CM immigration officer asks me to call her on her private mobile

[koochie]

I applied for my non immigrant OA visa on 24 November and the female agent who I am convinced does not like me told me that I would have to call her almost one month later on her private mobile to see if I was successful. Is that normal? Anyhow today I have called her back and she puts the phone down on her desk after saying 'hold on while I check about your visa' and then the phone goes dead. This has happened three times now - once I was holding for ten minutes.

[slipperylobster]

This does not sound kosher....perhaps she is hot on ya.

Either that, or she wants you to work undercover....turning in your buddies to immigration.

[stevenl]

Sorry, I don't understand this.

You applied for an non-immigrant OA at Chiang Mai immigration? Or did you apply for an extension based on retirement?

[koochie]

As with most in the CM office, I don't think she is interested in men - but instead despises them.

[Briggsy]

Visas are applied for overseas. I don't understand your post. It makes no sense.

[koochie]

I applied for the 90 day extension that leads to a retirement. They have been calling it a Non Immigrant O or OA (can't remember) in the CM office.

[Smokin Joe]

You did not apply for an non-immigrant OA immigration. These are not issued at any immigration office, they are only issued outside Thailand.

You first need to figure out what you want to apply for.

[koochie]

I applied for what they told me to apply for in the CM office in order to next get Retirement.

[inzman]

Female IO left a message for me to call her on her private mobile. She said they needed one additional copy. All sorted next day. Are you paranoid about something?

[koochie]

Next day?' So why has she asked me to call her ONE MONTH later - and it's still not getting sorted today when I call one month later?

[ubonjoe]

It is not unusual for them to have you call them on a mobile phone number. It probably is not her personal number but one paid for by immigration.

You apparently did a conversion to a 90 day non immigrant visa entry based upon qualifying for an extension of stay based upon retirement. It is not a OA visa.

[slipperylobster]

Never mind, I got her number too. Disappointed.

[koochie]

Thanks ubon joe. That's what I wondering about. And does it normally take one month to get it? They said I had a 50/50 chance.

[ubonjoe]

It should not take that long but CM is telling everybody 30 days. They have to be approved by division 5 headquarters in CM is what I have read.

[NancyL]

I don't understand why she said you have a "50/50" chance. Either you meet the criteria or you don't. Where exactly did you come up short?

[visarunner]

the OP gave so little info, that even after 15posts everyone is still glueless.

As Ubonjoe is the expert I suggest to the OP to send him a PM with a copy of submitted documents so he can review and comment privately. Never heard that any conversion to a Non O or the extension based on retirement takes a month.

Non O based on Marriage is a different story.

[koochie]

On my fifth call to the office today, they confirmed to me that the conversion was successful. It took 25 days. Case closed.