Great service at Chiang Mai Immigration.

[vivoviajar]

Credit where it's due, so a pat on the back to CM Immigration.

 

Yesterday I arrived at 0730, no queues outside, all very orderly.

 

I needed to do a TM 30 checkin, a Retirement extension and a Re entry permit.

 

Queue numbers were being given out at 0730 and I had completed all 3 activities by 0900.

 

All very efficient with smiling staff and relaxed clients.

 

Thank you Chiang Mai Immigration staff.

[glegolo]

I have never been up there, but reading almost thousands of posts about this Immigration that seems to be the worst in the whole wide world. Now suddenly it seems to be the best in the world. If I didn´t know any better, one might think that you owns that Immigration-office, hahahahah

 

glegolo

[KhunBENQ]

That topic looked like a click bait

[ubonjoe]

Perhaps things have changed recently after some immigration officers were transferred due to the complaints about the poor service at CM immigration. 

[sammieuk1]

I will see next week if the wheels are still on and post a hopefully glowing report???????? 

[RoyDee]

7 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

I will see next week if the wheels are still on and post a hopefully glowing report???????? 

Don't forget the chocolate brownie to keep them "relaxed".

[doremifasol]

Big Joke gave them an ultimatum.......

 

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[glegolo]

10 hours ago, doremifasol said:

Big Joke gave them an ultimatum.......

 

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Or an "offer they couldn´t refuse"...

 

glegolo

[neeray]

Big Joke must be reading TVF and he saw all the bad publicity about CM Immigration, decided to fix the problem.

 

Thanks for the refreshing update Vivoviajar.

[swineninety9]

5 hours ago, neeray said:

Big Joke must be reading TVF and he saw all the bad publicity about CM Immigration, decided to fix the problem.

 

Thanks for the refreshing update Vivoviajar.

One day, government will run off facebook likes or dislikes.

[OJAS]

18 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Perhaps things have changed recently after some immigration officers were transferred due to the complaints about the poor service at CM immigration. 

So, to use the official vernacular, these slow-coach officers were presumably transferred to "inactive posts".

 

In other words, pretty much the same in their case, of course.

 

At which particular office(s) are these officers now displaying their mastery of inaction, I wonder?

[balo]

Big Joke is running this country now.  Last seen in Chiang Mai and over night suddenly officials behave in a normal way  . Amazing. 

 

[blackhorse]

So, to use the official vernacular, these slow-coach officers were presumably transferred to "inactive posts".
 
In other words, pretty much the same in their case, of course.
 
At which particular office(s) are these officers now displaying their mastery of inaction, I wonder?

How is inactive post punishment? Go from working all day to playing candy crush?

[arithai12]

I also wrote some compliments to the new CM Imm, about ten days ago, regarding doing the TM30.

Unfortunately, today I had my face rubbed in the same old mess, if not worse.

 

I went there this morning directly after my flight hoping for a quick TM30, and found that the TM30 counter had been moved to the 3d floor. No elevator of course, so think twice if you have some luggage with you. Got there, small room full of people, not enough places to sit, some hanging out on the staircase, the numbers being called by voice, no queue status screen as the time before. The girl who was handing out the numbers was also doing the actual paperwork. Kept me waiting a few minutes before giving me a number, and I saw I would have 29 people in front of me. Thank you but no, turned around and left.

 

Looks like the old Promenada arrangement, only in a smaller, hotter room with nowhere to go while you wait.

 

As for extensions and all other business, the ground floor looked quite packed and chaotic.