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**euylvaygdq** · 09-22-2012, 01:17 AM

Quote[/b] ]Man I would be terrified to try that!

It was a bit awkward for me at first too, but it is a pretty common practice in LOS. When my wife was getting her police report for her visa she slipped the police a 500 baht "expedition fee" to help move things along more quickly. It is a very subtle and unspoken practice. There is a lot of "wink, wink" and smiling involved, but never any open discussion of specific amounts. You would be amazed how much more quickly things move along, how much better the officials "understand," and how your paperwork doesn't seem to get "lost."

09-22-2012, 01:17 AM	#33
euylvaygdq Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 624 Senior Member	Quote[/b] ]Man I would be terrified to try that! It was a bit awkward for me at first too, but it is a pretty common practice in LOS. When my wife was getting her police report for her visa she slipped the police a 500 baht "expedition fee" to help move things along more quickly. It is a very subtle and unspoken practice. There is a lot of "wink, wink" and smiling involved, but never any open discussion of specific amounts. You would be amazed how much more quickly things move along, how much better the officials "understand," and how your paperwork doesn't seem to get "lost."
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