webfact Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Thai immigration launches newly updated website screenshot Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has updated its website with a new design making it easier to use and find out information. The new website, which is available in English and Thai, gives more emphasis to the increasing number of services which are available online, including TM47 and TM30 reporting. It also has a dedicated section of highlighted announcements such as the new QR code queuing system, which is available at immigration division 1. There is also a section for the latest news and services provided by immigration, including what is required for visa extensions and 90 day reporting. The site now also has a handy map feature that enables users to easily locate their nearest immigration office. The updated immigration website can be found at: https://www.immigration.go.th/en/ -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-07-09 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ubonjoe Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2020 It was changed about 2 weeks ago. I don't think they would like my opinion of it. Horrible compared to the previous one. 10 4 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KMartinHandyman Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2020 Flip the 47 and 30 card to see your prize: *the moblie application is under maintenance* Sorry for the inconvenienc 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worrab Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) First obvious fault is the language selection!! Select Thai to get English and vice versa!! Not bad for an updated site but TIT!! Edited July 9, 2020 by worrab reword 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kaoboi Bebobp Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2020 25 minutes ago, ubonjoe said: It was changed about 2 weeks ago. I don't think they would like my opinion of it. Horrible compared to the previous one. OMG! I see what you mean. Pages that have badges and GIFs flip-flopping about before you can read them are annoying as h*ll. It's like chasing a puppy around the house. And there's almost no difference between the Thai and English pages. Grade: D-. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Having a full-screen live video on the launch page seems very user-unfriendly. This page can't load Google Maps correctly. The mobile apps have been down for quite a while. On the plus side: links to TM47 and TM30 webpages work, so there's that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post heist Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2020 Looks like it was built by someone following a YouTube tutorial on how to build a website. Also: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worrab Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2020 2nd fault is: This page can't load Google Maps correctly. What a waste of time updating a site and then most of it is wrong. Why do they never check their work?? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thequietman Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2020 59 minutes ago, webfact said: There is also a section for the latest news and services provided by immigration, including what is required for visa extensions and 90 day reporting. Pointless, as the IO is allowed to use his/her discretion and ask for whatever the hell they want. All show, show, show ...... as always. ???? 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post khastan Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2020 Friend of mine went to do his normal 90 day at Nong Khai yesterday and they demanded to see his bank book had 800000 baht in it, not just one person but two. So yes they can ask for whatever the hell they want. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2020 maybe some farang needs to sit down with their IT guy and explain the problems and issues. Obviously they are not aware of how bad it is ... We can sit here and complain until the cows come home but that ain't gonna fix it. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2020 17 minutes ago, steven100 said: maybe some farang needs to sit down with their IT guy and explain the problems and issues. Obviously they are not aware of how bad it is ... We can sit here and complain until the cows come home but that ain't gonna fix it. I wish I had your optimism that someone at the top might even consider that seriously. I wonder where the section to download the TM forms has gone - TM7 & TM8 for example? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackThompson Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 29 minutes ago, khastan said: Friend of mine went to do his normal 90 day at Nong Khai yesterday and they demanded to see his bank book had 800000 baht in it, not just one person but two. So yes they can ask for whatever the hell they want. Mail it, next time. But if made to sign that "must show money after 90-days" letter when getting their extension, they are required to go to the office just for that, regardless of the unrelated 90-day report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yeahbutif Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2020 think it was dsigned by steven spielberg .. my eyes cants keep up with all the flasing going on . 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, yeahbutif said: think it was dsigned by steven spielberg .. my eyes cants keep up with all the flasing going on . Ha ha! I take your point. I remember about fifteen years ago KFC had a new all-singing-dancing-website with the same jazzy things. What it didn't have was a menu and price list of what they sold. I complained to KFC head office about them missing the point. They told me to contact the website designer myself! I did - they never replied of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucegoniners Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Kind of what I expected, horrible! What did they spend on this a buck pifty (baht, not dollars). They would really do themselves a great service if they'd pay a decent amount of money and use a developer from OUTSIDE THAILAND. The amount of technological know how here in sum can be put in a thimble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPKANKAN Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, JackThompson said: Mail it, next time. But if made to sign that "must show money after 90-days" letter when getting their extension, they are required to go to the office just for that, regardless of the unrelated 90-day report. I did my 90 days yesterday due 7th. Did on line a week before no response. At the Irritation office 8.25 am. Good news only a few in front but one a mega Burmese agent. They were yak yaking and did not notice the door unlock. In, no ticket and first booth. Done in about 3 minutes. Then she calls me to a counter and says "next time bring bank book". "Why?" I