Popular Post VIPinthailand Posted January 26, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2015 yes, unbelievable, this is the time I have waited in Pattaya just to get a 30 days extension. today 26 th January. I showed up at 8.00, line even going on the street. (It s like going to buy a new iPhone during launch day ) and I left at 1230pm. usually it takes 45 minutes but now it s over 4 hours. tomorrow except to wait 12 hours and do some camping on their parking slots, this is simply scandalous.!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NancyL Posted January 26, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) Well, with a name like VIPinThailand, it seems like you should have hired an agent to do this for you or gotten a visa before leaving your home country if you're just extending a visa-exempt entry. For the record, a 4.5 hour wait would be considered something to brag about in Chiang Mai. As in "only 4.5 hours! Wow, can you believe how lucky I was today." Edited January 26, 2015 by NancyL 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdSingha Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 still better than a 12 hour visa run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk213 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 PattayaThat is where you are going wrong imo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIPinthailand Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) I had a tourist visa extended. everybody had to wait at least 4 hours(and this is every day like that) . hiring a guy to do the job for you is illegal as you must present yourself in person. anyway something is wrong there, where all these people come from? it was not so busy before. Edited January 26, 2015 by VIPinthailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I had a tourist visa extended. everybody had to wait at least 4 hours(and this is every day like that) . hiring a guy to do the job for you is illegal as you must present yourself in person. anyway something is wrong there, where all these people come from? it was not so busy before. To your second point about legality, one word for you BS its not illegal to retain an agent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly94 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Probably take 15 mins in samut prakan. If you have to live in an ex pat hotspot then this is what you have to put up with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NancyL Posted January 26, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) Nothing illegal about an agent -- the agent will do the paperwork for you, make the copies and tell you to meet him/her at the Immigration office at a certain time. You're still showing up in person. At least that's the way it's done in Chiang Mai where 12 hour waits are common. Yup -- people should get in line by 5 am if they want to have any hope of being seen that day in Chiang Mai. Agents offer a real service, esp. for the clueless who tie up the Immigration officials by coming in unprepared and with lots of questions they could have answered with a little on-line research. Now, stop your bellyaching. It could be worse, much worse. After all, this is high season. Edited January 26, 2015 by NancyL 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dragonfly94 Posted January 26, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2015 Don't the agents barge in front by paying to then hand over 15 applications making the wait even longer? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIPinthailand Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) and by the way, I have been sent back home. I came 3 days in advance, told me to come back last day, last day they told me to come Monday when my stay was expired the previous Saturday making me illegal in the country. all Sunday I was an overstayer thanks to Pattaya immigration' help which is a" federal felony " too much is too much! Edited January 26, 2015 by VIPinthailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Welcome to Thailand In BKK it's 3 hours If we complain here, people tell us to pack up and leave Thailand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbaldwin Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 If you read Thaivisa you might believe PATTAYA is in crisis. Come in Immigration and see the reality. No shortage of tourists there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Pattaya That is where you are going wrong imo In December I did my annual extension of stay at Jomtien in under 10 minutes from the time I walked in the door at Jomtien, so I wouldn't blame Pattaya when compared to other places. And as others have said, it could be much worse if he had attempted to do an extension at other offices. For visa exempt and tourist visas entry extensions, keep in mind this is still the high season for tourists. If he found a queue extending out to the street that suggests it's the quantity of people that's the issue. Personally I wouldn't go in on a Monday or Friday or a day following a holiday and I would go in mid morning or early afternoon, not when the office first opens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiboy11 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 last time for my extension non 0 go there 6 am finish 3pm and for 30 day tourist extension 10h30 there gone 11h30 so easy sometime lol in chiang mai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampdonkey Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 You are not on overstay if you permission to stay falls on a day when immigration is closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Thank you for illustrating why so many Thais dislike tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Monday morning. You went at the worst time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I love these guys welcome towhat we put up with every year.but living in paradise does have its cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddinChonburi Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Lets