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On 12/20/2022 at 1:23 AM, Lancelot01 said:
Providing a boarding pass with your passport has been a requirement of entry for several years.
Exactly. For many years now, and I'd guess starting as far back as 15 or so. And yes, I have been asked to provide it, and so as time went on as matter of routine I just presented the IO with the passport, TM-6 card and boarding pass in a single handover. Sometimes when I gave only the passport and TM-6, the officer would day, "Boarding pass?". "Oh, here." I saw them confirming info from the pass with the other two items
By the way, back in the day, believe it or not, some folks managed selling their air tickets, after going to the airport and checking in, and discreetly handing the boarding pass to the buyer of the ticket completing the transaction.. Obviously, the boarding pass and the buyer's passport names did not match. But those were different times. The buyer got on the plane, reached the destination and cleared entry formalities without issue. I don't think that would 'fly' these days. Your passport and boarding pass are checked together at several stages of a departure, transit and (sometimes) arrival.
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On 12/11/2022 at 8:29 PM, Enzian said:On 12/11/2022 at 6:05 PM, Posideon said:
I would recommend getting the letter the day before
That's my MO, works best for me. Day before, at the local branch, it took about five minutes max from the moment I walked in the most recent time.
I've even update the bank book the next day--extension day--at the branch, as it's next to the BTS station I use to leave for Immigration. So after entering the gov't complex building all I need to do is make a beeline to the copy machines. Whatever works for you, keep on doing it.
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26 minutes ago, Caldera said:
Police haven't taken any interest in me whatsoever in 15 years, and many friends living here in Bangkok say the same.
As crazy as it sounds, there are some folks who have managed to fly under the radar for such a time frame. They've resigned themselves, or have accepted it, that they'll not ever be leaving the country. At least not willingly, until a day of reckoning should come.
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Showing the boarding pass has been required for quite a number of years now.
Don't have any experience with what happens if you don't have it/discarded it/left it behind in the plane. Have had experience with people ahead of me and others in the queues not having theirs, or having to search for it while they're in front of the officer.
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For CW. Submitted early afternoon Friday Dec. 9, approved about noon on Wednesday Dec. 14. Holiday days both weeks. Turnaround not bad, considering.
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Oh my...excuse me, yes it's the TM-30 the OP is asking about. Sorry about that, guess I just absentmindedly went to '90-day default mode'. I'll check closer before posting!????
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How many days has it been since you submitted and got the 'submission accepted' mail?
Recently, my experience waiting for APPROVED or REJECTED with CW is about 3-4 days. The immigration office was closed during the APEC conference, three working days I believe, so there is likely a healthy backlog of submissions to clear. So that would probably add a few more days before you'd hear back.
And yes, as UJ said, you have time enough to submit one again.
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Why don't you try just using the phone? Has worked like a charm doing in on the phone. The website is optimized for mobile, presents itself similar to an app. From that captcha it even appears you are using the old(er) 'extranet' web address? (If that one is still viable or not, I don't know.)
You are using this link?
https://tm47.immigration.go.th/tm47/#/login
Try doing it using your phone with that link.
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No replies after a few weeks?
OK, generally it should be fine to use a phone acquired here in the U.S. But you need to check your device's frequency bands for compatibility with the U.S., and even the frequencies used by the various U.S. service providers.
Go here and input your phone make and model in the search bar.
For example, I put in Realme 9i, a fairly new model.
https://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-realme-9i
And it says, in the case of this phone, there are six versions. You check and select the version which matches the phone for which one wants to get info about, whether your phone or one you might want to buy.
Then scroll way down till you see Kimovil Frequency Checker. If you've opened the page here, Thailand is probably the default country showing in the drop down menu. Change it to United States and you will see which bands the phone has which are compatible with frequencies used in the U.S. Furthermore, you can even check for compatibility with the various main service providers a little further down the page.
2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, they're all listed there. (Although I've heard some providers are now phasing out 3G? I don't know for sure about that.)
This will let you know if a phone from here is going to get the job done there. And if the phone is compatible with the service provider, swapping SIM cards will do the trick.
LINE, no problem using it for making calls on LINE while in the U.S.
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16 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:21 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:
. Thantakit Dental Clinic at All Seasons Place
oh, that's just around the corner from me and I'm in desperate need of a dental check-up. I'll check them out, thanks for the tip.
Do report back, it would be good to learn of your experience. Thanks.
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13 hours ago, david_je said:
My online report was rejected with note, "Arrival date invalid." I had put the date that Immigration stamped me in at the airport. Is that correct? After my arrival, I went to CW to apply for a Non-O, and then again to receive the Non-O. Should I be using one of those dates instead?
