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**Explorer8939** · 10-26-23 10:23

Originally Posted by WanderingMan [View Original Post]

I have not traveled to BKK since prior to the pandemic. In the past, it seems like a lot of aircraft arrived between 11:00 PM and 1:00 AM which led to long immigration lines. Is this still the case? A friend mentioned using a "Fast Track" vendor to bypass all the long immigration / customs lines. Have any of you used this service? Do you think it's helpful or necessary when arriving late at night / early in the morning? Thank you.

I arrived at 3 pm yesterday, and Immigration was jammed.

I have not used "Fast Track" since Covid. What I do is:

If Immigration is packed, I try the second hall. Sometimes its empty.

If I go with a Thai lady, I go through the Thai passport lanes.

**TConor** · 10-26-23 09:24

Originally Posted by WanderingMan [View Original Post]

I have not traveled to BKK since prior to the pandemic. In the past, it seems like a lot of aircraft arrived between 11:00 PM and 1:00 AM which led to long immigration lines. Is this still the case? A friend mentioned using a "Fast Track" vendor to bypass all the long immigration / customs lines. Have any of you used this service? Do you think it's helpful or necessary when arriving late at night / early in the morning? Thank you.

You still have to get in line for a taxi and a 30+ min. Ride into town. Another 30 of 40 min. Check in, clean up etc. With jet lag are you really ready for what? Get a good night's (half night's) sleep and hit the deck arunning when you get up. Don't waste a $100 or so in that condition only to find maybe 4 balls in your bed because you were too anxious / horny.

**WanderingMan** · 10-26-23 03:43

I have not traveled to BKK since prior to the pandemic. In the past, it seems like a lot of aircraft arrived between 11:00 PM and 1:00 AM which led to long immigration lines. Is this still the case? A friend mentioned using a "Fast Track" vendor to bypass all the long immigration / customs lines. Have any of you used this service? Do you think it's helpful or necessary when arriving late at night / early in the morning? Thank you.

**Horatio** · 10-25-23 16:51

Nana Plaza was a bunch of gogo bars. Just peaking in as I went by all seemed to be bikini bars except one topless. It was same on soi cowboy except I did step into a few bars. Maybe the topless are more hidden then just a cursory look. The sidewalks are jam packed with people. I like a bit slower pace. I like the pace of beer bars in Nakula and sois 7 and 8 in Pattaya. The ones I saw here were packed and didn't look, conducive to getting to know a girl. I'm staying in On Nut so the freelancers I saw walking weren't really going to work. Or maybe they would but I just don't understand the logistics. I don't have thai friendly so that might help if I had. I might get a closer hotel next week, or maybe a further one as I'd like to be close to a big market.

I'm going back to pattaya this weekend for a couple days if any regular would like to meet up, I'll buy the first round.

**Mr Enternational** · 10-25-23 15:39

Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]

My girl can do it for me when I arrive since it's her condo. Also says if you're staying less then a month you don't have to worry about a TM30. Only if you want to extend your visa you better make sure someone submitted a TM30 for you.

I do not know how any of that BS works. Do people in any other country have to go through this crazy process? In any other place, what you do at the airport is sufficient. Once my landlord said the immigration people came to the apartment looking for me. Since then he has been copying my entry stamp and doing whatever it is to get me registered.

**Mr Enternational** · 10-25-23 15:31

Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]

October 2022 was my last visit to Jomtien Immigration. Arrived 8 am before it opened left just before noon. Line up was winding through the covered area and out on to the street. Only stating my experience. I'm by no means an expert at Jomtien Immigration. Avoid that place like the plague.

I always go right before lunch at 11 am or at 1 pm when lunch is over. By then, all the people that thought they were going to go early to beat everyone else are finished. LOL.

**Explorer8939** · 10-25-23 10:23

Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]

Only if he owns property. Always a sucky way to spend 3-6 hours of your time on your first day back in Thailand. Why I often stay at a hotel for a few nights in Bangkok before I go back to my Pattaya condo. At least I can go to Immigration chaos on a day I feel up to it. I really see no reason why this can't be done online.

Oh I hear what you are saying now. Is that really the case? What if my first hotel written on my TM-30 was in Bangkok and on my 28th day I'm in Phuket? Do I really need to go back to Bangkok and return to Phuket for the remainder of my trip? Pretty certain I can just go to the Phuket office.

