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Is it normal for Thai immigration to require my passport for an extension request, and how long will it take?
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.
Answer summary
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.
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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 ********
OP@Bim ******
thank you Lorna ********
OP@Bim ******
was this from Koh Samui immigration office Bim *******
@Lorna *******
Nakhon Sawan
Martin *******
Get some sort of receipt off them just incase
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