Extension of stay in Thailand.

[rutteketuut]

Hi everyone,

I had an "amazing" experience at the immigration bureau yesterday. I applied for a 60 day family based extension. My wife was with me and after 5 min. waiting it was our turn. Passport! the officer said and I handed it over with the required photocopies and sat down on the chair next to my Thai wife. The officer said to my wife that I had to go sit back in the waiting area which I did while my wife was signing some more photocopies and paid the 1900 bt fee. After a couple of minutes they called me to sit down at the next desk to make a picture and few moments later I got the passport back with 60 days stamped in it. After leaving the office my wife told me the immigration officer told her I smelled bad although I hadn't been drinking, had a shower the night before, had a shower the morning before we left home. I was also wearing a descent clean and ironed shirt. I was angry and shocked!

What do you think of this kind of humiliation against a foreigner? Sad isn't it?

[jeab1980]

Don't really know what to say can't see how anyone could comment on the main part of your story. But you got your extension so all good there

[CharlieH]

Wrong forum.

 

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[tonray]

Did you ask your wife about it ? What was her opinion ?

[rutteketuut]

7 hours ago, tonray said:

Did you ask your wife about it ? What was her opinion ?

Yes, I asked my wife, do I stink? You're sitting next to me in pick up> she said no! I think she was shocked too.

[Crowes]

Next time go in wearing a ton of cologne and see what they say.

[BEVUP]

Sounds like it may have been in Korat 

My wife says every time we see the same man (doesn't matter what you do ) like be polite , dress well ect He always has some smart a***e comment

The wife was dreading having to have to deal with him again for the same Ext "as above "

& we were lucky we got the women, not a problem at all 

& by the way most these IMO's are from BBK

[Kwasaki]

You'll always get one in some provinces, some immigration officers clearly like you to know they are your superior. 

Just forget it smile and ignore. 

 

[jeab1980]

How can anyone possibly blame anyone from what one person writes. None of us were there no one knows. But hey who cares blame the IO.  I would sue his deodorant manufacturer. Or the soap maker 

[JackThompson]

Not saying he was correct, but, fyi ...

 

My Thai GF can be sitting in the same room as me, and not perspire at all, while I am literally drenched.  Not sure if this is due to nature or nurture.

 

I have found that the hot-sticky climate and bacteria/fungal count in the air can make a freshly-showered Farang (me) stink in a very short time.  The only thing that works is that "crystal" deodorant - some sort of mineral-salt that bacteria cannot grow in.  It is not poisonous (as are antiperspirants) and it really works for many hours.  It is often found in Thai markets - looks like a white crystal cylinder in a little plastic bag, though you can pay 10x more to buy one from a shop in a plastic box.  You can rub it under arms and on your chest and back after a shower - amazing, really.  One of them lasts for years.

 

There are also dietary differences, if you are eating Farang food, which create a different body-odor. 

Edited April 28, 2017 by JackThompson