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What is the experience like at Bangkok Immigration, and is there a better time to visit?

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Oct 5, 2017
7 years ago
Jennifer *********
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Hanging at Immigration with Tod Daniels. He arrived at 05:30 so I didn't have to. Unbelievably there were already 31 place holders ahead of him!!
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A post describes an early morning experience at the Bangkok Immigration office, where the individual notes an unexpectedly long queue of 31 placeholders despite arriving at 5:30 AM. Comments from other users explore experiences with different times of day for visa extensions, with some suggesting that visiting in the afternoon may be a better option to avoid crowds. The discussion also touches on humorous anecdotes about attire and the waiting process at the immigration office.
Rachael *****************
Nice to put a face to the name. Thanks
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Zachery **********
matching hat...lol
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Zachery **********
id rock it to every govt office i go to
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Zachery **********
would love to get a black polo one though lol
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Zachery **********
^i have one similar
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Tod *********
It's my own personal anti-corruption campaign.. γ€€

They dislike corruption with the red circle & bar but every thai official in every office HATES this no corruption t-shirt with a passion. :O
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Tod *********
Nope, I switched the KISS T-shirts to wearing a polo and a ball cap embroidered like this

(That's the word corruption spelled in thai ;) ) the officers hate it :O
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Aaron ****************
No Kiss t-shirt??
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Diiz *********
God.. i always do my extention around 1 pm.. i give up to do it in morning..
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Diiz *********
I have nooo idea
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Thomas **********
So it is faster to do it in the afternoon? So why do people insist on going in the morning?
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Robert *******
Yes
@John *******
, it is the Bangkok Immigration office at the Chaengwattana Government Complex.
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Thomas **********
This is in Bangkok?
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David *******
how would they notice if you put yours at the front and moved them all back lol
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Phil *******
Glad I deal with Rayong immigration. In and out in 10 mins.
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David **********
Pay agent no need to go there at all
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Thomas ********************
But it's so much fun!
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Tod *********
This was from almost 5:30AM this morning. :O

Those 31 place holders ended up being about 70 people when they opened the doors. The agents put down one piece of paper then have a herd of people show up at 8:15-8:20.

At least I put down one piece of paper per person with their name on it, so people after me know how many people I'm waiting for.

I think those booklets with Jesus on it in the other picture are either Jehovah Witnesses or 7th day Adventists because they sure weren't dressed like mormons ;)
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Zachery **********
You had to take it further...you couldn't resist could ya ;)
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Tod *********
@Zac****
, The guy who was 3 places ahead of me in line said he got there right at 5AM and most of those place holders were already there.

I think the agents pay the cleaning staff to put them out after they mop the floor the night before ;)
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Zachery **********
so now 1 piece equates to an unknown amount of people? this was already ridiculous, but now even more so. ;)
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Robert ********
You've lost some weight Tod.
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Coleman *******
I thought you were bowling
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Jenny *****
Me tooπŸ˜„πŸ˜‚
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Ronald ******************
That was my firsr thought when I see this
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Henry *********
I wonder how many people leave important documents like passports in their queue marking envelope! All very Thai!
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Kevin ***********
Why so early?
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Nilton *****************
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E.M. *******
The man, the myth, the legend...
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Robert *******
I was there on Thursday September 7th, left a place holder and went downstairs and had a little something to eat and came back up shortly before 08:00 and they had already opened the doors and let everyone in, haha. πŸ˜•
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Julia ************
5:30? Is it a special day today?
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Thomas **********
Hmmm maybe it's actually better in the afternoon, opposite of what ppl think? Maybe certain days are better?
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Julia ************
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Thomas **********
Where you there in the summer time? Maybe it's worse in the winter?...
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Julia ************
When I went there at 3pm last time I did not even have enough time to fill out the forms as my number was instantly called... did not expect that πŸ˜….
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Tod *********
No, that's to get in the queue outside the door so when they open the doors at 8:30 you get a LOW number for the section you're dealing with and can get out early.
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Kay *********
Nice to see the face behind the name that offers so much good advice!
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Cody *******
Do all those books have this pciture on it?
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Zachery **********
In the anti-corruption gear!
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Phillip ***********
???
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