Samui Immigration New Rule?

[MAGS75]

Hi good afternoon ,so I am a British lady married to Thai man on non imm o visa ,so I need to do my annual exten.My husband call Immigration this morning to re cap all the info they need,now they say we need to find a witness to come with us someone that owns a property in Ko Phangan ,we have never need to do this in the past,my husband is from Lopburi so his house book is from there I looked on the offical imm website ,and does not metion any need for a witness ,what do think ? we are just going to turn up with our documents, as asking some one to give up their day to spend in Immigation would be a blooming nighttmare ,thanks in advance for replys.

[Lite Beer]

That is quite a normal request from Immigration.

Some ask for this and some do not.

It saves them the bother of having to come and pay you a visit to check that you are actually living together.

My first marriage extension in Samui we had to take a friend to be interviewed.

A couple of years ago we had to take tabbien baan copies of 2 friends.

[PoorSucker]

Ask again if it's enough to bring a rental/lease agreement if you don't have a house-book on KPG

There have been report from other immigrations offices that's needed now if the spouse doesn't have a local house-book.

This is enforcing that you use the local immigrations office.

[Maestro]

...I looked on the offical imm website ,and does not metion any need for a witness...

It is part of this requirement: "(3) In the case of spouse, the relationship must be de jure and de facto". Some immigration offices send an officer out to interview neighbours to find out if you are still living with your husbands, other offices ask the applicant to bring a witness along.