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Surin Legend
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/604602-tea-money-taken-at-kap-choeng-immigration-office/
For the NON believers and heads in the sand men (you know who you are)..
Confirms what i said before exactly...
" Just arrived back from Kap Choeng immigration doing my renewal of one year retirement visa.
Did the combined pensions and money in bank for the required 800,000. Had all the paperwork in order.Letter from Embassy confirming pension and letter in bank confirming the amount in my account held for 3 months (which they insist on even though It only has to be in the account on the day of application)Letters from pension providers. copy of all requirements in passport etc.
When it came for time to pay, the officer said 2,000B. I said nothing at first wondering if it had gone up from the 1,900 but thinking to myself I just watched someone else do their visa and handed over 1,900B to another officer. When he gave me a receipt for 1,900B, much to my wife's disaproval I might add, I asked why 2,000B and receipt only 1,900B. The reply was it was for service for the 90 day paper. I replied I had never before paid for 90 day report and there is nothing on immigration website about a service charge for this. Ok he said if you want I give you back 100B. I told him to keep it, as normally I would, if the service is good and the official friendly, put the 100B in the plastic box they have which if you require photocopying you are expected to make a donation for, the money I doubt goes to pay for paper or electric or service of the machine but to buy food and drink. My reason for complaining was not a measly 100B but to let him know that I knew he was taking money for himself.
Maybe others have encountered this if not you know what you could expect.
My wife angry with me because she said it only 100B and man might not give you visa or tell you come back tomorrow. Why complain. "
DeadHorse2
If they do this 10 times a week, that`s 4000 bhat/month.....most peeps in issarn don`t get that in wages...
For the NON believers and heads in the sand men (you know who you are)..
Confirms what i said before exactly...
" Just arrived back from Kap Choeng immigration doing my renewal of one year retirement visa.
Did the combined pensions and money in bank for the required 800,000. Had all the paperwork in order.Letter from Embassy confirming pension and letter in bank confirming the amount in my account held for 3 months (which they insist on even though It only has to be in the account on the day of application)Letters from pension providers. copy of all requirements in passport etc.
When it came for time to pay, the officer said 2,000B. I said nothing at first wondering if it had gone up from the 1,900 but thinking to myself I just watched someone else do their visa and handed over 1,900B to another officer. When he gave me a receipt for 1,900B, much to my wife's disaproval I might add, I asked why 2,000B and receipt only 1,900B. The reply was it was for service for the 90 day paper. I replied I had never before paid for 90 day report and there is nothing on immigration website about a service charge for this. Ok he said if you want I give you back 100B. I told him to keep it, as normally I would, if the service is good and the official friendly, put the 100B in the plastic box they have which if you require photocopying you are expected to make a donation for, the money I doubt goes to pay for paper or electric or service of the machine but to buy food and drink. My reason for complaining was not a measly 100B but to let him know that I knew he was taking money for himself.
Maybe others have encountered this if not you know what you could expect.
My wife angry with me because she said it only 100B and man might not give you visa or tell you come back tomorrow. Why complain. "
DeadHorse2
If they do this 10 times a week, that`s 4000 bhat/month.....most peeps in issarn don`t get that in wages...
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