see all the tourist that arrived at the begining of December are now going for the 30 day. Yes I bet you things are pretty busy. Enjoy your vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIPinthailand Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 it doesn't matter at what you come to Pattaya immigration, it s full 24/7. and your case will be taken in consideration only the last day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonfly94 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 If it ever came to having to wait as long as reported I would be off, this country is not worth it, paradise it certainly aint and far from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Probably take 15 mins in samut prakan. If you have to live in an ex pat hotspot then this is what you have to put up with. Sorry, but I don't see the relation between expats and this delay ?? Most of time (let say 10 months per year) it's very fast at Jomtiem (Pattaya) Immigration. The problem is mainly mid-December to mi-February with many real family tourists who need an extension. Going there a Monday or Friday during these 2 months is a very bad idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> I had a tourist visa extended. everybody had to wait at least 4 hours(and this is every day like that) . hiring a guy to do the job for you is illegal as you must present yourself in person.anyway something is wrong there, where all these people come from? it was not so busy before. If you try to think that one person's slight inconvenience is a city's gain, you might get a glimpse of the big picture. The more people extending, the more goes into the economy. Stand fast the 7/11 drinkers & balloon chasers..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> I had a tourist visa extended. everybody had to wait at least 4 hours(and this is every day like that) . hiring a guy to do the job for you is illegal as you must present yourself in person. anyway something is wrong there, where all these people come from? it was not so busy before. If you try to think that one person's slight inconvenience is a city's gain, you might get a glimpse of the big picture. The more people extending, the more goes into the economy. Stand fast the 7/11 drinkers & balloon chasers..................... I don't want to sound like a scaremonger, but longer time for Visa sounds exactly what happened to ED visa. First the waiting time got multiplied by 3, because they were doing really thorough checks, to try to kick out some people. They kicked out a few. Then the waiting time got a bit shorter because they exhausted the document checking route and just started slaying in the mass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 and by the way, I have been sent back home. I came 3 days in advance, told me to come back last day, last day they told me to come Monday when my stay was expired the previous Saturday making me illegal in the country. all Sunday I was an overstayer thanks to Pattaya immigration' help which is a" federal felony " too much is too much! simply scandalous ! it's just not right ..... now put your dummy back in ... just get the Thai Elite card and forget about your problems .. !! no reporting ... no farang ... no issue .... just piece of mind !! ...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paz Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 simply scandalous ! it's just not right ..... now put your dummy back in ... just get the Thai Elite card and forget about your problems .. !! no reporting ... no farang ... no issue .... just piece of mind !! ...... YES!!! That's it! Rarely we see quality posting like yours. Thank you so much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk213 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Pattaya That is where you are going wrong imo In December I did my annual extension of stay at Jomtien in under 10 minutes from the time I walked in the door at Jomtien, so I wouldn't blame Pattaya when compared to other places. And as others have said, it could be much worse if he had attempted to do an extension at other offices. For visa exempt and tourist visas entry extensions, keep in mind this is still the high season for tourists. If he found a queue extending out to the street that suggests it's the quantity of people that's the issue. Personally I wouldn't go in on a Monday or Friday or a day following a holiday and I would go in mid morning or early afternoon, not when the office first opens. I blame Pattaya for a lot, just a personal opinion. I went to HH immigration this month on a Monday and it was pretty swift, as long as you get there around the time it is due to open you should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIPinthailand Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) I was thinking about the elite card right after I left the immigration. but com'on! 500'000 baths, no way!! I m already a VIP in Thailand ! Edited January 27, 2015 by VIPinthailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnie99 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 8am? Get off your ass then and get up early. I have never had to wait more than 15 minutes for any immigration/visa/renewal issue in Thailand. Mind you, I have the intelligence to think before it's time to do these things and realise that 'oh my goodness, it's always crowded'. Thought. You should try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paz Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 8am? Get off your ass then and get up early. I have never had to wait more than 15 minutes for any immigration/visa/renewal issue in Thailand. Mind you, I have the intelligence to think before it's time to do these things and realise that 'oh my goodness, it's always crowded'. Thought. You should try it. Yeah man. Never have to wait. It just doesn't happen. It's because all others are never right like you are (and the one with the VIP card). Right on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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