TerraplaneGuy

I know it's kind of pointless to ask "why" ... but if she was prepared to accept all your docs and give you that slip, why couldn't she just give your package to the people upstairs and let them process it without you having to return?

Yes I should have asked that. Too late now. But it’s hard to understand why a TM30 would be required for in-person but not mail, in the same circumstances (first report after a re-entry) …?

I just did my 90 day at CW and yes the officer asked me for a TM30, which luckily I had. I asked her if, on re-entering from abroad, it was allowed to file the first 90 day by mail instead of coming in person and she said yes (I think she understood the question but you never know…).

Quick question - what building do we go to at Chaeng Wattana to submit the 90 day? It’s been a few years for me doing an extension there. I think it was Building B …?

Got it. I misunderstood you. Yes I was thinking of the idea of not mentioning the recent re-entry date for fear of triggering the need for in-person for the next 90-day but I see you are relying on mail-in as a substitute for in-person. It’s interesting that Immigration (when it rejects online) doesn’t suggest mail-in as an option, they just demand “in-person”. But hey Immigration is often interesting 🙂

Good luck. Will you use your new re-entry date on your next TM47 or continue with the old one so as to reduce the chance of getting tripped up?

Thanks! I’ve never gone there for a 90 day. Only for extension of stay. For that I arrive very early. Is it also good to arrive very early if just doing the 90 day?

How about for in-person at CW, is a TM30 required?

Please us know on this thread if it works out 🙂

If that’s true it seems you could avoid having to go in person after a re-entry if you file the TM47 online but don’t enter your recent re-entry date, just use the same one you used on your last TM47. Not that I would suggest entering inaccurate info of course …

I’m going to Chaeng Wattana to do my 90 day because (see original post at top) I was out of the country in May. I have changed address since my last 90 day report but not since I left the country. My landlord (actually hotel/serviced apartment) filed a TM30 online both before I left and again when I re-entered in May BUT I can’t get a screenshot of it because they say after 15 days it no longer shows in their system. Do I need the TM30 at all given my address hasn’t changed since I was last in Thailand or is it the address on my last TM47 that has to match my new TM47? If I do need a TM30 is there a way I can just fill it out at immigration or do I somehow have to file it online (probably impossible since I’m already registered via the hotel)?

Thanks. To be clear so filing on line must be done in the period 14-7 days before due date? Also about the TM30, since I last arrived I’ve been staying at a hotel that I’m sure files TM30s for guests on the government online system. When I go to Imm to file my 90 day in person do I have to bring a screenshot of the hotel’s TM30 filing? Anything else needed (passport obviously)?

I’ve been here on retirement extensions for many years. I usually leave the country and return at least once a year. I file my 90-day reports online. This time I got rejected with this message: “For first-time requests of a 90-day notification in each country visit, in-person presentation at the immigration office is required.” Is this new? I was out of the country for a month this spring and this is my first report since then. But I used the same address on my report as I did on my last few, which were accepted.

Is there a time limit, after it expires, for renewing it this way without having to start all over with a driving test? Like if you wait 6 months is it still as above?

Thanks. Last time I remember I'd read that you need a med certificate but they didn't ask me for one. Is there any special form? What does it need to say? And can you get one at any clinic or does it have to come from a hospital?

Hi all, my 5 year car and motorbike licences will be expiring so it's time to renew. Last time I did it at the Bang Chak location (Sukhumvit 101). Can anyone please update me on the requirements? Last time I needed: -copies of passport pages (identity and visa) and original passport -residence certificate -copies of current (expired) licence front and back, and original licence -eye test (no written test) and have to watch a movie -fee Is this still it? Also, about timing, it used to be you'd get almost an extra year if you waited til just past expiry of the licence (which is your birthday), because they give you 5 years starting from your NEXT birthday. Still true? Thanks for any info.

You should be able to use a guest house TM30 for a retirement visa. Depending on the office they may also want a copy of a rental agreement and the blue book and ID of the owner or manager of the guest house.

No need for a copy of a rental agreement (lease)? In some offices they require that. I'm also interested they now require a drawn map. It's been a few years since I did my extension at CW and they never asked for a map of any kind but in Koh Samui they have for quite a while.

Went today, 27 days before expiry date. No problem. My hotel checked with immigration yesterday who said the rule is it’s ok up to 30 days in advance. But they wouldn’t let me pick my passport up later the same day even though I applied in early morning. Last two years they did. This time she said come back “around 24” which is 8 days from application.

So I guess the appointment system is pointless.

I wasn’t really thinking that, I assume they would do that anyway. But then is there no point in making the online appointment? I’d think the idea is that if there’s a lot of people just showing up they’d give you a queue number ahead of those without an appointment …?

Has anyone recently used the online appointment system? As I recall it wasn't really working last January but maybe it's good now ...?

Just checked my records, I actually went last year January 16 ahead of a February 12 expiry date so that's 27 calendar days (or 28 if they're counting the first and last dates as they sometimes do for other purposes). They accepted it without any issue. Maybe I was lucky.... ?

Wow that's pretty crazy. I think last year in Samui I did it at least 3 weeks ahead, no problem. Do you know anyone who’s been turned away in the past year for going more than 2 weeks ahead?

Thanks. Small point, maybe splitting hairs but any idea if they count both the start and end days? Like if your expiry date was the 30th and you went on the 1st we’d usually say that was 29 days ahead but I guess it’s possible they’d say it’s 30? (And I assume we’re talking calendar, not business days here).