rwilem

OK, let's get clear here. You entered visa-exempt, a 45-day stay. And while here you have applied for a new passport, from either your embassy or passport-issuing agency. And you desire to get a 30-day extension, at or near the end of your 45 days. So we're talking about an entry stamp here. If that is correct, just take both passports with you at the time of applying for the extension. Your entry stamp and any other pertinent info should be transferred from the old one to the new one, and then you should be able to proceed with the 30-day extension application. At least that's how I believe it would go. But it's a good idea to contact the immigration office you will apply for the 30 day extension with and confirm that. Having a letter from your embassy, or passport-issuing agency, for Thai immigration, which requests the entry stamp transfer should be needed. Your new passport itself might have a stamp placed in it for Thai immigration for that purpose, in lieu of the letter.

Only international. There is no mechanism for stamps to be transferred to a new passport at the airport for a domestic flight. You're not going through immigration.

You will acquire the new passport next October, correct? Then you can proceed with the stamps and info transfer to the new passport in November at the time of your yearly extension. (Believe that's what you mean, an extension, not a 'Yearly AO visa'.) That's the best way to do it in that scenario.

By the way, what you have is a 45-day, visa-exempt entry.

Yep. 'Admitted untill.....', can fly out, exit, on that date.

Same same, have always signed, filled out, everything at CW in black ink and never had a problem.

Yes, it may not be the same for other banks, how they handle the entries for bankbook updates. But nice that the way Bangkok Bank does it eliminates the need for those small transactions.

Ditto, my experience with Bangkok Bank. Never have needed to do the 'transaction shuffle', just the bankbook update only on the day of extension. Bank letters acquired a day or two in advance, no problem. This is for CW in Bangkok.

Well, just saying that if you are on an extension and are going to be returning, who's to say that a skipped 90-day report won't be noticed at some point? Either at the time you'd have to do the next one, or even at extension renewal time, if one was going to extend. Others say no problem, but I would just do it.

Just wondering...are you on a visa-exempt entry, or tourist visa? If so, yes, you could skip doing it.

No, no can do. You can't apply for an extension if you are not in-country. At some point in the process you will have to present yourself at the immigration office Plus the new stamp has to be put in the passport. Unless there is some 'one-off, special consideration understanding', it's not possible.

With an appointment only the date and time of the appointment is good, if you want to get your extension done without much waiting time. You make an appointment for a date and time. The six times available are 9, 10, 11 AM and 1, 2, 3 PM. You are advised to show up early on the appointed day and time to have your documents checked before you proceed.

Along with the completed form I submitted the basic passport page copies and TM-47 copy. The clerk didn't even look at my passport. No rental contract asked for, and I didn't have one, anyway. When my number was finally called I was at the desk for about two minutes. That's it. A quick check of the copies, confirm the address was good for the mailing of the certificate, pay 200 baht and whoosh, I was done. That's why I was wondering what was going on with the long waits; most of the people were taking long amounts of time to get their business done. There must be other things being handled at the four B desks. There was one guy who was up there for almost an hour.

Indeed, that seems to be the case, not able to make an appointment for that. The last time I tended to immigration I managed a 'trifecta' of sorts; extension, re-entry permit and residence certificate. Had appointments for the first two, which went OK except for a 50-minute wait to get my passport returned after the extension interview. The re-entry permit took ten minutes tops after I had run off a copy of the fresh extension. The residence certificate took almost two hours from getting the initial number to finish. That was my first time to get one at CW. Lesson learned: If you are wanting to get one at extension time, grab a number at the front counter before or just after you're done with the extension interview. Seems like more than just residence certificates are being handled at those B desks. Some folks were in front of the desks for long periods, and the backlog of numbers took a while to get through.

I can only tell you about the online appointment system for retirement extensions in Bangkok (CW). You want to make an appointment for soon after April 15, so look to book online soon after March 15. Slots open a month in advance. The daily number of appointments has been reduced with the system's resumption from the time it was shut down during some of the covid-19 peak time. I believe there are six appointments a day for retirement extensions. My understanding is online appointments for marriage extensions may now be available at CW as well.

OK, can't help with CM, and don't know if the following applies there. But this does for Bangkok, and should be useful for residents there viewing this topic. (And perhaps other offices? But always check for your locale.) Appointment slots for the online appointment system become available a month in advance. Since the time of the online appointment system's resumption, as it was either shut or went down for a while from a couple years back (covid), the number of retirement extension appointments per day was reduced. There are only six per day, I believe. So it's a good idea to book ahead early if you want to get in at a preferred date/time.

Yes And, did you check the status with the website? As the prior response indicated, the email notifying the Approved status was never received. The same has been experienced by me; no email received but Approved status showing on the status check website page.

Excuse me, I'm a little confused, can you elaborate on this? Entered on Aug. 26th, so if you remained in-country continually, would you not have reached a stay of 90 days around Nov. 24th, and in theory supposed to have made a report? Additionally, a 90-day report due date of Feb. 1st would mean the 'clock' on it was started Nov. 4, if I calculate correctly. Did you do anything at immigration on that day? Received a fresh reset on the 90-day report calendar, perhaps?

A person's 90-day reporting, due date, whatever, has nothing to do with one's extension application. They are independent of each other. I am surprised that many posters make this error, assuming that because they are doing an extension they get their 90 day report requirement automatically handled. Unless you are given a new report slip you are still on your current 90-day clock. And if unsure about it, ask for clarity at that time.

Your 90-day report due date has passed, and you've received a REJECTED response to your online submission. Best you go in and do the 90-day report, before seven days have passed from the due date. For the most part, extensions and 90-day reporting are independent of each other, though some offices seem to process a fresh 90-day report, to replace a current one, for the applicant at extension time. If you don't do anything, you are probably looking at a fine at some point down the road. But give them a call tomorrow, to get clarity.

Yes, sir...you got it down, and are good to go until the next time.

Yes, exactly. A few passport renewals back, as a traveler in-country here, I picked up the new passport from the embassy and on departure at the airport presented the expired passport with its current entry stamp and new passport, explaining I had acquired a new passport for the old one, which was set to expire in about a year. (Don't want to have a passport with less than a year's life on it.) The officer, from what could observe, was transferring all the entry/exit history of my old passport to the account of my new passport. (New passport number, new issue/expiration dates, new photo, etc ) That took just a few minutes, then my new passport was stamped out and I was on my way. No visit to immigration needed.

Are folks able to go online and make an appointment for a re-entry permit with Jomtiem immigration? Can do at CW, don't know about Jomtiem. That would be the convenient way of getting it on your own from an immigration office.

Or maybe it was just a wind up ???? Seems like it, 'stressful situation' and all. Weird.

OP, what's happening with getting your passport back?