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2 hours ago, bradiston said:

Update. The auto gates were for Thais only but no takers.

Was there a sign somewhere stating that? 

12 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

I am doing exactly the same thing.

I have different plan.

My last extension Nov 2023 using money in bank.

At same time I started monthly transfers.

When attend immigration the coming Nov I will present money in bank method for current extension and show 12 months of transfers for my next extension.

Being Oz, no embassy income letter available. 

Chat with your immigration office for confirmation 

Me too in May 

On 1/27/2024 at 8:40 AM, Pattaya57 said:

 

As there's doubt over what it means for people on a long term visa, who would be stupid enough to risk using them? Just leave them for tourists who have nothing to lose.

 

How are they even worth it anyway as it's only for departure and I've never had a huge wait lining up for IO.  Line should be even less with tourists using the self check gates

 

Since only one person ever saw the sign and most people don't read these posts, they would be unaware of any possibility of issues. But I agree with you, stay away from the auto gate until there there were many reports. 

On 1/10/2024 at 8:43 PM, hotandsticky said:

 

Not necessarily.

 

There would no issue until the reentry permit holder returned to Bangkok. On arrival it should be simple, cancelled reentry permit= 30 days visa exempt entry.

I disagree, I think if many people were getting their Os canceled there would be a large amount of complaining at the very busy entry immigration. 

On 1/8/2024 at 9:00 AM, al valio said:

Uh, I can see no official statement on the page except "Please ask Immigration Bureau". Where on TAT page did you see the info?

That particular sign only says that eVisas can be used at the automatic line

Is there any update on this? Surely someone has exited and returned. 

Valid reentry permit

Leave through automatic

    Probably no exit stamp

What happens upon return

     Reentry permit is valid 

     or not

     Visa is canceled or not

On 1/25/2024 at 9:30 AM, Lemsta69 said:

 

I'm pretty sure DOS doesn't run on mainframes.

it doesn't but all the info that they give you if you are at the bank is from DOS.  This has been confirmed by several bank customer service people.  

I am using an experienced agent who gave me a letter to the bank explaining what was required and included the agent's phone number. I am using BBL and NOT BKK, a bank and not an airport. 

On 1/23/2024 at 5:32 PM, Tanlic said:

BKK bank account also does not have an online facility for PEA which covers 85% plus  of Thai users.

Use the PEA app.  You may have to download the app APK to install it overseas. 

As a last resort, if you have a BBL debit card you can slowly withdraw money from your account to Mexico. It might take a long time though. 

1 hour ago, Hockeybik said:

In fairness the Thai banks, green and blue, have their stuff together. Apps and online work pretty darn well. Government, well... I agree with you there.

BBL still uses DOS for all of their in house banking. 

Where is the FasTrack located? 

4 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Have left and re-entered Thailand 4 times in the last 12 months... no new TM30 required... 2 trips within Thailand... no new TM30 required

What office 

6 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

You cant really make a broad statement like that. The requirements and enforcement varies from office to office.

I had a re-entry permit late last year and Jomtien immigration wanted tm30 redone

But not for me also Jomtien

Does drinking bleach help too? 

On 1/14/2024 at 5:59 AM, Hokeus said:

It is definitely the amount. Try doing any amount under 50,000. It will always arrive in seconds. The delay on larger amounts might have to do with anti money laundering controls in Thailand, but I'm not sure. 

I agree but why would they lie, may just ignorance.

Thank you everyone for not calling it BKK bank. 

19 hours ago, Hokeus said:

It also depends on the amount of the transfer being sent to you from Wise. If you want it to arrive in your Thai account in seconds then the transfer amount must always be no more than 49,990 Baht. Anything over that amount often takes 1-2 days (sometimes longer if sent on a Thursday or Friday or over weekend) to complete the Wise transfer. 
 

So if you send an amount under 50,000 Baht, and it arrives in seconds, then it's most certainly come from a local partner bank. In those instances I don't see how the incoming transfer can ever be labeled as TT or FTT by your bank when the funds were physically transferred to your Thai account from another local bank. 

My transfers are always 100K. I saw that my transfers were taking a day or two so I contacted Wise and was promised that the amount had nothing to do with the transfer time. I do not believe them. In the good old days you could easily phone them and have a long detailed conversation in Estonia. 

13 hours ago, ABCDBKK said:

Not so. My X's name is Twyla and we won't be getting back together now, or in 20 years from now! 😤

5 years and I have never had a transfer in that was coded incorrectly using the option of "long term stay....." and deposited  into BBL. I sent up an automatic transfer with the correct option and every thing arrives within the same 1 or 2 days each month. I do verify my deposits every few months. 

Several people have mentioned " tagging" their account.  Just how is that done? 

14 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Thanks for report.

I was under the impression that Jomtien had gone TM30 crazy. Good to see it wasn't required.

Along with TM47

Regards bank book? Seems photocopies of pages were sufficient.

No bank statements required.

Did you use money in bank or monthly income? 

Just a wild guess, but it seems that people with an "older" TM30 are being asked to do a new TM30 with the new reporting system for just about any transaction. While people with "newer" registrations are not or maybe it's just a crap shoot. 

For those who own or those who have helpful landlords, getting a new TM30s is easy. Those with foreign landlords who don't live in country find it not so easy, regardless of what the rules strongly suggest as being the responsibility of the landlord. 

When I become the head of Immigration, there will be a single TM77 which is a combination of TM30 and TM47. 55

How can all these news article be so uninformitive?  A simple map with direction arrows would have worked well. 

2 hours ago, TucsonDavid said:

I’ve been told by a Hua Hin and a Cha-am Immigration officer, and my Thai wife has also been told, that these Immigration Offices will not accept the 65K transfer/month, they both only accept the 800k deposit method. Good luck. 

I always wondered what happens ir someone was using the income methode for years ago and then wants to move to a place like Hua Him. What, they can't live there?