What immigration office?

@Benjamin *****

He means no other papers are necessary when he returns to close out his stamp.

@Wade ***

that would be nice but probably won't happen any time soon lol. I've also heard phang nga doesn't allow for cash payments, I guess to avoid bribes? Sounds like they got a good system going there either way.

@Matt *******

you also probably could have saved 1 day if you stuck around until the end of the day to collect your passport. That's what I did yesterday after they told me to pick it up today.

@Wade ***

maybe at Phuket it was always 14 days but certainly not every where in the country. My first under consideration period was for a month and 3 weeks. Samui is currently extending on the spot with no under consideration period even though they used to do 14 days or more. Other offices have had a few day under consideration period before, I believe it was MTT.

@Wade ***

ahh I see. They told me yesterday to pick up my passport at 2 and when I tried they said it wasn't ready and to come back tomorrow(today). Not wanting to waste another 30 mins drive each way, I decided to chance waiting them out. Went to pick up my passport at 3:45 and thankfully it was done. What queue number were you?

@Dan ***********

thanks for the tip. My stamp was expiring the day I applied though so I didn't lose any time on this extension thankfully.

@Wade ***

didn't you go on Monday first and we're given a queue number for Tuesday?

@Wade ***

Jan 26 was the expiry of my last stamp, was yours expiring yesterday as well?

@Wade ***

yes it will be crazy busy. But at least we're only doing the easy part now and collecting our stamp. I didn't go a day before you though. I went on the 25th and was sent home with a queue number for the 26th and then was given an under consideration stamp to return on the 29th.