mokwit

Presumably they are not worrying about the visa rules changing after they sold up to move here.

If you've been there and you retire to Portugal you will be looking out over the ocean knowing that cross it is Brazil.

There have been recent reports on here of people having their online TM47 rejected due to no TM30 on file. This is very recent, months not years and coincides with CW getting excruciatingly pedantic about TM30 amongst other things* and TM30's being needed for literally everything now before they will proceed (some posters it seems have special exemption but that seems not to be the majority experience). *e.g. having to show your bank book to change passports at L section if on 800k method.

Are you filing TM47 online, and were you able to do so without first doing it in person?

They have the passport number as a requirement. https://www.immigration.go.th/en/# The online service do NOT support if: – There have been a change of new passport. The foreigner have to make the notification in person or authorizes another person to make the notification at the immigration office located in the locality in which the foreigner have taken residence. After that, the foreigner can make the next 90 days notification by online service.

How recent was this? - nobody required a TM30 for anything until a few years ago. there wasn't even a desk at CW where you could file one if you wanted to [apparently]. If it was before the TM30 clampdown, then why are you sharing this info?. It is misleading to others. If after, fair enough.

Good luck next year. Remember not to do it as you don't need it. Hope you don't have a wasted journey as many will if they assume your experience is typical.

I am sure that is true, but it is an atypical situation and people would be well advised to have done their TM30 especially in a situation where it seems it is always required - new passport and new TM30 and that is what we are talking about here.

I had to refile TM30 after new passport before I could do 90 day. I suspect it was the change in passport number that triggered this.

The TM30 has everything to do with TM47 (90 day report) because they need to see a TM30 on file before they will allow a 90 day to be filed.

Bully for you, you keep on posting this, and if anyone pays attention they are likely as not to have a wasted journey if a hard copy TM30 is requested and they don't have one - particularly with a change of passport number which as far as I can tell was what required me to do a TM30 before I could do a new 90 day report. I had a TM30 filed when there was the TM30 enforcement in when? 2018? and was never asked for hard copy until I changed passports ahead of my 90 day report and then was asked for it again when I did my extension a few weeks later (CW).

Next report in person (90 day report info page confirms this) and new passport number requires new TM30 (filed before new 90 day report)..

Let's be sure people are properly retired and likely to be well behaved and not here for sex by specifying: 1) No longer capable of producing motile spermatazoa. 2) Testosterone level below 300ng/DL 3) Over 60 4) Free of any conditions that might require hospital treatment, unless they put up a bond in advance to pay any likely costs (insurance might not pay).

I think you are going to have to explain that one to us. Seems we can't get it on our own.

I don't know, but at some level of assets or usefulness to the Thai economy you cease to be such a threat to "National security" that you have to report every 90 days.

this is peanuts and Thailand doesn't need it

Yep, IP transfer visa.

Is this the IP transfer visa?

So true, and that was before it became Soi Watchseller*. I think some of the wine bars and restaurants are looking a little marooned now. *allright, Soi Wheelieluggage if you prefer.

Nope.

Contrary to what many think, the Thai authorities don't want us to learn the language and integrate. They would prefer us confined to falang ghettos.

I think it is probably the most likely scenario. More likely than grandfathering. This is after all what they did with 400k and 65k proof. They are not going to grandfather the requirement for criminal record check or insurance if these are applied, so how can they grandfather only the money? They could perhaps but you would still be required to furnish other requirements. THEY DON'T CARE and neither does it seem, do our embassies. I reiterate, when Hapkarn said it was "too easy", IMO he clearly meant that to just be over 50 and meet financial requirements was not enough.

I couldn't/can't fault the CW counter staff. They were pleasant/businesslike and efficient. They were not looking for any reason to reject and I was NEVER EVER asked for any "tip". In fairness the same applies to the new younger staff member I had last time. I am less fond of the people making the new rules and policies.

Historically they have been very sensible but it seems old counter staff were replaced with new ones.

Also, we should all be checked for syphilis. Don't want foreigners bringing diseases here. Everyone, Elite Visa, also VE/VoA/TR. It is after all a requirement for "foreign experts" who come to work here.