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As the title of this video suggests, we are discussing the Thai Visa Amnesty extension yet again. 

I haven't really wanted to discuss this very much since the sort of retroactive extension of the prior Visa Amnesty conclusion. That was rather an interesting situation where Amnesty did affirmatively end, there was sort of this interim period and then a retroactive Amnesty was announced and then it was extended further until the end of October. 

A lot of folks have said to me "Well why should I do anything about my Visa if it looks like it could just be extended under Amnesty anyway?" Well that is when they get you!  I don't mean Immigration is going out of their way to get you, but what I am saying is it is circumstances like that that I always find at least in my personal life to be those circumstances where I always find myself in a negative set of circumstances where it is like normalcy bias as they say. You believe that "oh it has just been happening like this, so it is going to continue to happen". Now I have now twice I believe said "hey get your visas in order. Amnesty is looking like it is ending. They are saying it is ending. Presume it is going to end they are serious about this", and it has not come to pass.  So you know take that for what you will. I still think it is very prudent and it is very good advice that those who do not have long-term lawful status in Thailand and intend to be in Thailand for the longer term foreseeable future, it is a very good idea to get into status rather than presuming this Amnesty will continue forever notwithstanding the fact that it has been continuing even though Authorities have said it was going to end.