Location Hat Yai Regional Immigration; Anyone ever go there for visa extensions

[EBlair48]

Coming through next week from Phuket, where i reside.

Anyone know about going to the regional immigration office? Are there two different offices, one regional and one local?

Anyone ever go to regional for B visa extensions?

[LivinginKata]

I was always under the idea that extensions can only be proceeded in the area office of your registered address. But that might only apply to annual (as in one year)extensions.

[rajyindee]

The regional office (Immigration Region 6) is out by the airport at Thung Tam Sao Yai - they don't handle day-to-day processes (not to be confused with the airport checkpoint which comes under another Division). You probably need to go to the local office on Phetkasem Road, but I reckon they would refer you back to the Phuket local office.

[EBlair48]

^ thanks for that. I can find the airport , too I think

LiK , I was told all one year extensions go through the regional office in Hat Yai.

I'm really just going there to complain about Phuket not granting the extension for what I suspect are spurious reasons as just explained on the Phuket airport schemes thread. I wan tto show them my papers

I i have to go to Penang anyway to get a new B, so might as well stop there and try...

Now I need a hotel...

[LivinginKata]

LiK , I was told all one year extensions go through the regional office in Hat Yai.

I'm really just going there to complain about Phuket not granting the extension for what I suspect are spurious reasons as just explained on the Phuket airport schemes thread. I wan tto show them my papers

I i have to go to Penang anyway to get a new B, so might as well stop there and try...

I would be interested to hear how you get on with your extension.

For example I was always told that I could only get a re-enty permit here in Phuket. Yet when I wanted to make a short visit to Laos I had no problem obtaining a re-entry permit in Nong Khai immigration office.

Yet my wife's nephew who is a senior immigration officer in Hua Hin told me I could not apply for my extenion in his area. Asked him if he could do it given years (and years) of hassle at Phuket Office.

[rajyindee]

^ thanks for that. I can find the airport , too I think

LiK , I was told all one year extensions go through the regional office in Hat Yai.

I'm really just going there to complain about Phuket not granting the extension for what I suspect are spurious reasons as just explained on the Phuket airport schemes thread. I wan tto show them my papers

I i have to go to Penang anyway to get a new B, so might as well stop there and try...

Now I need a hotel...

I don't think it's actually in the airport. The full address is on the Immigration website under Region 6.

[EBlair48]

^OK noted , Thanks again Rayjindee

Do yo know of a nice hotel nearby? I'm not on a budget and like amenities such as a halfway decent mattress, climate I can control and decent TV

[rajyindee]

^OK noted , Thanks again Rayjindee

Do yo know of a nice hotel nearby? I'm not on a budget and like amenities such as a halfway decent mattress, climate I can control and decent TV

There are no hotels out by the airport. In town the best is Buri Sriphu IMHO.

[phuketsub]

This probably won't help you with your specific problem, but I recently moved from Phuket and got my one-year permit to stay extension in Haad Yai Immigration.

One of the key differences is that for a one-year-extension based on marriage, Haad Yai requires some different documents, but checks them with greater scrutiny. You also need a Thai guarantor if it is your first time extending there (no, ten years of marriage does not qualify the wife to perform that task)

To whomever it might help, I recounted my experience in the following thread: (see final post for conclusions)

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/727593-400000-baht-extension-bank-statement-query/

Best of luck