RJ Smith

I had with me old photos made outside of the past year and wanted the dark-background one that was very old to be *productive*.

The friendly, helpful female IOs sitting at the outside desk rejected the very old one, I believe, solely for its dark background (?I had no idea it had to be white?) ... and not for its age (LOL!).

@Amy ********

When you go to IB, ask the IO if the automatic visa extension applies as of today, as the Thai PM has already announced its approval by the cabinet.

You might be laughing all the way back to the bank or your home.

Thai authorities need to change "after March 1" to "in March" on the document.

I entered ON March 1 with a visa-exempt. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, I extended my stay (first extension) on March 30 at a cost of 1,900 Baht.

Once this automatic visa extension goes into effect, can I make an argument for getting a refund by showing my receipt at the IB? (assuming that no fee will be assessed for this auto-extend)

RJ Smith

@Amy ********

I took several passport photos with me just in case ... and needed to glue only 1 on my TM7 form. Keep in mind that photos with a non-white background could be rejected, as was my first one.

Make sure that both front and back of the TM6 form are copied, and they can appear on a single page.

Sign every photocopy. (I had three in all. Songkhla IB charged me 2 Baht per sheet.)