Just want to let you know in case somebody is in the same situation:

I arrived in Bangkok with a Tourist Visa (Single Entry) from Penang on January, 21st.

Originally, I got the permisson to stay (stamp at the airport) until March, 21st (60 days).

On March, 21st I applied for the 30-day extension in Bangkok at Suan Plu. I paid 1,900 Baht and I got the stamp, no questions asked (as expected). So I got the permission to stay until April, 20th (today).

Today I went to Suan Plu again in order to get an additional extension for 7 days, as I would like to go to Malaysia by train, but the trains to the South are suspended at the moment because of an insurgent attack. I asked a lady at the Tourist Visa Extension Counter if it would be possible to get an extension for an additional 7 days. She said that 7 days are no problem, but I have to pay 1,900 Baht again. Again, no questions asked (I didn't even have to tell her the story about my planned train trip) and I didn't have to provide any outbound ticket. About 20 minutes later (it was pretty crowded today), I walked out with the permission to stay until April, 27th, as requested.

So I guess nothing really changed, it's still possible to get an additional extension for a short time. :-)

Just want to let you know in case somebody is in the same situation:

I arrived in Bangkok with a Tourist Visa (Single Entry) from Penang on January, 21st.

Originally, I got the permisson to stay (stamp at the airport) until March, 21st (60 days).

On March, 21st I applied for the 30-day extension in Bangkok at Suan Plu. I paid 1,900 Baht and I got the stamp, no questions asked (as expected). So I got the permission to stay until April, 20th (today).

Today I went to Suan Plu again in order to get an additional extension for 7 days, as I would like to go to Malaysia by train, but the trains to the South are suspended at the moment because of an insurgent attack. I asked a lady at the Tourist Visa Extension Counter if it would be possible to get an extension for an additional 7 days. She said that 7 days are no problem, but I have to pay 1,900 Baht again. Again, no questions asked (I didn't even have to tell her the story about my planned train trip) and I didn't have to provide any outbound ticket. About 20 minutes later (it was pretty crowded today), I walked out with the permission to stay until April, 27th, as requested.

So I guess nothing really changed, it's still possible to get an additional extension for a short time. :-)

thanks for the update joshbkk, i need to go next week for this. suan phlu seems to be consistently more professional than some of these other offices.

these extensions which everyone agrees is ez to get. how long does the whole process take.

please give answers in hours. i cant believe it takes less than an hour like the poster says, it looks like a madhouse in there.

Edited April 21, 200719 yr by blizzard

Believe it or not, it didn't take me more than 20 minutes, although it was pretty crowded. About 15 people got their passports back before me, while I was waiting.

Just make sure that you prepare everything before you go to the counter:

• Your passport with copies of the main page and the page with the visa and the departure card
  
• The filled-in application form with a passport picture attached
  

Quite many people were sent across the street to get copies and/or passport pictures...

Edited April 21, 200719 yr by JoshBKK

Joshbkk,

Thanks for the info. I have to go do an extension (30 day after the 60 TV). I did it once but had someone do it for me so sadly I did not pay attention. So,

*get (1) photocopy of passport picture page, tourist visa and departure card (each, so three)

*one passport picture

*filled out TM(7) form

*1900 baht

anything I missed?

anything I missed?

No, that's it!

You can also copy the Tourist Visa and the Departure Card together on a single page. That's what the copy shop did where I went to get my copies.

Funny thing is, given that Suan Plu is the biggest office, I never had a problem in there, always fast, and a few times they gave me the benefit of long weekend or whatever excuse I was using at the time when I was a day or two late. Doubt that's true of other offices, from what I hear.

Yes indeed, I've been there a couple of times and I cannot complain: The staff was always polite and professional and I got what I wanted without any hassles. Also, I never heard any complaints from other foreigners I met there, for them everything seemed to work out smoothly, too.

I cannot compare with Immigration branchs somewhere else, however, because I never went anywhere else...