Dart12

18 minutes ago, Jason1921 said:

Also, were you here on a visa at the time, or just a 30-day visa exempt?

I was on the extra 30 day extension for visa exempt.

I cannot tell you office hours for immigration at airport, but I assume they are 24/7.  But don't assume when it's your butt on the line.

Maybe try an agent for your immigration office if you want to do it in advance?  

I had a weird case of old PP to emergency PP due to embassy and then immediately to NEW PP.

So I had my agent move stamp from old pp to emergency pp for me for like 800 baht.

2nd time, from emergency to NEW PP I just did it at border (but I was also under expectation that I wouldn't need to move anything since I was leaving country...but I was wrong.)

Possible options:
I do not know if you can go to another immigration office and do this? 

or if you can just hire an agent that can get it done for you there or at another immigration office?
or just go to a nearby border or airport and get it done  before hand.  (they did mine outside and before I could give my pp to the immigration officer to leave the country).

4 hours ago, Mike Teavee said:

It doesn't need to be moved as, unless he has a re-entry permit or a multi-entry visa, his permission to stay will end when he leaves the country & when he re-enters he will get a new permission to stay in his new Passport. 

 

It's a different point if he does have a Re-Entry permit or Valid Multi-Entry visa but he explicitly states that he's not looking to move his visa so I'm assuming not.  

 

 

I just did this.  They DO move it now.

@ OP, you should also be able to get it done at immigration.  But they will do it at borders/airport.


I thought (as the gentleman above thought) that there would be no need to move it...but the officers stopped me at the window and had me get it moved before letting me proceed to leave the country.

This took roughly a half an hour.  Of course, the time it takes is gonna vary by where you are and how busy they are...so just plan for that time suck.

It was a 500 baht fee btw, as well.

*they asked me for letter from embassy but embassy no longer issues them and immigration is supposed to know this.  I did have a letter on hand because I got my new PP 2 days after the "no letter" rule and I begged since I knew there was a big chance of it coming up at the border.

3 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

It's a North Korean public health official.... not Kim.

 

"The North Korean Ministry of Public Health's Dr. Jong Min Pak has been seated on the WHO's executive board with a term set to last until 2026."

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-congratulates-kim-jong-un-north-korean-election-who-executive-board

 

Technically you are right.  But in NK all things are Kim.  What he says is the first and last word.

The sky, the ground, the air, the water.  It is all Kim lol

3 hours ago, h90 said:

Do you have a link for the Kim thing? I read that Russia has problems with diplomats as NK is still or again complete closed because of the fear of Covid or any other virus/bioweapon. But I couldn't find much information and don't know if it is true or not....One source reports that NK delivers ammunition to Russia, the other source says that the border is complete locked down...that is contradicting each other

I don't think we are talking about the same thing, but here is a link about North Korea getting a governing seat at WHO.

https://www.newsweek.com/north-koreas-new-power-who-sparks-outrage-1803667

She's fast and she's agile.  Caught him from behind while also dodging flying chairs.

Can't believe a witness didn't have this fight on record lol

4 hours ago, Caldera said:

Yes, the 5000 baht charge includes everything that is required. You just give them your passport/docs and make yourself available for your visits to the DLT.

I found that service to be a rip off for what is done (dr cert, residency cert, and taxi driving).

But understand that for some doing the homework can cost more than spending the 5k.

I mean, I pay essentially 2k plus the 1900 for agents just to go do my 30 day extension.  Not for the ease of paperwork, but for avoiding that office, the headaches, and the all day lines.

4 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Say what. 

Name of agent.

TikTok in Pattaya charge 1500 just for certificate of residence. 

VIP charged me 800 or 900 to get residency I believe.

Yeah, if that 1000 included dr and residency that a heck of a deal too, even without the handholding at the bureau!

20 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

My massage lady takes falang to get driving licences for 1000 baht, agents charge circ 5000 baht

Nice.  I didn't use an agent when I found out they can't help in any way with drivers licenses.. 

They don't get you to the front of line or keep you from having to go twice or any benefit except one stop shop to also get your residency cert and physical cert.

I still used the agency to go to immigration to get my residency to keep me away from immigration.  A little homework and I found a clinic that charged 100 for physical just going in and out to get the paperwork.  First clinic I checked wanted like 800.

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

how much?

to get my 30 day extension it was 3500 baht total.

But I know you guys are talking about something different here so that won't apply.

but they were cheapest to do/ get driver licenses and residence certs too.

they answer pretty quickly on their channels:

https://web.facebook.com/vipvisapattaya1

or LINE VIPVISA11 

website seems to be hacked so don't go to it.

VIP Visa is usually lowest price for standard services in Pattaya (that I've found).  They do door to door service.

