. >> reporter: giovanni fahdo has been waiting for this day for seven months. is about to rereuni with his family in thailand after the bororder restrictctio kept them apart. giovan settled in thailand after marrying his thai wife in 2017. th have a 3-year-old son. last november giovanni went to nigeria to work on an offshore oil rig for a few months. but before he could return thailand's borders were sealed due to the pandemic. separated by thousands of miles, the only way he could feel close to his family was through video calls. >> everybody happy. >> reporter: finally in july thailand eased border restrictions for foreign spouses and family members of thai citizens. and giovanni was allowed back. >> now we are together. we are more stronger than before. next time i will leave my job. i will not finish my job and i will come back at home. if i feel the risk that i cannot come back, i don't take this risk anymore. >> reporter: but there's no such happy ending for most unmarried couples, who still have to wait. this woman is seven months pregnant and has been