VisaEd Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I'm due for a extension on my tourist visa next week but think it might be better to go early just in case. Is Chaeng Wattana immigration open this week? Has any announcement been made to when/if it will be closing? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 It is open. Best to it this week. No announcement about closure has been made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VisaEd Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Thanks, will try and get in there this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiaexpat Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 CW is open and crowded today. Seems many are anticipating the shut down. The lobby was still full when I left at 1:30 PM today. This was even unusual for a Monday from my experience. Go early and expect a wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 The protesters have said they will also seize an intersection in the CW govt buildings area next week; probably best to get your business done this week...earlier the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupi Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Yes, it is open. I did my 90 day report yesterday and then found that Lad Prao is now open so will use that office in future, Yesterday I was in and out within 30 minutes arriving at 9.25 am. Really efficient and friendly staff I presume they were working quickly to assist the many people there. A smile works wonders there I received a hand-shake when I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Yes, it is open. I did my 90 day report yesterday and then found that Lad Prao is now open so will use that office in future, Yesterday I was in and out within 30 minutes arriving at 9.25 am. Really efficient and friendly staff I presume they were working quickly to assist the many people there. A smile works wonders there I received a hand-shake when I left. Lad Phrao is only available for 90 day reports. You cannot do anything else there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraplaneGuy Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Was there this morning and it was open. I did my extension of stay, re-entry permit, and 90 day report. Took from 8:30 AM - 12 noon for the whole deal. By the time I left the lobby had a very long line up but when I arrived at 8:30 it was not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberta Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Does anyone know how they count the 60 days I have to wait for retirement extension of my non-O? My money was in the bank on November 18, and my 90-day non-O is dated from that same day. If that is day #1, then day #60 is January 16. Can I go on that day? But that is going to be 3 days too late anyway as Chaeng Wattana will almost certainly be shut down or inaccessible again from the 13th. Last time I went to Chaeng Wattana it was very calm and civilized. Lad Phrao was a seething mass of bodies, where pushing, shoving and yelling was the only way to get anywhere and the place was like a deafening inferno. And I think the protesters plan to block traffic at Lad Phrao also this time so this may not even be an option. If only I could get my extension done before the shutdown, I wonder if there is any way.... If I cannot get my non-O extended before it expires on Feb 15, not for want of trying but purely because of the shutdown, will I have to leave the country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 There is no way to do it earlier than the 60 days date. I think immigration will make arrangements to have an office open somewhere if closure is longer than just a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VisaEd Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 I went this morning and got there just before the doors opened but the queue was long. By the time I'd been down to do my photocopying the doors were open and there was no longer a queue. Once inside, the tourist visa extension area was pretty empty and I was out in 30 minutes from when I got my ticket. No queues on the way out either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Two temporary offices will be open on the 13th. See: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/695053-bangkok-immigration-opens-additional-offices-during-demonstrations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinx Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Can anyone tell me whether the Chaeng Wattana office will be open for 90-day checks this coming week (10-14 Feb. 2014)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 It is not open and there is no indication it will be open next week. See this ongoing topic for info. Immigration services at Cheang Wattana now suspended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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