Immigration offices NOT doing 14-day "under consideration" stamp for covid extension

[marcardar]

As I understand it, some immigration offices (for example, Chiang Mai I believe) give a 14-day "under consideration" stamp when applying for a covid extension. Only when you go back a couple of weeks later will you get the full page sticker.

 

So which immigration offices just give the sticker straight away?

 

Running very low on blank passport pages. Note: I arrived on visa exemption and already have my one month extension.

[ubonjoe]

Bangkok immigration is not doing the under consideration stamp as far as I know.

[DrJack54]

4 minutes ago, marcardar said:

So which immigration offices just give the sticker straight away?

Good question. 

It seemed that not long ago some offices were not doing the under consideration stamp and more recently seems back in vogue.

Please report back your experience. 

More simple to apply where you are and cop whatever they give you. 

[The Hammer2021]

Perhaps you need a new passport

[Ohyesuare]

Just now, The Hammer2021 said:

Perhaps you need a new passport

Not helpful and doesn't answer the OP's question.

[The Hammer2021]

1 minute ago, Ohyesuare said:

Not helpful and doesn't answer the OP's question.

Actually it addresses the problem the OP mentions..running out of pages. A serious issue that needs to considered as it can take several weeks. Problems don't exist in isolation

[marcardar]

For sure I know about renewing my passport, but the point is I cannot be sure if I will receive the new one in time. Therefore, I would like to have a backup solution of how to extend without needing two blank pages.

[Ohyesuare]

3 minutes ago, marcardar said:

For sure I know about renewing my passport, but the point is I cannot be sure if I will receive the new one in time. Therefore, I would like to have a backup solution of how to extend without needing two blank pages.

Might be worth a shot to explain to them that you are worried about running out of pages and hope you'll find an understanding officer who will skip the under consideration part?

[Caldera]

44 minutes ago, marcardar said:

For sure I know about renewing my passport, but the point is I cannot be sure if I will receive the new one in time. Therefore, I would like to have a backup solution of how to extend without needing two blank pages.

You don't need two blank pages. One blank page is sufficient for both the "under consideration" and the extension stamp (it is not a "full page sticker" as per your OP).

[marcardar]

33 minutes ago, Caldera said:

You don't need two blank pages. One blank page is sufficient for both the "under consideration" and the extension stamp (it is not a "full page sticker" as per your OP).

Oh that's interesting. I heard the "under consideration" stamp is a bit larger than half a page, but if the sticker fits on the same page then that's much better.

[Mac Mickmanus]

2 minutes ago, marcardar said:

Oh that's interesting. I heard the "under consideration" stamp is a bit larger than half a page, but if the sticker fits on the same page then that's much better.

Both the under consideration stamp and the full stamp can fit on one page

[ubonjoe]

3 minutes ago, marcardar said:

Oh that's interesting. I heard the "under consideration" stamp is a bit larger than half a page, but if the sticker fits on the same page then that's much better.

Immigration only does stamps. The extension will be a stamp not a sticker.

[kelboy]

I went to sukhothai immigration 1 week ago and got 2 weeks and told to come back in 2 weeks to get my 60 days. My mate went  to the same office 2 days ago and got a straight 2 and a half months. 

[Pla Simon]

Surin ( Kap Choeng ) will stamp your 60 days straight away for 2,500 baht, all in - you can apply 2 weeks before your current stamp expires.

[jackdd]

26 minutes ago, Pla Simon said:

Surin ( Kap Choeng ) will stamp your 60 days straight away for 2,500 baht, all in - you can apply 2 weeks before your current stamp expires.

What if you refuse to pay the 600THB bribe?

[Panadadad]

30 minutes ago, jackdd said:

What if you refuse to pay the 600THB bribe?

Just like everything else here in los no pay no play

[Pla Simon]

 

26 minutes ago, jackdd said:

What if you refuse to pay the 600THB bribe?

Then you pay 1,900 baht, and get a 2 week "under consideration" stamp.

 

No coercion.

 

I've received nothing but good, mannerly service there, for many Years.

[sateuk]

On 12/15/2021 at 12:36 PM, Ohyesuare said:

Might be worth a shot to explain to them that you are worried about running out of pages and hope you'll find an understanding officer who will skip the under consideration part?

He must literally have only 1 page left if he worried about room in his passport, the time to worry was months ago

[Road Warrior]

more 90 day hassle why don't the thai government have a brainwave if possible !  and scrap the 90 report ??????

[DrJack54]

4 minutes ago, Road Warrior said:

more 90 day hassle why don't the thai government have a brainwave if possible !  and scrap the 90 report ??????

I would be very concerned if that occured.

Next minute they would stop the requirement of hand drawn map. 

Would make me consider Vietnam. 

[marcardar]

18 hours ago, sateuk said:

He must literally have only 1 page left if he worried about room in his passport, the time to worry was months ago

False, I have two pages left. There are other reasons why I would prefer to delay renewing my passport if possible.