Chiang Mai Immigration Q & A - Info and reports. (2020)

[worgeordie]

Submitted my 90 day report Online today,in the past it has not worked as i have

a new passport,but very pleased to report they approved it by 3.00,I had all my

papers ready to do a mail in,just in case,that also has been working very well in

the past.

Why anyone goes in person to report is unbelievable to me, so now only one visit

to immigration a year, now if only they would get around to doing extensions online .????

regards worgeordie

[Thailand]

10 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Submitted my 90 day report Online today,in the past it has not worked as i have

a new passport,but very pleased to report they approved it by 3.00,I had all my

papers ready to do a mail in,just in case,that also has been working very well in

the past.

Why anyone goes in person to report is unbelievable to me, so now only one visit

to immigration a year, now if only they would get around to doing extensions online .????

regards worgeordie

Did find the "drive" in very efficient for me and er indoors last time, mainly as a test option. Not been able to do online for er indoors.

[JimGant]

11 hours ago, ProbPossConf said:

Remember you have to show a transaction on the day you apply for your extension and your passbook copy/printout must show the transaction.

I keep seeing that on this forum and have never quite understood the necessity? For Bangkok Bank at least, sticking your passbook in the machine will just bring forward the existing balance, with today's date. Doing a transaction will change the balance to something different than the one on the letter you got from the bank 7 days prior. And those numbers are supposed to match, no?

[Dante99]

11 hours ago, ProbPossConf said:

Remember you have to show a transaction on the day you apply for your extension and your passbook copy/printout must show the transaction.

Not required when I got my retirenent one year extension of stay last month.  

[ProbPossConf]

This transaction on same day is an issue not set in concrete and probably varies with the reviewing IO.

I use Kasikorn Bank and the assistant manager who was preparing my letter instructed me to do a deposit or withdrawal to update my savings passbook.

[Pesky]

Would appear that Immigration will shortly open a new office on 2nd floor of Promenada, next door to Bangkok Bank. Anyone know what functions will be processed there in due course?

[ProbPossConf]

A good guess would be to handle all amnesty visa, overstay, and other deferred immigration issues.

[jackdd]

 

http://www.chiangmaiimm.com/en/news/advertise/17-devision5/300-23-2563.html

 

[Thailand]

16 minutes ago, jackdd said:

 

http://www.chiangmaiimm.com/en/news/advertise/17-devision5/300-23-2563.html

 

I guess the second floor "drive through" for 90 days could be a problem. ????

[Thailand]

On 7/15/2020 at 4:20 PM, Mapguy said:

Update on 90-day drive-In report this afternoon (15JUL).  No problem with multiple (family) late reports within the COVID-19 exemption guidelines.  Very quick service.  No waiting.

 

Did not park or enter the building, of course, but judging from parking area would guess the office was busy.

 

Strongly recommend attending SOON to any general business not involving special extensions expiring 31 July.

I guess the "drive-in", which is a great service,will cease now that 90 days is going back to Promenada?

[Mapguy]

21 minutes ago, Thailand said:

I guess the "drive-in", which is a great service,will cease now that 90 days is going back to Promenada?

The new Promenada location opens 23 July.  Yes, I suppose the drive-in would close, BUT if anyone reading this should use the drive-in before and read this, I hope they will ask and report. I neglected to do so.

 

Would be too bad, of course, since it has apparently worked out quite well.  I have used it twice with basically no delay.  After having set it up, why close it if it works well?

 

I recall comments about the last days of the 2d Flr Promenada Office not so long ago before it last closed that it was crowded. My earlier TM30 trips there were really annoying.

[CMMCB]

Used the 'Airport' Immigration drive-through this morning for 90 day report. Still working, though this time they asked for the completed TM 47 form too (but no photocopies) and there was a bit of a queue (including some pedestrians who presumably didn't want to relocate to Promenada) so it took almost 30 minutes - the car queue was about 10 vehicles long at first. I asked if I'd need to go to Promenada next time and was told no need - two offices. (Though I think the non-drive-through 90 day office there is no more; hence the pedestrians in the drive-through queue.)

 

For me it's quicker than the PO and I never got the online service to work, so quicker than that too!

 

Oh, and the sign suggests an extra drive-through service too. Was that available before? 

 

Choke dee, na!

