Just had my first ever Immigration 'Home Visit' this morning.......

[WineOh 4,503]

.......and what an absolute breeze that was!

3 charming young  gentlemen visited myself and my family this morning.

Asked a few questions, signed a few documents and off they went.

They also had us pose for the same photographs that we handed to them when we applied for the visa extension.

 

All in all the visit lasted 10 minutes followed by a few wai's and a goodbye.

I offered them each a cup of coffee but they politely declined, stating they had already had their daily caffeine fix.

 

Keep up the fine work, Nonthaburi immigration 

[KC 71 1,744]

2 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan said:

.......and what an absolute breeze that was!

3 charming young  gentlemen visited myself and my family this morning.

Asked a few questions, signed a few documents and off they went.

They also had us pose for the same photographs that we handed to them when we applied for the visa extension.

 

All in all the visit lasted 10 minutes followed by a few wai's and a goodbye.

I offered them each a cup of coffee but they politely declined, stating they had already had their daily caffeine fix.

 

Keep up the fine work, Nonthaburi immigration 

Nice to hear something positive

[WineOh 4,503]

3 minutes ago, KC 71 said:

Nice to hear something positive

I'm a give credit where credit is due kinda guy..

So far so good.

Edited November 30, 2020 by Liverpoolfan

[HashBrownHarry 1,775]

40 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan said:

.......and what an absolute breeze that was!

3 charming young  gentlemen visited myself and my family this morning.

Asked a few questions, signed a few documents and off they went.

They also had us pose for the same photographs that we handed to them when we applied for the visa extension.

 

All in all the visit lasted 10 minutes followed by a few wai's and a goodbye.

I offered them each a cup of coffee but they politely declined, stating they had already had their daily caffeine fix.

 

Keep up the fine work, Nonthaburi immigration 

Did you give them any money?

[WineOh 4,503]

7 minutes ago, HashBrownHarry said:

Did you give them any money?

I dont have any money to give them.. 

[HashBrownHarry 1,775]

5 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan said:

I dont have any money to give them.. 

Noted.

 

I've got my visit sometime this week and 2000 baht was mentioned whilst at the immigration office last week, i'll see what they say when they rock up.

 

Thx

[Saltire 1,319]

I had my 3rd year visit recently, same as the 2 before, same as the OP,  all very pleasant and friendly. No charge.

 

The senior one did ask 2 surprise questions, 1 why dont I change from retirement extension to marriage to save money in the bank and 2 why do I not volunteer at the local school?

 

1 don't need any more paperwork and 2, you (the IO) don't allow it without a work permmit.

 

 

Edited November 30, 2020 by Saltire

[WineOh 4,503]

13 minutes ago, Saltire said:

why do I not volunteer at the local school

This is a cool suggestion.

I may look into this myself 

[Crossy 27,213]

2 minutes ago, Liverpoolfan said:

This is a cool suggestion.

I may look into this myself 

 

As @Saltire mentions, you need a Work Permit even to volunteer.

[WineOh 4,503]

4 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

As @Saltire mentions, you need a Work Permit even to volunteer.

Guess i'll continue to stay at home then watching Sky Sports News in my undies 

[KC 71 1,744]

1 hour ago, Liverpoolfan said:

I'm a give credit where credit is due kinda guy..

So far so good.

And so it should be lad

[UncleMhee 509]

42 minutes ago, Saltire said:

1 why dont I change from retirement extension to marriage to save money in the bank and

While the quote is a fair enough question from the Senior IO; it prompts me to ask this, "Why are you getting house visits on a retirement extension?"

Genuinely interested as it's not something I've heard of before. TIA

Edited November 30, 2020 by UncleMhee

[WineOh 4,503]

2 hours ago, KC 71 said:

Nice to hear something positive

you mean from me or just in general like 

[nrasmussen 202]

8 minutes ago, UncleMhee said:

While the quote is a fair enough question from the Senior IO; it prompts me to ask this, "Why are you getting house visits and photos on a retirement extension?"

Genuinely interested as it's not something I've heard of before. TIA

Happened to me a couple of times too (Hat Yai, Songkhla). My guess is that they want to make sure that I am actually living at the address that I claim I do.

[Saltire 1,319]

15 minutes ago, UncleMhee said:

While the quote is a fair enough question from the Senior IO; it prompts me to ask this, "Why are you getting house visits on a retirement extension?"

Genuinely interested as it's not something I've heard of before. TIA

Yes I agree with nrasmussen that it's verification you are staying where you say you are. They use the hand-drawn map from the office to your home that is part of the applcation, each visit they have had the paper map with them.

 

I would love to volunteer a few days a week but I can't see that changing anytime soon. I believe you can get a work permit on a marriage extension, but not for volunteering, mainly for employment.