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I had exactly the same experience when I submitted my last 90 day report online. I had been using online 90 day reports successfully for over a year. 

I received a rejection email saying that I should report to my local Immigration office, which is Chonburi Immigration. They issued my 90 day report without question.

On 1/16/2022 at 12:29 PM, mtls2005 said:

Your reporting office is?

 

Were you able to use the old systems successfully?

 

 

Reporting office is Chonburi Immigration in Jomtiem.

I was able to use the old online system until about May 2021 after which every time I tried to do a 90 day online report,  I got a message asking me to report to my local immigration office. That continued to happen until this new system started.

I also had a successful result. I had my password issued in December, and I logged in this month, 15 days before my 90 days renewal was due.

I filled in the required information and emailed in about 10am. Received an instant email acknowledgment.

Approval email with attached slip for stapling into my passport was received by email about 4pm that same afternoon.

Note that the new 90 days started on the expiry date of my previous due date, so there was no disadvantage in applying 15 days early.

Also some information is no longer required, such as flight number of arrival aircraft or arrival card number.

It worked for me the last 3 times, but not this time. I get the contact your local office message. I have renewed my Retirement Extension since the last time it worked.

I tried Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome to no avail. I've tried for 3 consecutive days, starting from 12 days before due date, still no luck.

Eventually I rang the Immigration Hotline and the lady tried to be helpful, taking me through the possible reasons, such as new passport, leaving the country, trying a different browser. Then she gave up and supplied me with the telephone number of my local immigration office, but I've decided just to go there and get it done.

Many thanks for that info, gerrygoat.  I will enjoy watching those games.

Many thanks steve187, your code worked perfectly.

I must have deleted hundreds of messages in Thai language sent me by AIS, now I will know what I am deleting!

johnnynmonic, where did you order it from? I just had a look at the specs and it sounds ideal for me.

I've resisted buying a smart phone because they are all so big (and expensive)!

I would appreciate your help in knowing how to order it.

Repatriation insurance could solve the problem of returning to home country for treatment of a serious illness/injury and if anyone has experience with this, I would be grateful for the information.

I did have extensive email correspondence with https://theairrescuecard.com/ several years ago and they assured me they would take me from a hospital in Thailand to a hospital of my choice in Australia if I held a current Air Rescue Card from them.

However, they are a USA based company and I was wary of the reliability of this claim, because it would seem rather out of the way for them to take a patient from Thailand to Australia. Also, I was concerned that they might consider appropriate treatment for the prevailing illness/injury is available in the Thai hospital, so no need to repatriate.

The annual premium is currently $US525.

On 8/22/2016 at 7:41 AM, ubonjoe said:

Immigration's extra net appears to be down. I tried online reporting and other sites on it and got the same result. This happens when they have it down for maintenance. They often do it on weekends and at times are late getting it going again on Monday.

I suggest you try it again later today.

On 8/22/2016 at 7:23 AM, RLW said:

I have successfully used the online 90 report in the past. Today I tried to log into the web page and received this message:

Failure of Web Server bridge:

 

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No backend server available for connection: timed out after 10 seconds or idempotent set to OFF or method not idempotent.

 

Suggestions/options?????

I also got the same result yesterday when I tried to do a 90 day report. Today it worked just fine, right through to the PENDING page.

I got the same email from Maige a week ago, but now I cannot connect at all. The startup page on the Maige box says, please see if your internet is alright.

My internet works perfectly well on every device except the Maige box, so maybe the are more problems at Maige. I found a posting on another forum:

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/home-theatre-audiophiles-13/maigetv-5186713.html

in which the subscriber provides the following info:

"Due to the thorough investigation of the situation is very serious, we temporarily shut down the server, after you switch the screen display "Please check your network is normal," this is a problem normally,

not your home network. For further progress, we will promptly inform all customers." (translated from Chinese by Google translate)

I don't know how accurate that info is, but it fits with the experience that I'm having.

If nivram4491 is reading this, can you share your alternative way of accessing Setanata? I'm desperate to see the NRL final and the Rugby World Cup and don't like watching in beer bars!

Thank you all so much for your helpful advice and suggestions.

I will do as Sheryl recommends and contact Dr Anna at BPH.

St Louis Hospital in Bangkok is good, I've been there before, but now I live in Pattaya and I know I will get more of these BCC things in future, so I need somebody local who can remove them.

I just wish that the Thai hospitals would simply cut it out and lab test the removed specimen. At my age, I really don't need a plastic surgeon to repair the blemish!

Any suggestions for a GP doctor in Pattaya who can surgically remove a BCC from my face?

I don't need to have Mohs procedure, just cut deep around it and send to the lab to make sure it's all gone is fine with me.

I've had BCC surgery several times in Australia, where it's a common procedure, but when I enquired at the hospitals in Pattaya, it seems to be considered expensive major surgery.

I know it's a BCC, I've had more than 20 of them removed by various means over past years, but this one refused to go away after two 28 day treatments with Efudix cream.

Many thanks for the detailed schedule, jehricaholic

I have been searching for a schedule of the fireworks all week and couldn't find one.

