@Tod ********

ok I'll probably just apply for another covid extension then. Thanks!

@Tod ********

ok thanks. From what I've heard Pai immigration isn't doing covid extensions, or it's really difficult to get it done. Do you know if Chiang Mai immigration would give me another extension with less than 30 days left on my current stamp?

@Ellie ******

Well I can't cancel my non-B extension before April 30th because then I can't legally work, that's why I will do it ON April 30th after my final shift. Also, I will apply for only one covid extension because I only want to stay in Thailand for an extra 60 days anyway.

@Tod ********

commented that I have until May 29th to apply which contradicts your comment saying that I have until April 30th to apply.

@Tod ********

I was going to move up north for a couple months. So if I need a TM30 on file, and the deadline for applying is May 29th, could I just apply for the covid extension of stay anytime in May? That would give me ample time to find a place and file a TM30.

@Tod ********

Thank you. Yes, it's an extension of stay. Regarding the covid extension of stay, do I need a TM30 on file to apply for it? My current lease and corresponding TM30 end on April 30th, which is a Friday. I'm worried that I won't have time to go to immigration until May 3rd, which my TM30 doesn't encompass. Might this be a problem?

@Benjamin *****

Yes, I understand that. Thank you. So when my work permit expires on April 30th, and I try to leave Thailand on June 1st, immigration at the airport will see in their database that my extension of stay, even though it says September 2021, is no longer valid. Correct?

@Benjamin *****

Or when it expires?

Unless I missed it, I don't think that the original question was ever properly answered. She in essence asked whether or not there's a database connection between immigration and the labor department. It would be useful for myself to know as well - I will finish my job on April 30th, but my extension of stay is valid until September. Let's say I try to leave Thailand on June 1st. How will immigration know that my work permit ended on April 30th? They must know that in order to issue me the appropriate fines. So there IS a database connection - correct? Or will they request to see paperwork regarding my work permit?

@Benjamin *****

Interesting... well that gives me a lot to think about. In the meantime I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope the government changes the date to April 30. Thanks!

@Benjamin *****

Thanks. How much are the 60-day extensions? And would I even be eligible? Like would I be able to get the 60-day stay without jeopardizing the validity of my work permit?