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48 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said:
OP yes you need a TM30 for 30 day extension. When you say Chonburi, is that the city? If so why not try Jomtien immigration. My Mates extension was 2 weeks before stamp expiry and was pretty easy.
It was at Jomtien.
I was planning to change hotels on the 1st, so if I ask at this hotel to fill out the form, I guess the TM30 might show up wrong in the online immigration system on the 3rd, if another hotel has registered me.
I guess I will extend at this hotel if they will fill out the form.
Seems like having the paper form will make it easier. I had to request TM30s several times in prior years and most hotels had no idea what I was talking about.
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I arrived with visa exemption, and went to Chonburi immigration to attempt a 30-day extension yesterday, with less than two weeks left on the original 30 days
The clerk said, "Queue is full. Come back on Nov 3 or 7."
My last day for the exemption is the 8th, so I don't want to wait until the 7th... would like to do it before the 3rd.
Anyone know why she'd give me such specific dates? Is it worth trying again on the 1st?
Also, I didn't think a TM30 was needed for a 30-day extension, but she gave me what looks like a TM30 form, "Notification.... Residence".
I'm staying in hotels. Do I need the hotel manager/owner to fill out this residence form?
I had to ask hotels to print TM30s from the website in past years (during Covid), but not for a basic extension.
Also, I didn't get a TM6 arrival card at the airport. I found a post here from a year ago saying those were suspended, so I guess they're still not required?
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10 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:
My understanding is that hotels are obliged to submit documentation regarding guests to the IO.
But the immigration office didn't even check online to see if they submitted.
Now the receptionist is saying the online system isn't working.
I've tried contacting hotels before booking many times, in Bangkok and Chonburi, to ask if they can give me a copy of the TM30 and if they even file it. but they always say they don't know what a TM30 is. But then it turns out that they do file it...
I remember the whole TM30 online system was down for a while. Did they ever get that working again?
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I think the hotel did submit my TM30 when I arrived. But immigration is insisting they fill out that homeowners form.
And the manager said that form is not for hotels, which I believe is correct. The owner isn't here, it's a chain hotel with dozens of locations across Thailand.
If I can get a screenshot and they won't accept that, I'll have to go to another province.
Maybe the foreigners who go to the immigration office in KK these days don't stay in hotels, so maybe some of the younger the immigration officers don't know what to do. I mean, everyone else waiting at the office looked like they're from a neighboring country, so probalby here for work, not expats/tourists who stay in hotels.
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I'm trying to do a covid extension in KK. I checked into a hotel yesterday, and went to immigration today. Immigration is insisting I need the ID of the owner and the homeowner form.
I called the hotel from immigration and an officer talked to them for about 10 minutes, but they didn't seem to come to an understanding.
They told me to take a photo of the form and show it to the hotel.
Back at the hotel, the manager says he can't provide that form, because it's for homeowners, not hotels.
I have heard some places want a screenshot of the online form, but here they insist on this other form.
The manager said he is going to try to figure out what to do...
Any ideas?
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On 1/5/2022 at 7:00 AM, ubonjoe said:
You will need a screenshot of the TM30 report they did.
The form can be found in the this post I did. https://aseannow.com/topic/631223-immigration-templates/?do=findComment&comment=11882320
Is this a new requirement? I've done many Covide extensions and never been asked for a screenshot of the TM30
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3 hours ago, dabhand said:
Have you tried BHP, Pattaya?
They currently have a registration drive for non-Thais over 40's on their facebook page. See the details on their post of 29 September. This is for Pfizer. Worth a try and if any queries (e.g. visa/resident issues) they respond quickly to messenger questions.
Great, thanks. I'll try this.
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8 minutes ago, Jingthing said:
I tried to register a while ago, but I couldn't, because I don't have a visa, and I don't see visa exempt or Covid extension as an option. Well, I guess I could just choose a random visa from the menu... but I try to avoid angering the authorities in Thailand.
