Phuket Immigration overloaded by COVID visa rush

[webfact]

Foreigners were already forced to wait outside first thing this morning (Mar 25). After that, the queue just grew longer. Photo: Supplied

 

By The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: Phuket Immigration has yet to explain what caused the mass of foreigners to be forced to wait outside this morning (Mar 25) while waiting to even receive a numbered ticket to have their applications processed.

 

Foreigners at the office in Phuket Town reported to The Phuket News that the long queue of foreigners had already stretched down the stairs at the front of the building, waiting to be served in the upstairs section of the building.

 

The upstairs section is usually where foreigners staying on non-immigrant visas apply  to renew their one-year permit-to-stay.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-immigration-overloaded-by-covid-visa-rush-79462.php

 

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[GeorgeCross]

9 minutes ago, webfact said:

Phuket Immigration has yet to explain what caused the mass of foreigners to be forced to wait outside this morning

 

lack of foresight..

 

again.

 

not brain science is it?

[Frank Abegnale]

[LivinginKata]

Have they moved the one year extensions upstairs ?  Last year was office down below.  Sounds like like month extensions.

[KarenBravo]

31 minutes ago, LivinginKata said:

Have they moved the one year extensions upstairs ?  Last year was office down below.  Sounds like like month extensions.

 

Knowing the source and their priority to report quicker than their rival at the expense of accuracy, my bet is that yearly extension renewals are still done in Rm 103.

[RichardColeman]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Phuket Immigration has yet to explain what caused the mass of foreigners to be forced to wait outside this morning

Arrival of morning doughnuts would be my guess

[Mises]

Recently it took me 5 visits to get one stamp in my passport so there you have one reason.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Phuket Immigration has yet to explain what caused the mass of foreigners to be forced to wait outside this morning (Mar 25) while waiting to even receive a numbered ticket to have their applications processed.

Goes along the lines of the 5-P's

[farangroby]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Phuket Immigration has yet to explain what caused the mass of foreigners to be forced to wait outside

Maybe the bureaucracy?  

[raccos21]

Amazing Thailand!

[ThailandRyan]

Aren't the original extensions ending next week, and could this be why all the folks are there at the same time as they are all needing to extend again?  As @GeorgeCross said it isnt brain science and yes it appears to be a lack of planning on Immigrations part.  Did they think all of those folks would leave Thailand and go back home....TIT

[Roel]

Room 103 retirement, upstairs marriage etc.

[Bradmeister]

Not Foreigners! People! Tax Payers, and residents. 

 

How about men and women. 

 

We are not Cattle! Dammit! 

[Lokie]

1 hour ago, Bradmeister said:

Not Foreigners! People! Tax Payers, and residents. 

 

How about men and women. 

 

We are not Cattle! Dammit! 

Nope, we are lower than the fleas on a Soi dogs ar $e...

 

If IMO wants aliens to wait outside in the baking HOT sun then outside it will be... No quarter ever given on the whole... dont attempt to apply any logic. You will wait (not you exactly Bmeister, Im talking how it is) wait, sweat your Knads off, the Old, infirm & young alike then you will jump a few hoops if they can make you and then you will pay... and Smle and wear respectable clothing while they treat all like dog $ hit e

[Jorgendk]

3 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Aren't the original extensions ending next week, and could this be why all the folks are there at the same time as they are all needing to extend again?  As @GeorgeCross said it isnt brain science and yes it appears to be a lack of planning on Immigrations part.  Did they think all of those folks would leave Thailand and go back home....TIT

But then I can not understand why every one wait till the last moment to renew. I renewed mine 3 weeks ago.

[ThailandRyan]

8 hours ago, Jorgendk said:

But then I can not understand why every one wait till the last moment to renew. I renewed mine 3 weeks ago.

If they are good for 90 days, then why not wait until near the end date.  Unless the I/O's are automatically extending them for 90 days past the current end date, and not from the date you appear to extend.  If they are giving 90 days from the end date then that would make it easy to stagger the days folks show up to extend.  If not then by arriving a week or two earlier than the end date folks are loosing time.  Just like when folks use to do border bounces every 90 days, they went on the last day and not 2 weeks early.  I hope that makes sense to @Jorgendk

[Jorgendk]

48 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

If they are good for 90 days, then why not wait until near the end date.  Unless the I/O's are automatically extending them for 90 days past the current end date, and not from the date you appear to extend.  If they are giving 90 days from the end date then that would make it easy to stagger the days folks show up to extend.  If not then by arriving a week or two earlier than the end date folks are loosing time.  Just like when folks use to do border bounces every 90 days, they went on the last day and not 2 weeks early.  I hope that makes sense to @Jorgendk

The "Corona extention is normaly 60 dayes. I went 3 weeks before it ran out, to ask them whether I could get mine extended, when it run out. Answer " You will get extended when you apply. Do you want to apply now you are here anyway ?
I applyed, and got the extention until 60 days after my current extention run out. You therefore do not loose any by applying early.

[beechbum]

18 hours ago, KarenBravo said:

 

Knowing the source and their priority to report quicker than their rival at the expense of accuracy, my bet is that yearly extension renewals are still done in Rm 103.

Yeah still in 103, got a new retirement last week.

[ThailandRyan]

18 minutes ago, Jorgendk said:

The "Corona extention is normaly 60 dayes. I went 3 weeks before it ran out, to ask them whether I could get mine extended, when it run out. Answer " You will get extended when you apply. Do you want to apply now you are here anyway ?
I applyed, and got the extention until 60 days after my current extention run out. You therefore do not loose any by applying early.

And there is the answer that many do not know, that they will extend it from the end date already in your passport.  I am sure many do not know this and therefore why the last week load up.  I would hate to see the last day when numerous extensions end and folks que to get the new 60 days.  Sort of like the 90 day reports here in Bangkok at MTT since the 90 day on-line system is still down.  Total CF

[dpeti73]

No more covid visa after 31st of March if they not extend and no news about extension 

[zzzzz]

18 hours ago, KarenBravo said:

 

Knowing the source and their priority to report quicker than their rival at the expense of accuracy, my bet is that yearly extension renewals are still done in Rm 103.

RETIREMENT  downstairs
MARRIAGE, NON B  upstairs

Edited March 26, 2021 by zzzzz

[KarenBravo]

26 minutes ago, zzzzz said:

RETIREMENT  downstairs
MARRIAGE, NON B  upstairs

 

I never knew that.

[LivinginKata]

2 hours ago, zzzzz said:

RETIREMENT  downstairs
MARRIAGE, NON B  upstairs

 

Explains why Retirement queue is light.  Never realised Marriage upstairs.