Immigration Closure

[Mario2008]

From immigration website:

Immigration Bureau (located in Bangkok) at Soi SuanPlu, The Government Complex and Chamchuri Square Building will be closed on 17th -18th May, 2010.

For foreigner who are leaving the Kingdom and would like to apply for re-entry permit, Please contact Thai Immigration at Suwannabhumi Airport or Thai Immigration Checkpoint at the border.

For foreigners wishing to extend their temporary stay and their visa will be expired on 17 and 18 May 2010, the fine for overstaying of those two days will be excepted if only they contact the Immigration on the first day of services opening.

The One Stop service for Visa and work permits and the One Start One Stop Investment Center (located at Chamchuri) will be closed since 14th May, 2010 until the sitaution back to normal.

For more detials call 0-2141-7892 or 087-3487026

[Mario2008]

Immigration will now be closed till Monday 24 May.

[isanb]

Immigration will now be closed till Monday 24 May.

Source please

My wife call someone from immigration right now they have not

yet received the order not to open tomorrow.

We have to call back after 5 pm

Thank you

[Crossy]

Link to the notice on the immigration website (not yet updated to cover until 25th) http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/en/ba...mp;section=news

One for the spelling nazis, even immigration can't spell the name of the airport

[isanb]

Link to the notice on the immigration website (not yet updated to cover until 25th) http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/en/ba...mp;section=news

One for the spelling nazis, even immigration can't spell the name of the airport

So as I said we not yet have an official confirmation about this closure.

[trigz]

Wow! gonna be fun on the Monday me thinks with a five day back log of people wanting attention!

[orchidlady]

Thank you for the information. My school kept delaying the renewal of our visas/work permits. They want to do all the farangs at once. Well we did them on Weds last week. One had a problem which held us up until Friday so we did not get to apply for re-entry permits the same day we were there. We had to go to labor board for the work permit as one guy was leaving on a flight Saturday. Now that I have my visa/work permits renewed, I want to get a ticket to go back home for a few weeks before the new school year starts in June. I was wondering how the he_l I would get a re-entry permit to leave with the continual closure of the offices or if I even could. Now I can just worry about getting a semi-decent fare for my ticket and get the re-entry permiy at the airport.

[hkt83100]

Link to the notice on the immigration website (not yet updated to cover until 25th) http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/en/ba...mp;section=news

And if you visit the website you get a warning from Web Of Trust

[comproez]

My wife call someone from immigration right now they have not

yet received the order not to open tomorrow.

We have to call back after 5 pm

Hi, immigration office is closed. How did your wife get in touch with someone?

[Mario2008]

There is no official source yet on the immirgation website, and I don't expect there will be one soon. reason is that the holiday for yesterday and today was announced in advance and immigration had time to put it on their website. as immigration is now closed, there is no one to udate the website.

However, since they were affected by the declared public holiday for yesterday and today, it is only logical that they will also be closed during the extension of this holiday.

Edit: If in doubt, call 1111. This is the 24 hr. government information hotline and they also answer questions about immigration.

[comproez]

1111 is not working right now.

So relax and try

1112

[isanb]

My wife call someone from immigration right now they have not

yet received the order not to open tomorrow.

We have to call back after 5 pm

Hi, immigration office is closed. How did your wife get in touch with someone?

She knows someone working there and I have the answer now.

And by the way please Mod&Adm and everybody have a look at the immigration website, clic on "Foreigners residing in Bkk....." on the left, you will find the official answer and have a surprise.

[comproez]

Wow, it's like they are trying to hide it so that they get a relaxed day

[Benarbia]

My wife works at the Immigration Office at Chaengwattana and she said that she is working today (Wednesday). She has not been working for the last couple of days but they have opened the office today and it should be open for the rest of the week (unless the political situation is bad in the area).

[Mario2008]

Immigraiton is indeed open today:

Immigration Division1 at Soi SuanPlu and The Government Complex will open on 19th May, 2010. Immigration Division 1 is responsible for immigration services only for foreigners residing in Bangkok and services as follows;

- Service for Visa Issuing (NON.L-A), extension of stay permit and notification of address every 90 days, provided only for legalized special Labor of three Nationalities Loas, Cambodia and Mynmar residing in Bangkok. Contact at Immigration Division1 (Soi SuaPlu, Satorn Rd.) 1st Floor, Canteen Building (behind Building1) Tel. 0-2287-1982 or 0-2287-1983

- Please be advised that the One Stop Center for Visa and Work Permits located at Chamchuri Square will be closed on May 17, 2010 onwards until further notice. Services are temporarily available at the following locations:

1) BOI Expert Unit: 2nd Floor, Office of the Board of Investment 555 Vipavadee-Rangsit Rd, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Tel : 02 537 8111

2) Work Permits : Department of Employment, Ministry of Labor Tel : 0-2247-9423, 0-2248-4743 Hot line 1694

3) Particular Services for extension of temporary stay, Notification of address every 90 days, Re-entry Permit, Visa Issuing and Changing type of Visa , could be provided only for foreigners carrying out duties relating to the specific law : Immigration Act , Proleum Act/Board of Investment Act / Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand Act.

Contact Immigration Division1 at The Govenment Complex Commemorating His Majesty The King Chaengwattana, B Building (2nd Floor), Chaengwattana Road, Soi7, Laksi , Bangkok. For more detials call 0-2141-7892 or 087-3487026

- Available Services for extension of temporary stay in Thailand, Notofication of address every 90 days, Permanent Resident Permit, Visa Issuing and Changing type of Visa, Re-entry Permit, Alien Registration, Endorsement and Re-entry Visa for Resident Certificate holders. At The Govenment Complex Commemorating His Majesty The King Chaengwattana Tel : 0-2141-9889 , Fax : 0-2143-8228

- Service for Re-entry permit online by Stop & Stamp Contact at Immigration Division1 (Soi SuaPlu, Satorn Rd.) Counter 6-7 Room 102, 1st Floor, Building 1 Tel : 0-2287-1983

More Detail : http://bangkok.immigration.go.th

posted on19 May 2010

http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/en/ba...mp;section=news

[Mario2008]

Since immigration is open today, this thread is closed to prevent misunderstanding

Thread about opne today can be found here:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Bangkok-Immi...ay-t366790.html