Thai Immigration releases more information on “Grace Period” for visa amnesty
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Thai Immigration, along with the English Spokesperson for the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, have released more information regarding a grace period for those in Thailand currently on visa amnesty.
The visa amnesty applies to...
Thailand Immigration Chief gives more details on visa amnesty proposal
Bangkok-
The Commissioner of the Royal Thai Immigration Bureau gave more details this evening on a proposed visa amnesty extension.
The Pattaya News originally announced this earlier this afternoon. The proposal, which is expected to go...
Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarifies process for entry into Thailand for multiple groups...
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The Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs has clarified the entry process for several groups of foreigners to Thailand.
The process was clarified in a series of picture graphs released on various social media channels. All...
The Thai Government clarifies exact steps to currently enter Thailand for foreigners
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The Public Relations Division of the Thai Government released a chart, seen above, that outlined the steps to currently enter the country as of July 8, 2020.
The Pattaya News took the liberty of clarifying...
Talks continuing about visa amnesty situation in Thailand, but no decisions made yet
Bangkok-
The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration, or CCSA, is continuing talks throughout this week with relevant agencies about the amnesty visa situation that affects an estimated hundreds of thousands of foreigners in Thailand currently...
Reader Mailbag: Immigration visa requirements and inconsistency in the long stay expat community
Editor's Note: The following is a letter from a local resident sent to The Pattaya News. The opinions and writing within this letter are their own and may not reflect those of The Pattaya...
Thai Government spokesperson says they are aware of foreigners with valid visas trying to...
Bangkok-
Thai Government spokesperson Mr. Natapanu Nopakun spoke at a Covid19 Coronavirus Situation Administration (CCSA) briefing today about foreigners with valid Visas who were trying to return to Thailand.
These foreigners were not tourists, generally were...
Foreigner complaints and frustration rise over lines at Immigration, Thai Authorities say help is...
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Complaints and frustration over lines at Immigration have reached a deafening level, with multiple pictures and e-mails sent today alone to The Pattaya News of a crowd estimated to be in the hundreds at...
Official announcement due “very soon” regarding visa extensions after frustration grows with long lines...
Bangkok-
At the daily press briefing in English by a Thai Government spokesperson, Natapanu Nopakun, the issue of visa extensions, especially for tourists stuck in the country and unable to leave due to border closures...
Thailand closes even more border crossings
BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of the Interior has acted on an order from Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, to close border checkpoints by ending special trade posts and restricting permanent...
