Long-Awaited Patong Phuket Immigration Office To Re-Open Thursday

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Long-awaited Patong Phuket Immigration office to re-open Thursday
Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- The Patong Immigration office, scheduled to re-open almost a year and a half ago (story here), will open on Thursday, and provide limited immigration services in addition to general immigration information.

The office, located on Thaweewong Road next to the Patong Tourist Police Volunteers office (map here), will provide 90-day resident reporting services. In addition, hotels will be able to file their daily foreign guest reports at the office.

Officers at the Patong location will also provide information and assistance to foreign residents and tourists in the area, said immigration officer Angkarn Yasanop.

The office will be open from 10am to 3pm, Monday to Friday.

Capt Angkarn was unclear about why the office is nearly a year and half late in re-opening.

“I am not sure why it took so long, but I think it was because we lacked officers. This year we got five new officers, which is enough to man the new office,” Capt Angkarn said.

“The only other Phuket Immigration Tourist Service Point is located at the Saphan Hin office in Phuket Town [map here]. Because the Saphan Hin office is so far away from most tourist centers and expat’s homes, many foreigners don’t follow the Immigration Act as they should,” Capt Ankarn said. “Having an office in Patong will make it more convenient for foreigners to take advantage of our immigration services.”

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Long-awaited-Patong-Phuket-Immigration-office-to-re-open-Thursday-21299.html


-- Phuket Gazette 2013-06-11

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Phuket Immigration reopen Patong office
Tanyaluk Sakoot


The Patong Immigration sub office will finally reopen on Thursday.

PHUKET: -- The long-closed Patong Immigration sub-office is to reopen on Thursday (June 13).

The office is on Thaweewong Rd (beach road) about 300 metres north of the Bangla Rd intersection, next to the Impiana Resort and opposite Jintana Plaza. It will open from 10 am to 5 pm, Mondays to Fridays.

Pol Capt Angkarn Yasanop told The Phuket News today (June 11), “The Immigration office in Patong was built many years ago but had to be closed because of a shortage of officers to man it.

“Now we have received the budget to renovate it and to pay for five Immigration officers to man it.”

The services offered will not be the full menu. “The officers will handle tourist visa extensions, 90-day reports and address certificates for drivers’ licenses and so on.

“For other matters, such as extensions of stay for Non-Immigrant O and B visas, foreigners will still need to go to the main office in Phuket Town because these matters are outside the responsibilities of the Patong officers.”

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-immigration-reopen-patong-office-40060.php


-- Phuket News 2013-06-11

[LivinginKata]

Off topic posts removed. Let's stay on Patong Immigration Office topic.

[Cardiff1963]

Not sure how the new service will be, but when I was living in Phuket, compared to Bangkok and Pattaya it was excellent.