Expats may need to take COVID-19 test in order to renew extensions of stay: Richard Barrow

[GrandPapillon]

25 minutes ago, EricTh said:

These officers have nothing better to do but come up with tougher and tougher requirements every year for foreigners.

nothing like taking a new opportunity to further "castrate" foreigners while on their visit in LOS ????

[asiasurfer]

How about including a healthy Body Mass Index as a requirement? Probably this way they could get rid of about half of all their Aliens (me included)... 

[garyk]

Thailand , what a retirement quagmire.

[rabas]

3 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

 

 

 

He does seem confused. The image he posted is far to blurry to read. Then he says "in order to visit (and stay)"  note the parenthesis as if to stay is only implied.

 

As far as I know, "to enter and stay" implies entering. Those of us who only extend our stay don't need to enter.  I can't believe they would take someone here for decades, who caught the covid that they let in, and throw them out of the county.

 

Not even Thai Immigration.

[hgma]

what's the prize of a covid test in state hospitals

[Chris.B]

2 hours ago, Catkiwi said:

Who is Richard Barrow btw?

He has just been awarded the British Empire medal for services to expats in Thailand. 

[nausea]

Just a panic headline, without any real substance it seems, got me to click anyway. Read the headline,  had  a brief <deleted> moment - Wot! Not another hoop to jump through. Then read the article and comments. As some commentators have said, let's hope this doesn't put ideas into people's heads.

[Geoffggi]

Surely if the government want to conduct mandatory testing of people who have lived here continuously all throughout this CV-19 epidemic the government should stand the cost of these tests ........In addition this should also include the mandatory testing of ALL Thai people .........!!!

Edited January 16, 2021 by Geoffggi

[bkk6060]

8 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

won't be taking my test at a private hospital.. just in case i test positive

 

can you imagine the bill! ????

 

 

No problem if a person is responsible and cares about their health and has a quality medical insurance coverage.

Edited January 16, 2021 by bkk6060

[thedemon]

42 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

No problem if a person is responsible and cares about their health and has a quality medical insurance coverage.

If someone tests positive but is asymptomatic he/she cannot count on their medical insurance covering the cost of enforced isolation in a private hospital because the insurer may (correctly) not consider it medically necessary.

 

Some policies may cover that but many do not. 

[dcnx]

Chiang Mai immigration hinted at this 2 weeks ago. Not surprised to read this.

[dcnx]

53 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

No problem if a person is responsible and cares about their health and has a quality medical insurance coverage.

Are you sure your quality insurance pays for hospitalization for asymptomatic cases? Because that’s where you’re going if you test positive, even if you feel fine and don’t have symptoms.

[bkk6060]

11 minutes ago, dcnx said:

Are you sure your quality insurance pays for hospitalization for asymptomatic cases? Because that’s where you’re going if you test positive, even if you feel fine and don’t have symptoms.

Yes 100% they will also pay for the test.  I have the best Aetna plan in fact they encourage it.

You have a viral infection that is very contagious and can turn quickly to serious complications or even death.

I guess if a person has lousy cheap coverage, it may not be the case.

Edited January 16, 2021 by bkk6060

[dbrenn]

5 hours ago, kingofthemountain said:

I wonder where we are now with his mediatic campaign against the double pricing?

Richard Barrow was celebrating double pricing when it worked the other way around: a promotion at Emporium that favoured expats over locals. 

[PatOngo]

6 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

Richard Barrow earns a living out of exaggerations and wind ups. 
I thought the Thais had already deported him for lying? 
 

Nothing worse than a foreigner showing up in country and complaining about everything and exaggerating to make money for his blog. 
 

He acts as if he is helping expats, but the opposite is true spreading misinformation and causing old naive blokes to panic. 

You really have little or no idea do you! Richard Barrow provides more useful information for expats than any other expat in Thailand, unlike the useless drivel you come up with!

[colinneil]

6 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

Richard Barrow earns a living out of exaggerations and wind ups. 
I thought the Thais had already deported him for lying? 
 

Nothing worse than a foreigner showing up in country and complaining about everything and exaggerating to make money for his blog. 
 

He acts as if he is helping expats, but the opposite is true spreading misinformation and causing old naive blokes to panic. 

