Good. Congrats to you both. People need to take a stand and it starts with this sort of thing. Kudos Prag and Mrs Prag.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pragmatic
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Good. Congrats to you both. People need to take a stand and it starts with this sort of thing. Kudos Prag and Mrs Prag.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pragmatic
That is where me, you, and others differ. I don't believe in feeding corruption and in making a stand I hope it deters these IO from taking advantage of vulnerable farangs.Quote:
Originally Posted by ootai
Anyways I didn't pay the 500 Baht as I've said and my wife asked on the Immigration helpline today if it was enforceable and legal. They said no. But being as I didn't pay there was no reason for me to make a complaint as it's ones word against another.
As for the stamps being transferred it is correct that they can only transfer your Extension stamp for the remaining time left on your old passport. That was confirmed twice by the helpline. So all in all I lost 3 months off of this years Extension and saved 500 Baht. Maybe I caused a lot of anxiety to myself in taking a stand but I'd do it again. Someone has to test the water
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Get the op done mate. What's money if you ain't got your health. Hope to see you again sometime.Quote:
Originally Posted by ootai
Your anxieiy so your call Prags. I would have made same call as you but in a different way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pragmatic
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Originally Posted by Pragmatic
Similar thing happened to me years ago. The wife called the corruption hotline. There was magically no 'fee' after that and slick service .
Wife , quite rightly pointed out that if everybody dobbed them in, then Thailand would be a better place to live.
Agreed but too many scared farang cancels it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Little Chuchok
Yep. Kudos to you and Prag and your respective wives.Quote:
Originally Posted by Little Chuchok
I have yet to pay a satang to any corrupt official... Looking for a piece of wood to touch before I click "post".
I'm the same in that if I get good service then okay service is rewarded. But the lines have to be drawn. I didn't get good service in Buriram and I/we kicked up accordingly. Sorry but the sheeple here, who put up with it, make it harder for those that abide by the rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maanaam
It's not worth it for a few hundred Baht, just pay it or any similar demand. If they ask for money for something like that ask "how much to get me out the door with this whole thing done."
I don't care if it's corrupt, if the amount is petty and it will avoid a confrontation and get you your extension, just pay it. Don't be a moral fanatic.
Thanks for your advice but I like to play by the book. Graft is illegal in Thailand, as you probably know, and the last thing I want to do is put myself in a position of committing a criminal offence. I have a wife and thee kids to consider Okay it's only 500 Baht but.............I'd probably have gave the guy a tip anyhow.Quote:
Originally Posted by BobR