Foreigners on non-immigrant visas urged to exploit loophole: Phuket Immigration

Tiger Boxer Thai Police motorbike. Photo: Highway Patrol Images / flickr.
PHUKET: The new long-stay visas approved by Cabinet yesterday are not grounds for tourists already in the country to apply for similar extensions of stay, Phuket Immigration confirmed to The Phuket News today (Sept 16).
The new “Special Tourist Visa”, now in short being called the “STV”, was approved by Cabinet yesterday, and confirmed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha after the Cabinet meeting.
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By The Phuket News

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