"I am fairly sure Immigration tries to illicit bad behavior … but don’t let them win."

That's a ridiculous statement. What possible reason would an immigration officer have for eliciting bad behaviour?

"I am fairly sure Immigration tries to illicit bad behavior … but don’t let them win."

That's a ridiculous statement. What possible reason would an immigration officer have for eliciting bad behaviour?

Boring job. Sport?

"I am fairly sure Immigration tries to illicit bad behavior … but don’t let them win."

That's a ridiculous statement. What possible reason would an immigration officer have for eliciting bad behaviour?

Because they enjoy it

OB

If I did not know better tales like this would fill me with dread .

It is, of course , also important to remember that here only one side of a story is told .......

I know, from many years experience, that when I attended immigration for yet another extension of stay that I will be treated politely by Officers who are both pleasant and professional.

Some "farang" perhaps need to examine their own attitudes and behaviour .

Or, maybe some just have higher expectations of bureaucrats.

OB

While supplying a same day updated Bank-Book, why having to show a "Bank-Letter", saying the same thing? Commission-Link between Immigration and Banks?

If the quality of a copy is not up to Immigration Standard, why not have an "in house" copier that fits their quality standard. Farang will gladly pay. Or could it be, that an "Uncle" of an immigration officer happens to own the nearest copy-shop?

Cheers.

I was at the same office this morning without issues - my passport copies were on center of normal A4 from my home printer copies. I used Embassy letter but bank account has always required current day proof at Chiang Watanna AFAIK (they have branches of most banks one floor down so an easy process and became the norm after the move there).

They have always accepted a letter from my bank from the previous day. Unfortunately, I have an account that requires a letter from head office in downtown Bangkok, so it would be virtually impossible for me to get to the bank, sit around for an hour, or two, then get to CW. It sometimes takes a bit of explaining about what type of account is, but so far they have accepted it. As others have said, I sometimes get the impression that the "Boss Lady" is exercising her authority over her subordinates, and we are just incidental bystanders.

However, sometimes things do seem a little odd. My wife's friend recently went to CW for her first retirement extension, and they said that the bank letter she gave them was a forgery! She asked them to ring the bank, which they did, but would still not accept it. Maybe they had taken the issue too far to then back down; who knows? Anyway, she left after being there over 4 hours with no extension, but with plenty of confusion and annoyance.

You have got the wrong end of the stick here (and I suspect with your forgery tale also, but that's a separate issue.)

What the OP was discussing, that needs a same day update, is the photocopy of the last bankbook page NOT the bank letter.

Bank letters from the day before (and longer sometimes) have always been fine at CW, as long as the total in your account detailed in the bank letter is the same total as the last entry in your bankbook, which must be updated on the day you make your application.

Thank you for the clarification.

I am inclined to agree with OP, needless nitpicking is bound to provoke agitation, and in my experience of 3 offices the organisation and operation of queues for instance is bound to get a lot of westerners ready to bite.

Just to help those who especially are not native English speakers:

ILLICIT means contraband or illegal

ELICIT means to evoke or draw out a response.

And I have never had a problem of any consequence at the Khon Kaen office since it opened.

You are one person, just because you have never had a problem it doesn't mean anything, quite a few are coming on the boards with problems that seem to indicate snide behaviour.

I am inclined to agree with OP, needless nitpicking is bound to provoke agitation, and in my experience of 3 offices the organisation and operation of queues for instance is bound to get a lot of westerners ready to bite.

Well at least it is only Westerners who are ready to bite, that means all the other foreign nationals that go to immigration are ok. :-)

Just to help those who especially are not native English speakers:

ILLICIT means contraband or illegal

ELICIT means to evoke or draw out a response.

And I have never had a problem of any consequence at the Khon Kaen office since it opened.

You are one person, just because you have never had a problem it doesn't mean anything, quite a few are coming on the boards with problems that seem to indicate snide behaviour.

I posted my experience. Your experience may vary.