Covid extension on expiring STV experience, can you really stay longer than 9 months without leaving the country?
Let me briefly share my experience...
On 18th Dec my STV will expire for the last time, and in theory I am supposed to leave the country because I have used both of my extensions.
However, I decided to go to my local immigration office in Nakhon Si Thammarat and attempt to get a covid extension, otherwise my options would be a visa run to Cambodia.
The covid extension was successful, and all I needed to show was a copy of my passport and visa + extension form. No medical insurance required.
So, if you have used all you STV extensions totalling 9 months, don't worry. Go and try to get a covid extension, as they are likely to extend the covid amnesty well into 2022, from what the officer told me.
Please note* this experience was easy and unique for me, however each immigration is different. I know that they also extend STVs beyond 9 months in Samui. I have attached 'evidence' of my experience in a photo below.
Thanks all you wonderful people!!
TLDR : Answer Summary
The post describes an individual's successful attempt to obtain a COVID extension for their Short Term Visa (STV) in Thailand, allowing them to stay longer than the standard 9 months. The person visited their local immigration office in Nakhon Si Thammarat after using both allowed extensions and received the COVID extension without needing medical insurance. They suggest that this policy may continue into 2022 but acknowledge variability in immigration practices across different provinces.
