What should foreign nationals in Thailand do about their tourist visa renewal before the September 26 deadline?

For sure... they locked down the border hard and tight. The USA/UK/Brazil/ Mexico etc took opposite approaches and we now see the results overall. And agreed, i felt this in the beginning, once closed - how can you possibly identify a good re-opening point?

@Eddie ******

yeah just charge 20k for 3 months, fall it special covid visa and it will sell like magic.

@Todd ********

hopefully they open borders soon. Ive got a year or so.

@Mark ********

you find yourself in the incredibly complex situation COVID has created and nationalistic enthusiasm is perpetuating. Until global borders are open again, all nations should be extending long term visas to people within their respective nations until such time as situations such as yours can be effectively resolved.

@Todd ********

and pray you dont get caught. Im not worried about a lil prison time and deportation, in worried that Ill never get back im for a long time because fiance is here and she cant go to my country either.

@Mark ********

no need to worry at all. The world will carry on normally. If not sorted, overstay it is. Life goes on :)

@Todd ********

all you will be getting is a dick stamp up your arse if you are not sorted. I know you are, but some are not.

@Mark ********

something to look forward to! At least they won't be busy at the offices anymore, so house calls would be nice. Maybe they could bring renewal stamps with them and we won't have to make the trip to immigration?

@Todd ********

not goin to answer a suicidal question. But i would love to see poeple pay 500 baht to immigration officers that comes to your reported house for a check.

@Kool ******

you are saying here that immigration agents don’t take bribes 😂 😂- have u heard of visa agencies in Thailand?

@Greg *******

not a word about countries paying for flights. Literacy matters.

@Todd ********

Lots of countries pay for repatriation flights. You gave me my laugh of the day

@Kool ******

ha ha ha. Yeah. Ok.

@Todd ********

, the police take bribes, usually, but immigration agents don't...lolol. their job pays much more than the police, that must suppliment their income to survive raising a family.

@Ko**

for sure not. Moratorium on bribes!! No amount of money can save you! I wonder if everyone should check out of long stay hotels in Bangkok and go enjoy the beaches south until bribes are permitted again?

@Todd ********

, It doesn't matter what your home embassy might do, Thai immigration does not pay for your flight, you do. Immigration in a few weeks will start doing what they were doing before this virus was even a thought. They were going around to most long stay appartments and condos catering to foreigners checking passport copies at the offices, and then checking the person themself if the date was overstay. This is how they caught most long overstayers in Bangkok, and they were not taking bribes.