jacko

Agreed, I have missed a few emails but not needed anyhow.

The swine....

I was unable to make an on-line payment in the morning and the phone lines were all busy, so something wrong on their network. later in the day it worked.

Or do what you are doing, pour over Thai friendly at work and self gratify!

And would that be wise under the current situation?

Just a few pics from town today... Beach Rd end of Klang about midday. Showing how quiet it is, but far from the deserted images from the European major cities. Klang towards the beach. Beach Road looking South. The Beach looking South. The Beach looking North. The much changed exchange rates, Soi 7 Soi 8

Christo Jivkov

I have not heard yet of this and any comment would be speculative. I doubt anything will be announced as it has been weekend. If one has a letter from the Embassy an extension is possible, but I believe the UK is not issuing them. If you have already used up your allowed 30 day extension to a tourist visa or Visa exempt entry, a further 7 days can be had by applying for another and having it rejected, they would understand why. Personally I would also be concerned about being packed into immigration to get this! I was there to get an unnecessary Re-Entry Permit 12 days ago and that caused me concern. Later Edit: Looks like some accommodation is being made allowing more than the usual single 30 day extension of a TV or VE entry. See this post on Thai Visa. 954736701_Immigrationmemo30dayextensions.pdf

The OP is from the UK too and I thought the tests were only available from a hospital, and even then only when a person had symptoms.

One needs a medical certificate saying all clear of Covid-19, and I doubt they can be obtained easily. Also insurance of $100,000 Covid specific.

With the current requirements to enter Thailand you would be unable to board anyhow. Postpone, but cancel altogether if you can and there is a financial advantage. Make your own decisions....

Well I just drove South from the Amari... traffic moving OK... but only because there hardly is any. It was different 2 weeks ago.

I watched S1.. mostly for the skin....but boy did that program get boring and silly real quick.

If they are paying for new aircraft can Boeing and airbus freeze payments? They sure don't need to be making new aircraft now!

Serious stuff.... will there be evac flights allowed to land? I watch Sky early a.m. here, midnight to 1am there in UK, but stop there as I get stressed by it all!

They will if my Mrs has anything to do with it! I never noticed that apparently they are turning off the water all night at my place.... have a tank so didn't notice. Neighbour who doesn't told me.

It is interesting to log onto flightradar and see the comings and goings over my home... I see the odd plane as it throttles down for a descent into U-Tapao. It sort of reminds you it isn't yet a 100% lock-down.On my phone I look, in comes Qatar from Doha, there is the Emirates from Dubai, wow an A380 heading to India from Singapore. Hmm, a flight coming in from China, what is that doing there? Many fewer than in the past of course..... I worry for people who are not 'home', can they get there? I remember being stranded many years ago due to 9-11, I was quite worried, thank heavens for a Texas sports bar and beer, and Delta who took my BA ticket. I now have a similar underlying dread I had then. But this time I will remain put and hope Thailand remains a good host.

Snatch their bloody hand off....... do you really think things will settle down that quickly. I believe you will need health certificates to enter Thailand by then, there is even some confusion over whether it is a requirement at the moment..... likely it is still for China, HK, Taiwan, Italy, S,Korea etc. (There is even a risk of a complete ban) https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/eng/ind_outbreak.php https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154034-all-visitors-to-thailand-require-medical-certificate-insurance-and-monitoring-system/

Coincidentally I received an email from them this morning moving a return leg from Bali by a day. Seems odd they are still even considering flying at all. I tried to cancel the whole booking but am unable to online and I am not inclined to go to one of their offices as they suggest. We are in a meltdown.

A J Class ticket might stand a better chance of a refund... I will get nothing back mine in Economy (Saver H I think). But to be honest, lost purchases on flights etc are likely the least of our worries as financial markets collapse and many corporations go bankrupt.

The Thin Red Line.

And I thought it was because I topped off the pool.

I got a strange SMS message to my phone with a link offering Coronavirus insurance, which I deleted. Who the hell is giving out my phone number?

Yes although I have no experience of doing this.... Thailand Visas are obtained on-line in the UK from The Embassy or I believe from Consulates by mail or collection. Also (which I failed to mention) a booking into a hotel for a few days can get the TM30 report done and hence get the Tourist Visa Extension done, I believe there are no questions asked wrt 'where have you been staying since you landed up until now'..... Correct that 2 land crossing Visa Exempts are allowed per calendar year and 30 days are given for each, it is a long time since the 15 day limit was changed. I did quite a few of those Cambodian Visa runs, in my early Thailand days I did use Triple Entry Tourist Visas and Multiple Non-Imm-Os, neither of which is available from the UK nowadays. There are still Visa run outfits that do a day run to the Cambodian Border and back from Pattaya. I was at immigration a few days ago to get a Re-Entry permit, it is always a busy looking place but in effect I was dealt with in 20 minutes or so.

A Non-Imm-O Visa allows for a 90 day stay, which cannot be extended unless you have a Thai dependent, or apply for a long term extension (- 1 year).