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[Lite Beer]

The requirements you mentioned  are all fairly usual and routine.

[99BigLad99]

Mario2008, on 2010-01-08 15:15:56, said:

99BigLad99, on 2010-01-08 13:02:21, said:

Just got back from Pitsanaluk still no visa although the boss man said to go back today he now says they are too busy today and we should go next week and get there at 7:30 as the visa takes 3 hours to do - now I think he is taking the piss

The extension will indeed take a long time, as the wife has to be interviewed etc. An extension based on marriage does take some time, not to mention that you will have to come back after 30 days to get the final approval.

yep all the documents were in order and the second to the Obator of our village was with us so we had no need to pay Immigration 5k thb to come to our village this he agreed with my wife on a previous visit. Wife was told she had to go to local Ampner to get some form about if we were married to any others this turned out to already be in the pack, the marriage contract.
But what got me more than anything was the boss's attitude so off hand and obviously at 10:30am with NO customers they were too busy to deal with the application at that time. We were told that if we wanted to wait till later in the afternoon they may have time today but as my visa still had not run out it would be better to come back at 7:30 one morning next week. Return is what we will do as today as I had a coffin on the back of the truck for my wifes accidentially killed father in a hunting accident yesterday which my wife pointed out to the boss man I think he could have been a bit more sympathetic, than offering go and sort the body out and come back this afternoon and we might be able to do some thing
The guy in question is the tall guy obviously the boss of the office by the way he speaks to the others in there who dont seem to think too much to him either by their comments to my wife.
Oh and with the offer of paying 5k trhb for him to visit our village I wonder if that would mean that the visa would be done easier ????

[phetpeter]

I have to agree the officer (shaved hair) guy is a complete """ ole! He will cause nothing but problems. He fails to follow even the basic requirements of the police commissoner regs. I made him really lose it, he said he would to revoke my visa, work permit and have the police remove me from the office! and I have married renewal's for six years.
The problem is I will not allow anyone to treat me like a dog! So I stood my ground until his very pretty boss returned to the office! She apologised about him and spoke sweet but I had enough and agreed to return nearer my renewal date. I will be armed with the rules and regs both in English and Thai. which I had with me on the date which is prob what got his goat, someone with the regs and telling him he was mistaken. The lady in the tourist office did speak to my wife and stated that he was  a 50/50  (Hmong thai and gay!) and was looking for money perhaps? Not from me ever will he get money or suck my """ (lol)
Please I watched several other people being treated bad to...such as the Aussie married being asked for a photos and a Australian cert thro he stated he was married in Thailand...90 day  man being told to attend in person..and the gentleman wanting a re-entry stamp having to go and get copies of all pages etc.

Being serious a moment! please email Bangkok if you have a problem. I have, I think we all understand that its beginning to feel that we are unwelcome in Thailand at the moment , but at the grass roots I think we are still loved..(or my wife and family are great liers! LOL)

Edited by peterandcat, 2010-01-13 20:38:31.

[middelman]

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either pay the guy there 5k thb to come and inspect the house but then he agreed to if next time we go we take head of village with us [/quote]


[quote name='Lite Beer' post='3253014' date='2010-01-08 15:27:54']The requirements you mentioned are all fairly usual and routine.[/quote]

Paying 5K is usual?? I doubt that.

[inasia]

I've just had an exciting time extending a tourist visa in Phitsanulok.

The guy with the shaved hair became particularly interested in where I was staying.  As they made phone calls, I was racking my brain tying to remember whether I'd filled in the usual passport details on arrival at the guest house.  I sat and waited a long time - while two marriage visa extensions were processed.  Then they asked me to follow them outside, and get in the car.  At this point I realised that someone was in deep trouble!

They told me they were going to arrest the owner of the guesthouse.  wtf!  I sat in the back on the car, directing them to where I was staying, and trying to text my Thai friend to warn the guesthouse about what was about to happen.  I felt terrible for causing these problems.

We arrived at the guesthouse, and fortunately they didn't clamp her in handcuffs and drag her away.  There was a civil conversation.  They gave her some paperwork, and left.  I apologised to her profusely for the trouble - but she seemed ok about it.

Wow!  I would have never anticipated this kind of trouble, or immigration officials exercising this kind of authority.

Moral of the story... Always make sure the Guesthouse does the paperwork when you arrive.

[lopburi3]

The trouble was of her making - she is required by law to make such reports and it is a police matter between her and Immigration.  It is not your responsibility as a tourist to do there job for them.

[middelman]

Went there today and this guy refused to give me a residence certificate for extending my driving licence. "Go to the land transport office first and than come back" Another lost day and adding 400 km to the global warming.

The positive part is the a extension of my retirement permission to stay took very little time. No medical certificate nor bank letter with exchange rates was asked as happened to other users of this office.

[Minniefarang]

Here is the UPDATED 2012-----   "PHITSANULOKE IMMIGRATION OFFICE"  address. I went through hell to get this. So here you go.

Phitsanuloke Immigration Office
887/4 Baromtrilokanart Road.
Tambon Nai Muang.  Amphur-Muang
Phitsanuloke, 65000  
Thailand


Here's the phone numbers I've got :

085-540-1541.

055-247-722

Hope this helps,
Minnie

[Maestro]

Thank you, Minnie. Your details confirm the address posted by middelman in February last year, which I then used as the basis for updating the Google Map "Thailand Immigration Offices" (modifying the romanised place names to those used by Google)