Online queue compulsory for visa extension

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Online queue compulsory for visa extension

By The Nation

 

 

The Immigration Bureau has urged people to make an online queue for visa extension due to the virus and apply before January 29.

 

Applicants who require visa service, such as foreigners who have stayed in the Kingdom for over 90 days and tourists who needs short-term visa extension service for Tourist visa (TR 60) and Special Tourist Visa (STV) are urged to join the online queue before the service date.

 

The move is aimed at conforming with the government's policy on precautionary measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, by reducing overcrowding, maintaining social distancing and facilitating customer service.

 

An applicant can make an online queue reservation for a pre-service appointment at www.bangkokimmigration.com and follow these steps:

 

▪︎Fill in all required information.

 

▪︎Wait for an email reply.

 

▪︎Print out a confirmation document from email.

 

▪︎Submit the documents for visa extension on the appointment date and time.

 

However, services for a walk-in queue are still available at Muang Thong Thani Temporary Service Centre on the official working date and time.

 

Short-term visa extension service at counter K will provide service only to online queue applicants.

 

In order to reduce overcrowding amid the pandemic, an applicant can make an online queue reservation for pre-service appointment and follow the steps below:

 

▪︎Fill in all required information

 

▪︎Wait for an email reply

 

▪︎Print out a confirmation document from email and ▪︎Prepare all required documents

 

▪︎Submit an application for visa extension 1-2 weeks before the visa expiry date.

 

In the case of visa extension due to Covid-19, the application must be submitted before January 29.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30401731

 

 

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[ukrules 21,523]

Sounds like this is only for Bangkok, I'm supposed to do a 90 day report very soon but I'm in Hua Hin.

 

[Gee Bangkok 11]

I've made my online appointment for a visa extension 3 weeks ago @ CW. . Still not received an email. 

 

Does anyone know how long does it take  to get the email from them in return? 

 

Thanks for any help 

 

Gee

[pantsonfire 214]

This for tr visa is only for almost expiring visas? Ive been in thailand for only 17 days. Can i get mine extended? Or best to wait

[mtls2005 16,379]

1 hour ago, Gee Bangkok said:

Does anyone know how long does it take  to get the email from them in return? 

 

Check spam or promotions folder. email comes from [email protected] so looks like some sort of vertical marketing scheme. bizpotential is the developer.

 

Should show up quite quickly.

 

Bring a hard-copy print-out of the appointment.

Edited January 24 by mtls2005

[thecaveman 49]

4 hours ago, ukrules said:

Sounds like this is only for Bangkok

That seems right. When entering the queue system, an explanation shows up. Paragraph 3 says: "It’s an online appointment queue reservation for foreigners who will come to be served at Immigration division 1 only. Immigration division 1 is responsible for providing services for foreigners who reside in Bangkok only."

http://203.151.166.132/immigrant_queue/booking/

[pjuk 71]

4 hours ago, ukrules said:

Sounds like this is only for Bangkok, I'm supposed to do a 90 day report very soon but I'm in Hua Hin.

 

Do it online or by post.

[Mike Teavee 1,829]

2 hours ago, Gee Bangkok said:

I've made my online appointment for a visa extension 3 weeks ago @ CW. . Still not received an email. 

 

Does anyone know how long does it take  to get the email from them in return? 

 

Thanks for any help 

 

Gee

Don't want to state the obvious but have you checked your junk email?

 

Appointment confirmation normally takes a few minutes/hours, rarely the next day, if you've not had one after 3 weeks than you might want to call them or consider making another appointment. 

 

[Mike Teavee 1,829]

1 hour ago, pantsonfire said:

This for tr visa is only for almost expiring visas? Ive been in thailand for only 17 days. Can i get mine extended? Or best to wait

You can extend your permission to stay up to 45 days before it expires (I'm assuming your office is CW/MTT as this whole thread is only about Bangkok), but if I were you I would leave it until after the 29th Jan (lots of people were extended to this date as part of the "Amnesty" so probably be busier than usual around about then) rush dies down. 

 

 

[AhFarangJa 12,047]

5 hours ago, ukrules said:

Sounds like this is only for Bangkok, I'm supposed to do a 90 day report very soon but I'm in Hua Hin.

 

Did mine here last week at Blueport. Walked in, took a number and never even made it to a chair before the chime went. In and out in about four minutes..........................( sit back now, and wait for the sexual insinuations....)

[Andyfez 619]

Well an obvious way to avoid the crowds at Chaeng Watthana would be to put all those displayed queue numbers online.

Then we could disperse downstairs. Go get food, sit in a coffee shop or even have a massage. Or in extreme waits go home and come back!

It's unnecessary to sit in those crowded rooms waiting sometimes hours for your queue number.

 

[bronzedude 322]

Good luck to anyone who needs an extension in Bangkok. We all know how efficient Thai immigration is with new procedures, especially digital ones.

[mtls2005 16,379]

1 minute ago, newnative said:

Another bad, misleading headline.

 

Agreed.

 

Urged does not equal compulsory. But who knows what they really mean?

 

Editor does not udenrstand the meaning of "compulsory", and thought they were sound 'fancy'?

 

 

 

 

[Srikcir 14,768]

2 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

Urged does not equal compulsory. But who knows what they really mean?

 

Nowhere in the appointment link does it say 'compulsory.'

But does say walk-in queue appointment is available.

The Nation might think about the consequence of violating the Computer Act by making false headlines.

[nickmondo 844]

25 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

Did mine here last week at Blueport. Walked in, took a number and never even made it to a chair before the chime went. In and out in about four minutes..........................( sit back now, and wait for the sexual insinuations....)

same here.  this ridiculous queue thing is only for Bkk.  Thank goodness I dont live there!