Re-entry Permit

[bonsaimax]

Is there an immigration counter at the new airport which issues re-entry permits. If so, whereabouts?

If not, is the Suan Plu office open on Saturdays and Sundays?

Cheers!

[Kwarium]

The last I heard directly from an officer at Suan Phlu was that there was no word yet on an immigration office at the new airport! That was about a week ago!

Suan Phlu keep only weekday hours:

Office of the Immigration Bureau (Mon-Fri: 08:30 - 16:30)

Soi Suan Plu

South Sathorn Road

Bangkok 10120

Tel: 0 2287-3101 - 10

There is a hotline number you can dial, 1111.

Their website needs some serious help at:

http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/en/base.php

You can apply online and then just go down and pay your 1000 baht. That would seem to save time, but I haven't done it.

Good Luck!

(edit) BTW- Here is an update on the visa changes which are effective today:

http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/2notice/newpro.html

Edited October 1, 2006 by Kwarium

[Big A]

Yes, there is a RE Entry application desk AFTER you go through the "International Departures" entry (whereas in DM, it was on this side of the departure entries). Note that as there are several international departure entries, go through the one where you can see the Re Entry Permit sticker on the glass and the Re entry Permit desk behind the frosted glass. Apparently it is manned 24 hours a day and takes 20 minutes to process (or is it manned 20 mins a day and takes 24 hrs to process??!!.

All this was according to a security guard checking boarding passes at the International Departures entry.

Edited October 1, 2006 by Big A