RetroGTAndrew

23 hours ago, RetroGTAndrew said:

......................If I use 'Search TM30' we both show up as having arrived so all looks good.

Andrew

Yup, as above that's what I did, I think the difference this year is the prompt at the top of the login page to use IE8~11 or Chrome, so I used Chrome and it went OK.

Andrew

@ubonjoe Can you get a certificate of residency for a driving licence / Bank account if you have TR60 Visa (SamutPrakan Immigration area)?

TM30 is done and confirmed online and staying at wifes private property.

Andrew

25 minutes ago, pasak said:

Is that absolutely the case? I have just uploaded one from Chase Bank which is has their logo all over it but you're saying that's not acceptable? 

I uploaded .jpg screenshots of .pdf statement downloads (Royal Bank of Scotland & Nationwide) for our applications and they were granted without any problems. Mine came through in 3 days, wifes took a week, possibly due to being born in Thailand and having changed her name (didn't use her Thai passport due to having no vaccination record against her Thai name).

The online application pages are somewhat confusing as to whether .pdf or .jpg is needed, I just tried one and if it wouldn't upload tried the other format.

Andrew

Here's a somewhat late update: Just arrived again and thought I'd have another stab at registering us online, now the https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn24online/ page has a line of text at the top saying: '..........Check your browser, please use with Internet Explorer version 8-11 and Chrome only' so opened it in Chrome and left the TM6 number box empty and it all went through fine.

Andrew

Slightly related to OP's question, but I 'think' I've just completed a TM30 for two of us (Thai wife on UK PP due to UK vaccination record) on the web version of online registration! I tried '0' for the non-existent TM6 number and it failed but leaving it blank worked and the data was successfully transferred to the form at the bottom of the page.

My question is, is it just a matter of hitting 'Save' and that's it? Or are there further steps to actually register?

If I use 'Search TM30' we both show up as having arrived so all looks good.

Andrew

Surely a simple solution for those fleeing justice abroad would be to suspend the statute of limitations while the fugitive is not on Thai soil?

Hi,

Has anyone any experience with getting a licence @ Samut Prakan Department of Land Transportation in BangPu?

I'll be over in a week or so for a couple of months on a TR60 visa and wondered if it's worth trying?

TIA Andrew

On 7/15/2022 at 4:44 AM, scorecard said:

"What about impairing judgement, as it relates to driving vehicles?"

It would be hard to detect any difference!

The BiB might be more gainfully employed prosecuting actual crimes rather that 'thought crimes'?

Andrew

2 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

There have been many reports about a problem when saving a report online. Hotels do them by submitting a file.

The mobile app is working without a problem according to reports about it. Perhaps try installing it if you need to a TM30 report.

Android app:. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=th.go.immigration.section38 

Apple: https://apps.apple.com/th/app/section38/id1451853492

Unless entering the country frequently with a new visa there is not much need to bother with online reporting since they changed the regulation for TM30 reports in June of last year. 

I also tried downloading and completing the V3 .xls spreadsheet (red box in screenshot below) which has examples in and also the airport & immigration codes. This wouldn't upload either.

I was trying to do it online as SamutPrakan immigration has temporarily moved from near the Amphur offices in SamutPrakan to miles away in BangPhli.

I'll download the Android app and give it a try ready for later in the year.

Also I would love to hear from anyone who has successfully reported arrival on the immigration 'fn24online/Record of notifying foreigners to stay (Notification TM30) webpage. What was your secret? I know the date formats are a bit weird and I tried several options but as above all I got was 'an error has occurred'.

We're now registered but if I use the search function it doesn't show anyone as being registered? I guess the in person paper system is not connected to the online system?

On a sort of related note, after a few tries I managed to get the wife (house owner) registered on the immigration 'fn24online' site (which appears to be primarily for hotels), but, totally failed to register our arrival on the TM30 page! The date format is a bit strange and I couldn't see anything else wrong it just kept coming up with 'an error has occurred' so we ended up having to go to SamutPrakan immigration in person anyway and file a couple of days late! They didn't care last time either when we had to extend our Visa exempt stamps for medical reasons (not having done a TM30 at all) we just did the TM30 there and then 28 days late!

Hi,

My wife was previously married and divorced in the UK and still has her (UK) married family name on all her UK records including 2 x Covid vaccinations + Covid booster.

We are currently here on TR60 eVisas with her having travelled on her UK passport and vaccination certificate.

Has anyone any idea if it's possible to get her UK vaccination data added to her Thai vaccination record? Seeing as how her Thai ID is in her Thai name.

