My friend had this happen about 3 weeks ago but just noticed now. Can he go to an immigration office and have this fixed or is he screwed?

Yes immigration can correct the stamp as it happens often and they are set up to take care of such issues.

Excellent thanks.

I,m on a non im B and always write the visa number in and put the arrival card in the page where the visa is, It happened not one time but now three times that they stamped 30 days and not 3 months...they seem to get pissed off when you point thier mistake out and they have to correct it.

I,m on a non im B and always write the visa number in and put the arrival card in the page where the visa is, It happened not one time but now three times that they stamped 30 days and not 3 months...they seem to get pissed off when you point thier mistake out and they have to correct it.

Someone is going to get pissed off at some stage. Better to check at the airport so you have a good 90 days before having to deal with someone who is pissed off.

I,m on a non im B and always write the visa number in and put the arrival card in the page where the visa is, It happened not one time but now three times that they stamped 30 days and not 3 months...they seem to get pissed off when you point thier mistake out and they have to correct it.

Someone is going to get pissed off at some stage. Better to check at the airport so you have a good 90 days before having to deal with someone who is pissed off.

I always check at the airport immigration desk before walking away, They are the ones who make the mistake and also the ones who get pissed off when you point it out to them.

incompetent Police immigration officials, whats new

incompetent Police immigration officials, whats new

And unfriendly to boot! Feels almost as if we are expected to accept thier mistakes and quietly walk away,

Edited May 11, 201214 yr by tingtongfarang

I,m on a non im B and always write the visa number in and put the arrival card in the page where the visa is, It happened not one time but now three times that they stamped 30 days and not 3 months...they seem to get pissed off when you point thier mistake out and they have to correct it.

I believe that placing the arrival card in your passport where the visa is does not help. It is difficult to see across the high top of the immigration counter but I did notice that the first thing the officer does is remove the card from the passport.

I would have thought the officer would be grateful that a mistake is pointed out right there and then, as a later correction at the immigration office in town may get recorded in a database and give the officer a black mark on his record if he makes this mistake too often.

I,m on a non im B and always write the visa number in and put the arrival card in the page where the visa is, It happened not one time but now three times that they stamped 30 days and not 3 months...they seem to get pissed off when you point thier mistake out and they have to correct it.

I believe that placing the arrival card in your passport where the visa is does not help. It is difficult to see across the high top of the immigration counter but I did notice that the first thing the officer does is remove the card from the passport.

I would have thought the officer would be grateful that a mistake is pointed out right there and then, as a later correction at the immigration office in town may get recorded in a database and give the officer a black mark on his record if he makes this mistake too often.

All they seem to do is scribble thier initials over the wrongly dated stamp then change the date with the same pen along with an unfriendly glare,

Each time they stamped the wrong date i did notice they were,nt actualy looking at the passport but elsewhere along the immigration lines or having small talk with another officer.

Edited May 12, 201214 yr by tingtongfarang

I,m on a non im B and always write the visa number in and put the arrival card in the page where the visa is, It happened not one time but now three times that they stamped 30 days and not 3 months...they seem to get pissed off when you point thier mistake out and they have to correct it.

Someone is going to get pissed off at some stage. Better to check at the airport so you have a good 90 days before having to deal with someone who is pissed off.

I always check at the airport immigration desk before walking away, They are the ones who make the mistake and also the ones who get pissed off when you point it out to them.

It's all about face.

Good to hear you always check, the officer is going to get pissed off which is only one person. If you don't check then realize later and go to your local immigration office they will get pissed off and send you back to Swampy for example, you get pissed off because you have to go all the way there and when you do get there the officer will get pissed off because you didn't check in the first place. Someone being pissed off at some stage is one of the very few things you can be sure about in Thailand and that assurity helps to keep you sane.

Change is done at Immigration office - you do not return to airport.