Transfering Visa from old to new passport

[mfd101]

10 hours ago, rwilem said:

in my opinion that's better done separate from extension time.

Ideally, best to do it in conjunction with an in-person 90-day report.

Agree. Here in Surin I've done it a couple of times over the years, always coinciding with 90-day report. No papers required, no request from me, just hand over the old & the new p/p. All done in 5 minutes.

[sammieuk1]

10 Minutes and 500bt at HH immigration last month  🤔

[brewsterbudgen]

29 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

10 Minutes and 500bt at HH immigration last month  🤔

How do HH get away with charging 500 baht to transfer an Extension?  Surely they should be reported to the Immigration corruption hotline? 

[sammieuk1]

2 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

How do HH get away with charging 500 baht to transfer an Extension?  Surely they should be reported to the Immigration corruption hotline? 

He must have been on a Baht per stamp piecework's rate as I since found out it or was supposed to be free🤔

[brewsterbudgen]

1 hour ago, sammieuk1 said:

He must have been on a Baht per stamp piecework's rate as I since found out it or was supposed to be free🤔

Indeed, it's a free service.  You're not the first in Hua Hin to be charged for a free service though!

[rwilem]

7 hours ago, mfd101 said:

Agree. Here in Surin I've done it a couple of times over the years, always coinciding with 90-day report. No papers required, no request from me, just hand over the old & the new p/p. All done in 5 minutes.

Nice! That's when a more rural or outlying immigration office does have its benefit. I've done this twice now. The first time, ten years ago, it was rather chill, even at CW, and close to your experience.

 

The most recent one, nine-plus years later and also at CW, wasn't a 'walk in the park' thing. As I said earlier, it's not all that onerous, but the experience was of a borderline 'mini-extension' type, doing the stamp transfer and then the 90-dayer. Even had a holdup at the 90-day desk at CW, issue with the my rental agent's freshly-issued updated TM-30, which took about an hour to resolve.