Andrew

And now we move on to booking an SHA Test'n'Go hotel, buying insurance & then navigating the wonders of the 'Thailand Pass' system! Nearly forgot, RT PCR tests too!

Andrew

1 hour ago, Enoon said:

Looks like you and I are both on the same roller coaster just now.

Only two of us out of the entire AseanNow membership?

I would have expected scores of comments from others who were also on that same ride.

Does that say something about the present demand for "new"/tourist visas to Thailand?

Yippee! Well that was a trek! Tried again this evening 'Maintenance' then up then down finally got on and completed and paid for mine and the little womans applications (she'll travel on her UK passport as her vaccinations were in her UK name and I have no idea if it's possible to connect them to her Thai ID).

I love the way it's supposed to be easier, haha! Front page of the Thai eVisa website (below) lists only 4 documents required, until you get into the application and it even wants a pic of you holding your passport and your photograph!

I wish I had started the Visa application before I booked the flights as if I had realised how much pissing about the Visa application was I would have booked flexible return flights for 30 days, gone in on Visa exempt stamp, moved the flight and extended at immigration (done it once before, just a form, a picture, ฿1900 and no jumping through hoops).

Andrew

And in breaking news, it's back up again!

Andrew

Thanks Joe, I did wonder as when I was trying last night id would have been ~03:00ish on Thailand which seems like a reasonable time to do website maintenance.

Guess I'll just wait.

Andrew

Is it just me or is the ThaiEVisa website up and down like a yoyo? It was down for 'The team is fixing and updating the system' down for a few hours last night UK time and then back up, tried to log in again this morning to finish adding documents and it's down again!

I'm using Firefox browser on a PC, last night I tried on Chrome with the same result, I've also tried restarting Firefox to no avail.

Helpfully when it's down it says 'Please try your last action again in a few hours. If you still see this page, please inform us through the contact form below.' and surprise surprise, there is no contact page, there are some web links none of which lead to a contact page that I could see!

Andrew

@John Dick said 'I am currently pulling my hair out trying to complete my 60 day online visa application to Thailand 

a few questions have me stumped'

You and me both!

The 'Tourist Visa' required documents list on the website is:

Until you get into the application then there's a whole bunch of other stuff! The 'User Manual' devotes the first 20 pages! to creating an account and logging in and when you get to actually filling in stuff there are virtually no examples of what is required.

Andrew

@tomx2That's interesting, I wonder if they record the dates/times/airline schedule that you upload and would complain later if you don't arrive in accordance with those details? Also that's for an O-A Visa, it may be different for a tourist Visa.

Andrew

2 hours ago, nkg said:

 

There's some airlines that  advertise "no change fees" for all their tickets including economy, like Qatar and Emirates. Make sure you book directly from the airline, the ticket may be slightly more expensive, but well worth it if you need to change.

 

Example:

Qatar

Heathrow - Phuket:

£510 from agency

£564 direct with airline

 

From Qatar's website:

 

Double check the "no change fees" policy is still in force before you book your ticket ????

15 hours! Thanks but I travelled to Thailand via the sandpit (or should that be sandsh!t?) the first few times and it sucked! I'm no novice at international travel, in the late 90's I flew all over the world for work and quite frankly I'll fly direct or I'll be staying in the UK..............

Andrew

3 hours ago, Chivas said:

Well very few are going to do it that way around from any country. Visa could be declined for any amount of reasons or delays. People are simply not going to book a fully refundable flight direct from the airline at 2-3 times an agents fare

 

Just prior to typing that BA came in at £1869 economy fare (fully refundable direct from airline) as opposed to consolidated non refundable at £565

Haha! Bargain price!

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

You have always been required to show inbound flight ticket when applying for tourist visa. 

Nothing new. 

Hmmm, I'm not so sure about that, wife is dual nationality Thai/UK and a few years ago her Thai passport had expired while she was in the UK and as she wanted to stay there for two months, she got a 60 day Visa and I'm fairly sure we bought the tickets after?.

Andrew

On 10/19/2021 at 2:57 PM, Will B Good said:

Un*******believable.

 

Just returned to our room in a Thai 'resort' and there is Thai family opposite, all sitting outside, bluetooth speaker playing full blast.

#Will B Good At risk of sounding like a grumpy old man (I'm old but not particularly grumpy!) I b!@@dy hate the rise of the Bluetooth speaker! Go for a quiet walk in the park in Oxford at lunchtime to watch the squirrels and there are people sitting eating their lunch with a Bluetooth speaker blaring away! Maybe they're scared of the quiet?

Andrew