This event was a magnificent show last year, so I'm really looking forward to it again.

Systane eye drops are good for dry eyes. They are also made by Alcon and a 15ml bottle costs about 200 baht at Fascino pharmacy in Pattaya. However, Systane is not always in stock at Fascino or other pharmacies.

I find my vision is a bit blurry for a few moments after application of Systane, but it relieves the dryness for several hours.

Pattaya Beer Garden ... at the entrance to Walking Street, is that the one? Would like to attend.

First of all, I will post mine as soon as I actually get it. I will give it a try probably tomorrow to have them issue something. I didn't ask them to issue an income certificate, but only "certify the translation", which is what they did last year, but they are so far refusing to do this year. I guess I could change the wording a bit and ask them to "certify my signature" on a document instead.

What I have is a letter from my company (where I'm a 50% shareholder), signed by the CFO of the company and confirming my monthly income. So the Embassy can't really verify the CFO's signature, since it's not mine. What I could do maybe is write a letter in addition to the company letter and have them certify that?

Last year they would just ask me to translate it to Thai and then certify the translation, but this year they clearly stated that they don't certify translations anymore.

Rainman, I'm on my first Retirement extension so I don't have a lot of experience, but my income comes from a private company too (I'm a 50% shareholder). Acting on advice from another expat, I obtained a letter from the company solicitor to state my income.

As it turned out, no one asked for the letter. The Australian Embassy certified my Statutory Declaration (similar to an affidavit) in which I stated my income, Thai Immigration (Jomtiem) asked for the Statutory Declaration plus a balance of account statement from my Thai bank only.

However, when I go to renew my Retirement extension, I will get a new letter from the company lawyer, just in case! You may wish to do that too, rather than a letter from the company.

Given that Thaiand is running both a current account deficit and has a negative trade balance, I don't see how the confluence of the measures recommended above could work.

- if they sell their foreign exchange reserves for baht, that makes the baht stronger, and a weaker, devalued baht is necessary to prop up exporters, which is the sector at present that is most endangered.

So I think borrowing is fine in the circumstances if they want to, say, build some infrastructure (though there will be a time lag before it has any meaningful effect). They have the wherewithal to repay later.

Given consumer and investment spending is tanking, infrastructural spending is paramount, but you are of course right that there is a large time lag involved. However, there really is no other way as spending in other countries is also tanking (i.e. demand for many of Thailand's exports is on the decline). Simply put, Thailand is not going to be able to export their way out of this global, economic mess.

Right now, unless the THB gets so out of whack vis a vis other ag related exporting countries, devaluing the THB makes no sense. At least a relatively strong THB will lower the cost of their infrastructural projects.

This is the logical argument and a likely explanation of why B of T holds the baht at existing levels, but will B of T have the resolve to continue doing so, as the Thai economy weakens and unemployment rises, which seems inevitable in the global meltdown? The need for the new government to appear decisive and avoid any further civil unrest may lead them to try to influence the Bank's thinking.

Thank you all very much for the detailed information. I will try Fascino again and ask for Harnal OCAS 400 mcg as recommended by Sheryl. Failing that, I will try to call Astellas Pharma (Thailand) Co Ltd in Bangkok to enquire on availability.

Getting the right combination of drugs to relieve BPH seems to be a hit and miss affair very much dependent on the individual. I'm not a medico so I don't have the required knowledge, but I believe that Cardura, which contains doxazosin and Harnal, which contains tamsulosin, are both alpha blockers. So Mobi might be taking two drugs which have the same function.

Viagra taken with either Cardura (doxazosin) or Xatral (alfuzosin) gave me a rotten headache and dehydration some hours after the event. I eventually tried Flomax (or Harnal as it is sold here) in combination with tadalafil (Cialis and substitutes) and have almost no side effects, other than a stuffy nose for a while.

Once again, my thanks for the replies to my query. Much appreciated.

I have used Cardura (doxazosin) Xatral (alfuzosin) to help control BPH, but find the side effects strong, especially when combined with Viagra or Cialis.

So I tried some Flomax (tamsulosin) capsules (400 micrograms) that I had with me from Australia and they seem to work better. However, Fascino, the big drugstore here in Pattaya, does not stock Flomax.

They do have another brand but it's half the strength and it would be mighty expensive to take two of them every day (about 1,000 baht for 30 tablets).

I already take Proscar and Saw Palmetto, but they are not enough to relieve the night time urination problem, so I really need to use one of the alpha blockers as well.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

If anyone reading this post can pass on my gratitude to the Nong Khai police who were on duty at the railway station on Saturday evening, I would be grateful.

The 6.20pm Saturday train to Bangkok was shunted back to Nong Khai after only 20 minutes journey and all passengers unloaded, tickets refunded.

VIP buses arrived to take passengers to Bangkok, but my group of four 60+ year old Australians didn't think they could handle a 12 hour overnight trip on the bus.

The bus company was reluctant to take us to Udon Thani, presumably wanting to keep seats vacant for potential passengers to Bangkok, even though there were obviously no more people waiting at the station. They did offer us tickets if we agreed to stand in the bus, but we declined.