Thank you for help.
The date of your last entry into the country has always been the one I've used, and have never had any issue with. Which would also be the date connected with the TM-6 entry card. (The card has been done away with, though, but we have to assume your last entry date is recorded in the system.)
Only way to find out what's gone wrong is to do the report in person and find out why you received the 'arrival date invalid' notation in their rejection.
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22 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:
Just share what works for me, and why.
Yes, indeed. Once anyone's got an MO that works for them, no need to deviate much from it. And while what works for one may not be the way for others, it's good for all to pick up tips for successful outcomes when dealing with the bureaucracy.
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On 9/20/2022 at 5:02 PM, TallGuyJohninBKK said:On 9/20/2022 at 4:55 PM, DrJack54 said:
OP, in regards to TM30 and 90 day report receipt I have never provided either for my extensions based on retirement at CW.
I well know that.... ???? But that doesn't change the fact that Immigration had asked me for copies of those two years ago when I didn't have them in my submitted paperwork, and then accepted and didn't return the same from me last year ???? Just not today. And I was fine with that!
Case-by-case fellas. Out at CW I've always been asked for them. Last year I held back both the 90-day and TM-30 copies from the stack of papers given to the IO, just to find out what would happen. Yep, they were. asked for. "Oh...here they are," as I fished them from my stack and slid them over. Everyone's experience varies.
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How long does it take to get a passport?
"As of July 2022, the processing times given by the U.S. Department of State were eight to 11 weeks. The processing time of a passport starts as soon as it’s received by a center or agency, not the day it’s sent in or applied on."
That's from a USA Today article, dated July 15, 2022.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/advice/2022/07/15/how-long-to-get-passport/7779296001/
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1 hour ago, bronzedude said:
I'm returning to the US next month, so would it be easier to get a new passport in the US and when I return and have the stamps transferred? I'm have a non-immigrant "O" visa with a current marriage extension. Thanks
Is that early next month, middle or late? From monitoring reports here in the forum the mail-in/mail-back process of doing a passport renewal with the embassy has been taking two-three weeks. That's just from recall, you can search for detailed accounts.
That said, from news reports in the past year it is taking quite some time for passport renewals in the U.S., in most cases months. I believe the State department has even announced that passport renewals are jammed up and advising people to expect lengthy delays in getting their renewed passport.
When your passport is renewed by the embassy here, a letter will be included with your new passport to be used at Thai immigration. That letter will allow the transfer of all relevant info from the old passport to the new one. Take both passports and the letter to the Immigration office and they will transfer the stamps. Pretty easy and not time-consuming.
When I received my renewed passport (you get both the new and old passports returned in the mail) I went to Immigration the next day, got it done and over quick.
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7 hours ago, Toolong said:
I will at this point say, rwelim, that I DID already drive there in person today (Thursday) to sort it out. I think I lost my nerve and couldn't wait it out any longer!
Well, I guess 'all's well that ends well' can apply here, as you're done and good to go until the next time.
And by seeing the PENDING status on the submission that tells you it was not accidentally cancelled. So you could have taken one more day, today (Thursday), to see if you'd get an APPROVED on it before making the trek. (But maybe today was going to be better for you than doing it tomorrow (Friday), you're the boss for that!)
Now on the 7-day window past the due date. Yes, I understand that the due date is/may be/could be counted as Day 1 of the grace period. Don't know if that is a hard-and-fast rule in every office. Don't know about that.
Wonder what are the experiences of having gone in to do it on the 7th day AFTER the due date.
And for some (many? all?) of the things that need to done st Immigration, if one's due date or deadline to do something falls on a holiday, or a day when Immigration is closed, the due date/deadline moves to the next day the Immigration office is open.
Meaning, in theory, even if day 1 of the 7-day grace period was counted as having begun on the due date, day 7 would be on a Sunday. And since the office is closed on Sunday, Monday would be acceptable to submit a 90-day report in person, and would (should?) be considered as being done so within the grace period.
BUT, who knows how it would be 'interpreted' at your immigration office. And for sure, I understand your desire to not mess around and just get it done and behind you.
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On 9/13/2022 at 1:27 PM, Toolong said:
Ubonjoe, I did check my status online.
As you'll know, on the chart of information that they show, there are 4 columns, 'Cancel', 'tm47', 'Notification of Receipt' and 'Date'.
The tm47 pdf is there and the date too.
The 'Notification of Receipt' column is empty.
Now, in the 'Cancel' column , there is a big red 'X'.
