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Originally Posted by MTTwannabe
See this worries me, 30 days "most likely"? why not for sure? It is my first time ever doing it and this gets me even more on edge. Photos of what? Photocopy of a passport?
It does not matter when I go cuz they will just stamp me from the day my visa expires onward anyways right?
You'll get 30 days for sure, totally standard, even if you put you want less days on the form I think you still get 30.
Enter the building go down to the lower floor and find the print shop for the copy of your passport and the thai visa page (won't cost much) they know what you need to copy. You also need a photo to stick on the form, you can get them done here also but I've always had mine done before going.
Go back upstairs to where you came from and take (a now) left into the room where the forms are filled out (ask at the desk for visa extension form) there are examples on the desk of what you need to fill out..name, DOB, passport valid to and from dates, port of entry, address etc. Sign and affix your photo with provided glue.
Then go through the door at other side of room to the next desks.. you will show them your passport and forms..they will give you a ticket ..walk around to the right where the waiting room is...wait for your number to come up and go to your section where you will hand over your passport and forms + 1900 baht (they will give you change later if you give them 2k baht) they will check the forms are complete, take a picture, then tell you to wait back in the room.
You probably have at least half an hour if not an hour or more...I tend to go grab a coffee or smoothie at this point (back at the level where you got the photocopies).
Eventually in the waiting room you will be called and 30 day extension in passport given (with any baht owed attached).
It can be 30 mins it can be 2 hours to wait..depends on the day...one thing to note is that they have a lunch break at midday and if you get caught up in this time it's +1hour to your wait time (has happened to me twice) getting there about 9.30-10am or 1.30pm is best as going too late you can hit the traffic and it's a nightmare to get back.
Going on the day is fine but there is a number of holidays that they get so you should check.
Last edited by jammyrb1; 11-13-2017 at 02:36 AM.