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Is it normal for Thai immigration to require my passport for an extension request, and how long will it take?

Oct 21, 2020
4 years ago
Lorna ********
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Advice please I have amnesty until until 31st October having paid to extend in September before amnesty was announced- went to Samui immigration to extend until end of November but they said I need to hand over my passport to them for this and it could take up to a week before it would come back - is this correct - I’ve never had to do this previously.
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The user is seeking clarification about the process of extending their visa during an ongoing amnesty period, specifically whether they are required to surrender their passport for a week to get the extension approved. Community comments indicate that while some have experienced similar situations, many report that extensions can be processed quickly, often without the need to relinquish a passport for an extended period.
Jaman ******
Did in Chiang Mai , it took 5 minutes
กนกนุช *******
Copy your passport many copies then handover it. They need to stamp on your passport. If you are sured that they are real officer.
Peter *******************
unless you suddenly needs to be imprisoned, your passport is not necessary for anything beyond what you do yourself to make it necessary
Peter *******************
kept mine for a week (Phuket)
Elisa *******
Normal. Get a copie to carry just in case.
Patrick ********
Faites une photo copie de toute les pages et demandé un reçu
Rea ********
There was a post in the Samui group of someone in the same situation. They handed over their passport and then the next day they were called back to collect it with a stamp through til 30th November
Bim *******
No it isn't. My extension until the 30th November took less than a minute. They put a line through the 26th October date and added 30th November
Lorna ********
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@Bim ******
thank you
Lorna ********
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@Bim ******
was this from Koh Samui immigration office
Bim *******
@Lorna *******
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Martin *******
Get some sort of receipt off them just incase
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