DrPhibes

2 hours ago, KarenBravo said:

 

Not here in Phuket. I talked to Immigration in Phuket Town and in Patong.

When my missus and I went to Immigration to register the address, they told the missus that as it was a private house and that I lived there, then there was no need to re-register if I left the country to work and then came back to Phuket.

I have left Thailand and come back many times. I have now had two extensions of stay and I had no problems. So far, I have only registered my address once.

 

Anything to do with ANY government department cannot be split conveniently into "Not correct" and "Correct".

Depends on location, the person you ask and interpretation, but, I would have thought you would know that by now......

It is this way in Chiang Mai.  My Thai wife rents the house from the owner. When I leave the country and return (last time 2 mo ago)  we have to take the rental agreement with the TM30 down to Immigration for a TM30 reporting (now in Promenada as of this date) within 24hrs.  She and the owner are equally responsible for the filing.  Chiang Mai Immigration confirms this is what is supposed to be done.

10 hours ago, Lamkyong said:

now that's more like it   discrete  etiquette 

The Irish "Goodbye!"

My TM30 experience.  Have to step out every 3 mo on multiple O non-imm visa.  Sadly, the TM30 law has an "or" in it.  So it is the house owner "or" the Housemaster.  Housemaster definition includes the renter (Thai or Farang) of the house.  My Thai wife rents the house, she is on the lease, I'm not.  Came back from Laos 2 weeks ago, house owner was in BKK, so it was our responsibility to file a TM30 (have the .doc version on my computer so can easily make changes, thanks Don's Life http://donslifeinthailand.com/Immigration_Forms.html ) within 24hrs of me being back in the house, which we did.  Luckily, we are in Chiang Mai, just popped over to the airport Imm area bld 3 behind the regular immigration office (Pomenada Imm office won't do these), handed them my passport, the TM30 doc, the wife's ID card, and the rental agreement.  Ten min later I had the new stamped bottom portion of the TM30 handed to me to staple in my passport.  I would take travel docs to show when you got back from overseas just in case.

1 hour ago, elviajero said:

With respect you would save yourself a lot of time and money if you learnt how the visa/permit to stay system works. If you already had permission to stay based on retirement you could have changed to marriage without needing to get a new visa.

• The visa you now have will allow you to come and go, but the maximum you can stay in the country, every time you enter, will be 90 days.
• At the end of each 90 days you need to leave, or you can apply for a 60 day or 1 year extension of stay (subject to meeting the requirements).
• If you exit every 90 days you can immediately return until, on or before, the expiry date of the visa ('enter before').
• If you don't want to do border runs every 90 days you should have got a single entry visa and applied for an extension of stay based on marriage or changed the reason for an existing extension. However, any of the 90 day entries made with the new visa can be extended by 1 year as long as you've 400K in the bank or a certified (by your embassy) income of at least 40K pm.

Ditto, Just returned after my first step out on a non-imm O, wanted it this way to see how things went. If OK after the next year will head home and then may go Elite or the potential new 5yr visa that may be coming out.  No money in Thai bank hassle, just leave every 90 days.  No 90 day reporting and it gets me out of the house!  BTW, don't go to Vientiane thinking it is a vacation spot.  It is just to turn around and go back to LOS situation.  Next time Myanmar or Cambo!

You can step across the border and turn around and come right back. No need to be out long. I have done it for many years, usually at the Nong Khai border. From leaving my hotel in Nong Khai until I returned with a new entry stamp, on average took about 90 minutes.

After many years of this I just got tired of it, so now I have a 5 year Elite visa.

We are testing the waters before making a more permanent home here. Should things go well, the 5yr Elite was my next step. Would have liked to have returned after the elections, both Thai and US, but circumstances beyond my control (you married guys know what I mean!) Thanks for the response.

Thank you all very much for the responses. Glad to hear others saw it the same way I did.

One last question and my immigration fears are allayed. When step across the border on a non-imm O visa and are to step back across, do I have to show the 400,000 in a Thai bank at that time? Again, 10yrs away and the rules seemed to have changed more than a bit. Thanks in advance!

I have just returned to live in Chiang Mai with my family after a 10 yr absence (in the States). I am here on a non-immigration O multiple entry, have to step out every 90 days. If I step across the border and return a day later every 88 days, do I have to do the 90 police reporting? I know this has been a long standing source of confusion and I apologize if already addressed.