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2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Just on my way home from 90 day report at temporary office Bangkok.

I had application form and passport with TM6. 

I took along lease etc. Not required.

When io read my address, he said....."you live there at condo'". I answered yes.

That was it.

BTW my first ever 90 day report.

Dr. Jack, I'm going there on Monday. Where is the BKK temporary office?  

13 hours ago, Patryk said:

I think there is some misunderstanding - 90 day reporting is mandatory. This week I've been at the immigration to cancel my WP (moving out to SG) and they demanded having the 90-day reporting. There are special desks at immigration that collect the passports and TM forms for it. Waiting time: ~3 hours.

This is contrary to everything else I've read.  The 90-day is OPTIONAL.  You can do it if you like, but no 90-day reporting (i.e., Address reporting) is required until 31 July.  People have RECOMMENDED doing it to avoid a rush later, but nobody HAS to do it right now unless you want to. 

Just because you did it... what makes you believe it's mandatory? 

29 minutes ago, Charlie said:

Questions on Fixed Deposit for Retirement renewal.

How to update the Fix Deposit on the same day ?

Do I need to deposit some money on that Fix Deposit to get it updated ?

Or the bank will just update it on that day without putting in some money ?

Will the bank give me a letter showing it that it is updated on that day ?

Your kind reply and advice is much appreciated.

Thanking you all in advance.

 

Mine is at Bangkok Bank; they have a branch at Chaeng Wattana that never has more than 2 or 3 people in line.  So when I need an updated bank book for immigration, I make a deposit of 2000THB (the minimum allowable deposit), update the book, then walk across and make a copy.  The bank takes less than 5 minutes to create a letter, if a letter is needed. 

You kind of have to add money just to "prove" to immigration that the balance is current. 

21 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

My IP address is 3BB bangkok.

3BB is an ISP, not an IP address ????

On 7/17/2020 at 6:54 PM, Andrew Dwyer said:

I often think a soundtrack would liven these threads up , Dueling Banjos was an ideal choice Peter. Could I also suggest the Keystone Kops theme for any police based threads !

The Benny Hill theme music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK6TXMsvgQg

Two other things to keep in mind... whatever the amount of your initial deposit, that amount cannot be touched for the fixed period.  Open it with 2000THB, then a few days later add the rest.  This makes it so only the 2000THB is "locked" for the fixed period.

Secondly (at least with Bangkok Bank) there is entirely no way for me to get that money outside of the province where you opened the account. I opened it at Bangkok and now I'm in Hua Hin... I cannot get at my money!  They said I can close the account and transfer the funds to a regular savings account... that process will take 3-4 weeks. 

Awesome. I was preparing for a 3-hour drive tomorrow (Weds morning) to CW for my 90-day.  This is my first report so I can't do it online, and I'm currently in Hua Hin.  If the report is true, I can cancel that drive which I REALLY did not want to do.  I'm on a 1-year Non-O extension for marriage, so I guess it applies to me.

Is this legit?  Just came out vis KhaosodEnglish.

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday said it extended the amnesty for foreigners’ stay in Thailand amid the global coronavirus outbreak for a second time. 

The automatic extension of stay in the Kingdom, which was to expire on July 31, is now renewed until Sep. 26, according to government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul. 
 

The mandatory 90-day reporting for foreigners residing in Thailand is also suspended, she said.

I know it has to be published in the Gazette to become fully legal, but can we rely on this report that the Cabinet approved the extension today? 

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2020/07/21/new-round-of-visa-extension-amnesty-approved/

21 hours ago, otissp said:

Could I ask a question, does anyone know if it is possible to do the 1-year marriage visa extension after first obtaining a 60 day extension.

 

I am trying to decide which to apply for as 7/31 comes closer, I have never done the 1-year thing before. Seems like a lot of paperwork and financial things to get together in a short time. Wondering if it's an option to just do the 60-day extension for now and see how things go with the virus, etc., and maybe tackle the 1-year thing later.

 

Thanks for any tips/experience

Yes, I did exactly this. Entered Thailand in January with 30-day VE.  In Feb, got a 60-day tourist extension.  In March, converted to Non-O for marriage (at CW).  No "seasoning" of money needed for that; just need the 400K in the bank.  In May, got my 1-year non-O extension for marriage.  Had 2+ months of seasoning on my money.  This got approved in June (got the 1-year stamp in my PP) and then I can spend the money. 

41 minutes ago, mike787 said:

Mercedes...lets start a GOFUND to replace it.  I'll be the first to sacrifice my beer money for her, who else is in? 

Too late. I already drank it ????

Wife's sister was the witness at our home visit in BKK. We had neighbors all lined up and ready to go, but the officers just interviewed SIL in the dining room. 

31 minutes ago, BritTim said:

If you cannot find your TM6 card, a visit to Immigration will be unavoidable. You must have had it in April when you applied for the extension. Have another think as to where you might have put it. Just throwing it away would be an odd thing to do with something that says "departure card".

I assure you, I did not have it in April. They did not care. I did not have it in February when I did a 30-day extension of my V-E entry.  They used to staple these into your passport upon arrival and I guess they stopped, cuz I never saw my TM6 after arrival from the airport.

For @ubonjoe - During my trips to CW in recent months, I asked about getting a new one. They said they can't. They suggested I go to Swampy to get one, but could offer nothing specific about how.  I didn't and in the end was able to go through the whole conversion process & 1-year extension without a TM6.

Thanks @ubonjoe  What can or should I do if I no longer have my TM6 number? I went through the whole non-O conversion and one year extension all without a TM6. 

Having read though about a dozen discussions of 90-day reporting, here is yet one more...

