6 hours ago, humbug said:

tm7 for extension, one photo, copy of profile details page on passport, copy of 5 year visa, copy of page of last extension, and entry into thailand, copy of departure stamp from previous country on last entry into thailand, copy of tm6 arrivals card stapled in passport, signature every copy of pages,get a ticket inside the immigration, ask for N1, best to help them know, sometimes they ask another official to confirm, just repeat N1, wait around for ever as 1000 agents take control of N-section, then hey presto, pay your extension money 1900 baht, sign 2 more documents the io gives everyone,go to another desk to have a superior sign of the extension. What should take 50 minutes can take a hell of alot longer, thanks to agents city campus, and leave the circus job completed

I’m surprised they don’t make you recite the Thai alphabet backwards while hopping up and down on one leg as well.

In any event, you’ve presented a pretty strong argument for leaving/re-entering as opposed to doing extensions.

I applied in early January of this year, and approval took about five weeks for me. The rep with whom I spoke advised me that the estimated wait time was normally about two weeks, and that the delay I was experiencing was due to staff turnover at immigration, new officers  getting up to speed, etc.

FWIW, I’m a U.S. citizen with a 100% clean record with TI.

13 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

This is who the law states is responsible:

Section 38 : The house – master , the owner or the possessor of the residence , or the hotel manager
where the alien , receiving permission to stay temporary in the Kingdom has stayed , must notify the
competent official of the Immigration Office located in the same area with that hours , dwelling place or
hotel, within 24 hours from the time of arrival of the alien concerned.

Section 4. In this Act, “ House Master ” means any persons who is the chief possessor of a house , whether in the capacity of owner , tenant , or in any other capacity whatsoever , in accordance with the law on people act.

 

Maybe the Thai Elite office should read the law.

 

Not at CW, but I've always filed myself at two other offices, using signed copies of the landlords Tabien Baan and ID card. I've now registered to use the online system, all in English, using a copy of my Passport, Tabien Baan and Thai ID card, selecting 'occupier of the residence and received a username and password to login.

If foreigners had no responsibility to file a TM30, why would Immigration allow foreigners to register online.

 

There are many absent landlords, living abroad or in other Provinces who would have no idea of your exits/re-entries back into Thailand, unless you advised them every time and they were registered to file it online.

...and yet you have TVF members reporting they’ve been asked to show proof of power of attorney for landlords when filing at CW.

Perhaps it’s the IOs who need to read the law.

27 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

I also do my extensions at CW. Never been asked for TM30 in 7 years. However seems things have changed. You can do a tm30 yourself. You can choose to submit as possessor. I plan to do it by mail. Bulldust requirement to add to list.

I'm curious as to whether anyone here on TVF who rents has successfully submitted a TM30 (along with the accompanying documents) himself/herself (or via a proxy) in person at CW?

I haven't read every TM30-related thread on the forum in its entirety, so I admit I'm probably not up to speed yet.

3 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

You can, as the tenant or occupier of the residence you are as equally responsible as the landlord or owner to file a TM30. Often it's the foreigner who is fined.

This is the advice I received from the Thailand Elite office:

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This is the responsibility of your landlord or landlady to notify Immigration of any foreigner staying on his or her property within 24 hours.  If your landlord or landlady has not done this, he or she will have to be fined 1,600 baht per adult in that property.  Foreigners MUST NOT pay this fine.

Considering foreigners are already getting hit with fines, I suppose the foregoing piece of advice merely highlights the disparity between the "letter of the law" and the way(s) in which the law is enforced by the weasels at immigration.

5 hours ago, Joe Mcseismic said:

Incorrect. There will be a different TM7 number if you have been abroad. The old one in the system needs to be changed, which is why you have to report again, even if your address is the same as the one in the system.

What a <deleted> joke. What's next? Ankle bracelets for all farangs?

This sort of thing isn't just a PITA for foreigners - it's a considerable imposition on landlords as well.

I wouldn't be surprised if the net effect were to cause landlords to think twice about renting to foreign nationals going forward.

5 hours ago, lamyai3 said:

Totally baffled by it myself, never seen a TM30 in two decades here. Never even met my landlady as she let's my condo juristic office deal with contract renewal and maintenance issues.

