Best time of day for jomtien immigration?

[pomchop]

Have to do the 30 day extension soon...been many times but not in six + months.

 

Is it better now to get there early in morning or later in day?  Have been early but so crowded they made bunch of us hang around all day then say oh come back tomorrow...if that is the case still is it better to go in afternoon fill it all out and then come back next day to get passport?

 

what is recommended for least hassle / wait times?

 

thanks

[ModdaPunk]

Best time is always in the morning.

An hour before it opens.

It's a pain in the A but it's the only way to not spend hours waiting.

Jomtien immigration is the worst in the entire country.

You should go to Rayong for a day or two and do your extension there.

This is what I did last time I was in the area.

A went to Chanthaburi for a couple of days.

Nice city, super chill immigration office.

[Pattaya57]

13 minutes ago, ModdaPunk said:

Best time is always in the morning.

An hour before it opens.

It's a pain in the A but it's the only way to not spend hours waiting.

Jomtien immigration is the worst in the entire country.

You should go to Rayong for a day or two and do your extension there.

This is what I did last time I was in the area.

A went to Chanthaburi for a couple of days.

Nice city, super chill immigration office.

What a loud of rubbish. I've done 30 day extensions at Jomtien since 2018 and never had a problem. These idiots lining up an hour before it opens are crazy as my whole time usually lasted less than that.

 

I found going at 09:30 - 10:00 worked well to get rid of the pre-opening crowd and finish well before the 11:30 lunch break

 

Yes the last couple of years they may say to come back next day to pick up passport but in and out in 5 minutes

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Pattaya57

[DrJack54]

21 minutes ago, pomchop said:

what is recommended for least hassle / wait times?

I recall your detailed post in February this year and your clearly aware many folk attend early..

Post above is standard/good suggestion re time.

One option is to use agent. Cost approx 4k which includes the 1900b application.

 

Not sure of current "behavior" of Jomitien immigration.

There were reports of some folk sent away and told to return closer to expiry of current permission of stay.

Other immigration offices usually couple weeks early is fine.

 

Note: for anyone who entered Thailand with eVisa a copy of that required. 

 

[Pattaya57]

36 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Not sure of current "behavior" of Jomitien immigration.

There were reports of some folk sent away and told to return closer to expiry of current permission of stay.

Other immigration offices usually couple weeks early is fine.

What I recall is one poster made about 4 repeat threads over a year ago saying that Jomtien told him to come back 1 day before expiry but I never experienced that at the same time he was posting. All of my 30 day extensions in Jomtien were done about 2 weeks prior to expiry in the 6 years I used them (3 or 4 extensions per year)

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Pattaya57

[DrJack54]

1 hour ago, Pattaya57 said:

What I recall is one poster made about 4 repeat threads over a year ago saying that Jomtien told him to come back 1 day before expiry but I never experienced that at the same time he was posting.

This attached thread is from OP that made report you refer to.

Another poster in that thread stated.

 

". Dr Jack54- I was sent packing when I tried to get extension 4 days before expiration day. Was told to come back 2 days later and then, thanks to holiday and Sunday, it was processed 2 days too late but no fine. The whole system sucks..." 

 

I have read other posts along same lines re Jomitien.

You have not had that experience. Great. 

 

OP of this thread extensively posted in attached thread Feb this year. 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1318842-jomtien-immigration-still-same-30-day-extensions-can-only-be-done-1-business-day-prior/

 

[Pattaya57]

31 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

This attached thread is from OP that made report you refer to.

Another poster in that thread stated.

 

". Dr Jack54- I was sent packing when I tried to get extension 4 days before expiration day. Was told to come back 2 days later and then, thanks to holiday and Sunday, it was processed 2 days too late but no fine. The whole system sucks..." 

 

I have read other posts along same lines re Jomitien.

You have not had that experience. Great. 

 

OP of this thread extensively posted in attached thread Feb this year. 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1318842-jomtien-immigration-still-same-30-day-extensions-can-only-be-done-1-business-day-prior/

 

Either way that is old news. I was at Jomtien in July, September and October and there was hardly anyone there with no queues at all unlike a year ago when absolutely packed (process much faster now and number of extensions significantly reduced due to 60 days visa exempt)

 

It also took me only 40 minutes to get a non-imm O 12 month extension as there was no queue, but people are saying here to line-up in a queue an hour before opening and then wait to get through that pre-opening crowd. Not good advice unless you want to take 2 hours

 

Edited 11 minutes ago by Pattaya57