Has there been any discussion of people without visas registering?
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Are there any options for someone under 60 on a Covid extension to get vaccinated in Chonburi?
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Just go back to Jomtien immigration this week before you leave. Those "under consideration" dates are not firm, in my experience. I went two weeks early last month and they didn't mention the date.
You'll probably need to drop off your passport and go back the next day to pick it up. Even if it's not busy, they give you a queue card and say "come back tomorrow" when doing the UC thing. Two trips, but it's all done at the front desk, so not a long wait.
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Went to Jomtien on Friday for another attempt at the 30-day extension I applied for in Sept. The line in front was short, but it looked moderately busy inside. As expected, they just took my passport at the front desk and said "Come back Tuesday."
Chon Buri IO should be avoided.
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8 minutes ago, DaveDj said:
Same here, went on October 15th. But it still beats me why they couldn't stamp our passport till Nov 30th in one time. I mean it's a freaking stamp for gods sake, all they had to do was scroll till nr 30 and scroll till Nov and slab the thing in everybody's passport.
Yeah, I don't know why they're doing this. I don't see how it could benefit anyone except taxi drivers. In Sept, when they demanded proof a residency for 20 days, (plus owner's ID, maps, 3 extra copies of everything etc., none of which they actually took), I thought maybe they were trying to get people to stay in Pattaya longer, to support the hotels etc. If so, maybe they wanted to continue that plan by refusing to do the extenstion on our "consideration" date. An economic stimulus, keep us either staying in town or returning frequently, 5 or 6 or 7 trips for one 30-day extension. At least they could have given us a date sometime in November so we didn't have to go back at the same time as people on amnesty who are applying for 60-day extensions now.
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1 hour ago, Mr Lukkhrueng said:
I recently on the day 26 of October got my new stamp allowing me to be here until the 30 of November after being in consideration due the fact that I extended prior the day 26 of September with an official embassy letter. I have other friends who did the same as me and to all of them they extended recently till day 30 of November but only to the ones who already came with an official letter for the extension and they put them in consideration.
It’s easy <deleted> you just go there gave your passport and they will put you the new stamp with no extra pay.
Good luck mate.
Ok, that's good to hear. I went on Oct 15th and they said to come back on Oct 30th. I thought they might start giving the Nov 30th stamps at the beginning of this week, but I didn't hear of anyone receiving it yet.
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1 hour ago, DaveDj said:
And the extension joke continues. Went to Udon immigration today to ask for the stamp until the end of November and the officer was formal, "can't do it here, you have to go back to Jomtien." Hooray, that's a 9 hour trip for a stamp that I should have gotten in the first place! This whole amnesty and covid 19 extension is turning into a big joke for me, spoiled a perfectly good 60 day extension to visit the wife in July because there wasn't going to be another amnesty. Then went into a battle with the Belgian embassy to get a letter throughout half of September because again, there wasn't going to be another amnesty. And the Belgian embassy was very clear, you're only going to get this letter once. Wasted an extension and an embassy letter for nothing and now it's back to Jomtien on friday for god knows what stamp they are going to give know.
There will be huge lines on Thursday and Friday because they're making everyone wait until the last minute, so I assume they'll just be collecting passports and telling people to come back next week. I think the best case is we make two more trips and get the Nov 30th stamp, but they might not even give the full 30 yet.
What if you just gave up on this extension and went for the new 60-day? You'd lose the 1900 baht, but that sounds better than making a nine hour bus trip, to get 30 days at most, that might require multiple trips. I wonder if the Udon IO would let you apply for the 60-day now, any idea? It's a different visa and you're legally in Thailand, so it seems like it should be allowed, but who knows...
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3 hours ago, ubonjoe said:
They have told some people to return on November 2nd. Your under consideration stamp allows you to stay until your extension is approved.
You have to get the approval done at the office that gave you the under consideration stamp.
