Why so many immigration volunteers in Phuket and Pattaya when there are non in Bangkok? Especially Phuket must have ten. And what's there real purpose? They don't do any visas or extensions. So are they just there to show you where to line up and get your forms or?

I have never seen a volunteer here in KK.

They are there to help you and make things run quicker. Many applicants arrive at IM without the correct paperwork thus wasting IM officers time and causing uneeded queues. The volunteers will check you have the correct paperwork and assist in telling where to get it. Its an unpaid job so be thankful people are prepared to give up their own time for nothing in return.

Why so many immigration volunteers in Phuket and Pattaya when there are non in Bangkok? Especially Phuket must have ten. And what's there real purpose? They don't do any visas or extensions. So are they just there to show you where to line up and get your forms or?

I have seen many volunteers in Bangkok Immigration. They often work on the side where they give out the tourist visas. You won't see them on the side where they do the non B or non O

I'm rather surprised that they are about to open their own immigration website here.

http://piv-phuket.com/

In Chiangmai, they are college seniors majoring in a foreign language or allied study on work internship programs for one semester/term. It is a formal program with reports to be submitted.

Why so many immigration volunteers in Phuket and Pattaya when there are non in Bangkok? Especially Phuket must have ten. And what's there real purpose? They don't do any visas or extensions. So are they just there to show you where to line up and get your forms or?

I have seen many volunteers in Bangkok Immigration. They often work on the side where they give out the tourist visas. You won't see them on the side where they do the non B or non O

You must not of been at immigration since immigration does not issue tourist visas.

I have never seen any post about there being non Thai volunteers at Bangkok immigration.

I suspect poster was talking about interns that do indeed work at Chiang Watanna but not in the B/O extension of stay section. Have seen them in the 90 day reporting and suspect they may help in the 30 day extension areas. But I have never seen foreigners - only Thai interns.

I have never seen a volunteer here in KK.

That's easy, you are not there everyday.

Edited July 16, 20169 yr by smotherb

Why so many immigration volunteers in Phuket and Pattaya when there are non in Bangkok? Especially Phuket must have ten. And what's there real purpose? They don't do any visas or extensions. So are they just there to show you where to line up and get your forms or?

I have seen many volunteers in Bangkok Immigration. They often work on the side where they give out the tourist visas. You won't see them on the side where they do the non B or non O

You must not of been at immigration since immigration does not issue tourist visas.

I have never seen any post about there being non Thai volunteers at Bangkok immigration.

It's pretty clear to me that he must've been talking about the section where they do tourist visa and exempt entry extensions.

Why so many immigration volunteers in Phuket and Pattaya when there are non in Bangkok? Especially Phuket must have ten. And what's there real purpose? They don't do any visas or extensions. So are they just there to show you where to line up and get your forms or?

I have seen many volunteers in Bangkok Immigration. They often work on the side where they give out the tourist visas. You won't see them on the side where they do the non B or non O

I don't belive anything that you wrote here. Many Volunteers in the Bangkok Immigration !! And they are issuing tourist visas !!!! No way

Why so many immigration volunteers in Phuket and Pattaya when there are non in Bangkok? Especially Phuket must have ten. And what's there real purpose? They don't do any visas or extensions. So are they just there to show you where to line up and get your forms or?

I have seen many volunteers in Bangkok Immigration. They often work on the side where they give out the tourist visas. You won't see them on the side where they do the non B or non O

You must not of been at immigration since immigration does not issue tourist visas.

I have never seen any post about there being non Thai volunteers at Bangkok immigration.

It's pretty clear to me that he must've been talking about the section where they do tourist visa and exempt entry extensions.

Perhaps but his post was sill incorrect. If I did not correct him we might have people asking about applying for tourist visas at immigration.

I suspect poster was talking about interns that do indeed work at Chiang Watanna but not in the B/O extension of stay section. Have seen them in the 90 day reporting and suspect they may help in the 30 day extension areas. But I have never seen foreigners - only Thai interns.

The same for me. I have never seen any foreigners as volunteers in Bangkok

I suspect poster was talking about interns that do indeed work at Chiang Watanna but not in the B/O extension of stay section. Have seen them in the 90 day reporting and suspect they may help in the 30 day extension areas. But I have never seen foreigners - only Thai interns.

Same, Same in KK

Why so many immigration volunteers in Phuket and Pattaya when there are non in Bangkok? Especially Phuket must have ten. And what's there real purpose? They don't do any visas or extensions. So are they just there to show you where to line up and get your forms or?

I have seen many volunteers in Bangkok Immigration. They often work on the side where they give out the tourist visas. You won't see them on the side where they do the non B or non O

I don't belive anything that you wrote here. Many Volunteers in the Bangkok Immigration !! And they are issuing tourist visas !!!! No way

Your op asks about "volunteers". Perhaps you meant to say "foreign volunteers".

As Lopburi3 says, there are volunteers (Thai interns) at CW. Also at Suvarnabhumi. But they are not foreigners.

Why so many immigration volunteers in Phuket and Pattaya when there are non in Bangkok? Especially Phuket must have ten. And what's there real purpose? They don't do any visas or extensions. So are they just there to show you where to line up and get your forms or?

I have seen many volunteers in Bangkok Immigration. They often work on the side where they give out the tourist visas. You won't see them on the side where they do the non B or non O

"They often work on the side where they give out the tourist visas. "

Tourist visas are "given out" at Thai embassies or consulates, all of which are outside Thailand, not at any immigrations office.

Why so many immigration volunteers in Phuket and Pattaya when there are non in Bangkok? Especially Phuket must have ten. And what's there real purpose? They don't do any visas or extensions. So are they just there to show you where to line up and get your forms or?

I have seen many volunteers in Bangkok Immigration. They often work on the side where they give out the tourist visas. You won't see them on the side where they do the non B or non O

You must not of been at immigration since immigration does not issue tourist visas.

I have never seen any post about there being non Thai volunteers at Bangkok immigration.

It's pretty clear to me that he must've been talking about the section where they do tourist visa and exempt entry extensions.

People often provide incorrect information or use terms incorrectly and state "everyone knows what I mean," but there are people reading these threads who are quite clearly confused about where and what to do and this only adds to their confusion.

Just out of curiosity..... and I don't expect to do it....but how does one become a volunteer at CW immigration?

I've never seen a foreigner there either.

Just out of curiosity..... and I don't expect to do it....but how does one become a volunteer at CW immigration?

I've never seen a foreigner there either.

Safe to assume they also get work permits or whatever the term is for volunteers?

Only Phuket has a official Immigration foreign volunteers program.

BKK has only Thai interns from school projects. (same as at Phuket, Pattaya and most government institutions)

Pattaya does not have foreign volunteers but i believe that the UK consul did some volunteering at the immigration office.