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And if you are checking email for the result notification, make a point of checking the spam folder. Sometimes emails from Immigration make in-box, sometimes they end up in the junk folder. Anyway, best just to check the status on the website. The result seems to show there earlier than the time the a 'results' email is received.

A TM-30 requires you to state the entire time of stay. One night in a hotel or guesthouse doesn't meet that requirement for non-imm O 90 day stay Not too sure about that. The TM-30 doesn't necessarily require a leaving date, when I've done my own. I did this, though not quite the same thing years ago. Staying in Pattaya, but I went to Bangkok to do the one-year extension to a single-entry 90-day Non-O acquired in the home country. Stayed at a guesthouse, made sure a TM-30 was filed. Reason I went to CW was just to deal with an on-the-up-and-up office, and knowing from my research I'd get my passport back at the time of the extension with no 'under consideration' period. Friends in Pattaya had assured me that I'd get an 'under consideration' period there, as the folks in Pattaya were telling me that would be the case if I did this at the Jomtien office. They also thought I'd get that in Bangkok, too, but my reading all the reports here informed me I'd be done and out the day of the extension application. I didn't want have the thing held up a month, so I went to Bangkok. Just a single trip, because I already had that Non-O visa, met the requirements, and got the one-year extension, and of course, no 'under consideration' review or anything. Back in Pattaya a few days later, I recall some of the 'old hands' there were astonished that it was all done. They had actually thought I was screwing up by going to Bangkok to do it. But that was the easier way for me, in my case. You have an extra step to negotiate, but doing it there could still be the smoothest path. But an agent can make everything right for you in Pattaya, too, this is true.

Nope, a hotel or guesthouse will be sufficient. That will be the address you use on the application form. Even better, check that the place will file a TM-30, that'll make it official.

This too, is what I would advise, if you prefer to get the ball rolling without using an agent. Up to the OP. The Bangkok office, CW, unlike the one at Jomtien, doesn't go rogue. Take care of business there and the OP can be squared away without having to deal with Jomtien's wildcat requirement.

Yep, as you say 'walk up service' is it for the certificates at CW. Not on the list for appointment bookings. Can take some time to complete it there, depending on the turnout for business at the B desks.

Hey, there you are. OK, entry stamp for a 45-day visa-exempt was in the now-expired passport. The new one had the 30-day extension. And so when exiting at the land border, they copied the entry stamp into the new one? And at a charge of 500 baht. Been in the same situation at the airport, but I don't believe the expired tourist visa/entry stamp was transferred (I was also on a 30-day extension to the tourist visa). Nope, at the airport just could see immigration was updating their record of my entry/exit history on the now-expired passport and connecting it to my new passport number. Took a few minutes, but no problem, on my way after that. At a land border, certainly more 'discretion' comes into play. What all did they do in your case? Seems that nothing should have been required to be put in the new passport, that seems odd. But maybe a case of 'make work/play for pay?' Well, at least you did beat the agent!

I think you may have mistaken the email informing the report has been submitted, is accepted, with the one that would tell you it's approved or not. After being accepted, the submission is 'under review' before a result (approved/rejected) is provided. At CW, the 'under the hood' process will take anywhere from a few days to several, or more, depending on the backlog, holidays, etc. Some offices provide same day results, but CW doesn't. So when you submit online at CW, you're looking at at least three days, and could be longer. You can check the status of your submission at the website; it'll show pending until there's a result. In my experience, the result email comes a little later than the result one can view on the website. A successful report will always have the due date for the next one.

From the link in the earlier post by JimTripper I was able to get to this page. Appointments for 90-day reporting at CW tops the list. https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/ImmigrationOfficeGovernmentComplexChaengWattanaRd@imm1division.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/

Good form to have. I'll need it in the not-too-distant future myself. (Plus, instead of taking for granted the 'ten years validity' of a passport, it might be better to think of it as being nine.)

When first landing on the page, as an option you can hit 'forgot password'. From the email you'll receive you can then create a password of your choosing. Works good, no issues.

It's like it was handled in just about the same way as having an appointment, good word there. As I recall from way back it wasn't much of a wait, either. Don't know if you were asked about it, but some folks have reported that the bankbook (and copies of relevant pages, maybe?) are wanted when doing the stamps transfer at CW. So the OP might be advised to bring it with him.

'Endorsement' appears to apply for permanent residents, I don't know exactly what it's about. I'd give a shot at making an appointment with 'Extension'. In one sense it is your extension which is the issue, getting it transferred. Transfer of info and stamps is less work than an extension, the IO might like that

For the specific action of having the record of the visa and extension stamps transferred to a new passport, there is no category for it listed on the appointment booking page. But when I did that about seven years ago the process was handled at the L desks at CW. You could try making an appointment for an extension, it might be doable. Or give the office a call and find out. Are you planning to do this during the time frame of when your next 90-day report is due? First, you would have the stamps transferred, then you would do the 90-day report. At CW, you likely would have to do the 90-dayer at the A section. You can make an online appointment for that. https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/ImmigrationOfficeGovernmentComplexChaengWattanaRd@imm1division.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/

Good news, thank you. I had not seen 90-day report on the list for appointments the last time I used it, in November '22. And it tops the list, I see. I wonder if it was recently added. But it's great to have it available. I have to pull back on my earlier post. If online fails, you can make an appointment for doing the report in-person.

