Went to Jomtien immigration today for the yearly extension of my marriage based Non-O. All our documents were in order, I paid the 1,900 baht, got a receipt and I saw the official stamping the "under consideration" in the passport.

 

When we thought we are done, she said we need to return tomorrow morning to pick up the passport, with some documents they will prepare and sign, and to take those to the "Police Forensic Science Center 2" in Chonburi city (an hour's drive), to take fingerprints.

 

She said it's a new thing. Indeed I have never heard of this procedure. Can anyone can shed some light on that?

 

Another novelty: now they have a Line account where, apparently, it's possible to check if something (the extension?) arrived according to a code they write next to the "under consideration" stamp. Didn't quite understand what exactly is the relevance of that. In any case there is a fixed date we need to go with the passport and get the actual extension.

 

All in all, a very confusing day in immigration, after 8 years of marriage extensions in 3 different provinces I was under the impression I got the process under control.

Wait until they want a stool, urine and sperm sample!

 

I would suggest just dropping off a pair of used underpants for that particular request. ????

 

As they say ........ 'new rule, new rule.'

Just now, hughrection said:

Wait until they want a stool, urine and sperm sample!

 

I would suggest just dropping off a pair of used underpants for that particular request. ????

 

As they say ........ 'new rule, new rule.'

Whatever they want... they'll get... but making us go to another city to take the fingerprints is rather strange. What's the point of handling extensions in Jomtien if they make you go to Chonburi city the following day.

They have our fingerprints on file from immigration at airport.

I went to Jomtien immigration office 5 days ago, also for a marriage extension, and I was not asked/told to go for fingerprints anywhere.

 

Did you, by any chance, get the URL for the Line account ?  

26 minutes ago, grego49 said:

They have our fingerprints on file from immigration at airport.

maybe his are not due to being on extensions for 8 years

 

17 minutes ago, Tony M said:

Did you, by any chance, get the URL for the Line account ?  

I don't, she had my wife scan the QR code on the sign. Did she not make you do that? I wonder if all that is a brand new procedure or just in my case.

1 minute ago, patman30 said:

maybe his are not due to being on extensions for 8 years

Last time I entered the country it was on a Re-entry permit, via Phuket, 2 years ago.

Another hurdle erected.

They really must be wanting us to use agents mustn't they?

 

Can't imagine why ( ????????????)!

Fingerprints? I remember they had fingerprint scanners at Khon Kaen immigration in the past. Had to put fingers on that thing.

But if I think about it, I can't remember from last visit in October.

Both Khon Kaen and Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) have LINE accounts.
KK is quite useless. Once asked about an oncoming office closure. No response.

Korat sometimes brings some useful info.

 

With a bit of patience the QR code works.

I have a new friend

"Check Visa's Result" sounds promising (if it works).

 

That kind of fingerprinting for a marriage extension isn't unheard of, but in the past it seemed to be only done for certain nationalities that had a high number of sham marriages as a means to stay in Thailand.

 

If they now do that for all marriage-based extensions, that would be news. I guess we'll see.

31 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

"Check Visa's Result" sounds promising (if it works).

"The results should be announced on the due date or after the due date"...

53 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

With a bit of patience the QR code works.

I have a new friend

"Check Visa's Result" sounds promising (if it works).

 

How did you get that "page" on Line ?  I can't find it.

20 minutes ago, XGM said:

"The results should be announced on the due date or after the due date"...

I have Chonburi Immigration as a "friend, but cannot get any other info.  Where is this page found ?

2 hours ago, XGM said:

Whatever they want... they'll get... but making us go to another city to take the fingerprints is rather strange. What's the point of handling extensions in Jomtien if they make you go to Chonburi city the following day.

Might be they have only there the fingerprint scanner to check.....

2 hours ago, grego49 said:

They have our fingerprints on file from immigration at airport.

Are you suggesting the right hand knows what the left hand is doing?

1 hour ago, herfiehandbag said:

Another hurdle erected.

They really must be wanting us to use agents mustn't they?

 

Can't imagine why ( ????????????)!

Or like mostly they like switching all to the 800K on bank ret extension ,as it is th easyest way for them to make the extension , (and even for us.... if possible , did it aprox 8 years whiteout any hassle at desk 8 Jomtien , no agent used )

7 minutes ago, david555 said:

Might be they have only there the fingerprintscanner to check.....

You may be correct, but as the scanners only cost a couple of hundred dollars each, every Immigration office should have them?

2 hours ago, grego49 said:

They have our fingerprints on file from immigration at airport.

If they're sending him to the "Police Forensic Science Center" it's for a police records check not just getting fingerprints on file. 

2 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

With a bit of patience the QR code works.

I have a new friend

"Check Visa's Result" sounds promising (if it works).

 

I like the 'Report a Clue.' Why? Don't they have one?????

Driving one hour is very unreasonable. 

 

It's like all those guys do is look for reasons NOT to let you in or stay. 

 

Meanwhile the real bad guys are laughing

They will add a ฿300 on all arrivals to buy fingerprint scanners. Half of that will be siphoned off for submarine accident insurance. 

24 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

I like the 'Report a Clue.' Why? Don't they have one?????

Not sure but probably to squeal your farang neighbor.

"He cuts the grass in front of his house and has no work permit"

1 hour ago, david555 said:

Might be they have only there the fingerprint scanner to check.....

As I wrote I am quite sure they had fingerprint scanners at immigration offices in the past.

It's not million Dollar investment.

Sending to police forensic office?

Sound like a hidden criminal background check?

7 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Not sure but probably to squeal your farang neighbor.

"He cuts the grass in front of his house and has no work permit"

It seems I'll have to work harder at my sarcasm.????

i am curious to know if this "Police Forensic Science Center" finger printing thing  is also needed for the ret.ext., based on the retirement 800k on bank system ?

 

waiting for some of those guy's reporting

3 hours ago, Tony M said:

I have Chonburi Immigration as a "friend, but cannot get any other info.  Where is this page found ?

Do you see it when you click on "chat"? Otherwise, in the chat window, click on "Menu" at the bottom.

3 hours ago, david555 said:

Might be they have only there the fingerprint scanner to check.....

My guess? makes it easier to provide more work to the agents when it's further away.

1 hour ago, 1happykamper said:

Meanwhile the real bad guys are laughing

Exactly. Those with criminal background won't even bother doing visa extensions, they'd just overstay forever and if / when they are caught they'll find a way to crawl back in.