and paid for from my own pocket during my 26 years in Thailand, three Thais and put them through English in the UK. We still, all of us, stay in touch now.

How is this relevant to anything?

 

16 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

I speak, like others long term on here, Thai and Lao, and yes, thee is a vast difference. More than that, I buried myself in the culture for ten years. I am addressed by Thais in Isaarn by name, not by the term Farang or any other relating to foreigners.

 

I equally know their names, and chat, smile and buy products and speak to all of them as my equals, which they are.

Smug comment of the week and, again, completely irrelevant.

[ThailandRyan]

38 minutes ago, DouglasTsui said:

Meanwhile in singapore, i'm just sitting here by the pool nd soaking in the sun and laughing all the way to the bank. Knew this would happen and it really did. Pity those who scrambled around and having gotten all the necessary papers prepared by the 26th, and having these nonsense throw at your face.....That's Thailand for you. Land Of Suckers!!!!!

Still has not happened for those wishing and hoping.  Still not sure its a tourist visa they are talking about extending amnesty for. Possibly only those on Non Imm or Migrant workers.

[Promula]

6 minutes ago, Happyman567 said:

Work it out Col Its all about money Ok the ones that did not make the deadline they will pay for overstay for 3 days Sunday Monday and Tues Prayet knows that so that is why he waiting till tomorrow to announce the new amnesty His plan is to catch 150,000 Farang on Overstay for 3 days 

This should of all been sorted last week because the Chamber of Commerce was telling him the situation but of coarse the Thai gov was thinking about the money The Visa business is big business

Do you really think that foreigners are in the Thai government's top 10 priorities at the moment. Lots of foreigners in Thailand seem to think they're a lot more important than they are.