[cnxgary]

I was at Imm. on the 2nd to change my 1yr. extension from retirement to marriage which went ok as I was given the 30 day under review stamp in passport which told me to return on the 24th which I did only to be told that my application was still under review as it was when I returned to Imm. yesterday the 30th! What can a person do? My 1yr. ext. expired yesterday and the under review stamp expired on the 24th am I on overstay? Does one need to return to Imm. day in and day out to find ones status?

[GregTN]

7 hours ago, cnxgary said:

I was at Imm. on the 2nd to change my 1yr. extension from retirement to marriage which went ok as I was given the 30 day under review stamp in passport which told me to return on the 24th which I did only to be told that my application was still under review as it was when I returned to Imm. yesterday the 30th! What can a person do? My 1yr. ext. expired yesterday and the under review stamp expired on the 24th am I on overstay? Does one need to return to Imm. day in and day out to find ones status?

I did my extension of stay based on marriage June 10 and my current extension expired July 3.  I went back on July 31 as directed  after my 30 day under consideration was over but was told to come back again August 5 because they were behind on approvals.  The lady in front of me was told the same thing.  

[cnxgary]

Which location for Certificate of Residency Prom. or airport?

[Forza2002]

https://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/citynews/local/new-immigration-office-at-promenada/

[FredLee]

Personal best for me obtaining a retirement extension. I am a US citizen and use the monthly deposit option and arrived at Immigration at 0940. From the time I turned in the paperwork to one of the gentlemen outside for review and walking out with my extension was approximately 40 minutes. Sequence of events as follows:

 

Went through the decontamination station and signed in.

Just before the door on the left a gentleman asked me to please come over and sit and let him review my paperwork.

I had the fillable TM7, with my picture with a blue background. He had me write my telephone number and my email address on the back of the TM7 under my signature.

Had all the required copies and originals; passport, TM30, departure slip, and also had a copy of my yellow book.

Original and copy of my bankbook, updated today. I did not have a transaction since the last update two days ago when I got my bank letters, but this was not a problem.

Copies and originals of proof of retirement payments, SSA and DOD. 

He had me sign, date, fill in the blanks on three documents.

All of this took about three minutes. He was very efficient.

I went through the door and there was no wait. Went directly to the window where the lady flipped through the documents and provided me a queue number 018. They were currently serving number 017.

Waited a short time to be called up. The officer reviewed the paperwork paying particular attention to the financial documents, and asked me to have a seat.

A short time later had my photo taken by a very pleasant officer, and then she took my passport directly to someone in the back cubicle where it was immediately stamped, signed and returned to me.

 

A couple of notes of interest. The officer reviewing my documents barely glanced at the two bank letters. He kept flipping back and forth between the proof of income. I am a retired US military member, and he seemed to be having difficulty with the monthly statement from DFAS. Luckily I had also downloaded the verification of pay letter from the DFAS site. He circled the amount listed on that document and asked what currency. He then did the conversion, saw that it was enough to cover the 65,000 threshold and then passed it to the officer next to him. The other thing I wanted to note is how polite and friendly each person I dealt with was. In fact the officer that returned my passport did not call me to the window, she brought it out to me. Icing on the cake, my current extension was set to expire on 08 Sep. My new extension is until 26 Sep 2021. I was told by her that the extra days were because of the covid extensions.

 

Sorry to be so long winded here, but I have received so much helpful advice on this forum I just wanted to share my experience today.

 

 

 

[Pesky]

FredLee - excellent ????????????

[JimGant]

On 8/17/2020 at 1:28 PM, FredLee said:

my current extension was set to expire on 08 Sep. My new extension is until 26 Sep 2021. I was told by her that the extra days were because of the covid extensions.

My current retirement extension is set to expire on 12 Sep....

 

..... and thus I renewed my retirement extension today, using my 3000bt agent, who'd submitted the paperwork to Imm yesterday. Thus, we waltzed into Imm, headed to the right, thru a door to a "Staff Only" office. Surprisingly, there were more folks with their agents waiting here than out front, where only about 10% of the first row of seats were taken (this 1:30PM Wed). Nevertheless, five minutes later, I was called, had my photo taken, then had my newly stamped passport handed to me. Never ever reviewed any paperwork, nor signed anything there -- this having been handled the day before in the agent's office.