say "you have to". "No I don't!!!" Obviously she had not checked my file. "Because I use monthly income". She went a bit red, tore a bit of stamped paper out of my passport and said "Ok" 5555! Going out glad I got in first as there was a queue of Burmese outside all the way up the steps!! Could hardly get to my car!! Edited July 9, 2020 by DPKANKAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStar Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 37 minutes ago, brucegoniners said: They would really do themselves a great service if they'd pay a decent amount of money and use a developer from OUTSIDE THAILAND. The amount of technological know how here in sum can be put in a thimble. Was waiting for the obligatory general bash and assertion of farang superiority. Wrong. In fact Thailand has some great web developers but they ain't cheap. Any of them could knock out a readable, usable site in about a day that does what the Immigration site attempts. Or an afternoon if just going for Brutalism (plenty good 'nuff for Warren Buffet), but Thais do love the glitter. So what we have here is just a "pay peanuts, get monkeys" situation. Or maybe they paid a lot for some student relative of an IO to spend weeks on it. Contacts are everything. ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKresonant Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) Perhaps the webmaster / author was tasked with going one better than the e-visa website for initial un-usability. Maybe they were asked to make it reflective of the consistency of service, as provided at office counters. We perhaps we would naturally just assume that it should be as reliable, low stress, accurate, informative, easy to navigate useful resource. Depends what the objective was ????. Edited July 9, 2020 by UKresonant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aforek Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Chapter 22, " retirement extension", they don't speak of the mandatory insurance; it seems to be the text of last year, before the changement for O-A visa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stouricks Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 It would have been nice to see 'Queen's English' being used instead of the pidgeon translations. I would have helped them if they had asked nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKresonant Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, BigStar said: Wrong. In fact Thailand has some great web developers but they ain't cheap. That's what a woman sitting next to me on the plane said a few years ago certainly was suggesting, They were actually looking at opening a office in Thailand because there was resource there that could tackle challenging problems with initiative and ingenuity on the IT front, where staff at another country were technically specified, but struggled to resolve things to a suitable product. Maybe it was outsourced overseas? ???? Edited July 9, 2020 by UKresonant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStar Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, UKresonant said: That's what a woman sitting next to me on the plane said a few years ago certainly was suggesting a few years ago. They were actually looking at opening a office in Thailand because there was resource there that could tackle challenging problems with initiative and ingenuity on the IT front, where staff at another country were technically specified, but struggled to resolve things to a suitable product. Maybe it was outsourced overseas? ???? As for quality/cost, it'd undoubtedly be cheaper to outsource nowadays to, say, Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan to contractors with proven track records and references. Plenty of them over there, but--ah, no, for obvious reasons. Edited July 9, 2020 by BigStar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStar Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, stouricks said: It would have been nice to see 'Queen's English' being used instead of the pidgeon translations. I would have helped them if they had asked nicely. Well, we understand "pigeon English" quite well here, because we've often heard birds speaking it. We'd use it a lot, along with Brummie and Geordie, if only it were permitted by the forum rules. We've never heard of "pidgeon English," however, and definitely wouldn't trust any translator who purports to understand both that and Queen's English. We've also never heard of "pidgin English," so don't even try to go there or you might "loose" all your remaining credibility. Edited July 9, 2020 by BigStar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mahtin Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2020 Definition of pidgin : a simplified speech used for communication between people with different languages https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pidgin 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oznomad Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 1 hour ago, BigStar said: Well, we understand "pigeon English" quite well here, because we've often heard birds speaking it. We'd use it a lot, along with Brummie and Geordie, if only it were permitted by the forum rules. We've never heard of "pidgeon English," however, and definitely wouldn't trust any translator who purports to understand both that and Queen's English. We've also never heard of "pidgin English," so don't even try to go there or you might "loose" all your remaining credibility. Best be correct before pointing the stick. BTW, pijin English is also another alternative 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob12345 Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 5 hours ago, steven100 said: maybe some farang needs to sit down with their IT guy and explain the problems and issues. Obviously they are not aware of how bad it is ... We can sit here and complain until the cows come home but that ain't gonna fix it. If they were interested in feedback or a quality check, they could have easily hired someone for that. Standard part of project management... The fact they didnt should tell you enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, thequietman said: Pointless, as the IO is allowed to use his/her discretion and ask for whatever the hell they want. All show, show, show ...... as always. ???? It will never change for the better Edited July 9, 2020 by brianthainess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 5 hours ago, worrab said: First obvious fault is the language selection!! Select Thai to get English and vice versa!! Not bad for an updated site but TIT!! My thoughts too, 2 languages lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sencelebi Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Again ! People knows a lot or have nothing to do better or just have a personality issue keep bitching. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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