BANGKOK, Aug 18 (TNA) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand will propose to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration tomorrow (Aug 19) to extend the maximum stays for holders of tourist visas and visas on arrival to encourage them to stay longer in the country.

 

TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said that TAT would propose tourist visas be valid for 45 days instead of 30 days and visas on arrival for 30 days instead of 15 days and the measure should continue until Dec 31, 2022.

 

According to him, TAT will also propose to end the requirement for visitors arriving by land from Laos and Malaysia to fill in the TM6 immigration form to facilitate their visits and prevent crowding at immigration checkpoints.

 

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I guess the TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn are talking about Visa Exemption and not Tourist Visa....

22 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

BANGKOK, Aug 18 (TNA) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand will propose to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration tomorrow (Aug 19) to extend the maximum stays for holders of tourist visas and visas on arrival to encourage them to stay longer in the country.

Just to be told by Immigration, the next time you arrive here: "You stay too long in Thailand..."

TAT can’t even get that right. Really.( or is it the translation?) 

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

TAT would propose tourist visas be valid for 45 days instead of 30 days

Oh, this is going to trigger so many people here. I got confused at first and then remembered it was TAT talking... As efficient and precise as always. Keep it up gents!

I thought they have already removed the TM6 requirement? I did not have to fill up one when I arrived a few days back.

5 hours ago, Namplik said:

I guess the TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn are talking about Visa Exemption and not Tourist Visa....

TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said that TAT would propose tourist visas be valid for 45 days instead of 30 days and visas on arrival for 30 days instead of 15 days and the measure should continue until Dec 31, 2022.

 

One might think they would know that a tourist visa which is a pain in the butt to get online is valid for 60 days and not 30...why would anyone go through all the hassles of downloading doc after doc and paying a non refundable $40 and then waiting 10 days or more to get a response if all they get is the same 30 days (not 15 days) that a visa exempt person get for doing/paying nothing?

 

It always amazes me that that these govt and big corps can't spend a few baht to hire a native or at least fluent English speaker to PROOF READ their announcements.  It would take all of about 5 minutes for someone to point out the obvious errors. How much could that cost?  I suspect the problem is that it would cause some bigwig to lose face when shown he has no clue about proper english.

Dear TAT,

 

Delete visa extensions all together and let people renew their tourist visa online indefinitely and without having to leave the country if they feel like it.

 

Stop pretending that Thailand has something special worth protecting from the outside world when in fact the truth goes like this: "Without foreigners - both workers and tourists - the kingdom's economy has no future whatsoever."

 

Thank you. ????????

 

 

Thailand and the immigration is set up for 2 week tourists.. If you want to stay and spend 3-6 months here it is next to impossible. 

Looks like the Philippines is the place to go now. Screw Thai immigration hassles. Who in their right mind wants to put up with the immigration hassles in Thailand.. 

Desperate measures for lack of tourists!

????????????????

4 hours ago, Baron Samedi said:

Dear TAT,

 

Delete visa extensions all together and let people renew their tourist visa online indefinitely and without having to leave the country if they feel like it.

 

Stop pretending that Thailand has something special worth protecting from the outside world when in fact the truth goes like this: "Without foreigners - both workers and tourists - the kingdom's economy has no future whatsoever."

 

Thank you. ????????

 

 

the truth goes like this: "Without foreigners - both workers and tourists - the kingdom's economy has no future whatsoever."

 

not accurate, tourism only contributes around 11%-12% of GDP, if thailand really wanted to it could pivot its economy and rely less on tourism

I would have thought visa exempt time to be at top of the list.

11 minutes ago, bluejets said:

I would have thought visa exempt time to be at top of the list.

I believe that's actually what he means. Visa Exempt goes from 30 days to 45 days. Visa on arrival would go from 15 days to 30 days. I don't know if he said the wrong visa type or if the article writer used the wrong word or the translation was bad. 

3 hours ago, Gknrd said:

Thailand and the immigration is set up for 2 week tourists.. If you want to stay and spend 3-6 months here it is next to impossible. 

Looks like the Philippines is the place to go now. Screw Thai immigration hassles. Who in their right mind wants to put up with the immigration hassles in Thailand.. 

Yes I'm in Philippines stay 3 years on tourist visa just renew every 2months easy I was in Thailand but sick off all that <deleted> leaving the country 

3 hours ago, Gknrd said:

Thailand and the immigration is set up for 2 week tourists.. If you want to stay and spend 3-6 months here it is next to impossible. 

Looks like the Philippines is the place to go now. Screw Thai immigration hassles. Who in their right mind wants to put up with the immigration hassles in Thailand.. 

What absaloute nonsense.You do understand that you can get a 60 day tourist visa plus 30 day extension.Thats a pretty straight forward 3 months.why would u claim it's impossible?It only seems impossible to lazy Larry's.

11 hours ago, Namplik said:

I guess the TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn are talking about Visa Exemption and not Tourist Visa....

Yes they got a bit mixed up with the article 

5 hours ago, Baron Samedi said:

"Without foreigners - both workers and tourists - the kingdom's economy has no future whatsoever."

