We know everyone is worrying about this, but it is official.

However it seems like they will not be handed out as easily as before.

 

Edited March 30, 20215 yr by ThaiVisaCentre

Thank you for the info.

What do you mean by not as easy to obtain, have the requirements changed?

1 minute ago, 2530Ubon said:

Thank you for the info.

What do you mean by not as easy to obtain, have the requirements changed?

From what we understand it will be like when they were first introduced.

They were requiring embassy letters, and/or proof of attempts of failed travel.

But it's hard to know how it will be enforced, so we will have to just wait, and see.

Edited March 30, 20215 yr by ThaiVisaCentre

@ThaiVisaCentre well done. Think you were first up with info last time also.

Just now, DrJack54 said:

@ThaiVisaCentre well done. Think you were first up with info last time also.

It's better for everyone to know whats going on as panic is not good for anyone, so we try to relay helpful information as fast as possible.

Also the more people that know the less people ask our staff questions ????

I have requested a translation of it. It has not appeared on the immigration websites yet.

14 minutes ago, ThaiVisaCentre said:

They were requiring embassy letters, and/or proof of attempts of failed travel.

There's a saying "the devil is in the detail"

I recall Oz embassy doing nothing to assist it's citizens. Think it was USA embassy  that led the way with embassy letters.

This might be big problem for some as the previous 60 day extensions really had very little in way of requirements.

Can't imagine that many folk can demonstrate no way to return to their home country. 

May 29th is a Saturday, does that mean 28th is the last day do you think, or Monday 31st?.

If that is true with the embassy letters , 95% won’t be able to fulfill the requirements. So let’s see and wait. It’s pure “Thainess” again, but that’s how we are used to it every single time ????

 

btw...just got it translated by a Thai friend and it says NOTHING about extra-requirements. So let’s wait

Edited March 30, 20215 yr by SpanishExpat

5 minutes ago, PST said:

May 29th is a Saturday, does that mean 28th is the last day do you think, or Monday 31st?.

Very hard to know how that will play out.

Either outcome is very possible ????

This is for anyone wishing to read an english translated version.


 

Edited March 30, 20215 yr by ThaiVisaCentre

25 minutes ago, ThaiVisaCentre said:

This is for anyone wishing to read an english translated version.

Other than the dates it appears to be exactly the same as the last one.

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

Other than the dates it appears to be exactly the same as the last one.

Excellent. No need to use an agent then.

Troll comment and response removed.

Just back from Hatyai immigration after getting my "Covid extension" under consideration final stamp. 

The officer told us that it has been continued and exactly same as before. No additional documents required ????

20 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

There's a saying "the devil is in the detail"

I recall Oz embassy doing nothing to assist it's citizens. Think it was USA embassy  that led the way with embassy letters.

This might be big problem for some as the previous 60 day extensions really had very little in way of requirements.

Can't imagine that many folk can demonstrate no way to return to their home country. 

I am always quick to criticize the Oz embassy but I thought a lot of that was diplomatic posturing. It was a stupid requirement from Thai Immigration. How can an Embassy really know if someone can travel or not? They just have the same information that anyone can get from the internet. I thought several embassies  played difficult to try to get the Thais to change their requirement. From memory as soon as Thailand said they did not require them the Oz embassy said they would issue them.

Is this for tourists only or any Non-Immigrant Visa holders who cannot extend their visas for whatever the reasons (e.g. not all visas can be extended indefinitely).  

And what if the visa holder's embassy does not issue a letter certifying s/he can't return to their home country?  

This concerns a foreign monastic who cannot extend Non-Imm R visa after 5 years and have to leave Thailand when his visa expires in July.  He can leave and return to Thailand with a fresh new visa but the cost of doing so is prohibitively expensive now for a renunciant monk.  

6 minutes ago, Nordlys said:

Is this for tourists only or any Non-Immigrant Visa holders who cannot extend their visas for whatever the reasons (e.g. not all visas can be extended indefinitely).  

Anybody

 

7 minutes ago, Nordlys said:

And what if the visa holder's embassy does not issue a letter certifying s/he can't return to their home country?  

Not required

5 minutes ago, Nordlys said:

Is this for tourists only or any Non-Immigrant Visa holders who cannot extend their visas for whatever the reasons (e.g. not all visas can be extended indefinitely).  

It can be applied  for with any visa entry or extension of stay. Or even a visa exempt entry.

 

5 minutes ago, Nordlys said:

And what if the visa holder's embassy does not issue a letter certifying s/he can't return to their home country?  

It is not required for the 60 day covid 19 extension. You complete a affidavit with tick boxes for the reason you need the extension and one of them is for not being able to get the embassy letter. Download link for affidavit here.

60 Day Covid 19 Extension Affidavit.pdf

 

This might be a stupid question but let's say your stay is to expire mid of April. Could you get this newly announced covid extension twice?

 

First 60 days in April. And another 60 days shortly before 29th of May?

16 minutes ago, hav said:

This might be a stupid question but let's say your stay is to expire mid of April. Could you get this newly announced covid extension twice?

 

First 60 days in April. And another 60 days shortly before 29th of May?

Shouldn't be a problem. That occured in March people with extensions well into April obtaining another extension.

I thought the earliest you could do that was 15 days prior of current extension. That was wrong. 

Edited March 31, 20215 yr by DrJack54

51 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Shouldn't be a problem. That occured in March people with extensions well into April obtaining another extension.

I thought the earliest you could do that was 15 days prior of current extension. That was wrong. 

Yes it is possible to do it more than 15 days prior we have had to do this for some clients because of unique situations.

Having said that it will mainly be up to the officers discretion, but the worst thing that can happen is they just send you away to apply again at a later time.