As far as I can tell, everybody who went back to Jomtien for their under consideration date got a permission to stay until Oct 31st, as DaveDJ said. So who are they telling to come back on Nov 2nd? Are they giving people with Oct 31st stamps under consideration stamps for next week?
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1 hour ago, DaveDj said:
And what if you have a "permission to stay until" stamp instead of an "under consideration" stamp, would it be possible to go to another office? I got a permission to stay stamp until 31 October and was told to come back on the 30th to get my stamp until 30 November. I am in Udon at the moment so I was wondering if I could get this stamp at Udon Immigration?
Mine is the same. I was stamped for Oct 31st and told to come back on the 30th for the mythical Nov 30 stamp. So all they did was "extend" my stay to the date of amnesty. I don't know if that is considered "under consideration" - I guess not, even though I'm still waiting for the extension.
It sounds like they may be putting us back "under consideration," if they're telling people to come back next week. It might take another four or five trips throughout November just to stay until the 30th. And if we're put back "under consideration" for this same extension, that means we won't be able to apply for the new 60-day extension at a different IO. So if you can't get out of the Jomtien labyrinth now while you have the Oct 31st extension stamp, that might be helpful.
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Has anyone who applied for the 30-day covid extension before Set 26th gotten the correct Nov 30th stamp from Jomtien yet? I know they were telling everyone who went back on their "consideration" date (and back the next day) to come back on Oct 30th or 29th to get a Nov 30th stamp. But I've wondering if anyone has tried to go back early to avoid the massive overflow they are going to create later this week. Or is anyone planning to go Tues/Wed?
Also, is it possible to get an extension approved by a different office than the one where you applied?
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22 minutes ago, Senior Player said:
Thanks @trappedinasia. My girlfriend has decided to use an agency and send her passport to the Bangkok immigration office. She was told this morning by Jomtien immigration that they wouldn't be able to do it there. Something about not being able to access her records on the computer due to her previous stamp being issued originally at Bangkok. Sounds like a total cop out to me, but she's not waiting until October 29 to see if they change their stance.
Is she using an agent to get a long term visa, or just to get the Nov 30th stamp?
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19 hours ago, Senior Player said:
So far, I'm hearing from a few people in Pattaya that they're having difficulty in obtaining another stamp extension to their existing one that expires at the end of this month for free. Can anyone validate this, or are other people going to Jomtien Immigration and getting their free visa extension stamp (having paid previously before Sept 26) without any problems?
Yes, this is correct. I posted about it here:
The only thing new I've seen since I posted that is that they're now telling people to come back on Oct 29th. I guess they realized that having weeks of applicants come back on the same day could be a bit much... But two days seems like far too little, as well, and I have no idea why they're adding this extra step at all.
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2 hours ago, Dart12 said:
This 30 day stamp has been a complete farce. We've spent over 12 hours and roughly 7 trips to immigration for it.
Yes, we are in complete compliance and were staying ahead of the game, doing it the right way.
That was FRI. were just given a number and told to return today. (why? all the paperwork was done when we got it).
Today, they stamp again . Good to OCT 31. But they want us here again on OCT 29th.
They want us to come back in another 10 days for the additional NOV stamp.. Most likely go on 29, and made to come back again on the 31 for the actual stamp.
What are they doing? justifying salaries? 20k for mine was now seeming like a steal with all the time they are requiring for this covid one.Last week, they were telling everyone to come back on Oct 30th for their Nov 30th stamp. So now they're telling people the 29th. Two days won't be enough. I don't know why they would try to cram everyone into the last two days, or why they're delaying giving the Nov 30th stamps at all, but at least they could start giving them out from the beginning of next week. Maybe they are expecting another announcement or clarification about the rules and are just avoiding stamping anyone past the amnesty date for now.
