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Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Risk COVID at Immigration? Phuket’s first coronavirus death! More shut downs? || April 7

Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Risk COVID at Immigration? Phuket’s first coronavirus death! More shut downs? || April 7

Phuket Governor order warns of B20k fine for not wearing mask in public

Phuket Governor order warns of B20k fine for not wearing mask in public

Phuket Governor orders ’shut down’ for Chalong, Kathu

Phuket Governor orders ’shut down’ for Chalong, Kathu

Ban on all international flights to Thailand extended

Ban on all international flights to Thailand extended

144,000 lose jobs in shutdown

144,000 lose jobs in shutdown

British PM in intensive care with coronavirus

British PM in intensive care with coronavirus

World body postpones badminton events in Thailand and Indonesia

World body postpones badminton events in Thailand and Indonesia
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Immigration Bureau pursues visa relief for foreigners
Immigration Bureau pursues visa relief for foreigners
Monday 6 April 2020, 08:59AM
THAILAND: The Immigration Bureau (IB) plans to seek cabinet approval for a new raft of measures for three different categories of foreigners in Thailand affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
Automatic visa extensions for tourists ‘in the pipeline’: Foreign Affairs
Automatic visa extensions for tourists ‘in the pipeline’: Foreign Affairs
Thursday 2 April 2020, 10:33PM
PHUKET: Automatic visa extensions for tourists has been approved by Cabinet and is only awaiting ministerial deployment, Natapanu Nopakun, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Information and Deputy Spokesman of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, has announced.
Stranded Thais allowed to return from Malaysia
Stranded Thais allowed to return from Malaysia
Monday 30 March 2020, 08:32AM
THAILAND: Nearly 300 Thais who were left stranded at the Wang Kelian immigration checkpoint in Malaysia’s Perlis State on Saturday night (Mar 28) have been allowed to enter Thailand but must quarantine themselves at home for 14 days, the Satun governor said yesterday (Mar 29).
Close to 300 Thais stranded at Malaysia border
Close to 300 Thais stranded at Malaysia border
Sunday 29 March 2020, 12:48PM
THAILAND: About 300 Thais who want to return to Thailand have been stranded at the Wang Kelian immigration checkpoint in Malaysia’s Perlis State opposite Thailand’s Wang Prachan checkpoint in Satun’s Khuan Don district were yesterday (Mar 28) denied entry after they did not go through the procedures set by the Thai authorities.
Russian arrested in Phuket for overstay, working as illegal taxi driver
Russian arrested in Phuket for overstay, working as illegal taxi driver
Friday 27 March 2020, 11:51PM
PHUKET: A Russian man who had overstayed in the country illegally for 163 days has been arrested for working as an illegal taxi driver, picking up tourists from Phuket International Airport.
Four Chinese tourists neglect PPHO rules, detained by police
Four Chinese tourists neglect PPHO rules, detained by police
Friday 27 March 2020, 01:04PM
PHUKET: Four Chinese tourists visiting Phuket have been detained by police after neglecting to inform authorities of an address change during their stay.
Phuket Immigration touts anti-crowding, COVID measures
Phuket Immigration touts anti-crowding, COVID measures
Thursday 26 March 2020, 07:17PM
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration today (Mar 26) announced its measures to prevent crowding at the office among its measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Immigration looks to cut crowding, wants 90-day report to be made online
Immigration looks to cut crowding, wants 90-day report to be made online
Thursday 26 March 2020, 11:07AM
THAILAND: The Immigration Bureau (IB) wants foreign residents not to come to its offices to make their 90-day place of residence report after overcrowding put paid to its attempts at one-metre social distancing against COVID-19.
Emergency decree bans entry to foreigners
Emergency decree bans entry to foreigners
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 08:34PM
BANGKOK: Foreigners will be banned from entering the country under the emergency decree being invoked to combat at the coronavirus pandemic.
British Embassy starts issuing support letter for visa extensions
British Embassy starts issuing support letter for visa extensions
Tuesday 24 March 2020, 12:47PM
PHUKET: The British Embassy in Bangkok has announced that it will issue support letters for any visa type so that British nationals stuck in Thailand can extend their stay in the country instead of having to risk infection by travelling either back home or to another country.
