2024-2025 and beyond and 'we' still need all this paperwork every year for our extension...

Strolled through yesterday inside five minutes… Now collecting my suitcases was another matter… 

On 11/18/2024 at 11:09 AM, CygnusX1 said:

Took me 95 minutes to get through immigration arriving at Sydney airport, with its 100% electronic system, a couple of months back. Hope Thailand’s not going to introduce anything like that.

Not true at melbourne mate. I get through in 2 mins Max 

1 minute ago, Lazybones said:

Not true at melbourne mate. I get through in 2 mins Max 

Gold star for Melbourne, I’ll resist the temptation to make the obvious joke.

On 11/18/2024 at 5:43 AM, daveAustin said:

Yes, believe it or not. Have rarely, if ever, had a problem with them especially in recent years. My last entrance was very pleasant... the lovely young lady was most smiley apologetic on realising her error when asking how many days I'd be staying, having previously seen that I was on an ext' of stay. When I said 365, it tickled her pink. It was so gratifying that I was nearly tempted to ask for her LINE.

 

I guess it depends who you meet and what kind of day they're having, and if the imm officer finds themself staring at an unkempt, loud, tattooed & ancient wife-beater-wearing whitey. 😋

Well, I'm not a loud, tattooed,  etc     bloke if that's what you're implying?   but I don't think I've met a polite Thai IO yet.  So, a lot of them must have bad days and i think a polite one is rare.  maybe you're a good looking bloke and that's why you get politeness😆  But us ugly blokes only get IO's who on a good day might not actually snarl at you.    

8 minutes ago, Pompeygeezer said:

But us ugly blokes only get IO's who on a good day might not actually snarl at you. 

Snarl at you??? Never experienced that, ever.

 

Most of the staff I encounter simply take my passport and point to indicate I need to look at the camera. It is rare for any of them to utter a word, even after I say hello to them. All a bit robotic, but I suppose it's not the most exciting job to have.