If they really try to process everybody on the 29th and 30th, I assume they'll have to just collect passports and tell people to come back the next week to retrieve them. The "under consideration" dates were spread out over a period of weeks, and yet even that is too much for them to handle (everybody has been told to "come back tomorrow"), so how could they possibly deal with compressing all of those people into just two days? (The 31st is a Saturday, when the IO would normally be closed.)
I don't see why they'd want to create extra work for themselves, when Jomtien is already a busy IO. Causing a stampede at the end of the month doesn't seem necessary to keep their jobs...
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5 hours ago, UdonRoy said:
"permission to stay" stamp until Nov 30.
But, I also got a yellow ticket with a number 45 on it stapled on the same passport page saying "Next time 30th October."
A very brief set of instructions followed that involved the words "come back Oct 30th, bring paper and November very busy".
So I am assuming they want me to apply for another extension on that date as they are trying to avoid another inundation at the end of November. Not sure though and no mention of what it actually is they want me to apply for.
That's a new one. So you'd be applying for an extension that starts after Nov 30th, but they're telling you to apply for it on Oct 30th because they'll be busy in Nov? This is sounding kind of like Jomtien, who is telling everyone to come back on Oct 30th, which will create a massive overflow, (even if they're just just collecting passports to stamp them later for Nov 30th and not doing new applications.) But at least if you have a permission to stay until Nov 30th, you could go later than Oct 30th. I don't understand why these offices are trying to overwhelm themselves on Oct 30th. Instead of encouraging people to get extensions now, they're forcing everyone to go on the last business day of amnesty, which would probably have been busy anyway, but they're adding all the people who got extensions before Sep 26th to the last-minute rush. I wonder if they're expecting another anouncement or clarification for the last one, and just delaying any real action now by telling everyone to come back on Oct 30th...
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49 minutes ago, Fibonaqi said:
Here's a report from MTT from another thread. Now I'm really confused ????. If you didn't apply before September 26, you get stamped to Dec 30? And if you did, you get stamped to Nov 30? Why the short change for conscientious people who acted in time?
There was a reply to that post from someone else who just applied for an extension who was told they are also getting 60 days. And they attached photos of the new covid extension form that others have been told is for a 60-day extension, though the cost was 1900 baht instead of 3900, as others have said the new 60-day extension is supposed to cost. This could be due to confusion, or maybe it's going to turn out to be the correct policy: new covid extensions are 60 days but cost the standard 1900. That could be why there have been reports of people getting stamped for Dec 30th already (and those were people who applied before Sep 26th, I guess, if they already got stamped) - some offices/officers might be converting the pre-Sep 26th extensions to the new 60-day extensions and starting them from Nov 1st...?
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18 hours ago, Fibonaqi said:
I guess the absence of report or lack of interest from anyone who got their "Under consideration" stamp finalized from MTT can be inferred as "no news is good news", that it's a non-issue. So far I have only heard second hand hearsay reports that people got stamped to Nov 30 at MTT. I will report back next week after my MTT visit.
Yeah, that sounds right. Very few people bother to post actual info. It's usually either asking for help or trolling. If people were getting the Jomtien treatment at MTT, we'd be hearing about it.
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20 hours ago, eppic said:
No surprise, per the OP this thread was meant to be specifically about MTT/Bangkok, but every post has been about locations OTHER than MTT/BKK. Not a single MTT report.
I would also like to hear about MTT, but more about what happens to those with no "under consideration" stamp (in other words, did not go before 26 Sep) and no embassy letter.
Asking about what happens to people who didn't apply for an extension before Sep 26th is irrelevant to the thread. Of course they won't give a Nov 30th stamp to someone who was saved by the late amnesty and hasn't applied for any extension. Why would they?
For once, people are exchanging actual information, and you keep complaining about it, while providing no info. Muting you.
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Visa extension in Chonburi
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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I think there's an auxiliary office in Sri Racha, but as far as I know they don't process extensions. At least they couldn't do the Covid extensions. But I think their services are limited in general.