Is it common to be asked for informal payments when renewing a Thai non-O marriage visa?

I applaud you for having a backbone, and also think you're an idiot.😂

They seriously requested this? TIT right there lmfao

A good reason to extend as a retiree

U just pissed everyone in that office for a lousy $15.

No doubt your application is now glued to the bottom of the pile.

Thailand is a pay to play society. It's ingrained in the culture. For me the pros always outweigh the cons.

It's people who pay lead to the problem in the first place.

I was never asked and I wouldn't have paid.

Wait your turn and don't pay

Probably not even an IO officer but a phone scam.

Let's just hope there are no problems discovered

Just 500 baht and then have a beer. U might end up making a friend. Lifes short

Surely it's up to the government to pay overtime wages

I wouldnt pay..except by qr code, possibly if I REALLY had to

Just pay it... Your card could be marked for hassle next time.

Bargain.

about 12 hrs before they come eat about 750 grams of beans and onions. then when come they will wiff your acky and not come back

Video call on Line

Ask for an official Immigration receipt if they want to do that

What people seem to forget.. is that if you feed the habit then that habit eventually gets bigger and more expensive over time.. what starts out as a few hundred bht soon becomes a few thousand and so on.. paying back-handers to IO's that are effectively scamming you is making a rod for your own back.. as well as everyone else that uses the immigration service.. they already use a process that makes you apply and then re-apply for what is effectively the same visa.. spinning you in circles until you are glad to pay anything they ask just to get to the end of the process.. the system could easily be streamlined to make it more efficient and less expensive to run.. with much better turnaround times and greater uniformity nationally.. but this would destroy the ability of IO's to 'moonlight' and make it difficult for said corrupticians to serve the agents that need some flexibility.. the shadow industry of profiting from non-qualifying visa applicants would be eradicated.. but that is clearly not an important objective for the authorities.. imo the current system is designed to maximize revenue before finally allowing somebody to hold a long term visa.. and is abused wherever there is extra money to be made!

Never had to pay this for 5 years

You pay for a thai wife (🤣🤣🤣)

And you dont wanna pay few quid to an innocent genuine naive thai officer.

In Thailand when you say, “ha ha, I win,” for sure you not win.

A no brainer, pay it.

FFS 500 baht! Pay it.

My friend had to pay 5000thb

500 for a quick sign off i would have gone for it

Then wait a few weeks in line.