The police advised us that there were no taxis available in Nong Khai and that we should go on the bus. They then negotiated with the bus operator and arranged 4 seats on the last bus, insisting that we pay the operator only for the journey to Udon and ensuring that the bus would set us down at the bus station there.

We arrived in Udon without further problem. The other 5 or 6 passengers remained on the bus as it continued to Bangkok.

I intend to write to Nong Khai police and commend them for their assistance as soon as I can get it translated into Thai language. However, if anyone can pass on my thanks to the officers on duty last Saturday evening (30 August) please do so. In my four years in Thailand, I have heard many criticisms of Thai police, so some praise where due is very worthwhile.

I do indeed wish you a negative test result as I've had a few skin cancers cut out too. I have one on my arm now that needs cutting as it has not cleared up after two freezing procedures at Bumrungrad. I'm reluctant to return there as their costs are very high and I'm living in Pattaya. Were costs at PIC reasonable for your surgery?

I had ab about 15 moles removed on two different occasions. About 4000 baht. "Something" removed from the scalp. Maybe around 2000 baht. Several consultations on other problems. Form about 700 baht plus medications. (Usually around 1200 baht total.) Also they were able to diagnose some quite rare rashes after 5 years+ of misdiagnosis.

Again, recommend them without reservation!

They also did some cosmetic procedures on mum quite cheeply. (Pigment removal of age spots. She loved it. Not expensive. 1500-2000 baht range.

Thanks for that info, much appreciated. I will get Dr. Sureeporn Sritangrattanaku at PIC to look at my arm and some other unresolved skin problems. I've found it difficult to find a good dermatologist in Thailand who is focussed on medical conditions rather than cosmetic ones.

This concerns me, too. I have done far too much sunbathing in the last twenty years to believe that my skin is unaffected. My father had some kinds of spots removed from his elbow and lips during his final years. Is there a dermatologist in Chiang Mai who will go head to foot and check all the moles, etc.?

Sorry not in CM, But the Dermatologists at Pattaya International Hospital (PIC) are top notch. Usually I recommend the other hospital, Bangkok Pattaya, but for dermatology, I have always been completely satisfied with the knowledge and skill of their staff. They also seem to have every imaginable laser. ( I recommend the two women doctors as they have very good people skills.)

Can positively & definitely recommend Dr. Sureeporn Sritangrattanaku (Ms.) at PIC. Took care of a major mole and assorted maybe's, plus a wart on a toe while we were at it. A knive & laser artist Going for the follow-up & patho results today [wish me luck...]

I do indeed wish you a negative test result as I've had a few skin cancers cut out too. I have one on my arm now that needs cutting as it has not cleared up after two freezing procedures at Bumrungrad. I'm reluctant to return there as their costs are very high and I'm living in Pattaya. Were costs at PIC reasonable for your surgery?

Yes. During the last 30 days of your permitted to stay you visit Immigration with a TM.7 form and 4x6cm photo attached, passport/copies, departure card/copy, bank passbook/copies, letter of account balance from bank and 1,900 baht to receive a one year extension of stay.

Lopburi3, do I need to wait until the last 30 days of my current visa before I apply for Retirement extension? I have a multiple entry O visa and just did a visa run a few days ago, so I have nearly 3 more months before it expires. I would like to organise the Retirement visa ahead of time as I'm applying on the basis of monthly income. I think I've got all the necessary documents but you never know!

If you are in Thailand on a non immigrant visa you can extend your stay for retirement if over age 50 and have 800k in bank account three months or 65k monthly income as listed in a letter from your Embassy or a combination of the two. This is called an extension of stay for retirement and lasts for one year and you do the same routine each year to renew it. There is no police report or medical normally required for this.

I have been obtaining a new O Visa each year in Brisbane Australia, so this is welcome advice for me. My income is not a pension however and I understood that was a necessary condition of the monthly income requirement. I draw a salary from a private company in Australia.

Lopburi3, do I understand from your advice that I could ask the Australian Embassy to confirm my salary in writing and take this letter to the Thai immigration together with my current non O visa to request an extension of that visa? I am over age 50.

Many thanks for the information already provided.

Hurrah, Sophon succeeded in broadcasting the Rugby from Australia on the weekend.

I exchanged the following emails with Australia Network to express my appreciation:

ME:

"The good news is that Sophon Cable did broadcast the Rugby this weekend! There was a few minutes delay at the start as they tried a few other cards, but they soon succeeded in getting the signal.

After 10 minutes of broadcast, someone removed the card and lost the signal, but this was rectified when they put the card back in again.

The remainder of the broadcast was uninterrupted.

I don't know whether this success was due to your representation to the Thai Cable Association, but thank you very much for your efforts in any case."

AUSTRALIA NETWORK:

"Good news! Yes, we received confirmation on Friday from the Thai Cable Association that they had spoken with Sophon. I am glad the service went out relatively uninterrrupted!

Best Regards

Nicola

Australia Network"

Thankyou one and all for your help and suggestions.