If you are talking about a short term visa, you can go to any Immigration office where you are staying.

To avoid the line, there is an app called "QueQ", at least there was last year.

**Banana Boi** · 10-25-23 05:37

Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]

What you are talking about my landlord does online in 2 minutes. Unfortunately my buddy who owns his condo has to go down to do it himself. It never takes him 3 to 6 hours though, only a couple of minutes.

Lost a long post not going to retype it. October 2022 was my last visit to Jomtien Immigration. Arrived 8 am before it opened left just before noon. Line up was winding through the covered area and out on to the street. Only stating my experience. I'm by no means an expert at Jomtien Immigration. Avoid that place like the plague.

Thanks Mr. E. Found the site now to do it online. My girl can do it for me when I arrive since it's her condo. Also says if you're staying less then a month you don't have to worry about a TM30. Only if you want to extend your visa you better make sure someone submitted a TM30 for you.

**Mr Enternational** · 10-25-23 02:00

Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]

Only if he owns property. Always a sucky way to spend 3-6 hours of your time on your first day back in Thailand. Why I often stay at a hotel for a few nights in Bangkok before I go back to my Pattaya condo. At least I can go to Immigration chaos on a day I feel up to it. I really see no reason why this can't be done online.

What you are talking about my landlord does online in 2 minutes. Unfortunately my buddy who owns his condo has to go down to do it himself. It never takes him 3 to 6 hours though, only a couple of minutes.

**Raj Patela** · 10-25-23 00:21

2 different experience s getting 30 day extension within last 6 months.

1. Laksi. Ez peasy doc checker didn't give a Hoot about tm 30.

2. Jometiem. Doc checker wanted tm 30 filled out by appropriate person. In my case Hotel employee was OK. She wanted the whole form filled out. Not just the receipt ASEAN News usually says to get- the infamous screenshot they say.

**Banana Boi** · 10-24-23 22:53

Originally Posted by Explorer8939 [View Original Post]

The real answer is to go to the Immigration office located in the province where you registered your residence on the TM-30.

Only if he owns property. Always a sucky way to spend 3-6 hours of your time on your first day back in Thailand. Why I often stay at a hotel for a few nights in Bangkok before I go back to my Pattaya condo. At least I can go to Immigration chaos on a day I feel up to it. I really see no reason why this can't be done online.

Oh I hear what you are saying now. Is that really the case? What if my first hotel written on my TM-30 was in Bangkok and on my 28th day I'm in Phuket? Do I really need to go back to Bangkok and return to Phuket for the remainder of my trip? Pretty certain I can just go to the Phuket office.

**Explorer8939** · 10-24-23 10:43

Originally Posted by Horatio [View Original Post]

To get my visa extended is it better to go the the immigration office in Bangkok or Pattaya? Which is usually quicker? I have only been to immigration office in Phuket and that was easy and quick. Also when I got to Thailand they only stamped me for one month. Is that how it works now? When I was here pre covid it was two months visa on arrival. Thanks for any advice.

The real answer is to go to the Immigration office located in the province where you registered your residence on the TM-30.

**Mr Enternational** · 10-24-23 04:46

Originally Posted by Horatio [View Original Post]

To get my visa extended is it better to go the the immigration office in Bangkok or Pattaya? Which is usually quicker?

Pattaya. It is in Jomtien Beach Road Soi 5. Don't think it would really matter. Just whichever one you are closer to when your time runs out and you need to extend it.

**Horatio** · 10-24-23 01:24

To get my visa extended is it better to go the the immigration office in Bangkok or Pattaya? Which is usually quicker? I have only been to immigration office in Phuket and that was easy and quick. Also when I got to Thailand they only stamped me for one month. Is that how it works now? When I was here pre covid it was two months visa on arrival. Thanks for any advice.

**BHawk** · 10-24-23 00:14

The demographics of Thailand show that these are probably good times for mongering.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File...ramid_2020.png

In 10 years from now there will be less girls and downhill from there.

30% less 24-year-old girls in 20 years from now.

There may be other factors in play such as total number of mongers and percentage girls in P4 P.

Might be a terrible scene in 15-20 years. What do you think?

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