CM Paulie

Arrived CM Immigration around 6AM to enter cue for visa renewal. IO was already there assigning cue numbers. Probably 50 already at the facility. Not too many for retirement because my cue number was R7. Processing began at 6:30 by the IO's who were there. By 8AM the remaining employees showed up. At 9AM I was standing at position 7, handed my paperwork to very cordial young man. He thumbed thru the papers place an ink stamp on pages that I needed to sign on the dotted line even thou I had already signed them on the bottom copy. Provided me a couple of pages to fill in and sign referencing the penalties involved with over staying. Them we got to the 600 pound gorilla in the room, also known as the Income affidavit from the US Imbeciles, errr Embassy Consulate, which I was fortunately attested to on 20 Dec. The nice man reminded that the new financial requirements will be the criteria for granting future extension renewals. He also requested any documentation that I had that showed my income but not necessarily income that was transferred into Thailand. Good for me I had requested an annuity statement from Railroad retirement that showed my monthly income. He highlighted the monthly amount, did the math converting it to Thai baht and wished me a nice day. Passport was returned to me in about 5 minutes with a shiny, new Non O retirement visa stamp. Also in need of a reentry permit. Got a new cue number that put mesecond in line. Long story short, got the visa renewal, reentry permitand was out of there by 9AM. GREAT JOB CHIANG MAI IMMIGRATION, GREAT JOB!