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4 minutes ago, n00dle said:

3800 baht is cheap as chips if it buys me time to get a different visa sorted in country.  i also wouldn't want to have to catch a flight anywhere during covid christmas

 

Yeah, I'm not complaining.

I don't have a problem paying it if I have to, Just thought that the 60 day extension would be same as the month extension as same paperwork. 

Would rather pay it than fly home at the moment. 

4 minutes ago, fondue zoo said:

Just got off the phone with CW immigration direct.

We were told that with the following combination we would be granted an extension until December 31st.

 

• Embassy Letter
• Application submitted before October 31st
• 1900 Baht

 

Are you on a tourist visa, did you extend tourist visa last month or get letter from embassy? If you don't mind me asking. 

As I said in post above, different offices seem to have different rules. 

I'll be waiting till nearer the end of the month to gather more information before I go back in. 

When the officer told me today that it would be 3,800 baht for 2 month extension I thought she must be wrong. 

Thanks  

@HandsomeTallFarang 

I am in the same boat as yourself, I paid to extend tourist visa to the 26th October last month also. 

I went into ubon immigration today to ask basically the same questions. 

The officer told me that I'm good to the end of this month. When I asked about getting a new stamp for free until the end of November as I already paid to extend, she said can not do for tourist visa, only for people that had letter from embassy.

I don't see what the difference is personally, I paid for extension that I didn't need to use. But hey, thats life I suppose, can't win them all. 

Two options for staying after 31st October she said. 

1. Get letter from embassy and get a 30 day extension 1,900 baht.

2. Get the 2 month extension without embassy letter. 1,900 baht x2 so 3,800 baht, double bubble. 

I asked her to confirm the double bubble price again as I thought i must have heard her wrong but she said that's the price pay double. 

Might be different in other offices regarding the free extension if paid last month tho, they seem to make up their own rules in different offices I've noticed. 

Anyway, its better to pay the piper and stay here for another couple months than go back to the UK at the moment, so I'll be going back to immigration before the 31st.

Hope information helps.

1 hour ago, edwardandtubs said:

The tambon issue is a bit of an odd one. Was your TM30 not up-to-date? I wonder how they would deal with someone checking into a hotel the night before. As it's a tourist visa it shouldn't be a problem.

Hi Edward.

I'm not to sure what the deal was with the tambon, its the first time I have been asked for that from the office in ubon.

Last time I reported that i was back staying at the house was in February when I came back from savannaket. 

I'm sure they would be OK with others getting an extension if they were up here a few days or so and had the relevant documentation. 

Thanks.