Covid extension - Phuket (report)

[secondtime]

Today I went for my third covid extension in Phuket Town (I originally arrived tourist exempt in the Phuket sandbox).  Covid extensions were moved to tents outside, and they were busy (long lines at the photocopier and by 10:30 the queue numbers were over 150).  Otherwise it was the usual process.  IOs were very efficient, one was checking documents and another 4 taking applications.  When it was my turn they didn't read my explanation, just checked that all paperwork was present and signed.  No questions about TM30, and my last TM30 was filed in a different province.  Everyone was told they can pick up their stamped passports tomorrow.

[DrJack54]

Thanks for report and nice to see not the carry on that is happening to some at CW and MTT.

 

As for que to photocopy....if people are that foolish not to prepare in advance the required docs and TM7 then what do folk expect. 

[secondtime]

Speaking of being prepared, it seems they also moved all of the forms outside.  I saw some people filling them out at outdoor tables, but before I left I stopped in the office to grab some extras for next time (I'm an optimist ????) but there were none in the building.  The second floor office was very empty without the covid extenders, I'm sure the other visa types will appreciate this.

[secondtime]

Figured I'd bump my old thread instead of creating a new one.  Today I successfully got my fourth covid extension at Phuket Town.  It was almost the same experience as my previous extensions - crowded, 99% Russian, friendly and helpful IOs, and no real attention paid to what you wrote on the application forms, only that you had all the right forms.

 

My details - arrived via Sandbox as tourist exempt, Canadian passport, after my initial 45 days I skipped the normal 30 extension and went right to the 60 day covid extensions, and all my extensions are through Phuket Town.

 

The difference is this time they required a TM30.  I've brought them before but never volunteered it, and this time they asked.  I think some people were turned away for not having a printout.

 

I saw a lot of people turned away, mostly for incomplete paperwork, but few outright rejections.  I heard the IOs explain to several people that the policy has changed since the last period and they're no longer eligible.  I don't know what their situations were, so I can't answer whether Phuket is more relaxed about STVs or applicants who arrived as tourists but switched to non-O's.

 

Oh, and a lot of Russians were still handing over 1900 baht for their extensions.

 

If anyone wants to analyze these numbers - last time I arrived early and by 10:30am the slip they gave to pickup passports for successful applications was over 150.  Today I left at noon and the slips they were giving to pickup passports was under 100. 

Edited March 16, 2022 by secondtime
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[secondtime]

Did my fifth covid extension in Phuket.  It was a breeze - the IO only checked that all the paperwork was signed, then gave me a chit to pick up my passport next week after the holidays (it's a Buddhist one, so remember to buy alcohol on Saturday if you want to drink on Sunday).