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but does the X mean it is NOT cancelled, or does it mean it IS cancelled?
When looking at the 'checking status' page the column to the right, last one, will give you the status of your submission(s).
For your latest one, do you see PENDING in that column? If you have submitted a report, received the email letting you know that submission was received, then you should see some status of that submission. Either PENDING, REJECTED or APPROVED.
Seeing as you have not mentioned that, I wonder if you did indeed, unfortunately, cancel the submission when you hit that 'X' mark. If you couldn't see anything with PENDING, my guess is your submission is not there.
It's Thursday now, why don't you attempt another 'fresh' submission, and see what happens today? If nothing happens you could go to the office tomorrow to do it in person.
Actually, you could go in on Monday the 19th and be within the 7-day grace period. So submit a fresh report today, now, and hold tight for today, if you'd rather go to the office tomorrow. Or hold on through the weekend and go in on Monday if you don't get approved by over the weekend.
Submit a fresh one today, and who knows, maybe you could get approved by the evening.
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On 9/13/2022 at 2:01 PM, Toolong said:
'Sunday evening'? That's strange.
But then........Jomtien can be a strange place!
But I get your point. One never knows when it might come. ????
Every immigration office handles things in its own manner, especially regarding 90-day reporting. Which is why it's good to identify the office one is dealing with when raising an issue or asking a question.
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On 6/21/2022 at 10:26 AM, jeff270476 said:
Thanks Will but that didn't anwser my question. Like i said, i have received a pdf with my info in it except the visa type and the tm6 filled....And i have no clue what to do with it.
No problem. If approved your receipt/next due date page will still have those two fields blank, but all is good, it's not an issue.
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On 6/17/2022 at 12:04 PM, inasia said:
Oh! The email just came through. It has been approved! Same information... Different outcome. That saves me a trip to CW on Monday.
There you go, you're in!
On your earlier questions about 'contact info', etc. that is at the bottom of the page, I've never filled it out, never put anything in there. They've got my address and phone number above, that's my contact info. That's all 90-day reports need. Just left all that other stuff blank, it's worked for me.
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On 6/17/2022 at 12:10 PM, Lemsta69 said:
woohoo! ????
Yessir!
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1 hour ago, inasia said:
Yes. It was the mobile app. I hate the website and gave up on it years ago because it required me to find an ancient desktop computer running some defunct version of Windows. I'd prefer to use my Android phone, or my Linux computer if I have to. I'll give it a go though.
OK, the new online system is a web-based page. The page is optimized for mobile. It has the look, the feel, of an app. But it's not.
Can only speak for Android, but it works pretty good, at least for submitting and checking the status. Much better than the previous website page, and far and away an improvement over the app that they had. (Still in use?)
So try using your phone with the website link that Ubon Joe and others have posted several times. Definitely ease-of-use. What happens between submission and approved/rejected status is out of our hands, but using the new webpage with a mobile device is good.
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4 hours ago, Will B Good said:
It just worries me that there was no need to tell them what my TM6 number is, or what visa I have .....but I assume they have that on their system......fingers crossed.
No, no worries about that. Even though the submitted form that you see shows a blank for the TM6, no problem.
That won't have anything to do with being rejected or approved.
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On 6/14/2022 at 11:29 AM, KhaoNiaw said:
Same for me with my last one. But kept trying through the window and got 3 rejections before an approval on the 4th try. Nothing new on the final successful one because there were no tweaks left to make!
Well, well, well....what'ya know?
After checking in on the site and finding REJECTED on Monday evening, I made an appointment for doing it on Thursday (at CW).
But I thought I'd just go ahead and submit another one online anyway. Couldn't hurt, right? Did that Monday night. Sure enough, yesterday evening, check it, REJECTED again. Not surprised.
But wracking over my attempts, what could have been wrong in the first place, with none of my details having changed?
Well, give it the ol' college try, one more submission yesterday evening, if it's a no it's a no. And a little tweaking of the room number, where to put it. (I actually put it in twice; on top along with the building name and in address line. I had only put the room number on the address line for the previous approved-in-March submission.)
Lo and behold, today, let's take a look.....APPROVED.
I'm stumped. But I'm fine. I could tap the satisfied button. Have the next due date receipt in hand.
Cancelled my appointment for tomorrow, just do the appointment system right.
Thai immigration online 90 day reporting system
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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When I was having issues with logins, accounts, etc., I made a new registration with a different email address. It resolved the block, gave a 'fresh restart' in the 90-day reporting system. Did that about eight months ago and since then basically no issues to get in and have successful submissions.