I'm up for my first-ever 90-day report.  This is for non-O (marriage) received at Chaeng Wattana) in April. I'm temporarily in Hua Hin, but my residence remains in Bangkok (Onnut).  

I started out following the advice here, and quickly got derailed...
https://www.thaiembassy.com/travel/step-by-step-guide-for-the-90-day-online-reporting.php

Here are my various questions: 

1)  I understand I am NOT exempt from 90-day report cuz I'm on an extension of stay, not a visa, right? (i.e., I must report)
2) The link above says DON'T use online reporting for the first 90-day report; it must be by mail or in person.  Can anyone validate that is true? 
3) Because I'm in Hua Hin, but my address is BKK and all my paperwork at CW... Can I do the 90-day report at HH immigration (without changing my residence)?  Or, it must be CW? 
4) The report form asks for my TM6 number. I don't have it. I probably threw away the TM6 upon arrival back in January without recognizing its importance.  Up to this point, nobody at immigration has cared about it.  I know my flight info and arrival date.  Will it be a problem not having my TM6? 
5) If it comes down to reporting by mail (to avoid the 3+ hour drive to CW), any tips & tricks about doing it by mail? What is the mailing address?  Pay a fee? Include anything other than the 90-day report form? 
6) Can I just pay an agent in HH to do all this for me? Would I avoid any nastiness that way? 

Thank you.  My apologies to those who have answered 90-day report questions 10,000,000 times already.  Trust me; it's appreciated.

*** EDIT *** The card stapled in my PP says "Date of next notification: 17 July 2020."  Am I too early?  Too late?    

This is who is not letting people in from Thailand. Anyone see anything wrong with this picture? 
 

Just curious… How did you update yours remotely? I need to do one and I prefer an American attorney, but I don’t know how to get started.

21 hours ago, thatmanagain said:

You were absolutely correct, just to follow up there.

I'm not sure if they never showed up for the home visit, or if they came while we were out, or what. We never heard from them, and it wasn't mentioned at all on my return.

I got my full 1-year stamp, and even got the multiple re-entry permit done too, all before the lunchtime shutdown.

Glad it worked out! If they had wanted a visit, they would have called for an appointment. I don’t think they just show up unexpectedly.

Here’s to an enjoyable year before we go through all this again.

2 hours ago, thatmanagain said:

I'm converting from a 90-day entry on multi-entry non-O to a 1-year extension.

 

My "under consideration" expires in a week, that's when I'm due back at CW.

 

Still no word from anyone about a home visit. If they don't show up before I'm due back there, will I get the 1-year stamp, or another "under consideration" until they find time to make that visit?

You will not get another "under consideration" stamp.  You'll get your approval.  Probably too late now for a home visit, so I think you're good. (all the above is my opinion, but likely correct)

41 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

I am sure people have gotten one if they needed a passport now. I am aware of people getting one before.

I am not sure why anyone would need one urgently now. The advice is to get a new one before you have less than 6 months remaining on your passport.

I am sure you will be able to get new passport before you will need one. 

It's not a matter of anyone being in trouble yet, but I can foresee the longer this goes on, the more people will fall into this situation.  Let's say last February you had 8 months on your PP and had planned to renew.  But then the embassy shut down and you cannot.  By now, you'd have less than 6 months remaining, and if you are on a Non-O marriage or retirement visa, at this point immigration would NOT issue a stamp for you.  So yeah... Life can be getting difficult for some people right now, and more people before too long.

Would immigration give you a new extension in one of those 1-year emergency passports?  I don't know, but that's why I started this conversation.
 

Thanks Joe. Yes, I meant March 2021. Too late to edit my OP.

Wondering if anyone here has followed the emergency procedures yet to get the EDPD.  How did it work out? 

Not sure which is the correct forum for this question...

The U.S. embassy, and probably others, is not issuing new passports during the COVID emergency. No telling when they will resume, and of course there will be a big backlog once they do. They do give emergency PP for repatriation only, but that is not my concern. 

By now, certainly someone on here has had their passport expire and unable to get a new one.  While none of us need to travel right now, I would be a bit uneasy living overseas with an expired passport.  AFAIK, there is nothing we can do about it, but are the Thai authorities understanding & forgiving on this matter?

On Monday 18 May I got my 1-year extension stamped in my passport. Fortunately, I still have 6 months left or they likely would not have given me the stamp.  The PP expires in March 2020, so by July or August of this year I should be requesting the new passport, and get my stamp moved to the new one. It's not clear whether I'll be able to meet this timeline or not.

Has anyone already encountered this problem?  Is there any indication of how Thai authorities view the matter?  The longer this goes one, the greater will be the impact to many of us. 

 

57 minutes ago, Mulambana said:

There is particularly no difficulty openin bank account if one a is US naional. If a branch of bank officer is going to give problem, they will give problem to all foreingers. The don't pick and chose US nationals. 

There is a certain history to this with Americans. Some years back, under George Bush 2, America imposed onerous reporting requirements on foreign banks with American depositors.  The penalty for non-compliance was painful, basically cutting off banks from U.S. markets.  For foreign banks, it was not worth the risk so their response was to stop taking American customers.  This impacted American expats all over the globe, cutting them off from normal banking services.  The purpose of the law was to prevent the hiding of funds offshore, since America is one of the few countries that taxes its citizens on income wherever it is earned, all over the world. But the real impact was on us "little people" with a few thousand dollars, which was not the point of the law. 

Little by little, foreign banks have come to terms with the U.S. law, which remains in place. They have to submit specific IRS reports (the US national taxation authority) for each of their American customers.  When I applied for my account at Bangkok Bank, they had the actual IRS form which I filled out & signed on the spot. A few years ago, they would have been unable to do this.