Surely the simple answer is to go to the immigration office that issued the visa/permit and ask them to help you reinstate the stamps in your passport?

Almost impossible without paying a middle man a chunk of money!

@Gregor *********

Yes.. i agree that it's important to be factually correct regarding your situation and the type of 'permission' you require when you are seeking advice in such a forum.. but when you are not requesting help from anyone then it's hardly important 😉

@Gregor *********

I'm fully aware of this.. it matters not what they choose to call it.. it comes down to the same thing in my book.. the right to live in Thailand with my wife.. don't know why people get so hung up on labels to be honest.. unless of course they have applied for the wrong visa/permit/stamp.. it only becomes relevant if someone is asking the group for advice on their specific situation.. not so much when someone is simply posting their story 🧐

@Tod ********

No Tod.. my 90-days expire soon.. I've applied for the 12-month extension and have 1-month 'under consideration' period stamp

You didn't mention which Immigration Office your application rests with.. I'm currently in an 'under consideration' period in CM for a non-o married visa.. they have made it clear that i CANNOT travel out of Thailand until my extension is stamped in my passport.. i had a home visit yesterday from an IO and clarified this with him again.. he said that any travel during this period will disrupt the process and I'd have to start again! Ps. This had nothing to do with having a re-entry permit.

@Shannon *******

We did make a friend.. but it didn't cost a flying fart.. though was happy to offer him one.. lol 🤣

@Lauren ******

In CM they actually put a stamp in my passport with the date for my first 90-day report.. which was very helpful of them

What people seem to forget.. is that if you feed the habit then that habit eventually gets bigger and more expensive over time.. what starts out as a few hundred bht soon becomes a few thousand and so on.. paying back-handers to IO's that are effectively scamming you is making a rod for your own back.. as well as everyone else that uses the immigration service.. they already use a process that makes you apply and then re-apply for what is effectively the same visa.. spinning you in circles until you are glad to pay anything they ask just to get to the end of the process.. the system could easily be streamlined to make it more efficient and less expensive to run.. with much better turnaround times and greater uniformity nationally.. but this would destroy the ability of IO's to 'moonlight' and make it difficult for said corrupticians to serve the agents that need some flexibility.. the shadow industry of profiting from non-qualifying visa applicants would be eradicated.. but that is clearly not an important objective for the authorities.. imo the current system is designed to maximize revenue before finally allowing somebody to hold a long term visa.. and is abused wherever there is extra money to be made!

@Kool ******

Nothing to do with right or wrong my friend.. we are sharing experiences in this group to help educate people on the processes and protocols relating to immigration matters.. you've shared your prior experience as it related to you when you last interacted with immigration.. I've shared my experience, which was reported on the day i was at CM immigration, which was yesterday.. so I'm guessing more recent than your last interaction.. it just might be possible that they have changed the rules.. or at least their interpretation of them.. so people need to be aware of this in case it affects them.. a smooth application process rests on good preparation and these threads will help people prepare.. I'm not interested in being right because this is not my opinion versus yours.. it's what came out of the mouth of an IO only yesterday.. so that trumps both of us.. and if someone reports that they were treated differently next week then so be it.. it's about the application of rules today not last week or last year.. and that is an ever changing quagmire!