iskup2015 posted: " Extend visa validity, OFW cried to Thai govt. By Nidz Godino "We have processed nearly 10,000 letters appealing for the host government to extend the stay of Filipinos here," Philippine Ambassador Millicent Cruz-Paredes said during "
"We have processed nearly 10,000 letters appealing for the host government to extend the stay of Filipinos here," Philippine Ambassador Millicent Cruz-Paredes said during the Laging Handa briefing some 10,000 Filipinos are pleading for extension of validity of their visa in the Kingdom of Thailand.
Also, Philippine Embassy in Bangkok received numerous request to extend the passport validity of some Filipinos, she stressed.
Paredes said they already held discussions with Thailand officials to include Filipinos in their vaccination program.
Currently, there are around 30,000 Filipinos in this Southeast Asian country.
On the other hand, Cruz-Paredes said Embassy has so far recorded total of 30 COVID-19 cases among Filipinos in Thailand.
Of the number, two are active cases, 27 have recovered, and one died.
She said the Filipino community in Thailand is also taking extra preventive measures in the middle of the third surge in COVID cases.
"Filipino community is concerned about surge in number of infections", Paredes said.
According to her, current surge was due to entry of new coronavirus variants.
"we are on the third wave right now… second occurred around December, attributed to the entry of migrant workers", she said.
"Third wave occurred around March this year 2021, believed caused by emergence of new coronavirus variants, she concluded.
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