Will Thailand open Special Tourist Visas (STV) for foreigners currently in the country?

Less money you have to have in the bank..

@Kathy ***************

I've got friends from the US in quarantine now on O-A visas they got AND several more comin' in shortly on them.

They seemed to have really gotten the online process working good on O-A visas at least.

@Mark **********

You dont get your tourist visa inside Thailand every time you visit the country, what you get is a 30 day visa exemption. Two totally different animals. The STV isnt issued in country.

@Mark **********

. You can actually follow most of the original alignment with one or two small detours, as some parts just come to an abrupt end. I drove one section which was a simple two lane highway with the grass creeping in on either side until the pot-holed bitumen was only just wide enough for one car. I turned around thinking I'd gone the wrong way and drove about 30-35 KMs back to the closest town to ask directions to discover I was on the right road. If I'd just driven another 3km I would have passed the familiar brown "Historic Route 66" sign. I took almost three weeks to do it, as lots of towns along the way required further exploration. It was great. I'd like to do it again before I die!

@Mark **********

. I haven't. That'll be the return trip after the next 66 trip. When I did 66 in 2002, the Lincoln was still being properly mapped. The Lincoln is a proper coast to coast trip so it's a must do. After Covid!

@Mark **********

. That'd be a ride and a half to Europe! Have you done Route 66?

@Bim ******

, the STV was intended for high spenders.

@Chan ***

it doesn't exist. Let's wait and see if anyone genuinely enters Thailand on one. Not seen it yet.