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A shame for the nation

Did not expect them to work like Swiss or Japanese, but after waiting 7 hours for a simple tourist visa extent on March 22nd, I truly think that they should be ashamed of themselves. The entire country desperately needs tourists, but they just fool you. 4 ways to enter their premises, but only 1 has a CoVid check which is invisible. But without that tiny little sticker (after temperature check) they send you back again. Then they send you to the information counter, who again sends you to a volunteer counter, only to learn that a form was missing, which one must obtain at the information desk (again??) . . . who tells you that the forms are outside . . . but where ?? Done!! But no! First you need a red stamp on your forms done at a different building. Why nobody tells you that in the 1st place? So back and forth for hours! The most inefficient place I had ever been to. I understand however, that those officers work for a small salary and that they are not trained to work efficiently, which is why I give them 2 stars. However, the visa stamps for extension etc. are not free. A simple tourist visa extent costs 70 US$ !! And for that, 7 hours being pushed around in the heat of Chiang Mai is inexcusable. One might think it carries a message: We don't want you. . . go home if you don't like it. Really, amazing Thailand.