Just wish to echo many of the posts here upon hearing the news of Ubon Joe's passing. Of course, it's devastating for his wife and surviving loved ones. And it's sad for here, too. We are on just a bit looser footing in the Kingdom now, when it comes to the immigration matters we deal with on a continual basis. His words on digital screens showed him to be not just knowledgeable--an expert, really--on all things Thai immigration, but the words were presented with nary a hint of a condescending attitude. Offering solutions, helpful answers, was the order of the day. He provided this forum with valuable info for folks seeking answers to issues that inevitably crop up, in all kinds of situations affecting both recent arrivals and long-termers alike. He will be missed, for sure. I had wondered if something was up, as I had not seen any 'the final word' posts from Ubon Joe lately. Now we know. May he rest in peace, and his family find comfort in that so many appreciate him for his service to others.

Just two desks in action at CW, that is not really helping the situation. Even adding in a bit of inconvenience in getting to the MTT office, it seems to have been easier overall getting reports done there. There were staff pre-checking the documents and giving out numbers in the waiting area, and people were called in to the office in groups of ten at a time. It didn't take long for the next group to be called in, and there were about five or six--maybe more--desks handling the 'clients', and doing so at a good pace. Did not take all that long, and this was even without an appointment. If you had an appointment you were in-and-out in 15 minutes. CW slow-walking 90-day reporting, and not having an appointment system in place for it is not great news.

Hey, that's quite an ordeal. I recall you asking way back if getting a new passport--as you were doing--would require you to get your entry stamp (on a visa-exempt entry) transferred to the new passport at the post where you obtained said entry stamp. (Based on some buzz about folks having to return to their extension-issuing offices to get those stamps transferred to their new passports.) You would be able to transfer the stamp to the new passport at Jomtien was the consensus, which proved correct. However, the timing, or waiting time rather, for the U.S. Embassy/State Department to get the renewal processed was off the charts. Was only till recently that the turnaround time from mailing in the passport, renewal form, payment details, etc. to getting the new and now-expired passports back was taking around three weeks. And a few days short of that in some cases. That's seems to be over now. Your renewal took about seven weeks. New realities at the embassy. Anyway, as others have noted, you won't have any issue exiting, as your stay on the extension will be over, a 'clean getaway', and you can return 'fresh' on the new passport.

By the way, when I did have to do some 90-day reports in-person at MTT, at the time during 2020 when the spotty online system was not 'report-friendly' (in my case), there was an appointment system for 90-day reporting there. With an appointment it took maybe 15 minutes tops from entering the building to being finished with the report and having the receipt. But I understand there is not any appointment system for 90-day reporting at CW, which is kind of a drag.

Incredible, that the wait for a 90-day report takes longer than that for a re-entry permit. But that's just a function of the 'numbers' that turn up that day, that time, and so on, and the number of staff servicing those folks. The last time I did an in-person 90-day report at CW was about six years ago. If I recall correctly, there were four desks in that A room. One of them was not getting numbers called in a timely manner, it seemed that some other issue was being handled at that desk in addition to 90-day reporting. For doing my online reports I have been submitting them just a few days before the due date. Since the time the system got a reboot a couple years ago, all of them were approved, though there were a couple hiccups where a report was rejected, but immediate 're-submissions' turned into approvals. (The 'middle name' issue-- needed for approval, in my case--and some address tweaking.) It has taken from three days, the minimum I've experienced, to five days at the most, to get an approved result. Rejections have come back in about three days. Just FYI. I think when the clerk told you to file your next report 15 days before the due date she may have been referring to doing it online? Anyway, now that you are all up to speed on the address, TM-30, new passport details, you could try giving the online system a shot 15 days before, see what you get, while being ready to mail it, if you have to. They want the mail-in reports to be there seven days ahead of the due date, I believe, but I'd think there is some leeway in that. So you would have three, four days, maybe five before you'd have to drop it in the mail? Though, as I say, if one's got a working MO that they're happy with, just keep keepin' on!

All's well that ends well! Not all that painful, really. And fortunate, in retrospect, that the big logjam last week dissuaded you from attempting to do it at that time. Having the TM-30 filed and being able to show it at the time you were with the clerk at the desk did the job. I've never mailed in a 90-day report myself. Online has pretty much worked for me, except for the period in '20 where it was down or not working well for quite a stretch for many people in Bangkok. But any MO that is successful, is a routine one likes and works for them, that's the way to go.

CW doesn't do anything over the weekends on the 90-day report submissions. Earliest would be Monday that you might get the result. By early evening hours there could be a result, with some luck Good pro-active move to have a TM-30 filed. Barring getting an approved result on Monday from the online submission, your idea to go out to CW on Tuesday is good. And if you get a screenshot of the TM-30 from the hotel, that will be good to have as support documentation. If you do go out there and are having to wait around, go downstairs to one of the copy shops and get a printed copy or two of the TM-30 screenshot. Comes in handy to have those.

A quick REJECTED. Yeah, maybe the passport, the new passport, is the sticking point. That said, address errors or mismatches with what's on record gets the lion's share of rejections. I have submitted before, got rejected, submitted immediately again (even after the due date!) with a tweak in the address (putting room number in twice) and then got approved. Just that little tweak got it approved. You've got nothing to lose, I'd try submitting another one. If all fails, then you go out to CW on Tuesday or Wednesday--avoid Monday--and pickup the number for the 90-day report before any other business you're doing.

I believe the count of the '7 days after' begins on the due date itself, really making it 6 days after. The 26th would be the last date for you to get in under that deadline.

Great, now you can also log in at that website to check the status of your submitted report. Log in, look for 'check status', you might have to input some info. But check it to see if it is PENDING. Then you can check back in the next few days, hope you will see APPROVED. If you get a REJECTED, then you can go ahead and go out and do it in-person. Let us know what happens.

You'll see 'Don't have an account? Apply', hit that and go from there.