Is there a reason behind the confidence that there will be an official announcement about visa amnesty in Thailand?

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Hope this isn’t too general but I’m seeing a lot of “wait for official announcement” responses. Which of course sounds reasonable.

Is there a reason behind this confidence that there will even be such an “announcement”?

Tl:dr —In short, has there been an official announcement that there will be an official announcement?

Ask Thailand · Answer

The community discusses the confidence in an upcoming official announcement about visa amnesty in Thailand due to previous communications from the government and immigration officials. While an official statement indicating intentions for such an announcement has been mentioned, uncertainty remains regarding the specifics and timing.

Robert ******* · Answer

And the deal was: on this page we share facts, no guesses, no tarot cards readings, no crystal ball messages, no magic 8 bal outcomes, no tea leaves, facts,

And as this turns into maybe this could be but they should mean or if the did try to tell that in another way this page might be full of visa advice, I close it

Dom ************** · Answer

I got told by an official the request to extend amnesty as been submitted to the government and pending approval. They refused to tell me for how long it would be extended nor guarantee it would be approved, but unlikely it would not be.

Tab ***** · Answer

In case this means anything: the appointment page was just updated today, with the booking type being renamed originally from "Tourist Visa Extension" *specifically* to "Tourist Visa issued by Thai Embassy or Consulate". A sign that on-arrival/visa-exempt foreigners may be singled out? 👎🏽

Michael ****** · Answer

The confidence I have is in the fact that so many immigration officials are saying the same thing: “wait for an announcement.” Plus, Thailand usually takes care of people it needs. In the meantime, I’m staying focused on teaching 32 classes every week. And waiting for the announcement.

Kumiko ******** · Answer

I guess my comment was deleted because I put YouTube link maybe?

PR Thai government mentioned there will be official announcement about visa amnesty on their video, 3rd July.

Lu **** · Answer

"once the situation has been resolved or has returned to normalcy" - we're a looong way from normalcy.

good luck folks and thanks for the input!

Phoebe ********* · Answer

Yay, there's hope 🤞

Justin ********** · Answer

It's also worth mentioning that the original amnesty (due to expire Apr 30th) was only extended on the 21st.... Given the government holidays at the end of this month, hopefully they'll announce something either tomorrow or early next week :)

Peter ******** · Answer

Thats interesting. No one in the government or Immigration could say the situation is resolved and we have "returned to normalcy"

Robert ******* · Answer

Yes, as it is written in the first announcement on 7 April 2020

Is there a reason behind the confidence that there will be an official announcement about visa amnesty in Thailand?

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