I just left the Samut Sakhon Immigration Office. My goal was to obtain a 30 day extension for my 30 day tourist stamp. I was unsuccessful today. Figured I'd share my experience for others.

I entered the country on March 15th at BKK. I received a 30 day tourist stamp.

At Samut Sakhon Immigration, the first step I was given at the information desk was to register where I was staying. My Thai family was with me so that was easy enough. We had to go across the street to get some documents copied. My sister in law needed her house book and Thai ID, which she had. No problem, 10 minutes.

Once that was completed, we went back to the information desk to begin the process of getting the 30 day extension. The guy at the desk told us that the extension could not be issued the same day as registration of where I am staying. He also said that the 30 day extension could not be issued until a few days before the current stamp expires. So, we'll be making a trip back.

Everything I've seen here seemed to indicate that the 30 day extension could be issued anytime. Apparently, that's not the case at Samut Sakhon. I also get that every office does their own thing, so maybe that's what's going on here.

I went to Samut Sakhons immigration today to try to get the 60 days extension and the officer there confirmed me that the deadline was indeed extended to March 31st. Just wanted to share my experience and confirme the good news Tod Daniels posted earlier today 😊

edit: extension is until March 30. the officer pointed March 31st when she showed me the date in the calendar, but she probably made a mistake :P thanks adm for pointing out the right date.

I have tried to find this answer on previous posts, and even tried calling Samut Sakhon immigration, but couldn't get an answer I could understand. Does anyone know if Samut Sakhon immigration are enforcing the "report in person after spending 24 hours in another province", and the accompanying re-filing of the TM30?