Jomtien Immigration - holy <deleted>, busier than pre-Covid 3 years ago!

[pontious]

Any early reports how busy today.?

[pontious]

Answer my own question - a nightmare -6 lines in the snake queue - Went Tuesday -same. Pick up passport 2m today - They were stopping people to go in the exit door just to pick up passport - utter chaos.

[jacko45k]

Well the agents will be doing my extension next month by the sound of things. Another long weekend coming up.....

[bbi1]

1 hour ago, pontious said:

Answer my own question - a nightmare -6 lines in the snake queue - Went Tuesday -same. Pick up passport 2m today - They were stopping people to go in the exit door just to pick up passport - utter chaos.

Are there that many people on visa exempts getting extensions? What time did you end up going yesterday?

Edited October 19, 2022 by bbi1

[pontious]

8 am -the snake was already there.

[JimTripper]

Do they have signage where to go, what line to get in, or is it a "not know what to do" scenario?

[Peterw42]

8 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

Do they have signage where to go, what line to get in, or is it a "not know what to do" scenario?

Everyone goes initially to the same desk at the entrance, where you say your business' and get a ticket and directed what desk to go to.

[BigStar]

3 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

Everyone goes initially to the same desk at the entrance, where you say your business' and get a ticket and directed what desk to go to.

Those doing 90-day reports go over to the waiting area on the right to hand in their passports to an IO, receive a number, wait, then retrieve the passport when an IO returns with a batch and calls out the number.

 

No, there's no sign to tell you that. TIT, but always charming.????

[bbi1]

Just went to extend at Jomtien. Holy <deleted>, it's unbelievable how many people there are compared to pre-Covid 3 years ago where Pattaya was flooded with tons of Chinese and Arabs, which are nowhere to be seen in Pattaya these days.

 

Now they have a line out the door for people to wait, while inside the building it's chock-a-block full of people. This was from around 2pm onwards on a Wednesday, mid week. Can't imagine how busy it would've been in the morning for all the early bird risers. All full of white folks. Not really any Asians, blacks, Arabs or Indians.

 

People say Pattaya isn't really busy compared to pre-Covid. This ain't true at all. It's way busier than pre-Covid.

Edited October 19, 2022 by bbi1

[scubascuba3]

@Leaver one for you 555

[JayClay]

There's just been a long weekend and there's another long weekend coming up. This could have affected your experience.

[marin]

1 hour ago, bbi1 said:

People say Pattaya isn't really busy compared to pre-Covid. This ain't true at all. It's way busier than pre-Covid.

What does how many people are at immigration have to do with business in Pattaya?

[hotandsticky]

18 minutes ago, marin said:

What does how many people are at immigration have to do with business in Pattaya?

Really ?????

[aussiexpat]

It's purely because of the two holiday weekends in a row. I was there last Wednesday, not too busy at all

[bbi1]

3 hours ago, marin said:

What does how many people are at immigration have to do with business in Pattaya?

Um, lots of foreigners in Thailand means lots of foreigners spending money. Can't you put two and two together? lol

 

Well, maybe expect for the penny pinching retirees living on their pensions counting every baht they have, but the majority of people at immigration today looked under 50.

Edited October 19, 2022 by bbi1

[KhunBENQ]

2 hours ago, aussiexpat said:

It's purely because of the two holiday weekends in a row. I was there last Wednesday, not too busy at all

Today were all smart guys who thought don't go on Monday after the long weekend, let's wait until Wednesday.

Could have been me

[aussiexpat]

15 minutes ago, bbi1 said:

Um, lots of foreigners in Thailand means lots of foreigners spending money. Can't you put two and two together? lol

 

Well, maybe expect for the penny pinching retirees living on their pensions counting every baht they have, but the majority of people at immigration today looked under 50.

You seem to have quite a lot of opinions about what race should attend immigration at the same time as you (as per the OP). Also you now think everyone over 50 and dared to be retired in Pattaya are penny pinching retirees? 

 

Sounds like karma sorted out your immigration visit lol

 

 

[champers]

I went last Tuesday; Monday was a holiday; at 8.30 to do my 90 day report and was away by 8.45. There were no queues either to get in the main building. It seems to be a bit of pot luck involved and a big amount of holidays for this, that and t'other.

[Neeranam]

6 hours ago, bbi1 said:

Not really any Asians, blacks, Arabs or Indians.

Aren't Indians Asian?

 

What countries are blacks from?

[RichardColeman]

Given up going. Just bung an agent 200 baht for the 90 days stamp and collect next day from agent.

[PoorSucker]

49 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Given up going. Just bung an agent 200 baht for the 90 days stamp and collect next day from agent.

I do it online. 

[couchpotato]

From OP.....All full of white folks. Not really any Asians, blacks, Arabs or Indians.

With remarks like that, you shouldn't really be posting. I won't use the "r" word, but I would say most of us here are unprejudiced.....keep that in mind.

 

[jacko45k]

12 hours ago, aussiexpat said:

It's purely because of the two holiday weekends in a row. I was there last Wednesday, not too busy at all

Got a report from a pal who did his extension Tuesday.... yes he said it was busy but no surprises and it got done efficiently. He is disabled and they make special effort for him. 

[jacko45k]

19 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

Everyone goes initially to the same desk at the entrance, where you say your business' and get a ticket and directed what desk to go to.

Which entrance is that?.... I hear they have moved a lot out into the carpark. 

[pontious]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Which entrance is that?.... I hear they have moved a lot out into the carpark. 

90 days go to the right - sit in the tent. they take your passport and shout your name when it comes back. To avoid the scrum at the counter  office a man lets only 4 or 5 in at a time - then you get the desk ticket. Everyone else waits in the snake queue until you get to the main office door on the left.

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, pontious said:

90 days go to the right - sit in the tent. they take your passport and shout your name when it comes back. To avoid the scrum at the counter  office a man lets only 4 or 5 in at a time - then you get the desk ticket. Everyone else waits in the snake queue until you get to the main office door on the left.

Thanks.... I absolutely hate getting stuck in these snake queues, hot and uncomfortable, wondering if I should be in another queue or whether 12 month extension renewals need not be in them at all. Is it worth 10,000 baht to avoid all this!

[pontious]

7 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Thanks.... I absolutely hate getting stuck in these snake queues, hot and uncomfortable, wondering if I should be in another queue or whether 12 month extension renewals need not be in them at all. Is it worth 10,000 baht to avoid all this!

Unfortunately apart from 90 day reports on the right everyone else joins the snake queue -irrespective of reason to be there. Annoying really because when I got desk 8 ticket for retirement extension it was completely empty. Straight to the desk. No other customer there.

Edited October 20, 2022 by pontious

[marin]

11 hours ago, bbi1 said:

Um, lots of foreigners in Thailand means lots of foreigners spending money. Can't you put two and two together? lol

Most don't stay long enough to visit immigration, plus Thai's dont need to go. ????

[Leaver]

 

How many people in the queue at Jomtien Immigration were tourists?  ????

[blackshadow]

13 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Aren't Indians Asian?

 

What countries are blacks from?

could be from the uk.....there are thousands of them now....breed like rabbits!!!!