Oops! Help!

[DavidOxon]

Hi guys/gals!

My 1 year marriage extension runs out today and I'd planned on getting down

to immigration in CNX to get a 7 day extension as my money is not sufficiently seasoned until the 4th!

Oh dear! Immigration is Closed today! I thought about jumping on a bus to Masai, but I don't have a re-entry permit!

What's going to happen tomorrow do you think, when I try to get a 7 day extension at immigration?

thanks

David

[PoorSucker]

Try using rule 2.24 in Police order 777/2551

2.24 In the case of an alien visiting a Thai spouse or child:

Permission will be granted for a period of not more than 60 days at a time.

(1) Proof of relationship.

(2) In the case of a spouse, their marital relationship shall be de jure (legitimate) and de facto.

[Lite Beer]

There is the option of applying for a 60 day extension to visit your Wife.

As today was closed you may be OK tomorrow.

Some Immigration offices are OK with the money in the bank for 2 months. So you may even be OK for the 12 month extension.

[DavidOxon]

Hi thanks for that

I'll have the 2 months seasoning on the 4th, so 7 days should be enough!

Do i need all the docs and wife etc for a 7 day extension? or just me and my passport

[Lite Beer]

You are unlikely to get a 7 days extension. Go for the 60 days.

Proof of marriage needed. Wife's ID card and house book.

Taking the Wife always helps.

Are you sure that ChiangMai are OK with the money in the bank for 2 months as a lot want 3 months.

[DavidOxon]

Why do you think that 7 days is unlikely?

CNX guy on the door/ticket machine said 2 months ok

but I don't really want to have to sit the money in the bank for an additional 2 months

as I've borrowed some and need to give it back!

David

[Lite Beer]

7 days is for people that are leaving the country and usually needs an air ticket to be shown.

Ask them.

At worst you can get 60 days and apply when 30 days are left.

As for "as I've borrowed some and need to give it back!" No comment.

[DavidOxon]

well the exchange rate is so bad!

OK then, bright and early in the morning . . .

house books + 2 copies

marriage certificate + 2 copies

passport + copies of relevant pages

wife and baby

2 photos . . . anything I've forgotten?

thanks

David

[thaiphoon]

Wife's Id card, plus some offices are also asking for photos of you and wife around the house and map to house.

[DavidOxon]

Would they want to see my daughters birth certificate too?

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[DavidOxon]

Will they want to see the originals as well, or just the copies?

Thanks

David

[thaiphoon]

Originals and copies. Always best to be prepared with additional documents and let immigration ask what they want, as requirements can vary from office to office.

[DavidOxon]

Well!

I arrived 7am, first one there, and got the first ticket - sorted . . .(or was it?)

I was applying to extend my non imm O for 60 days (marriage) to season my money ( as it was a few days short of 2 months

as per the instructions of the info guy who gives out the tickets last time I went for 90 days reporting)

My Imm lady arrived late (15 mins) but no big deal (as I was ticket 1)

First thing she says is 'where your wife?' so I said 'at home, looking after the baby, do you want to see her?'

Yes, she said, so I phoned my wife to come down with the baby and join me.

Then she said: 'where your bank letter, retirement, income letter'

So I tried to explain that I just wanted a short extension to season the money to 2 months as advised by the guy on the ticket machine.

She thinks for a few seconds and says : I change, 1 year marriage extension' Ok I say wife and baby will be here soon.

She said 'Need bank letter'

Ok I said I'll go and get a bank letter, and did, and returned at about 9.30 with wife, baby and bank letter.

She then re-looked at the papers and said.... need 2 copies of bank letter and picture of you two together.

So OK, I said, we left, went home got a couple of print outs of us together and photocopied the bank letter.

We then returned, she said, old number no good, go get new number, effectively sending us to the back of the queue. My,, wife, and 7 months old baby, that she had asked me to

be present earlier!

We got a new ticket at 9.49 . . . asked the ticket guy if that would be morning or afternoon, (No 32) Don't know, he said

so we stuck around. Lunchtime arrived, still number 23!

So we went for lunch.

Came back after lunch, still number 23!

by about 3pm she looked through the window and asked us what number we were (32, next on the digi read out anyway)

so we were called through to wait in the inner sanctum.

she then started to process us, and sent me out for yet MORE photocopies.

She scariest thing was when she tried to be nice to our baby, dada ing and such thing, really not nice...

anyway, she made our (non crying) baby cry, lots, so she hurried through the paperwork and sent us on our way to the outer sanctum to wait (long time)

to get my passport back.

Then I had to do a 90 days report which was quick and easy, go out about 3.30

SO.... unexpectedly got my annual extension processed, instead of just 60 days.... but...

SHE IS SUCH A COW! Why can't she be a little nicer!

David

[Lite Beer]

SHE IS SUCH A COW! Why can't she be a little nicer!

David

Se also gave you something that you were not entitled to. All the extra things were needed.

All's well that ends well.

Well done.