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Got to agree with Moonlover.

I was 94kg when I cam to Thailand. I found the local Sports Stadium had a free swimming pool so started going about 5 times a week for an hour or so. After 6 months, people started to comment I'd lost weight. I weighed myself............72kg.

It closed for renovations for a couple of months and my weight went back up to 82kg.

I'm now back in the pool again.

Why don't you just get divorced in the US if everyone is amicable?

I had same problem as old passport was only 3 years old but full. Immigration guy at desk had to refer to his boss but no problem on entering, just asked me to go to local immigration office to have visas transfered to new passport.

Immigration does not transfer visas. If you have a valid visa you have to use both passports until it expires.

Immigration will do a stamp with info about the visa you used for entry. They will then transfer the your extension of stay stamp and a re-entry permit if you have one.

Joe, could you confirm what the current position is with transferring 'extensions' to a new passport.

I thought the practice of transferring had ceased and you now had to apply for a new extension in the case of getting a new passport.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/663684-new-rules-for-extensions-of-stay-with-expiring-passport/

Immigration makes the following annoucement:

Announcement

According to the New Regulation from August 13, 2013,

when submitting application for Visa Extension if the validity of passport of the applicant is not longer than one year left before expiry,

the extension of stay will be permitted not exceeding the expired date of passport.

After the renewal of your passport of obtaining a new passport,

you have to re-apply for Visa Extension by submitting required document and paying extension fee ( 1,900 Baht ).

In case of overstay, the fine is 500 Baht per day.

Source: http://bangkok.immig....th/intro1.html

In the past when your passport expired, you would get a permission to stay until the expiry date of your passport. When you had a new passport you returned to immigration to transfer the details to the new passport and get the remainder of the extension of stay placed in your new passport for free.

The new policy means that now when you get a new passport because the old one has expired you have to apply for a new extension of stay, with all the accompanying paperwork and of course pay the usual extension fee of 1,900 baht.

This will mean more paperwork and a better preperation for people who's passport is about to expire

There are lots of conflicting views and opinions on the requirements to legally drive in Thailand and whether an IDP is a legal requirement.

According to the UN Traffic Act of 1949 and the Thai Traffic Act of 1979, an IDP is not required if you are a tourist/visitor in Thailand as long as your license is in English, has a photo, and your country is a contracting state of the 1949 treaty, which most are. If you are a resident, however, you require a Thai drivers license. As a tourist, rental car companies, insurance companies and police will all accept your home license. Still, it's not a bad idea to obtain a legitimately issued INTERNATIONAL DRIVING PERMIT (IDP) before you leave your home country.

MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT (Thai Law)

Section 42

• Anyone who wishes to drive a motor vehicle on public roads must possess an appropriate driver licence.
• The driver must carry the driver licence and a photocopy of the registration book and show them to competent officers upon request.
• This does not apply to those who are learning to drive a motor vehicle according to the provision of Section 57.
• If the driver is an alien who doesn't have an immigrant visa, he may drive a motor vehicle with a driver licence specified in the Section 42-2.
• In such a case, he must carry documents specified by the treaty between the Thai government and the government which issued such driver licence, and show them to competent officers upon request.

Section 42-2

• In case there is a treaty between the Thai government and a foreign government regarding mutual acceptance of driver licence, an alien who does not have an immigrant visa may drive a motor vehicle with a driver licence issued by such a foreign government, or an automobile association authorised by such a foreign government.

Several insurance companies have fine print stating that the driver should hold a valid Thai driving licence to be fully covered after a certain amount of time in Thailand. That period is usually 60 days.

You need to thoroughly check the Insurance Cover which may not be contained within the Rental Agreement. Do not accept the Hirers word. The responsibility to check you have full Insurance cover is yours and not the Hirers.

Another way around this problem may be to hire the car for 60 days, return, then hire again under a new Rental Agreement.

Visually inspect the vehicle for any damage or scratches and take photos from all angles to avoid any claims for damage by the hirer upon returning the vehicle.

