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Thanks for taking the trouble to reply so thoroughly, KhaoYai. I appreciate it. What you say is worth remembering & keeping in mind: don't rub the guys & gals up at Immo the wrong way! Re my wife needing to be there: like you said....'what would be the point?' Indeed. (Famous last words!????) Cheers ????????

Thanks for the advice, Sydebolle, and the story with it about your experience. They really can seem to make life unnecessarily difficult for foreign visa/extension/reentry applicants, can't they? I have sometimes in the past become so exasperated that I lost my cool a bit! In more recent times I have managed to keep that smile going, complete with the odd high wai ready when required! Just wanna get out of there.....whatever it takes! ????

Thanks, BritTim. What you're saying here is pretty much what I guessed/hoped would be the case.......although I wasn't aware that they phone you if the extension is denied. If that's the case, then no phone call, no problem. And no wife needed to attend. (Sod's Law I get a call tomorrow! ???? ????) Cheers. ????

Ok, ubonjoe, thank you. I will go alone and keep my fingers crossed! ???? ????????????

So you would say, ubonjoe, that my wife 'should' definitely NOT need to be with me?

No, no one told me that the Thai spouse should be there too, but.........to be honest, I have learned from experience that, like you said, the Imm officers can at times throw the unexpected curve-ball at you if they're not in a great mood! ???????? PS I think the current head honcho up there is a fella.

Great! Encouraging to read that. ???? Thanks, asiaexpat.

Sounds good. (Of course, it assumes the 'consideration' my application was 'under' will have been favourable to me and that they will just give my passport the old stamperoo and send me on my merry way. ????If it wasn't, and they don't.....the wife's absence will then be unfortunate! ????) Thanks BritManToo. ????

In the scheme of things (world crises, etc) my enquiry may seem trivial, like I'm clogging up the forum unnecessarily, etc. Apologies, but just want to see if anyone can tell me if my Thai wife MUST go with me to immigration (Korat) when I go to pick up my passport after the 'under consideration' period, when hopefully the yearly marriage extension stamp will be done? Long story short, she's busy that day and can't make the trip to immigration (150+ kms away) with me. Obviously, we will try and contact Korat imm. by phone to find out, but tbh, have not had good luck trying to get info from them by phone in the past....plus, I'm worried that whoever answers (IF they answer) and says she does NOT need to attend, may not be giving us accurate info. Long way to go if he/she is wrong. I don't mean to suggest anything negative about that office at all. It's very efficient. No complaints. But sometimes a little issue like this can end up being a pain if one Imm officer says 'this' and then another says 'that'. It's been known to happen! ???? Just want to see what you folks out there might have to say about it. Cheers ????

Thanks very much, ubonjoe. Appreciate it.????

ubonjoe, It was very helpful of you to post the link to the information. However, I had trouble finding the exact clause that refers to foreigners on yearly extensions not needing to notify immigration (tm30) if they stay at a hotel in Thailand. I have difficulties understanding documents like this in Thailand in their 'legalese' language! I would really appreciate if you, or anyone else, could refer me to that relevant section so I can print it off and highlight it for possible use in the future. Thanks.

Agreed. Very well said. 'Failed', is correct. ????

I'm Brit, and preposterous level of unaffordability probs for homebuyers is to a great extent why I shall remain here as long as poss. Return to home country means homelessness. At 61, not nice. This is not the world my father & grandfather grew up in. An affordable home for the average working man was an expected dividend of his labours. Of course, people will say, 'Of course it's not the same now, how silly to say so'...but not enough people GET that it really, really should not be like this.

Good to hear that it doesn't affect the online reporting. ????

Plus....maybe, like me, you had negative results with the old, original system. But this new system is another kettle of fish, so to speak.

Like ubonjoe said, I would definitely give the online system a go. I too was extremely cynical and doubtful about it working when I tried it. When it worked, you could have knocked me down with a feather!

Yes, ubonjoe, they did put a receipt in my passport. Well, I certainly hope you're right about the next online report being ok. (You usually ARE right, I must say!????) Thanks.

Hi folks, Almost 90 days ago I successfully (& MUCH to my delight!) did an online 90 day report for the first time. The 90 days will be up March 2nd and I this week have received an online reminder from Thai immigration that it's due. All very efficient and I'm impressed. However.....I applied for a new marriage visa/extension (in Korat) on Feb 9th, as the current extension expires on March 2nd. The application was accepted and is now under consideration, etc and they stamped a notice in my passport to return on April 1st......and at the same time they adjusted my 90 report to April 1st too. All well and good.......BUT, I now have this fear that a problem may occur with my online reporting in the future, because obviously the online reminder that I got from immigration this week, regarding March 2nd, is automated and that system is obviously NOT aware that my 90 day reporting schedule has been adjusted to April 1st because of the extension application.....SO, I am afraid that when I try to do my next 90 day report ONLINE, around late June, the system will somehow not accept it or reject it or think I am liable for a fine regarding the report due March 2nd. Do you get my drift? Can anyone offer first-hand experience or knowledge of how that will play out? Will the 'system' adjust itself automatically, in time, to recognize my adjusted 90 day schedule? (Imm office in Korat 100 km away & calling by phone for such information doesn't work! Long given up on that!) Not a HUGE issue I know, but would appreciate some info. I really dig the apparently useable new online reporting system and would hate to cause hiccups with it! Thanks.

When you arrived in November.

Ah, I understand now. Thanks for that! ????

Yes, names were changed straight away........as far as I was aware. Will check with my wife. (You've got me worried now!????) As for the rest of what you say about amphur collecting enough sales, etc, .......with respect, Hummin, I haven't got a clue what you mean. Think I may have to double check my understanding of these things!

About the restrictions on selling within 1 year, I still don't know 100% but because the guy we bought it from is actually the big local 'nayok' (and who I know for sure would assist us in reselling it on), I realised after a while that it just wouldn't be an issue......probably. ???? Thanks for enquiring. ????????

Regarding the password, ubonjoe, that's where it got muddled for me. You say you have to request a password. But I was required to first fill in my email address, which was simple enough, then I was required to fill in the next space below with a password. "What password?", I thought. So I assumed I was to create a password! (That'll probably sound stupid to the more 'online forms savvy' people!) So I did create one, and when I submitted the info I was told id or password was incorrect. I was confused. Meanwhile, entirely unbeknown to me, an email had been sent with the password I was to use. From there, things went ok. My point is that I was never notified that a password had been sent. I was initially required to add a password that I was unaware had been sent! I floundered for a confused while until I happened to check my junk mail. I therefore assume a password is automatically sent immediately after you fill in your email address......but if a little wee message had come up telling me that, I would have avoided a lot of confusion. I know what I'm rambling on about may sound ridiculous, but even so, it may help other oldies like me! Another thing....someone posted a day or so ago that they got a final email saying it was all ok and included a pdf of the next 90 day report date slip ONLY after they logged in and checked their status. Just want to say that he or she was quite right. I checked my status and bingo, there's an email sent simultaneously, implying that if one just waits for an email without checking the status, they could wait & wait without success. (Luckily, all was well with my application that took in all about 24hrs and hope the system continues to work well.)

Erm.....I think my alzheimers is giving me trouble today as it was only yesterday and I can't answer your question with 100% certainty either way. Can't recall exactly as - in my defence - it did all get a bit muddled at one point re the password! But....think it was the former, the email back to say it was approved. (Sorry.)