Thailand approves extension of visa amnesty until September 26

The Cabinet on Tuesday said it extended the amnesty for foreigners’ stay in Thailand amid the global coronavirus outbreak for a second time.

95% of Thai people say ‘no foreigners’ to prevent 2nd wave of COVID-19

A vast majority of Thais — 94.51% — say foreigners should be barred from entering the country to prevent a second wave of the Covid-19 spread, according to an opinion survey by the Suan Dusit Rajabhat University or Suan Dusit Poll. The poll was carried out online on July 14-18 on 1,459 people throughout the […]

Thailand to offer ‘grace period’ for foreigners’ visa extensions on a case by case basis

Foreign visitors still stranded in the kingdom by the Covid-19 pandemic will be allowed to apply for an extended short stay after their visas expire on July 31, the Immigration Bureau chief said on Friday.

Embassies won’t issue extension papers for citizens stranded in Thailand

Several embassies in Bangkok on Tuesday said they will not issue any further visa extension letters for their citizens when the overstay amnesty in the coronavirus pandemic expires on July 31

PM Prayut vows to step up COVID-19 measures after incident in Rayong

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has apologised to the people for lax Covid-91 measures which failed to effectively put dozens of foreign visitors in quarantine.

Thailand marks 50 days of no new COVID-19 local transmission

All new found coronavirus cases are imported abroad by Thai repatriates or those in the state quarantine.

Thailand’s COVID-19 vaccine ready next year says Thai research team

A novel coronavirus vaccine being developed by a Thai research team in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania is expected to enter mass production by the end of next year

First wave of COVID-19 pandemic ends in Thailand

The first wave of the Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand has ended as the country has reported zero local transmission of the disease for 48 consecutive days, said Sopon Iamsirithavorn, director of the Bureau of General Communicable Diseases.

Aranyaprathet border to open for traders 5 hours a day

Checkpoints are being reopened to Cambodian traders for five hours a day as border markets on the Thai side slowly return to business, according to local authorities.

Filipina student tries extending her visa in Korat told to return on July 31 to get more extension

The University of the Philippines (UP) student is in Thailand to visit her family when the state of emergency was implemented banning international commercial flights.

Certificate of entry from Thai embassy or consulate required for foreigners to enter Thailand

CAAT reiterates the ban on international commercial aircraft remain in place, while the exemption for 11 groups of Thai and non-Thai nationals to enter Thailand is under the conditions that they apply for necessary documents from the local Thai Embassies or consulates worldwide.

LIST: Thailand’s Alternative State Quarantine hotels and their costs

Here is the list of Alternative State Quarantine hotels and their costs in Thailand.

Official announcement on Emergency Situation Declaration Extension Until July 31

The Cabinet, during its meeting on 30 June 2020, approved the extension of the period of the enforcement of the Declaration of an Emergency Situation for one more month, from 1 to 31 July 2020.

Thailand aviation authority’s announcement on International Flights

This notification shall be effective from 1 July B.E. 2563 (2020), 00:01 Thailand local time onwards.

Thailand to admit 50,000 more travelers starting Wednesday

The government on Monday said 50,000 foreigners are expected to begin flying to Thailand starting Wednesday as part of the partial border reopening in the coronavirus pandemic.

Thailand reports 7 new COVID-19 in state quarantine on Monday

Thailand’s government said on Monday that it had discovered seven new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The infected cases were Thai’s returning from India and the US. This is 35th straight day of no new locally transmitted case in Thailand. The new discoveries bring the total number of cases up to 3,169. […]