@Tod ********

keep up the good work

Trying to draw with my phone. The Yellow Mark is counter K, the blue marking is where I get back on the bus to go to Victory Monument - it passes Central Plaza Chaengwattana on the way there and back. The green mark is about where the bus dropped me off and I walked to the Immigration from there. Most of the way is under cover if wet

@Tod ********

a block or 2 of shops away. The bus route takes people to Impact Stadium. Tell the cashier “Impact”. It was a 5 min walk for me. To get the bus back I walked out of Immigration office, cross the road and walk down the street past Impact Stadium. Bus stop pick up on the next street

Bus number 166 goes from Victory Monument to MTT. Much cheaper than taxi if travelling from somewhere near a BTS station

For those travelling to Muang Thong Thani you can get there easily with bus 166 from Victory Monument. It will drop you at the shops around Impact Stadium and you just walk a couple of blocks under cover from the clothing outlet stores to immigration. Can come back on bus 166 as well by walking directly back down the street past Impact Stadium which the Ibis hotel is on. At the end of the street you cross the road to a bus stop where you can wait for another bus 166. Tip: use google maps on your phone and click on the bus stop to reveal the bus numbers that use any stop.

When I went for first visit I saw 3 people. On my return trip I was only white person but was seen quickly after the lunch break. Good things happen when early. Sadly I leave today even though I got the extension

I go my under consideration stamp in Bangkok on August 11 and needed to come back 8 September - 3 week wait. Might had been as I was one of the first and it was early

You really need to get your forms all filled out and book an appointment time on Monday. Just get it done sooner rather than later. I got my paperwork done last month when they were very quiet and it was extended last week. I’m hearing that others might be having issues now.

@Brian *********

In that case I may had just been lucky with my timing. It was a month ago now when I took my paperwork in. I only saw 2 or 3 other people visiting immigration while I was there while there was about a dozen staff there. Perhaps they didn’t have much to do that day so had time to check up with my embassy to verify it was valid. The day I visited them it was also the day after NZ had posted 100 days of being covid free locally and so my country had some positive news coverage. Perhaps the agent admires NZ’s young female prime minister so went easy on me. Who knows, perhaps I was the just the first with an embassy letter to process. I can’t really claim what you suggest, I just feel fortunate to be approved.

@Brian *********

it’s probably more to do with NZ having a similar CoVId situation as Thailand