Thai durian has outranked rice and para rubber as Thailand’s top export performer, with export volume last year estimated at about 187 billion baht, compared to 100 billion baht for rice exports and 90 billion baht for rubber, according to the Centre for International Trade Studies at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.

 

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NO NO NO!!! I am falang, I buy 20 baht noodle soup and get 150 baht massage!!!  I am the most important thing in Thailand.  Without my 20 baht this country would fail!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 hour ago, cowellandrew said:

Desperate measures for lack of tourists!

????????????????

Another idiotic comment from thaivisas finest.

13 minutes ago, Daithi85 said:

Another idiotic comment from thaivisas finest.

The comment is not so far out of tune . Tourism is way down in numbers and with the western economies struggling and Chinese tourists not arriving for any time soon the outlook for people depending on tourism is bleak .

It was refused at the June meeting and my bet is it will be refused again.  There is a nasty mean sprinted streak that runs from top to bottom of Thailand's immigration, bureaucracy gone berserk, system.  When Big Joke was Big Chief and threatened to reform it all, he was heaved out to an inactive post from which he is slowly recovering.  

1 hour ago, andyman57 said:

Yes I'm in Philippines stay 3 years on tourist visa just renew every 2months easy I was in Thailand but sick off all that <deleted> leaving the country 

People here whine to no end about having to do "90 Day Reports" as it is. Imagine the amount of cheese that would be needed if they had to go to Immigration every 60 days instead !

I thought it was easier in the Philippines.

 

1 minute ago, Kerryd said:

People here whine to no end about having to do "90 Day Reports" as it is. Imagine the amount of cheese that would be needed if they had to go to Immigration every 60 days instead !

I thought it was easier in the Philippines.

 

But why do we have to do 90 day reports....?

7 hours ago, pomchop said:

TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said that TAT would propose tourist visas be valid for 45 days instead of 30 days and visas on arrival for 30 days instead of 15 days and the measure should continue until Dec 31, 2022.

 

One might think they would know that a tourist visa which is a pain in the butt to get online is valid for 60 days and not 30...why would anyone go through all the hassles of downloading doc after doc and paying a non refundable $40 and then waiting 10 days or more to get a response if all they get is the same 30 days (not 15 days) that a visa exempt person get for doing/paying nothing?

 

It always amazes me that that these govt and big corps can't spend a few baht to hire a native or at least fluent English speaker to PROOF READ their announcements.  It would take all of about 5 minutes for someone to point out the obvious errors. How much could that cost?  I suspect the problem is that it would cause some bigwig to lose face when shown he has no clue about proper english.

I am no supporter of TAT but most people would refer to them as Tourist Visas.

How many people on this site continually refer to Retirement Extensions as Visas?.

They are English speakers.

1 minute ago, StevieAus said:

I am no supporter of TAT but most people would refer to them as Tourist Visas.

How many people on this site continually refer to Retirement Extensions as Visas?.

They are English speakers.

This is an good example of when we should get the terminology correct.....as otherwise we get confusion. Like holding back the tide. 

19 minutes ago, transam said:

But why do we have to do 90 day reports....?

So they can tell if you are still alive !

Really no other reason for it. Most people on yearly extensions aren't changing addresses every couple of months or doing anything else that would concern Immigration so the only real reason they could have for the 90 day reports is to see if you show up (or mail it in or do it online).

Lol - though I suspect if you don't do the report, they won't actually go check to see if you are dead or not.

(When Dad died I did go to Immigration to inform them so they wouldn't list him as being on overstay or something. If I recall they did cancel his visa/extension.)

You said:

 

 thought it was easier in the Philippines.

 

Well, get married and you get a permanent visa. Once a year visit Immigration and pay around 200 Thai Baht (320 Peso) 

24 minutes ago, transam said:

But why do we have to do 90 day reports....?

Also - Siamburi's has excellent prices on cheese and a decent selection of them. Maybe they could do a "90 Day Report Whine" promotion. Show up with your new 90 Day report notice and get a discount on their cheapest cheese (and wine) for your whine !

3 minutes ago, Kerryd said:

Also - Siamburi's has excellent prices on cheese and a decent selection of them. Maybe they could do a "90 Day Report Whine" promotion. Show up with your new 90 Day report notice and get a discount on their cheapest cheese (and wine) for your whine !

This must win the funniest award of the day so far in response to an off topic deflective post. Well done sir.

1 hour ago, Iamfalang said:

NO NO NO!!! I am falang, I buy 20 baht noodle soup and get 150 baht massage!!!  I am the most important thing in Thailand.  Without my 20 baht this country would fail!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's right. It's always good to put a country's eggs into just one basket, like relying on exports of durian and other agricultural products to China. What could possibly go wrong? Just send all the Thai city slickers, office workers, hotel staff, tourist guides, and all people relying on tourism to the durian plantations upcountry. They will be pleased! Worked well in Cambodia in the late 1970s...

8 hours ago, EricTh said:

I thought they have already removed the TM6 requirement? I did not have to fill up one when I arrived a few days back.

It was only by air then.

Now they are proposing it not be needed at certain border crossings.