**although last time I had to travel to Immigration and take photos in front of the building (eliminating door to door at least for one required visa trip).  Something new it appears.

 

even with Lazada and Shoppee, I've learned you MUST video opening the package as your proof if not sent the right item, a broken item, the right number of items, or even any item at all.

No video, no refund.  You lose.

FB is individual sellers.  Send money after your own research if viable company or not.

so they had 1000 leads that lead to 9 people doing wrong and convicted.  

I guess I don't write interesting articles.

Just end the wine tariffs please

5 hours ago, Dart12 said:

Non o conversion 20k for 3 months in pattaya is my next visa, which may continue on to an ED visa for additional 12 months.

3 separate agencies gave this option.

Convert to Non-ed 3 month then take 12 month extension @ $X per 3 month (2 actually require full year payment)...or go home after 3 months and when I come back repay for the 3 month Non-ed.

^The reason going home is mentioned is I've intended to fly back to the states for the fall season.  But may hold off for one more year until qualify for the retirement visa when headaches become much smaller for exiting and re-entering.

I'm not going to argue with you on if possible/ not possible as I'm not a Thai VISA expert.   

However, this IS what multiple agents are offering and the one I'll go thru is respected here and been in operation 18 years or more.  No reason not to believe him in my book.

Amber Heard is swiping right...

Non o conversion 20k for 3 months in pattaya is my next visa, which may continue on to an ED visa for additional 12 months.

is there a breakdown of nationalities that they rounded up?

28 minutes ago, Polar Bear said:

According to posts on FB, he's already been found and has a flight back to the UK today. 

You have a link to the actual post?

10,000?  to hold down and detain...which would likely require some "softening" prior.

Sounds more like they less interested in getting him back and giving him a good *ss-beating that would be illegal for the parent to do back home to deliver, and be able to give him an "I told you so" as well.

I have a longer history now as well, was going to Ban Pakkard when agent driver saw my passport, he freaked and said I couldn't go thru there (little late as we were already 2 hours into the drive.  I also triple checked with the agency themselves that everything would be ok and showing them my passport and visas.).

Anyways, he then took me to Ban Laem and I was given VIP treatment for 2k more, no problems.  
Although the gentleman with me had half a second of problems and was being denied before the VIP concierge tapped her on the shoulder and told her to let him thru that his passport is fine.

I just went to Ban Laem a second time with no issues using an agency  from Pattaya that only goes there.  It was 3000 total.
Good service.

Cause:
Ease of ready to eat fast processed foods
all of which are full of sugar.
Which is denser in calories
Which is unfulfilling as nutrients which causes you to eat more and more often.

Plus, (which relates to the above), which might be number one here...all the delicious flavored sugar teas, milks, coffees, energy drinks which are nothing but high count, BAD/TERRIBLE calories...that induce more hunger as well.

and being an addictive-like drug, it draws people to eat MORE sugar causing a looping cycle of going back to get more easy to eat unhealthy snacks.

Part of all this starts with being too lazy for someone to be cooking (even if they have the time).  

Sure, you can out exercise your calories (see Michael Phelps who ate 15,000 a day of just about anything he could get his hands on), but most people are not doing that kind of work.  Especially women historically.

so, there ya go.

19 hours ago, rwilem said:

Hey, there you are. 

OK, entry stamp for a 45-day visa-exempt was in the now-expired passport. The new one had the 30-day extension. And so when exiting at the land border, they copied the entry stamp into the new one? And at a charge of 500 baht. 

 

Been in the same situation at the airport, but I don't believe the expired tourist visa/entry stamp was transferred (I was also on a 30-day extension to the tourist visa). Nope, at the airport just could see immigration was updating their record of my entry/exit history on the now-expired passport and connecting it to my new passport number. Took a few minutes, but no problem, on my way after that.

 

At a land border, certainly more 'discretion' comes into play. What all did they do in your case? Seems that nothing should have been required to be put in the new passport, that seems odd. But maybe a case of 'make work/play for pay?'

 

Well, at least you did beat the agent!

I had my Entry transfered into my emergency PP  Then I had my extension stamped into my emergency PP

That PP was then canceled when my official PP was ready (which of course was blank).

I did not think anything needed to be transfered either?  (why?  the stamp was done and it was shown to exit).

However, the officer handling my departure looked at my PP's and waived over a guy that said I needed it and took 500 and 30 minutes waiting.

they weren't busy. 

I think it was a money grab too personally...but I don't care really about $15 as long as I have zero troubles leaving and coming in.

Even after that she took 4x the time to let me thru as she did any others that went thru her.  But that's why I went with the vip group pass lol..."I got people."

It cost me 500 baht at the border to get it done when crossing.

And if I wanted my agent to do it at local immigration she was charging 900 baht door to door service.

Hope that helps ya some.