Can I travel to the Philippines and return to Thailand on a Covid extension visa?

Covid extension visa Re-entry permit Thailand immigration Travel restrictions Visa regulations Expat advice

May 5, 2022

3 years ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

I was on the STV for 9 months. Switched over to Covid extension. About to get another Covid extension. Thinking about Philippines for a couple weeks. Can I come back and still be on my Covid extension? Will they not let me back because of all my immigration stamps from thailand? I been here a lot

1,276

views

likes

all likes

replies

images

users

TLDR : Answer Summary

The original poster is considering traveling to the Philippines while on a Covid extension in Thailand and is concerned about returning under the same extension. Responses indicate that a Covid extension typically does not allow travel since it explicitly states an inability to travel. In addition, there are concerns that immigration may scrutinize the traveler's intentions given their prolonged stay in Thailand. It is suggested that re-entry might only grant a 30-day visa upon return, regardless of the traveler's history in Thailand, and paying attention to entry requirements for the Philippines is also advised.

Philip **********

Before you think about going. Have you checked Philippines entry requirements? I thought that they were still doing the two week quarantine.

3 years ago

John ********

You' ll get a 30 day visa when you return.

Nothing to do at all about how many times you have visited. For more than 10 years I have visited 40+ times...I treat each arrival as the first time...either just 30days on arrival, or the appropriate visa for my intended stay organised before travel...simple really.

3 years ago

Winston ********

We who have retired here and living here for years do not get such privileges. Even if we left the country and returned on our valid retiree visa, we had to go through all the same protocols just as any tourist (though we are NOT tourists coming in only for a short time). Do you think others will get such privileges as sought in these posts? This is one reason why I have not left at all. More expensive to return. I am waiting for normalcy as pre-Covid days.

3 years ago

Todd *********

Lol. No. They won’t let you back in on your Covid extension. They may question your intentions as you have spent over a year here, go on a 2 week holiday and wish to re-enter as a tourist. Maybe avoid BKK for re-entry

3 years ago

Kool *******

Actually think about it. It is an unable to travel extension, and you are showing immigration you can travel, so do you think they will give you another unable to travel extension when you just showed them you can travel?

3 years ago

Rogerio ******

If you're a couple of weeks out, you should be fine, but i doubt anyone will be able to tell you with any certainty since it depends on how Immigration sees your 'been here a lot'.

Obviously nobody here has a list 'been here 10 times -> ok' 'been here 11 times -> not ok'

3 years ago

Brandon ************

You cannot get a re-entry permit on an "unable to travel due to Covid" extension because it literally says you can't travel in the name of the extension.

3 years ago

Nigel *********

@Brandon ***********

'cmon man. Got to be worth a try. 🤞🤷

3 years ago

Reply to

Nigel *********

Thai Visa Advice and Everything Else

... members · 60% approval rate

The Thai Visa Advice And Everything Else group allows for a broad range of discussions on life in Thailand, beyond just visa inquiries.

Join the Group

Thai Visa Advice and Everything Else