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3 hours ago, DogNo1 said:

So with an appointment any day is good?  I'll plan to reserve an April day soon after they open up in March.   Thanks.

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.

5 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

If possible can you list what you provided for residence certificate.

Last time I did one i provided some basic photocopies of pp ages along with TM47 receipt and rental contract. 

Think recall the contract handed back. 

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.

3 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Added off topic question:

Looking at list for appointments it seems not available to obtain Certificate of Residence.

Is that correct? 

Need one for TDL Renewal. 

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.

10 hours ago, DogNo1 said:

What is the best day for an appointment in mid-April?   I would like to renew my extension soon after April 15th when I am finished filing my taxes online.  I will require the transfer of my stamps to a new passport at the same time.  I generally go just after the lunch hour.  Any advice will be appreciated..

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.

20 hours ago, Lorry said:

 

20 hours ago, Lorry said:

20 hours ago, proton said:

Did you get email confirmation then pending?

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.

On 2/2/2023 at 3:54 PM, sandyf said:

I entered on 26th August on a new E-visa and my 90 day report was due 1st Feb.

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?

4 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

My 90 days was up for renewal yesterday, I did it on line and it said submitted and was in a pending status, today I received an email and it said contact immigration officer, rejected.

 

What usually happens in this situation, e.g. no need to go in because they know my application is in, or will I have to go into get a new 90 day issued.

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.

10 hours ago, phuketcouple said:

 

I am absolutely happy, especially after reading the many futile or long delayed experiences with this here on the forum.

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

On 1/26/2023 at 4:33 PM, Caldera said:

You're wrong about that, a tourist can have his entry stamp transferred at the airport when flying out. There's no need for a tourist to visit a local immigration office.

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.

On 1/24/2023 at 8:15 PM, rocky123 said:

Went to Pattaya immigration today. Disgraceful, lined for 4+ hrs for a re entry permit and we were treated like POWs . Aggressive behavior to us, in between their chats on their phones. But I got the permit in me passport. That place is a joke

 

 

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.

24 minutes ago, MJCM said:

44 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Or maybe it was just a wind up ????

Seems like it, 'stressful situation' and all. Weird.

On 1/18/2023 at 11:21 PM, bongojules said:

 

Please could I get some advice on what my options are from here?

 

Any help and guidance will be very much appreciated.

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

On 1/20/2023 at 3:27 PM, walailak said:

To summarise, IO was unable to do it during extention time, since the 90 days report team has returned back to Changwatanna complex. 

Ah, so that's it. 

Whew, I was lucky, for my last extension. I was going to do the same, ask the IO to process the 90-day report. I had submitted online six days prior to 'extension day', but it had been in pending limbo.. The day before my appointed extension day, in the afternoon, my submission became APPROVED. 

I was even thinking to just skip doing it online, taking it for granted that at desk time with the IO I'd be able to get it done then and there. Now I know not to plan for that. Thanks for the explanation.

I don't how the above text ended up bold, and tried unsuccessfully to get rid of it. No emphasis intended.

2 hours ago, walailak said:

The IO wouldn't do it for me on the spot, so I made an online appointment for the 90 days report at the other side of the building at changwatanna and walked there and submitted it......

Well, interesting... 

A year ago I was in the same situation at CW, the 90-day due date window was 'open' at extension time. During the processing of the extension I informed the IO my 90-day report was coming due.

I handed an already-completed TM-47 form to the IO, asking if she would handle that as well.

She accepted it, took about a minute or so to process it, and handed me back the 'next due date' slip. I don't believe it's the first time that's happened for me, either. 

14 hours ago, MJCM said:

 

Mine is less then half full. 
 

I think I will do the renewal 6 months early (if possible) so I can do it in the Summer.

Not clear about for which country we are talking about. But with a ten year validity on U.S. passports, trying to get full-length use of it before its expiration is a consideration, sure.

But more critical these days for people living here, travelling there, etc., is the timing of a passport renewal.

