IO intentionally put entry stamp 8 pages from other stamps

[Glenn128 11]

Just got stamped in at the airport, and while I can't claim to know for certain the intent, it really seemed as though the IO went out of his way to put my entry stamp way in the center of my passport. So now there's a blank area of 8 pages (back to back) between this current stamp and all other stamps.

 

Anyone experienced this before? I am definitely in the camp of people with extensive entry history in Thailand, so while the actual stamp itself is definitely correct, I can't help but wonder if the placement is any kind of danger sign or not.

 

I think I vaguely recall reading someone talking about a problem with having the stamp way out of order in their passport, but can't remember the whole story. Wondering if anyone can tell me if this is something to be concerned over? Or is it much ado about nothing?

[CharlieH 23,741]

Much ado about nothing, but it will just inconvenience you as things fill up and if you ever have to write down entry exit dates on anything as it wont be easy to find.

[userabcd 430]

A few times happened to me, sometimes in Thailand sometimes other countries. 

 

One time I asked an imm officer if he could put his stamp on a partially used page, he deliberately stamped it on a new page also in the middle of the passport.

 

Look on the positive side, it will be easier to find the stamp now.

Edited November 19, 2019 by userabcd

[jackdd 5,306]

Maybe in his previous life he worked as IO in Vietnam and got confused. (In Vietnam they like to stamp on the last page of the passport)

[LivinLOS 5,185]

2 hours ago, userabcd said:

A few times happened to me, sometimes in Thailand sometimes other countries. 

 

One time I asked an imm officer if he could put his stamp on a partially used page, he deliberately stamped it on a new page also in the middle of the passport.

 

Look on the positive side, it will be easier to find the stamp now.

Sometimes feel like they are competing with themselves for who can be the biggest annoyance.. 

[Happy Grumpy 7,268]

11 minutes ago, LivinLOS said:

Sometimes feel like they are competing with themselves for who can be the biggest annoyance.. 

The Thai IO said to his colleague. 

[Mr Smithy 52]

I have four stamps that were placed on the last but one page of my PP by Australian IO's - Thankfully Aus no longer stamps PP's

[ukrules 12,631]

8 hours ago, userabcd said:

One time I asked an imm officer if he could put his stamp on a partially used page, he deliberately stamped it on a new page also in the middle of the passport.

Some of them go out of their way to annoy you in any way possible.

 

He probably couldn't deny you entry so he found some other way to annoy you.

[steve187 4,674]

i think some posters on here have too much free time, a thread on where an entry stamp was placed

[Peterw42 10,398]

I did my marriage extension recently and the IO put the under-consideration stamp under the TM6 that was stapled into passport. A mild panic when I got home and couldnt find it to check it.

[Captain Monday 159]

Just laziness. Happened to me in the Dominican Republic. Just another reason to never travel there again.

[jacko45k 12,581]

1 minute ago, Peterw42 said:

I did my marriage extension recently and the IO put the under-consideration stamp under the TM6 that was stapled into passport. A mild panic when I got home and couldnt find it to check it.

I check my stamp before I am out the door, then dance down the steps and through the car park!

[BritManToo 25,936]

10 hours ago, Glenn128 said:

I think I vaguely recall reading someone talking about a problem with having the stamp way out of order in their passport, but can't remember the whole story. Wondering if anyone can tell me if this is something to be concerned over? Or is it much ado about nothing?

Vietnam put all my entry/exit stamps on the back page of my passport.

Cambodia stuck my VISA right in the middle.

 

Don't think IOs are all that bright.

[Kaoboi Bebobp 1,524]

If you see an officer (or bank clerk or landlord rep) rummaging through the passport to find the front page, d'oh!, then you know you're in for a bit of a wonder. I'm not talking about looking over other stamps and permits, when they start upside down or back to front, or some such. I was inspired to report my experiences, after BritManToo wrote: "Don't think IOs are all that bright." Bingo. 

[wgdanson 9,172]

Got my retirement extension plus re-entry on Monday. My IO very neatly put both on one page, very nice thank you.

You would think that putting stamps chronologically would make any sort of investigation much easier, but unfortunately the word ....logically does not translate into Thai very well !