Mobile immigration service set up in Bangkok to help foreigners

[webfact]

Mobile immigration service set up in Bangkok to help foreigners

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that foreigners who needed their visas processed were impressed with immigration's "mobile service".

 

Early on Saturday morning immigration officers went to Bangkok Patana School in Bang Na on the outskirts of Bangkok where teachers, students and those needing an extension were processed. 

 

It then moved to Bumrungrad Hospital in upper Sukhumvit. 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The media quoted spokesman Pol Col Pakkhapong Sai-ubon as saying this was an idea from immigration chief Pol Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang and another top brass official to help ease pressure and stop overcrowding on workdays.

 

All virus protocols were followed. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

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[tonray]

Hmm...interesting...how can I get them to come out the house ?

[rodknock]

it would have been nice if notice would have been out out in advance.

 

[Matzzon]

1 hour ago, tonray said:

Hmm...interesting...how can I get them to come out the house ?

Buy giving a nice little donation. 
 

1 hour ago, rodknock said:

it would have been nice if notice would have been out out in advance.

 

What? This is as good time as any. 12 days in advance.

[CorpusChristie]

I cannot see the Government extending the visa amnesty now, not now that people are getting visa extensions .

[fangless]

I don't suppose they have posted an itinerary anywhere have they?

[bluesofa]

3 hours ago, fangless said:

I don't suppose they have posted an itinerary anywhere have they?

Looking at it, I see they'll be outside my house on 12th of Never.

[tonray]

I see a bunch of British passports and a few miscellaneous others.  Interesting... 

[ChaiyaTH]

So 1% benefits of this media act mobile service while the rest is as usual.. Eeergh.

[hotchilli]

On 9/14/2020 at 10:00 AM, tonray said:

Hmm...interesting...how can I get them to come out the house ?

Go past Sept 26th without renewing.. 

[Bender Rodriguez]

please explain ... I live 5 km from Suvi, you know, the main airport in thailand

 

I can see the few planes land

 

but I have to travel 40 km in taxi single way to get anything done ...

 

having an immigration where most people land or can easily access (skytrain) is too mut

 

I have to go to the other side of the province in a s... office with self entitled IO's

[josephbloggs]

7 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

please explain ... I live 5 km from Suvi, you know, the main airport in thailand

 

I can see the few planes land

 

but I have to travel 40 km in taxi single way to get anything done ...

 

having an immigration where most people land or can easily access (skytrain) is too mut

 

I have to go to the other side of the province in a s... office with self entitled IO's

Awwwww, the immigration office isn't right on your doorstep, poor little you.  It's pretty handy for people who live near CW though.

Why should they have an immigration service office in the airport?

1.  People arriving in the country already have visas or are visa exempt.  People landing don't need to apply for extensions of stay or do 90 day reports.  There are immigration officers and visa on arrival counters for those that need them.  Full immigration services are simply not needed at the airport, hence they are not located there.

2.  In normal times Suvarnabhumi is over capacity and over crowded.  But you would like to have hundreds / thousands of extra people a day milling around to do 90 day reports or extensions of stay.  All taking up space, all queueing for taxis.  Great idea.

CW will soon be connected by the pink line monorail so you'll be happy as all government office should be connected to mass transit just like they are in the UK, the US and Australia.

[FritsSikkink]

18 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

please explain ... I live 5 km from Suvi, you know, the main airport in thailand

 

I can see the few planes land

 

but I have to travel 40 km in taxi single way to get anything done ...

 

having an immigration where most people land or can easily access (skytrain) is too mut

 

I have to go to the other side of the province in a s... office with self entitled IO's

They have immigration at the airport, where all people land. 

[rkidlad]

On 9/14/2020 at 9:42 AM, webfact said:

Daily News reported that foreigners who needed their visas processed were impressed with immigration's "mobile service".

Yes, I'm in a Line-group chat with many foreigners of different occupations, and we all very impressed how clandestine they kept this whole operation.