This info applies to U.S. passport holders. In the U.S., stateside renewals are jammed up, the backlog is taking months to process a renewal there. Even the State Department advises renewals are taking 8-10 weeks. But one can pay for an expadited renewal, though I don't know the turnaround time on that.

For U.S. passport holders in Thailand, renewals by mail with the embassy are much faster. Reports here on the forum indicate the process is taking anywhere from just around two-and-a-half weeks to a bit more than three weeks at the outside of the time frame. So that is a big plus to consider when planning to renew.

On 1/18/2023 at 8:00 PM, Hummin said:

Check your stamps on arrival, I got wrong date on arrival today.

 

Stamp shows 17 january and valid to 03 march! 
 

Lucky me, my return is 02 march! 

Very strange, indeed.

The tip: After getting passport and and shuffling from the booth, take a look inside the passport and check and confirm the correct entry/admitted until dates in the entry stamp. Best time for correction of any mistake is right then.

8 hours ago, walailak said:

Just a quick update, 

I submitted my online 90 days report on Tuesday morning as I mentioned previously, and I just received the approval today.

Good to go until April 17th hopefully I will be receiving an email next time since Im back using the online submission. 

Hopefully this will help others

If I have calculated correctly, your 90-day due date was right around the date of your extension. So for convenience you could do it on the spot with the IO. 

It generally seems that the 'due date soon' email is associated only with the online reporting system. But the good news is now you are back on 'the system'.

11 hours ago, TaoNow said:

At the Embassy, they said I had to buy an A4 envelope for the return EMS mailing - it cost 100 baht and they have a ThailandPost office in the American Citizen Services section, so that is convenient.  But the wait was unnecessarily long with all the other people there.  I was in by 9 a.m. and out by 10:30 a.m.

 

So, in sum, it is probably less hassle just to do the renewal by mail, since going to the Embassy won't make it any faster and you won't be able to hold on to your passport while waiting for the new one.

Actually, dropping off the passport in person would save the two, three, four (or more?) days from the time you would post it and it accepted and readied for initial processing/forwarding to State Dep't. And being as there is a Thailand Post office in the citizen's service section, that is convenient. Just get the correct envelope, pay the postage (cash still OK?), is something I wouldn't mind doing, even if I have to wait.

The embassy has long required an online appointment to visit. And it no longer accepts in-person passport renewals, since the start of or even prior to the covid-19 outbreak. Just trying to square how you could get in there and drop it off in person. That's how I'd like to do it.

8 hours ago, MJCM said:

 

I would never ever part with my Passport unless it's

 

A- Immigration

B- An Embassy or Consulate

C- or the Passport stays in my sight.

I'm fully aware that many people use agents for convenience, time-saving, favorable handling of outstanding issues, etc. 

But your passport is critical. I don't allow anyone (other than immigration or embassy) to take possession of it. Fortunately, I am able to handle my not-so-onerous immigration affairs on my own. If one is in a dodgy spot and has to go to an agent, the OP shows things can go haywire.

4 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

 

Why is my first question to that .."which immigration office are you using?"

This is the crux of the issue.

"i went to immigration, and they......"

First, which office are you dealing with? Application, interpretation, practices of immigration offices vary wildly throughout the country. No one can be expected to know the situation everywhere. The best one can do is become aware and knowledgable about what 'the rules' are at the office(s) you deal with.

And why it's the almost the first thing a poster should inform, the particular immigration office in question.

On 12/20/2022 at 3:11 PM, DrJack54 said:

 

I asked about photocopies of bank book pages being accepted as recently in Nov my io wanted bank statements. 

 

She was young and incorrect.

Had to deal with supervisor and even then made to make note on my paperwork that next time I would provide bank statements

Just did my extension a few weeks back; CW, retirement, 800K savings banked.

Account balance letter and bank book pages copy accepted, and no request for statements (I'm assuming you mean the 12 months of account activity statement.)  Have never been asked for that, no mention of it this past occasion. I am aware, though, that some people in the same situation have been required to provide it.