The newly appointed Chief of Chonburi Immigration, Pol. Col. Parinya Klinkesorn, has met with Pattaya Mayor Poramase Ngampiches to discuss his plans to enhance tourist experiences in the city.

 

During the meeting, Pol. Col. Parinya promised to take good care of tourists and ensure they have a smooth and hassle-free experience during their stay in Pattaya.

 

The meeting, which took place on Wednesday, February 15th, was also attended by several other high-ranking immigration officers and represented an important step towards developing a strong working relationship between the immigration office and the local government.

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/02/16/new-chief-of-chonburi-immigration-promises-hassle-free-experience-for-tourists/

 

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sure and tomorrow, if not raining, it will be a good day, where the heck they found these people

If I look at the second person from the left in the last picture of the original article. The others are VERY small. 

They do now.

Just ask at the front desk.

Special care has always been available. 

For the right price.

Hopefully he will stop the dubious practice of the so-called "Visa Conversion" (changing the type of visa without exiting Thailand). All kinds of NON-O visas including NON-O Retirement and ED visa should not be available. If you want a Retirement Visa, you should apply for NON-OA in your country of citizenship. The same goes for ED visa.

Edited February 16, 20233 yr by Hakuna Matata

Hmmm…. Well i’m certainly reassured by this statement ?

I went to the original article to find some "meat" to the story.

Only a couple of paragraphs og recycled promises so the status quo will remain.

????????

12 hours ago, Mavideol said:

sure and tomorrow, if not raining, it will be a good day, where the heck they found these people

Previously in an inactive post?????????

would be nice if they extended this to retirees, personally we spend a lot of money in the local economy...

 

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

During the meeting, Pol. Col. Parinya promised to take good care of tourists and ensure they have a smooth and hassle-free experience during their stay in Pattaya.

Keep RTP off the streets?

44 minutes ago, Hakuna Matata said:

Hopefully he will stop the dubious practice of the so-called "Visa Conversion" (changing the type of visa without exiting Thailand). All kinds of NON-O visas including NON-O Retirement and ED visa should not be available. If you want a Retirement Visa, you should apply for NON-OA in your country of citizenship. The same goes for ED visa.

Why? Does it hurt or bother you in some way?

41 minutes ago, NextG said:

Why? Does it hurt or bother you in some way?

Perhaps he sells insurance?

 

The constant rotation of Immigration bosses is done to ensure that the "good" guys, get the opportunity to stack their retirement funding. 

Is there an honest Immigration chief (or any staff), at any of the dozens of offices nationwide?

 

Maybe he can ask the genie in his new found lamp to do away with the queues Hassle - inundating visitors outside er the Immigration office

 

(oh the irony)

If you can't measure it, you can't manage it.

 

Give every customer a survey form from the immigration officer to fill out after their paper work is complete.

 

Have a survey box at each immigration exit point.

 

Agree with Berec, immediately above.  But the example he gives applies only to retirees.  We are not tourists. I would guess 99% of tourists do not ever visit Immigration offices.  They are here for two weeks then go home.  If they polled us, a number would express concern at eighty year old men standing in a queue in 30+ temperatures for an hour.

The agents will be pleased 

When will we get an Immigration chief who promises to make things smooth for all the tens of thousands of expats living here? Did they take him on a tour of the Soi 5 office so he could see the long queues of people waiting outside in the street? If he wants to help, he should be lobbying for funds to expand the office and its staff to deal with the ever-growing customer base. But you can bet the conversation went something along the lines of, "Now what's the best way of squeezing as much money as possible out of all these dirty farangs?"

Personally, I've had nothing but positive experiences at Jomtien Immigration. 90-day reports (prior to new online reporting) were quick and easy. Extension based on Retirement was very efficient, smooth and easy. Hopefully this continues. 

 

Cannot say the same for Chaeng Wattana when I lived in BKK. Everything there...from Residence Certificate to Change of Address to Retirement Extension...was jumping thru flaming hoops whilst climbing Mt. Everest and "baditude". 

 

Happy to be dealing with Chon Buri now. 

Maybe mr big should take a look at all the agents who are there every day handing out bribes for special services...or perhaps mr big just wants to make sure that he gets a piece of every bribe.

 

Jomtiem is a huge MESS...from long lines all day everyday, little if any seating to handle the crowds, lots of rude agents yelling at people , poorly written instructions, never ending copies of this and that over and over requiring you to go get yet another copy of whatever they decide is needed....and of course the entire staff shuts down everyday for a nice long lunch break

Never mind the article, I just love the use of the word enhance in the headline555

Is RTP divesting itself of interests in the jet ski business?

Not the colonnello della polizia is the problem but his greedy seedy underlings ....... get those off the road and you're in paradise ???? 

6 hours ago, Hakuna Matata said:

dubious practice

What's dubious about it?

I guess you mean coming in visa exempt for 45 days (at the moment) then applying in country for a 90 day non O, finally when that's on the point of expiry a year's extension? So 2 visits to local IO.

If you come in from your " home" country already armed with a 90 day non O visa you only need to go to immigration once to extend that for a year.

But you may also need to go immediately on arrival with your host/housemaster ( eg friend, Thai spouse) if not staying in a hotel for them to register your presence in their property. And then if you can't for whatever reason do your 90 day reports online you need to go for those too.

Keeps them busy and increases opportunities for creative " problems" and tea money to resolve them. In foreigner hotspots like Jomtien that means queues especially with the large influx of " escaping" Russians seeking longer stays at the moment.

I really don't understand what the chief of Chon Buri Immigration has to do with ensuring that tourists have a better experience in Pattaya?!   His job is to make sure the visa/extension process goes as smoothly as possible and catch any miscreants and that's it!!!!   Has the Mayor the right to tell this guy how to do his job?

2 hours ago, pomchop said:

Maybe mr big should take a look at all the agents who are there every day handing out bribes for special services...or perhaps mr big just wants to make sure that he gets a piece of every bribe.

 

Jomtiem is a huge MESS...from long lines all day everyday, little if any seating to handle the crowds, lots of rude agents yelling at people , poorly written instructions, never ending copies of this and that over and over requiring you to go get yet another copy of whatever they decide is needed....and of course the entire staff shuts down everyday for a nice long lunch break

What the heck is "Jomtiem"?

The Mayor in Pattaya is not the most effective politician for that city.  

7 hours ago, dallen52 said:

They do now.

Just ask at the front desk.

Special care has always been available. 

For the right price.

As it should be. RHIP.

19 hours ago, Mickeymaus said:

If I look at the second person from the left in the last picture of the original article. The others are VERY small. 

Can I take the 1 on the far left