Libya asked to waive exit visa for Thais to facilitate evacuation

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Libya asked to waive exit visa to facilitate evacuation
THE NATION

THAILAND IS asking Libya to cancel its exit visa regulations in order to facilitate the evacuation of Thais living there, Manopchai Vongphakdi, director-general of the Foreign Ministry's South Asia Department, said yesterday.

He was speaking in his capacity as chief of the operation centre set up to handle the evacuation.

"The Thai Embassy in Libya has asked Libyan authorities to facilitate the exit of Thais. If they agree to waive the exit visa, the evacuation will be faster," he pointed out.

Thailand has decided to bring all its citizens back from the war-torn country as fighting between armed groups becomes fiercer and the death toll rises.

A team of officials from the Foreign and Labour ministries as well as military doctors is scheduled to leave for Tunisia today to set up temporary offices in Tunis and Djerba to facilitate the evacuation.

Other countries including the United States, India and Canada are also evacuating their nationals.

Manopchai said Tunisia had agreed to set up a special centre at its border to deal with the influx of evacuees.

The first group of Thais to be evacuated will comprise of 11 students from the Libyan capital of Tripoli, which is considered to be the most dangerous. The group will travel to Tunisia by land before boarding a flight to Bangkok from Tunis.

This evacuation plan is different from a similar exodus in 2011, when evacuees left Libya by sea, Manopchai said. At that time, there were large numbers of Thai and foreign workers and the mission was urgent.

Also, this time, some 1,500 Thai workers need to be brought back from different parts of Libya, so it will take time.

Manopchai said the Labour Ministry would help follow up on the compensation for the evacuated Thai workers in accordance with relevant labour laws.

Those seeking more information on the evacuees can call the centre at (02) 643 5259, (02) 644 7255 or fax (02) 643 5522.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Libya-asked-to-waive-exit-visa-to-facilitate-evacu-30239880.html


-- The Nation 2014-07-31

[terryp]

remember when aid workers asked the thai government to relax visa restrictions for workers to HELP casualty's of the tsunami ...the answer was NO

[siampolee]

Ah self first. We are special.;We are Thai.

Edited July 31, 2014 by siampolee

[ukrules]

Oh, the irony.

[JesseFrank]

Did anyone notice they are talking about EXIT visa and not entrance visa ?

Never heard about such a thing

[rickirs]

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Did anyone notice they are talking about EXIT visa and not entrance visa ?

Never heard about such a thing

Law No. 6 requires that one who enters Libya with a visa requires an immigration exit stamp, ie., in their passport. Not all foreigners are required to enter Libya with a visa.

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MFA dispatches officials to facilitate evacuation of Thais from Tripoli

BANGKOK, 31 July 2014 (NNT) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed that it is today sending a team of officials to help evacuate Thais from Tripoli, Libya.

According to the Ministry, the team comprising 10 officials from the ministries of Labor and Foreign Affairs as well as military paramedics are leaving for Tunis, Tunisia, this evening to work with Thai authorities stationed in that country regarding the evacuation process. Upon their arrival, an ad hoc center will be set up in Djerba to coordinate the border crossing process for Thai evacuees. Another temporary center will be set up in Tunis, to help find accommodations and deal with the rest of the evacuation process.

Meanwhile, the Tunisian government today opens a special immigration center at the Tunisian-Libyan border to facilitate foreigners wishing to cross into Tunisia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the first batch of Thais to be evacuated from Tripoli includes 40 students and workers who will cross the border into Tunisia by car before switching to a plane from the capital of Tunis. It is expected that the evacuation of this group would last no more than a week, after which the next batch of 70 Thais in Benghazi will be evacuated.

The Employment Department is currently contacting the employers and labor employment agencies involved for compensations and travel expenses for the affected workers.


-- NNT 2014-07-31

[Bernard Flint]

Hope they get tested first

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41 Thai evacuees from Libya return to Thailand tomorrow
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BANGKOK, July 31 -- The first group of 41 Thais to be evacuated from Libya will arrive in Bangkok tomorrow.

Gen Tanasak Patimapragorn, supreme commander and deputy chief of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), said the first group of 41 Thai workers was evacuated from Libya to Tunis today and would return to Thailand tomorrow.

Meanwhile, 70 Thais in Benghazi in process, awaiting to exit Libya.

"Today we are ready to bring Thais back cautiously. They will be transported by day, taking about six hours to reach Tunis. Thirty Thai workers and 11 students sought to return and they will reach Thailand August 1. Seventy others in Benghazi are prepared for evacuation but the date has not been set because their departure is being arranged," Gen Tanasak said.

If Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot secure a commercial flight for the evacuees, the Air Force could immediately deploy a C-130 transport aircraft for the mission, Gen Tanasak said.

Thai authorities are facilitating the evacuation in Tunis and Djerba, Tunisia, he added. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-07-31

[siampolee]

Seventy others in Benghazi are prepared for evacuation but the date has not been set because their departure is being arranged,"

Anyone here familiar with the expression and the meaning slang wise of the word ''Benghazi'' in U.K. military circles?

Indeed it could be said given the current state of affairs in Libya ''Benghazi'' is indeed an apt name and holding place for those in the ''mire.''

[seabass69]

stupid arab countries need visa to leave. I guess it is to stop the sex salves from escaping

Like KY jelly?

[behonset]

Seventy others in Benghazi are prepared for evacuation but the date has not been set because their departure is being arranged,"

Anyone here familiar with the expression and the meaning slang wise of the word ''Benghazi'' in U.K. military circles?

Indeed it could be said given the current state of affairs in Libya ''Benghazi'' is indeed an apt name and holding place for those in the ''mire.''

wot! the Brits up no no good again?