Phuket Immigration confirms B500 a day overstay fines are being levied
Phuket Immigration confirms B500 a day overstay fines are being levied
Monday 23 March 2020, 07:27PM
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration has confirmed that B500 a day fines are being levied on any people who remain in the country after their permits to stay have expired.
Australian consulate in Phuket confirms letters for expats stuck in Thailand
Australian consulate in Phuket confirms letters for expats stuck in Thailand
Monday 23 March 2020, 05:53PM
PHUKET: The Australian Consulate-General in Phuket has confirmed it will provide visa support letters to those Australians in Thailand who can prove long-term residency in Thailand.
Phuket Immigration jammed with foreigners, expats on non-immigrant visas forced to leave the country
Phuket Immigration jammed with foreigners, expats on non-immigrant visas forced to leave the country
Monday 23 March 2020, 01:03PM
PHUKET: Expats living and working in Phuket for years, even more than a decade, are being forced to leave the country because of the Immigration Bureau’s requirement for non-tourist foreigners staying in Thailand to obtain a letter from their embassies requesting the foreigner’s permit-to-stay be extended.
Australian consulate in Phuket still open, as mass cruise passenger transfer conducted at sea
Australian consulate in Phuket still open, as mass cruise passenger transfer conducted at sea
Sunday 22 March 2020, 05:17PM
PHUKET: The office of the Australian Consulate-General in Phuket has confirmed that its staff are still receiving and processing enquiries and notarial services. The confirmation follows many enquiries after the office posted a notice that it has closed to the public temporarily.
Phuket Immigration extends permits to stay for foreigners stuck in Thailand
Phuket Immigration extends permits to stay for foreigners stuck in Thailand
Friday 20 March 2020, 11:18AM
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration is issuing all foreigners stuck in the country due to the COVID coronavirus situation 30-day extensions so they do not have travel and risk infection, The Phuket News was told this morning (Mar 20).
Health certificates required of all visitors
Health certificates required of all visitors
Friday 20 March 2020, 09:01AM
BANGKOK: The government will extend the requirement of medical certificates and health insurance from Sunday (Mar 22) to cover all visitors to the country regardless of nationalities to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Officials announce full list of entry requirements
Officials announce full list of entry requirements
Thursday 19 March 2020, 01:27PM
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Public Relations Department has issued a slew of notices issued by Deputy Prime Minister Jurin Laksanawisit and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, including the formal notice ordering all entertainment venues to close and a reminder that any travellers from “Ongoing Local Transmission Areas” must have medical certificates and US$100,000 medical insurance before being allowed in the country.
Govt endeavours to clear up visa entry confusion
Govt endeavours to clear up visa entry confusion
Sunday 15 March 2020, 03:10PM
BANGKOK: The Foreign Ministry on Saturday (Mar 14) reiterated that the cancellation of visa on arrival (VOA) for 18 countries and visa exemption for three highly-infected countries came into effect on Friday.
Phuket officials announce daily COVID-19 checks on all arrivals from France, Germany, Spain, Singapore, Japan and Taiwan
Phuket officials announce daily COVID-19 checks on all arrivals from France, Germany, Spain, Singapore, Japan and Taiwan
Friday 13 March 2020, 01:14PM
PHUKET: Officials in Phuket will now check on all arrivals from Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, Germany, France, and Spain each day to monitor their health to make sure they are not infected with COVID-19, Phuket Vice Governor Phichet Panaphong has announced.
Phuket airport downshifts COVID entry requirements
Phuket airport downshifts COVID entry requirements
Friday 13 March 2020, 11:24AM
PHUKET: In a huge downshift in tracking potential COVID cases entering the country, the Airports of Thailand management team operating Phuket International Airport (AoT Phuket) has posted an oblige formal notice only announcing that arrivals from the six declared risk areas China, South Korea, Macau, Hong Kong, Italy and Iran must complete the “T.8” form declaring their travel history any health issues experienced in the past 14 days, and present a medical certificate attesting that they are not infected with the virus.
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