No idea what they're waiting for. A visa extension though is fairly painless. Took me about 90 minutes and that was over lunchtime (which they don't seem to stop for)

Thanks

@Dun***

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@T**

- and thanks for all the advice you bring to the group. It's much appreciated.

Rue Bourichaine is correct. Take the forms in the morning, collect following afternoon. Was there last week, quite efficient.

@Ivan ***********

Wearing singlets bloody well should be against the law! Along with wearing elephant pants and hipster beards.

This has nothing to do with the recent handful of stories about entry denials at Bangkok airports. Sounds more like badly trained staff at one consulate

I had a reservation for just before the 60 days was up. Technically, the extension is not guaranteed so it would make sense to have one on or before the 60 days is up.

Yes, was easy when I went in May.

Using a Green Bus rather than a minibus is not much cheaper - you may have to factor in a taxi trip to the bus station in CM and you'll need a songthaew in Mae Sai. If you get the cheap seats on the Green Bus, you'll save about 300 baht; in return you'll have a longer journey because the Green Bus stops at Chiang Rai en route and the police seem to stop them more than minibuses.

Thanks all! I did the border bounce yesterday, no problem - apart from them stamping me in until 21 June 2018! (I went back and they changed it)