My covid extension expires 25th March. I arrived dec 2020 on STV. I am now told no renewal.
I will be in Pattaya, can I do a trip to cambodia and back without vaccination?
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A user seeks advice on traveling to Cambodia and re-entering Thailand without vaccination, as their covid extension expires soon. Replies indicate that returning to Thailand would require a 10-day quarantine, while entry to Cambodia would involve a 14-day quarantine for the unvaccinated. The discussion includes thoughts on why the user did not opt for a regular visa extension and shares varying experiences regarding the extension process and inconsistent immigration rules.
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I arrived in December on tourist visa, got 60 days covid extention last week.
Did you go through an agency or did you do it yourself? I went to an agency and got mine and asked them they thought it would be the last time it was available.
Nothing is certain of course, but they believe due to humanitarian reasons and because there will always be new variants it’s covid extension won’t be ending just yet. But who knows?
Perhaps Vietnam is a better option. It's just a 72 hour PCR test before arrival..you can now get 15 day visa exception on arrival, depending on which passport you have.
Vietnam is open with just a test (PCR 72 hours / ATK 24 hours). Even visa free entry is reinstated for certain countries. Returning to Thailand would be the bigger pain in that case.
You came with an STV? Why did you opt for covid extension then instead of regularly extending your STV for another 3 months? Anyways: Did they give a reason as to why another covid extension could not be done? I had a covid extension ending on March 25 myself and got another one until May 24 now. Initially they said cannot. Then they wanted to give only 30 days. Too many immigration officers just don’t know the rules properly. We explained it to them and walked out with what I wanted - and what the current legislation allows: another covid extension.
thanks I entered dec 2020 used my 3 renewals and now several extensions. I will try to extend once again in Pattaya. Agents tell me phuket will only extend tourist visas. I live in phuket so usually do it there.
had the same problem, Phuket immg does not do covid extensions if you switched the visa inside the country. Spoke to my school and other agent, couldnt find any solution and decided to visit my family for the summer 🤔🤣
It is true that only tourist visa holders will still be able to get covid extensions. Or rather non-immigrant visa holders no longer are. It would be my understanding though that an STV is in fact a (special) tourist visa. And hat is how I would argue my case. When in doubt: try a different office / officer. The inconsistent outcomes always surprise me.