Hi,

90 DAY REPORTING IN CHANG MAI.

I would be interested if any one in the Bangkok area has completed the online form ???.

If so did you receive confirmation ?????. I'm seeing the form as mostly in Thai.

Without confirmation your leaving yourself open to not fulfilling the 90 day requirements.

Any response of Bangkok persons being successful would be appreciated.

Many thanks,\

Daniel.

There are reports of foreigners in Bangkok successfully doing the 90 day online reporting.

Might I suggest you read the pinned topic by Tywais in the Chiang Mai forum on the procedure for doing online reporting. Post #3

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/557382-90-day-report-procedures/

Just phoned Liverpool and they confirm this is still the same. So we will get 90 day Non O immigrant from them. Fingers crossed that when we extend to 1 year when we are in Thailand they will still accept 800000baht seasoned for two months and count me as a dependent, and just show them notorized marriage certificate.

Common sense prevailed through Liverpool. Happy you got it sorted flossiebear.

Historically most of the activities of the FTPA have been based in Walking Street, the heart of Pattaya’s night life, where staff assist the visiting public with general inquiries and work with Tourist Police duty officers to resolve incidents such as drunken behaviour or breaches of public disorder. However, our duties are now expanding to incorporate varied duties throughout the city and beyond, many in the day time as well as the evening.......................................

Read more here: http://www.ftpapattaya.org/expanding-duties-ftpa/

Mike,

It's quite possible you may not have the full or correct address for where you live.

My first line of investigation would be to take the address you have and a list of the dropdown options and enquire at your local Post Office first, explaining the problem.

I had a similar problem when I first moved here. The post office gave me the correct address from the 3 other different addresses I was being given. Never had a problem since.

I renewed my marriage visa just over a month before it was due to expire in Muscat, Oman. I exited the country on 24th February and will do my 90 days locally later this month. As I have done many times in the past 8 years.

There is no Marriage Visa. You have a Non Immigrant O multi entry Visa.

You may have acquired that Visa on the basis of being married, but Thailand does not offer a Marriage Visa.

I acquired the same Non Immigrant O Visa (single entry) to originally Thailand and I wasn't married.

Towards the end of the Visa I got an 12 month extension of stay from Immigration.

One of the differences is that with a Non Immigrant O multi entry Visa you must leave and re-enter Thailand every 90 days.

With an extension of stay you do not have to leave Thailand, just report to Immigration every 90 days.

You also have to get those Visas from a Thai Consulate or Embassy from another Country, so you continual exit Thailand.

An extension of stay is replaced by a new one every year from an Immigration office so you never have to exit Thailand to remain here.

They are two completely different Immigration routes to living in Thailand.

i find this subject has opened again quite rightly so as i consider this as important

what i find annoying no not annoying indifferent is that i also put out an inquiry a few days ago the same subject matter

only my question was about the office in SAKON NAKON very shortly after this was CLOSED because enough info was already out there to satisfy one and all well seeing the response to todays post i think there is plenty of need for further discussion

not to be decided by someone who feels they know it all and no need to share any further this said with respect

Gerry, I can understand your frustration.

Why not ring Sakon Nakon to find out. You can't get all the answers from TV.

The whole system is having technical problems, so those fortunate enough to have had applications 'approved' are indeed fortunate.

Many members can't get past the first page. Many Immigration offices cannot use the system yet either.

The initial report said online 90 day reporting would be available from April 1st...........but they never said it would work!

Can i do this online with a non O visa

If you really are in Thailand on a non O visa (received from a Thai consulate/embassy outside of Thailand), then you don't need to do 90 day reports (you have to leave the country every 90 days instead). However, if what you have is actually an extension of stay (obtained from a Thai immigration office for marriage, retirement, or one of the other allowable reasons), then, yes you can do an online 90 day report.

It's a new system, there are still some bugs, and it's not working for everyone yet, but yes you should try it and see if it works for you. You can always use the mail option (if available to you from your local immigration office) or simply visit the office in person (or send someone to do it for you). Note: you can visit your immigration office 7 days before and up to 7 days after your due date to file your 90 day report.

