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Yes, that is very worrying?

Absolutely agree, the IO staff explain to the 'tourist' they need to fill out a certain form, instead of saying OK, thanks, they starts asking why? Plus many of them cannot speak English and even though I am a native English speaker, even I cant understand what they are saying. How on Earth the IO staff can put up with this is mind boggling! Its no wonder some of them get frustrated and upset?

Totally agree with you , but it seems some people, and navies, never learn? Very sad and stupid?

Lucrative for the police?????

Quite so! Maybe she can be blamed for the Royal split, but the rest is totally absurd?

Depends what time you arrive in BKK? Usually early to mid morning the line at immigration is small and in the evening, afternoons are the busiest as generally more flights land.

Whilst you are correct, if a supervisor IO tells you something its difficult to argue the point? Just shows immigration is not accountable for their mistakes?

Not perfect by any means, but at least its something and is sending a message?

You are correct, they drink fall out of their chairs and start again. It can and does go on for days? In the winter in Finland, especially in the North, there is not much else to do.

Some actually go over the border to Russia to buy it, because its so expensive? Well they used to?

Norwegians are pretty good?

Being devils advocate here, but if the stamp is for 7 months and in the database, presumably, then when this person leaves Thailand at say Bangkok airport, how would the IO at the airport know a mistake has been made?

If you use agents, you don't get a visit?

Yes, but don't give your name or address?????

I worked in Taipei for a few weeks about 8 years ago, very interesting place, especially the food, but I found very few people spoke any English, which made thing rather difficult.

Its not the smart car that did a bad job its the people operating it?????

That's all you need! Been doing 90 day reports at Soi 5 in Jomtien for 7 years, first time say after going overseas TM47 after that just your passport with bar code slip from last time!

If I have a valid visa/extension of stay, not married, living where I am registered, do my 90 day reports, why would they feel it necessary to visit me? To be fair I have been here 20 years and they haven't! Their job is to ensure every foreigner is in Thailand legally. if not what is their job description?

Right, if someone had been charged and convicted of a crime relating to this, surely it would have splashed all over the news/social media. Now if it had happened to one agent, all the others would be up in arms, protests, maybe, I don't know, but it would big news? Certainly on forums like this?

I am in agreement with you that people can and should discuss the topics presented and related topics, but where do you draw the line? The topic of 'retirement visas and agents ' has been done to death and really people have there own views on it? Its a personal decision and I accept that. As for foreigners doing it in your home country, well that would depend on where that is? It would be naive to assume Thailand is the only country that has corrupt cops/immigration/judiciary? Corruption is widespread in most countries, maybe not so obvious, but its there?

Wouldn't that be ironic?????

Immigration might spend their time better by visiting houses/condos etc where they have information about people overstaying, instead of 'harassing' people who are legally in Thailand? Presumably illegal over-stayers would take precedence over legal people?

This has happened is the last few weeks. As others have said , avoid Mondays and Fridays and any day after a holiday!

The reason Jomtien is taking longer with just about everything is not because they have changed any of their procedures, its because of the sheer volume of people applying. There has been an influx of Russians and others in the area, plus now Covid is, lets say 'over' many people have returned. They cannot cope and are therefore taking longer to process everything, its not rocket science!

Aren't the recent irregularities all connected to the Chinese mafia/gangsters/businessmen?