 

I don't need to do an extension anytime soon, but I'm due to mail in a 90 day report in a few weeks to CW. Anyone know if the lack of a TM30 on file will prevent the mailed 90 day report being acknowledged and accepted?

Same here.

In all my years of doing extensions and 90 day reports at CW, I've never been asked for a TM30, so I was essentially blindsided by this thread.

To make matters worse, if I understand the rules correctly, only my landlord can submit the TM30 form and accompanying documents to immigration, i.e., I can't submit them myself...?

On 5/22/2019 at 5:26 AM, Bang Bang said:

Case in point, million-baht Elite visa holders are VIPed through airports and have zero immigration hassles to deal with.

That's what I was expecting when I purchased mine.

The reality, however, is turning out to be a different story (read: TM30 nightmares.)

Feeling like I'm just one small step away from being fitted for an ankle bracelet.

Despicable and shameful!

This woman is going to sully Thailand's international reputation as a bastion of purity and chastity.

This headline from a Thai news outlet says it all...

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Corruption 'too ingrained in society to fix'

2 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

 

So you've made it through the two screens?

 

Based on my vague recollection, which could be confirmed by searching this thread for that phrase, "contact your local office", is that your passport is not in the system (new, not used for an entry, does not match TM6, your office does not support the use of the online system. A search may reveal more reasons.

 

Have you ever successfully used the system?

I made it as far as the page where you input passport number, name, TM6, etc. When clicking "submit" I invariably get the aforementioned "contact your local office" message.

I've been using the system for as long as it's existed.

The only thing that's changed is that I switched from an extension based on retirement to a TE visa in March.

3 hours ago, ozbanglamung said:

What is your next checkin date ?

June 2.

6 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

That would not prevent you from being able to submit an application for a online report.

I assume you are getting the contact you local office message. That means your record could not be found. Check that you entered everything correctly and only complete the required fields marked with a  * and try again.

I've tried more than a half-dozen times over the past two days, and still no luck.

I'm getting the "contact your local office" message every time.

Not so fast...

Walmart says it will raise prices because of tariffs

 

On 5/17/2019 at 3:36 AM, webfact said:

“We need to educate parents about the risk of "________________."

If I had a baht for every time I've heard one of these pinheads begin a sentence with these words, then I'd be able to buy a Mercedes Benz for every man, woman and child in Thailand.

On 5/17/2019 at 1:37 PM, DrTuner said:

Did the online 90 days this week. Took 3 days of trying to get it to submit the form, then in one day (Chonburi immigration) they confirmed. Not really impressed. BTW Those with PE visa, I selected tourist, not non-immigrant.

I’m unable to submit an online report even though I’m within the designated window. I wonder if it’s because I switched from an extension based on retirement to a PE visa in March?

On 5/16/2019 at 10:01 AM, samuttodd said:

Blasting out obscene and vulgar lyrics to a drone that consists of 2 to 3 notes. 

On 5/11/2019 at 6:37 PM, Crossy said:

 

And little black turds with white tips have appeared ????

 

 

Not so much with this little fella.

He's either toilet trained, or he's one of those "time share" jing joks, i.e., divides his time between me and my neighbors.

These Thai "pretties" can avail themselves of all the cut-rate plastic surgery in the world, sleep in wheelbarrows full of whitening cream with only straws to breathe through, and they still won't hold a candle to the finest specimens found in Japan, South Korea and PRC (read: the women they're trying to emulate.)

Sad!

Solution: Get yourself a jing-jok.

I had a similar problem with invading weevils and other unsavory insects in my kitchen.

 Then, a few weeks ago, I noticed a jing-jok had taken up residence in the kitchen.

Now, thanks to my little friend, all those pests have gone MIA.

Glad to see they've joined the 21st Century.

On 4/1/2019 at 7:28 AM, JordanJones said:

Some 50/50s look weird like asian face but farang nose but others look very attractive. I've noticed the best lookers have ugly parents. Maybe it's the double negative making a positive.

Some of the 50/50 actresses in those Thai soaps have the facial features of slack-jawed hillbillies.

I guess as long as their skin is nuclear white, that's all that matters to the folks in TV land.

On 5/1/2019 at 3:07 PM, mike787 said:

Less clothing, more eye candy!!!????????

That reminds me: I need to check my NBA scores.

Meh!