Nothing worse than a foreigner showing up in a country and complaining about foreigners complaining.????????????

[PatOngo]

7 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

Richard Barrow earns a living out of exaggerations and wind ups. 

Richard Barrow makes a living as a school teacher, the information he provides , he does for free, you really are ill informed NB but you continue to make a fool of yourself, get you facts together and don't sprout BS!

[Albert Zweistein]

9 hours ago, edwardandtubs said:

 

Richard Barrow, apparently well-meaning, often whips people up into a panic based on his misunderstandings. Clearly, it would be absurd to require a Covid-19 test for extensions and it's not even what the regulations he's quoting says so this is obviously another one of his brain farts. I don't know why anyone takes him seriously.

Apparently TV does.

[PatOngo]

8 hours ago, Catkiwi said:

and you know this how? Sorry I still don't know him, big deleted or not. Just asking because I've never heard of the guy. 

Just go and have some fsh and chps and don't worry about it!

[Whale]

I like Barrow. His posters (commenters) on Facebook are such a rabid anti Thai mob they make ThaiVisa look like a tea party at a British Embassy in the 19th century. 

[cyril sneer]

Wouldn’t Thailand be shooting themselves in the foot by doing this?

 

If more people start getting tested then more positive cases will show 

 

There is of course the chance that people will be told they are negative if they’re showing no symptoms (despite being positive)

[Natai Beach]

28 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

 get you facts together and don't sprout BS!

That’s a bit rich coming from you Pat.

 

But I know Dick’s slant carrying on to make things always appear worse than what they really are, such as this topic, appeals to a certain type who lap it all up. 
 

[Dmaxdan]

If this was first published in the Royal Gazette on the 25th December last year, how come the ThaiVisa news team didn't report it back then? 

 

My guess is that they knew about it but are actually waiting to obtain all the relevant facts before reporting it...unlike you know who...

[Artisi]

10 hours ago, smedly said:

 

simple question - why

 

explain to me the logic behind this - there is none

Who needs logic when dealing with Thai rules and regulations? 

[4MyEgo]

10 hours ago, TSF said:

Not worried. My next visa renewal is due in July, that's 6 months away, and by that time they will have changed the requirements about 255,00 times.

Mine is due end January and I was going to go on the 25th, now changing that to Monday, the thought of someone shoving one of those things down my Jimmy Durante schnozzle makes me wanna say Inka Dinka Doo. 

[Bkk Brian]

Such venomous attacks being spewed against Richard Barrow. 

 

Regardless he's asking and raising legitimate concerns that have also been officially raised by the CCSA who have confirmed in their English language briefing yesterday that the new rules for covid tests are current for migrant workers but will also include ALL foreign workers who are applying for a work permit from next month. The spokesperson also says to keep yourselves updated, god forbid Richard makes any more follow ups on this..............phew.....................

 

Here's the vid, relevant info starts at 4.12

 

 

 

[rabas]

33 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Regardless he's asking and raising legitimate concerns that have also been officially raised by the CCSA who have confirmed in their English language briefing yesterday that the new rules for covid tests are current for migrant workers but will also include ALL foreign workers who are applying for a work permit from next month. The spokesperson also says to keep yourselves updated, god forbid Richard makes any more follow ups on this..............phew.....................

 

Here's the vid, relevant info starts at 4.12

 

 

 

Your summary of the video does not seem to convey quite what he said about work permit applications by Expats. He said tests will not be required. Rather than fall into the same trap of Thai complexity, I'll let you and others listen, it starts at about 4.00 minutes.

 

Edited January 17, 2021 by rabas

[hotandsticky]

2 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

If this was first published in the Royal Gazette on the 25th December last year, how come the ThaiVisa news team didn't report it back then? 

 

My guess is that they knew about it but are actually waiting to obtain all the relevant facts before reporting it...unlike you know who...

 

 

 

I think that you unduly flatter them...............

[Bangyai]

On 1/16/2021 at 6:00 AM, Jingthing said:

I just don't see the logic

 

Money spinner !!

 

Also....logic is a commodity of which there is not an over abundance in Thailand

[FritsSikkink]

11 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

Richard Barrow is a great person 

Opinions differ.