COVID visa extensions open for two more months COVID visa extensions open for two more months PHUKET: Foreigners staying in Phuket on the 60-day ‘COVID visa’ can now apply through to September to extend their stay in Thailand, Phuket Immigration has confirmed. Friday 16 July 2021, 10:33AM Image: Phuket Immigration UPDATE: ’Inspector Joe’ at Phuket Immigration has confirmed that extensions to COVID visas are dated from the date the current ’visa’ is set to expire -- not the date that the foreigner applies for the extension. The so-called ‘COVID visa’ was launched amid the pandemic last year so foreigners stuck in Thailand can stay in the country until they choose to go home or more options to fly home become available.