Extension of tourist visa refused

[manonthemon]

My girlfriend, Indian, was just refused an extension of her 60 days tourist visa at the immigration office in Phuket.

 

She was told that hers and 8 other countries can't get a normal 15 to 30 days extension and 7 days is all she can get. 

 

Is it some new rule? It wasn't mentioned on the immigration website. We also asked a renowned law office and they confirmed she could get 30 days. Even an immigration volunteer at the Phuket office informed us that 30 days it what she'd get. 

[ubonjoe]

From immigration website. https://www.immigration.go.th/content/service_4

 

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The alien:
(1) Must have been granted a tourist visa (TOURIST).
(2) Must not be of a nationality or type prescribed by the committee monitoring official
proceedings of officers of the Immigration Bureau.
( In case of the following natinalites ,extension of stay permit will not be longer than 7 days ; Sri Lanka ,India,Pakistan,Bangladesh,Iran,Nepal,Togo,Nigeria,Uganda )

 

[manonthemon]

So now the question is will she be let back in if she flies out to Malaysia and comes back the same day in order to enter on a 15 day on arrival visa exemption stamp? 

 

We need a little more time in Thailand to get her non b papers in order. 

[Lamkyong]

We also asked a renowned law office   i am impressed any names please

[ubonjoe]

12 minutes ago, manonthemon said:

So now the question is will she be let back in if she flies out to Malaysia and comes back the same day in order to enter on a 15 day on arrival visa exemption stamp? 

 

We need a little more time in Thailand to get her non b papers in order. 

She can get a visa on arrival without a problem. The fee is 2000 baht now.