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UPDATE: JULY 27. 2020

Immigration Bureau Confirms Amnesty Extension, Also Allows One Last Extension To October 26th

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27/07/2020

Deputy Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Natapanu Nopakun, on Fri Jul 24. officially confirmed the extension of the visa amnesty automatically until September 26th next. This was followed by an announcement from the Immigration Bureau which allows for a final 30-day extension which has to be applied for personally on both flight availability and medical grounds for a further, maximum extension of 30 days until October 26th.

Amnesty visa holders can apply for one last extension on medical and flight availability grounds

Immigration police have clarified that there will be no further automatic extension to the amnesty and that all foreigners must be prepared to leave the kingdom by September 26th. 

However, there is the possibility of applying, on a personal basis, for a further 30-day extension to the prescribed departure date.

This can be granted on the basis of either a medical condition or a letter from the applicant’s embassy stating that they are having difficulty in obtaining a flight home.

It follows indications that access to Thailand for passenger planes may still be limited until the very end of the year.

Australian Embassy has confirmed that it will issue letters although it is unclear about others

In recent weeks, the Australian embassy has specifically indicated that it will now issue such letters to those who require them via an email system where applicants can submit their details including date of birth, passport number and other required information to the embassy.

This facility was a reversal of an earlier policy by Australian Ambassador Allan McKinnon.

Other embassies such as the US and UK missions have, in the past, indicated that they are not in a position to issue such letters.

It remains to be seen whether the required letters can be obtained for this purpose and which embassies will oblige their stranded citizens in the kingdom.

Medical cert for extension medical grounds

For foreigners seeking an extension after September 26th on medical grounds, a medical certificate from a medical practitioner is required. 

The Immigration Bureau has specified, however, that the maximum extension that can be granted after September 26th is until October 26th or 30 days. This extension must also be applied for in-person and the required documentation brought to the relevant immigration office.

After that date, anyone who entered Thailand between January 20th and March 26th and availed of the virus amnesty as a tourist, must either have already departed the kingdom or have applied for or been granted a long term visa on the appropriate grounds.

90-day report obligation to be completed during August for foreigners staying on after July 31st

Anyone falling outside the scope of these provisions will be staying in Thailand illegally with all the attendant dangers including the risk of arrest, imprisonment and, additionally, the payment of heavy financial penalties.

The Immigration Bureau has also clarified that there is now a 90-day reporting requirement for those who are availing of the extension of this amnesty and who remain in the kingdom after July 31st.

Such visa holders must report their address to their local immigration office between the 1st of August and the 31st of August.

SOURCE: The Thai Examiner / Immigration Bureau Thailand

27/07/2020

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