For the online option to be successful you must apply during the window of 15 to 7 days before your 90 day report due date. I recommend trying it 15 days before (as early as possible). If you are successful you will be able to print out your receipt after a few days. If you are unsuccessful you may still be able to use the mail in option.

Good advice skatewash, but just a small correction.

You can visit your Immigration office 15 days before or 7 days after the due date to file your report.

http://immigration.go.th/nov2004/en/base.php?page=90days

The link to do online 90 day reporting is;

http://extranet.immigration.go.th/pibics/online/tm47/TM47Action.do

User guide for online 90 day reporting;

UserGuideForNotification90Day_V2.pdf

10 years multi entry, now that is something thailand could learn from .. naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

they like to show who is boss of every square meter overhere

my 'thai' parents in law have a nice xx million baht house in the US .... and in the US, they are not afraid they will steal the land and bring it to thailand in their suitcase

Thailand does offer a 5 year multi entry Visa. The Elite Visa.

Because I did it online, ahem cannot you read? I got an instant pending, why would I want to do mail after that? I didn't have your good advice to tell me to mail if not approved within 2 days. I had never done mail or online before, always did report at office. I want them to remember me and Thai people do remember. Unfortunately Mr. 90 day I'm sure remembers the "yak, yak" he got from my wife when trying to extort 2,000 baht from me for being 5 days past the report date. No I didn't pay. My passport will be here before the 7 days is up that Mr. 90 day does not acknowledge and I will go straight to the lady that does my extensions/multi-entry permit. Thanks for the great advice.

Well you could have saved yourself a lot of problems and confrontation with Mr 90 days if you'd applied to renew your passport after your last 90 day report, knowing it was due to expire.

Why complain and blame others for a problem you created.

If you read the previous posts, I also reported that not all Immigration offices were 'up and running' and advised to contact your local Immigration office to check first before submitting an online report.

Anyway good luck with getting your new passport and I hope you beat the deadline to avoid a fine. Remember all government offices are closed 4th & 5th next week.

Sgtsabai,

I'm sorry you feel I was trying to wind you up, but that wasn't my intention.

What was in the back of my mind was the fact that your last extension should only have been dated until the expiry date of your passport and I wondered if you were aware of that. So theoretically, no valid passport, no valid extension.

Announcement

According to the New Regulation from August 13, 2013,

when submitting application for Visa Extension if the validity of passport of the applicant is not longer than one year left before expiry,

the extension of stay will be permitted not exceeding the expired date of passport.

After the renewal of your passport of obtaining a new passport,

you have to re-apply for Visa Extension by submitting required document and paying extension fee ( 1,900 Baht ).

In case of overstay, the fine is 500 Baht per day.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/663684-new-rules-for-extensions-of-stay-with-expiring-passport/

why do you want one?. It serves no purpose except to get a confirmation of your address. This can be done with a bill with your name and address on!

That isn't correct. You can use it for a lot of things if you are a long-term resident in Thailand, including bank accounts, phone cards (post-paid) and of course driving licences and car/motorcycle ownership documents (although I appreciate that not all offices accept them, and still require certificate of residence from Immigration, but there we are). It is not a necessity, and a lot of people don't bother to do (for which read "most") but can make life easier if living here long-term as I said.

I have been here 30 years and I have never needed it. Got all the things you mentioned without it and no problem. Having it would have made no difference

Makes a lot of difference if you have a 5 hour round trip to Immigration.

A Tabian Ban has no expiry date, it's a permanent record of your address.

A Certificate of Residence is only valid for 30 days in most cases.

Whereas the 90-day report was an April Fool's joke, something much better has come true: reporting online with your computer.

Yeah! But 7/11 works.

If there is a long Q at 7/11 they also do reporting at swensons and dunkin donuts

Slight loss in translation there.

The staff of 7/11 and Swensons said the farangs queing to report were 'funking donuts'.

