chengwatana today

[it is what it is]

 

went with my mate to expend his tourist visa, a quick report.

 

delayed by traffic so arrived at 8, joined the no number queue.

 

8.20 opened and queue started moving smoothly until people with numbers who had wandered off returned ad realised they had missed their place, began to hassle the IO, who remained calm and polite and sorted them out. one rude, with attitude, westerner tried to queue jump and was evicted by a calm and polite IO. cool.

 

didn't take long to join the end of the queue, when we got to J section with number 8, the number 7 lady had arrived an hour earlier! she didn't have money or the form so was sent back, we were done and dusted by 9am and headed home.

 

saw one foreigner getting stressed and having an argument, in awful pidgin english, with his gf. embarrassing, couldn't understand why her brought her...

 

overall, it was well organised, the only dis-organisation was caused by the customers' behaviour and attitude - it would be easy to see how an IO could get pissed off. all the IO's i saw were all calm, polite, helpful and had decent english.

 

not sure it's worth coming really early and hanging around before the place opens.

 

unless your partner has to attend, come alone.

[DrJack54]

Exactly what did you provide for extension.

Photocopies of basic pp pages? 

TM30?

Obviously TM7 

Photo

1900b 

[Celsius]

42 minutes ago, it is what it is said:

one rude, with attitude, westerner tried to queue jump and was evicted by a calm and polite IO. cool.

 

It is what it is

[Chris Daley]

Went to do my 90 days.  My girlfriend is a visa expert as it is her job.  Got the ticket and waited for 3 hours.  I joked with her and said they will need more paperwork.  Finally went up to counter and they started saying no.  Two cops at one computer now.  Talking about a ''tm30'' I have no what that is.  They said update it and come back.  They did the lunch break and we ended being there all day.

Edited December 25, 2023 by Chris Daley

[Georgealbert]

11 minutes ago, Chris Daley said:

Went to do my 90 days.  My girlfriend is a visa expert as it is her job.  Got the ticket and waited for 3 hours.  I joked with her and said they will need more paperwork.  Finally went up to counter and they started saying no.  Two cops at one computer now.  Talking about a ''tm30'' I have no what that is.  They said update it and come back.  They did the lunch break and we ended being there all day.

55555 Sorry but funniest post of the day.

 

Your gf is a visa expert, but does not know what a TM 30 is!!

 

After reading your posts, you are both well suited, both in a alternative reality.

[DrJack54]

1 hour ago, Chris Daley said:

Two cops at one computer now.  Talking about a ''tm30'' I have no what that is.

Ridiculous.

BTW your gf is not a visa expert.

A standard requirement for 30 day extension for tourist visa or visa exempt entry is to provide a TM30. 

 

As per the post above mine ..your many posts make very little sense..

Please try and post in constructive way or not at all if not sure of your advice. 

[StayinThailand2much]

1 hour ago, Chris Daley said:

Talking about a ''tm30'' I have no what that is.  They said update it and come back.  They did the lunch break and we ended being there all day.

 

You were probably sent to the 'TM.30 counter'. Were you charged an 800-baht fine there?

Edited December 25, 2023 by StayinThailand2much