 

Now, unlike FredLee, who apparently has a Non Imm O visa from which his extensions emanate -- my original visa is OA, thus I needed to get the LMG insurance policy. The policy's dates are: Begin 12 Sep 2020, expire 12 Sep 2021. Since policies begin at 1600, this allows full coverage of my new extension period of 13 Sep 2020 thru 12 Sep 2021.

 

But, again unlike FredLee, my extension was dependent on the insurance dates, thus it begins 13 Sep, not 26 Sep; and from other threads, 26 Sep seems to be the starting date for many and most extension renewals taking place in Aug and Sep -- unless something like insurance coverage precludes it, e.g., my situation.

 

So, next year I can go to renew on 30 July -- 45 days before expiration -- thanks to the onerous requirement for Thai insurance. For FredLee, and many others with 26 Sep 2021 expiration dates, thanx to the amnesty, there just may be a mass queue beginning 14 Aug, i.e., 45 days ahead of expiration date. Just a slight serendipity for me, having to purchase that crummy insurance.

 

 

 

 

[CNXBKKMAN]

I did my marriage extension this week and it was quite a shock. I did everything in one day, no appointment , no agent. It started at 11AM at the "ampur" for new kor ror 2. It took almost an hour and cost 25 baht. Stopped at Bangkok Bank on the way home for the 400K letter, 15 mins 100 baht. Visited a photo copy shop and made all the copies. I thought why not just go to immigration and see if they can do the extension without visiting first thing in the morning. Arrived at 2pm ish. First shock the volunteers on the steps didn't tell me to come back in the morning for a number, they started checking the docs. Then into the office and the reception desk didn't send me away either they checked the docs and told me to go to the marriage extension desk. Immediately seen and the officer just started sorting the docs and told us to sit down. maybe 15 mins and the photo taken, a few signatures and we were done! This might be normal service in other provinces but i have never experienced this in CM. 

         Probably took 4 hours in all and about 2040 baht in total, however i have done marriage extensions before. I know what documents are needed, where the ampur office is, how they like the family photos, copies of everything, all the crapfalls, blue ink, black ink, hand drawn maps etc etc. If you can't be bothered with all this admin and don't mind spending some thousands, an agent can make it easier and quicker.

[HullyGully]

Extension of Stay - Retirement

 

Arrived IMM at 1330hrs, appointment 1400hrs, went inside around 1340hrs, gave the guy the documents, after checking, told to sit down and wait for passports, out around 1420hrs

[Mapguy]

Helpful to know, but what kind of retirement extension was it:  NON-OA or NON-O?

 

[HullyGully]

Both my wife and I have a type Non "o"

[HullyGully]

Additonal information:-

 

We had printed out all the forms (filled in on the computer) in pdf and signed each one in blue ink

Submitted a photo, blue background

Signed all documents in blue ink prior to going to IMM

Supplied bank standard letter and statement updated today 21/09/20

[deej]

1 hour ago, HullyGully said:

Extension of Stay - Retirement

 

Arrived IMM at 1330hrs, appointment 1400hr

Many thks for your report.

You say u had a appointment at 1400 HR,

How did u do this,may i ask? 

[HullyGully]

Below is the link for the Appointment Form

 

https://cmimm.net/send-contact/

 

You can make an appointment 45 days from your expiry date

You fill out the form send it to IMM, they get back to you by email, I guess if the time and date does not suit you, then you reply asking for a new date and time

[cnxnicho]

13 hours ago, HullyGully said:

Below is the link for the Appointment Form

 

https://cmimm.net/send-contact/

 

You can make an appointment 45 days from your expiry date

You fill out the form send it to IMM, they get back to you by email, I guess if the time and date does not suit you, then you reply asking for a new date and time

I had made an appointment for retirement ext. and was given  Monday morning, but having been to the bank for letters Friday decided to try my luck. Arrived 2.45 , out 3.15 , quickest in 15 years !

 

FYI had applied for apt. in August, 45 days before my expiry on 28/9, but was given an apt. 7 days before due to expire.  

[HullyGully]

That was the same as me, My Extn expiry date is 28/09/20

 

I applied for an appointment 45 days before, given an appointment 7 days before expiry date 21/09/20

[deej]

20 hours ago, HullyGully said:

That was the same as me

 

I applied for an appointment 45 days before, given an appointment 7 days before expiry date 21/09/20

Many thks for your kind help, when the appointment form is submitted,how long did u wait for date, and appiontment time ?

[HullyGully]

Its quick, in my case I received an email from IMM the next day