Because I did it online, ahem cannot you read? I got an instant pending, why would I want to do mail after that? I didn't have your good advice to tell me to mail if not approved within 2 days. I had never done mail or online before, always did report at office. I want them to remember me and Thai people do remember. Unfortunately Mr. 90 day I'm sure remembers the "yak, yak" he got from my wife when trying to extort 2,000 baht from me for being 5 days past the report date. No I didn't pay. My passport will be here before the 7 days is up that Mr. 90 day does not acknowledge and I will go straight to the lady that does my extensions/multi-entry permit. Thanks for the great advice.

Well you could have saved yourself a lot of problems and confrontation with Mr 90 days if you'd applied to renew your passport after your last 90 day report, knowing it was due to expire.

Why complain and blame others for a problem you created.

If you read the previous posts, I also reported that not all Immigration offices were 'up and running' and advised to contact your local Immigration office to check first before submitting an online report.

Anyway good luck with getting your new passport and I hope you beat the deadline to avoid a fine. Remember all government offices are closed 4th & 5th next week.

Just phoned up Birmingham office. They were very helpful, but told me the dependent as a wife has been scrapped and we both have to show either £16800 or 1400 income EACH now and need three months bank statement. We can then have Non immigrant 90 day O visa. He could not say for certain if the extension we did last time in Thailand for 1 year will be allowed with me as a dependent and may have to show 800,000 baht each in Thai bank. Does anyone out there in Thailand know if this is still possible or have they scrapped the wife as a dependent and both have to have 800,000 in thai bank account.?

That doesn't make any sense.

Maybe one of you misunderstood and they were telling you the requirements for an extension to your Non Imm O in Thailand.

I received a 90 Day single entry Non Imm O from Liverpool last year and only had to show the equivalent of 65,000 baht x 3, (£3,900) by balance on a bank statement to cover the 3 month period of the O Visa.

Went with wife to Udon Immigration this afternoon. Almost a disaster. Started with Mr. 90 day, explained problem, he looked at document saying pending said passport. My wife tried to explain I have no passport at present, I showed letter from US Embassy stating my new passport was in progress. He said take a number go over there. The odds of getting the lady that for several years has done my extension of stay looked slim. I told wife I think I am about to lose visa/extension of stay. She said "We leave now". Mr. 90 day not happy. When the passport comes, should be well within the 7 day grace period although Mr. 90 day does not acknowledge it, I will go with all paperwork and make sure I get the right lady and do all. My wife's friend was not there, she will contact her. Scary experience.

Silly question but why didn't you send your 90 day by mail, then only a copy of your passport is required.

At worst case scenario, even if you await your passport and your late reporting is a 2,000 baht fine.

Well making the report was easy enough but it is now 7 days and still showing "pending" status. As it is due Friday, and Friday is a holiday, and it is now too late to do by mail , if it does not come through by tomorrow I will have to make the 3 hour drive.

Starting to wish I had just done by mail as usual....

You know prior to getting my "approval" I was content at having a copy of my application in case anyone asked if I had reported

The law says I must report, not that I must have an approval, and as far as I am concerned Sheryl reported, it is not her fault that Immigration has not responded with an "approval"

How long did it take to get your approval?

Most who received an approval received it same day or the day after.

Until they have ironed out the bugs, I'd advise you have nothing to lose giving in a try, but I'd do it 15 days before your due report.

If you get the 'contact your Immigration' message, or get the 'pending' but no 'approval' within 2 days, at least you have time to submit it by post if you have to make 3,4, 5 hour round trips to your office.

You are not "overstay" but "overdue for reporting 90 days" and subject to at least a 2,000 baht fine if not done on time.

Yes, sorry I used his words.

'overstay' was probably much easier for him to say than 'overdue reporting your 90 days'.

Just so nobody gets in a flap, if you don't report on time, you have not 'overstayed', you are just late reporting and subject to a fine as posted by lopburi3

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They are soooooooooooooooooooooo good at computering.

Unfortunately, they have 1 shortcoming: as teachers / instructors /advise givers they suck big time.

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You can still apply for your 90 day Non Imm O Visas at Hull, but they have to be approved at London.

3 -5 days return to Hull for collection.