Going To Immigration Soon

[jackbox]

How many copies of the various documents such as wife's family, book, id, my passport, visa and departure card, embassy letter, etc. do I need to bring with me to Immigration. What floor and room do I go to? This is the first time I have applied for an extension. Thank you.

[lopburi3]

Suan Phlu? Ground floor - report to the queue number assignment desk in lobby area telling them why you are there and showing your forms if you have ready. They will give you a number and you proceed to large room to the right. You wait for number and then present your paperwork. Will assume this is marriage so wife will be with you. Only one copy is required. Each copy has to be signed but there have been recent reports they stamp them first now so best not to sign in advance. Also they have started to want gray scale copies from several recent reports (no color computer copies) so either print in gray scale or have xerox copies made.

[jackbox]

What is the best time to go and what hours are they open? Yes Suan Phlu office. Thanks again for all your help.

[lopburi3]

Office hour: Mon-Fri 8:30 - 16:30

It can be busy most of the time. Some have suggested after lunch as best but believe queue number issue may stop about 1530.

[jackbox]

So if I go around 10 a.m. should I expect to be there the rest of the day?

[lopburi3]

Believe I have been there between 10-11 the last two times and been out between 13-1430

[jackbox]

Great thanks for the help. After I get my one year stamp I will detail everything I did and how it all went. I have everything they could possibly want (laser b&w and grayscale copies) so mine should be no problem.

[lopburi3]

And be sure those copies are on one side only - I tried to save them file space by printing on both sides the first time and it was not well received.

But for TM.7 application form be sure to print that on both sides of one sheet of paper.

[jackbox]

Thank for the heads up. My copies of marriage registration is printed on both sides of one sheet of paper. I will reprint on separate sheets. Also my TM 7 was on two sheets. I will reprint on both sides of one sheet of paper. Also, I have seen mentioned they call you if the extension is ready early but the TM 7 I downloaded does not have a place to put phone numer. Do they just ask you for it and write in in their file somewhere?

One other question also. Do they want a copy of every page of my passport, or just the info page, the visa page, the page with last entry stamp for Thailand and the Departure card? Also my departure card has nothing on the back so it is just photocopied on the same page as my last entry stamp. Is this acceptable or should the departure card be copied on its own sheet of paper?

Edited February 19, 2008 by jackbox

[lopburi3]

There is another form that is filled out with address and believe telephone number. I believe they also have you add it at the top rear of the TM7 application.

[greenmember]

Don't forget that you need a photo to stick on the application form. You'll write your phone number on page 2.

From memory, they need copy of every page of passport but only the last entry to Thailand. I only copy 1st page of our marriage certificate.

[greenmember]

Suan Phlu? Ground floor - report to the queue number assignment desk in lobby area telling them why you are there and showing your forms if you have ready. They will give you a number and you proceed to large room to the right. You wait for number and then present your paperwork.

Lopburi, do you happen to know what the other part of that Suan Phlu office is about? The first time we came there, we used this section. After that, looked like the renovation is completed and we used the new section as you said in your reply. But I still saw many people at the old section with queue numbers.

Thank you

[lopburi3]

The other section is for most other things. Re-entry permits, 90 day reports and such. Believe they also still do the 30 day tourist visa extensions there also but could be wrong on that.

[greenmember]

Thank you for your answer, Lopburi.

[jackbox]

Don't forget that you need a photo to stick on the application form. You'll write your phone number on page 2.

From memory, they need copy of every page of passport but only the last entry to Thailand. I only copy 1st page of our marriage certificate.

This makes no sense to me. You say they need every page then say just last entry to Thailand. Which is it? Do they want every page of passport, or just the info page and page with current visa and last entry to Thailand?

[wca01]

This makes no sense to me. You say they need every page then say just last entry to Thailand. Which is it? Do they want every page of passport, or just the info page and page with current visa and last entry to Thailand?

It doesn't matter if this makes no sense to you. Just follow what the immigration wants (every page of passport) and everything is just fine.

WCA

[Maestro]

...From memory, they need copy of every page of passport but only the last entry to Thailand.

This makes no sense to me. You say they need every page then say just last entry to Thailand. Which is it? Do they want every page of passport, or just the info page and page with current visa and last entry to Thailand?

See here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=1826846

It says: “Copy of all passport pages (up to the latest arrival stamp in the Kingdom or latest visa stamp)”

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Maestro

[jackbox]

I am not questioning the Thai rules. I was questioning what the poster responded. He said you need all pages, then said you did not. His sentence did not make any sense to me.

...From memory, they need copy of every page of passport but only the last entry to Thailand.

This makes no sense to me. You say they need every page then say just last entry to Thailand. Which is it? Do they want every page of passport, or just the info page and page with current visa and last entry to Thailand?

See here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=1826846

It says: “Copy of all passport pages (up to the latest arrival stamp in the Kingdom or latest visa stamp)”

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Maestro

[greenmember]

Sorry I was not clear. Every page except some old arrival dates. I came out came in about 6 times but they need only the latest arrival stamp. Last time I copied every single page and they returned to me some.

However, more is better than less. Just copy all.

[dansiam]

I'll be applying for my second extansion stay soon. Do I still need to bring with me all the documents to Immigration? Or want are the documents needed for this procedure?

Thank you.

[lopburi3]

You need the documents and copies for the procedure you plan to use.

[greenmember]

I'll be applying for my second extansion stay soon. Do I still need to bring with me all the documents to Immigration? Or want are the documents needed for this procedure?

Thank you.

I would bring all documents I have. For my case having a Thai husband: passport, copy of every page, photos, marriage certificate, my husband's ID card and house registration book. As I remember, they returned to me the copy of marriage certificate last time (it's still the same as in the file so they don't need more). But I'll copy all. I hate wasting time going out, cross the busy street, wait for copies to be made, and rush back to see the officer when hundreds of people are waiting.