Renewed visa ... u all got charged 1900 baht?

[jackyjack]

hi to all , 

 

im not sure what the standard rate is for renewing visa.

 

i got charged 2000baht . i know its 100 baht difference didnt make a fuss or anything 

 

 but just wanted to know if anyone was charged 2000baht ?  

[Thailand]

Why didn't you prepare 1900 baht before you went?

[jackyjack]

Just now, Thailand said:

Why didn't you prepare 1900 baht before you went?

the person at the counter told me it was 2000baht

 

 

[worgeordie]

Did they charge you 2000 Baht, or did you give them 2000 Baht

and they did not give you change ?, that can happen,that's why

I always give them the correct amount.

regards Worgeordie

 

[jackyjack]

1 minute ago, worgeordie said:

Did they charge you 2000 Baht, or did you give them 2000 Baht

and they did not give you change ?, that can happen,that's why

I always give them the correct amount.

regards Worgeordie

 

the lady told me it was 2000baht .... 

[jackyjack]

anyway in future will make sure the amt before paying . its 1900 baht no matter when right ? 

 

its  aone time off and i know better now . thanks for the replies

[worgeordie]

Just now, jackyjack said:

the lady told me it was 2000baht .... 

It must have been a Covid 19 tip, just joking ,which office

was it ?,

regards Worgeordie

[PAWNEESE]

I always give the exact correct money.  We all know how much it is ..and when we are going ... not so much to avoid not getting change but to make it easy for everybody at a chaotic imm. office.  

 

Guess you being told 2,000 strange though  and you unlucky.

 

At Jomtien IOs dont handle cash really .. any change due is returned with your passport on collection.  I guess all payments goes via a single cashier.

 

Next time you will have 1,900 me thinks.

[jackyjack]

13 minutes ago, PAWNEESE said:

I always give the exact correct money.  We all know how much it is ..and when we are going ... not so much to avoid not getting change but to make it easy for everybody at a chaotic imm. office.  

 

At Jomtien IOs dont handle cash really .. any change due is returned with your passport on collection.  I guess all payments goes via a single cashier.

 

Next time you will have 1,900 me thinks.

i will definetely bring  1900 baht next time  haha 

[jackdd]

Udon Thani immigration office? They like to pocket the extra 100

[jimmjam]

I had this before a long time ago, the I.O said he didnt have any change.????, even though i saw him pull out a load of 20's before i sat down for the extension.

Probably needed it for som tam or whatever lunch was to be had that day.

 

[bkk6060]

The IO probably had a nice 100 b lunch.

So, you helped her have a better day and added to the economy.

Think positive about it.  Good job!

[petedk]

Which office was it?

I have always given 2,000 baht at Chaeng Wattana and always received 100 baht return.

[bbi1]

32 minutes ago, jackyjack said:

the person at the counter told me it was 2000baht

 

 

Which immigration office?

[Puchaiyank]

I gave 2000 baht 1st day...2nd day went to pickup passport...asked about my 100 baht...was told I needed to ask for it to get it back...

 

Lo and behold after returning my 100 baht... they double checked my paperwork and decided they need more evidence of landlord ownership...

 

Landlord lives in Germany.  Cost me 800 baht to clear up the fabricated problem...????

[ChouDoufu]

43 minutes ago, petedk said:

Which office was it?

I have always given 2,000 baht at Chaeng Wattana and always received 100 baht return.

i was careful in my preparations for my extension at CW, had all the right documents, and gave them the correct 1900 baht with my application.

 

my passport was returned with 100 baht and a receipt for 1900 baht.

 

did i get scammed?

 

 

[jacko45k]

Was it an Extension, or a Visa, a conversion to a Non-Imm-O, which costs 2000 baht?

[PatOngo]

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

The IO probably had a nice 100 b lunch.

So, you helped her have a better day and added to the economy.

Think positive about it.  Good job!

Yes, her insatiable greed was satiated!  Think of her as a greedy grub!

[jackyjack]

33 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Was it an Extension, or a Visa, a conversion to a Non-Imm-O, which costs 2000 baht?

Extension of the visa .... 

[jackyjack]

44 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said:

I gave 2000 baht 1st day...2nd day went to pickup passport...asked about my 100 baht...was told I needed to ask for it to get it back...

 

Lo and behold after returning my 100 baht... they double checked my paperwork and decided they need more evidence of landlord ownership...

 

Landlord lives in Germany.  Cost me 800 baht to clear up the fabricated problem...????

 should have "forgot" abt the 100 baht  

[BritTim]

Charging 2,000 baht can be reasonable if they do some photocopying for you. Otherwise, you should have paid 1,900.

[jackyjack]

2 hours ago, BritTim said:

Charging 2,000 baht can be reasonable if they do some photocopying for you. Otherwise, you should have paid 1,900.

nope .... nothing  ... 

[Aland]

Did I miss something? Which office did this open at?

[Puchaiyank]

8 hours ago, jackyjack said:

 should have "forgot" abt the 100 baht  

Hind sight...20/20...shared experience to give others something to think about should immigration keep their 100 baht change...????

[barry553]

Surely the person who overcharged you is a thief. I can't stand the way people try and say look at the bright side you're helping the Thai economy. 

[amykat]

10 hours ago, ChouDoufu said:

i was careful in my preparations for my extension at CW, had all the right documents, and gave them the correct 1900 baht with my application.

 

my passport was returned with 100 baht and a receipt for 1900 baht.

 

did i get scammed?

 

 

You are lucky you got out of there.  It was probably a set up for theft charges, they were planning on taking you to a safe house and extorting money from you over a series of days, **** **** style.  ????????

[petedk]

On 4/1/2020 at 12:37 PM, ChouDoufu said:

i was careful in my preparations for my extension at CW, had all the right documents, and gave them the correct 1900 baht with my application.

 

my passport was returned with 100 baht and a receipt for 1900 baht.

 

did i get scammed?

 

 

Haha Were you a gentleman and did you tell them about the mistake? Or maybe you didn't notice until you had to do the 90 day report. 

[petedk]

23 hours ago, BritTim said:

Charging 2,000 baht can be reasonable if they do some photocopying for you. Otherwise, you should have paid 1,900.

I remember when immigration was at Suan Plu in Bangkok. 

 

I seemed to meet this rather overweight lady every time I went there. I remember I had problems with a lost TM47 and, to cut a long story short, I was supposed to hand in a few extra photocopies. She just got up and took the copies and when she came back she said "50 baht" and gave a huge smile. She asked me to sign the copies, which I did and then I smiled and 100 Baht! She burst out laughing. I miss her. She was always so friendly.

 

Btw. The copies were free of course.