Must Read Online system for foreigners to reduce overcrowding at immigration offices

[RobMuir]

59 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

 

I don't need a maid to do mine, doing it online is so simple, and it works for me, i.e. when the system is up and running, maids are for other uses, not admin. 

Yes I agree it is simple. I am a bit surprised with all the complaints on this forum from people who can't figure it out.

Makes you wonder.

[josephbloggs]

5 hours ago, PatOngo said:

How do you slip money under the table online?

How many times have you had to "slip money" to do a 90 day report (which is free anyway)?

Been here 25+ years and never had to, nor never been asked to, "slip money" to any immigration official for anything.  

Or do you like to just go around randomly "slipping money" to people for things that are free and then complain online about it?  Everyone needs a hobby I guess....

[PatOngo]

1 minute ago, josephbloggs said:

Been here 25+ years

Stick around, you'll get it eventually! You may even develop a sense of humor!

[Andrew Dwyer]

52 minutes ago, EricTh said:

 

 

You must submit within 15 to 7 days before due date. If you want to report after that, you have to report in person.

 

Sometimes, they change the window of reporting.

 

That was changed some time ago, it is now 15 days up until your due date.

[caughtintheact]

For those unaware of it, there is another alternative -  90 day reports by postal mail. All you need is

1. A TM47 form, completed, signed and dated 15-7 days prior to the due date.

2. A copy of your passport, main page, 1st and last visa stamps and a copy of your TM6 (both sides), all pages signed (certified)

3.  A self addressed, stamped envelope (37 baht stamp for return by EMS allows for tracking and a screen shot of completed tracking provides proof that you sent it on time)

4.  The original of your last 90 day Receipt of Notification (keep a copy of it in your passport until you get the new one back)

5.  The nearest post office.

It must be mailed  not earlier than 15 days and not later than 7 days before the due date on the Receipt of Notification form.  The new Receipt of Notification form is usually returned in about 10 days from CW, for example, but it might take longer  if there are any holidays.  If you do not get the Receipt of Notification form back 30 days after the due date on the old form, then you would have to report in person and show the proof that you mailed it.  See 3. above.  

Pros: 

- Usually there will be no need to visit a physical Immigration Office (after you make your 1st 90 day report in person)

- No hassles with the online system

- You can reuse the copy of your passport and TM6.

- You can prepare all documents for 4 90 day periods in  in advance except the Receipt of Notification

Cons:

- Some may feel anxiety while waiting for the Receipt by postal mail.

Having been here too long to use the online system, using the postal mail method has been working well for me for the past 3-4 years prior to which I reported in person. 

[crazykopite]

When Koh Samui allows us to do it I will do it they do not offer the online reporting and have never done it I think you can do online in Suratthani but my office is Samui and when I have asked I just get a shrug of the shoulders every office in the Kingdom should be up and running as it’s been available fir a couple of years 

[Mike k]

6 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Costs me virtually nothing to go and do my 90 day and takes less than 5 minutes when I'm there. Different people have different situations.

I have my completed form on my computer print it out sign and date it usually takes about 5 to 10 minutes at the immigration office and I'm done of course it takes about an hour and a half to drive there 

[chilly07]

21 hours ago, zhounan said:

I still don't understand how it works. I've been trying to do it online for a year, but I always get the same error.

 

What do you enter in the field TM6 and Arrival Date? My last TM6 is dated March 2020 and maybe that's the problem.

 

I'm tired of pay 500 baht for a taxi to get a stamp on a paper in two minutes.

Put the date of your arrival that accords with your TM6. This would be the first time you arrived in Thailand. I don't think TI update their database for every TM6 but I may be wrong

[chilly07]

21 hours ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

How about online submission of all the "paperwork" for annual extensions?

 

Just turn up for the stamp, once approved.

They have a website for this. Put all my paperwork on it but there is no 'submit' button so gave up.

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

He said those who have to meet the legal requirement for reporting their whereabouts every 90 days now have an option besides showing up in person at provincial immigration offices or sending a form via postal mail. The online system can also reduce travel time and expenses

Here's an idea, all those persons holding a one year visa or longer drop the whole 90 day requirement.

[Ramdas]

Please please please Gents

Could you let us know what browser does this work on ?!
As far as I’m concerned it’s never worked  for the past 10 years I’ve been living here ????????‍♂️
Every time I have to turn up for my 90 days report I tell them about it, I get either the silent treatment or just  the typical thai arrogant unhelpful attitude ☹️

[hotchilli]

34 minutes ago, Ramdas said:

Please please please Gents

Could you let us know what browser does this work on ?!
As far as I’m concerned it’s never worked  for the past 10 years I’ve been living here ????????‍♂️
Every time I have to turn up for my 90 days report I tell them about it, I get either the silent treatment or just  the typical thai arrogant unhelpful attitude ☹️

Works [sometimes] on my Google Chrome

[connda]

20 hours ago, kotsak said:

Exactly, renewing passports while in country invalidates our entries in the 90 days reporting database because the passport used during our last entry doesn't match with the current one. The stupid part in this story is that doing the 90 days report in person or via post does not update the database... For the love of god.. ????

They must have some of the ministers 12 year olds kids doing their programming.  Why they are incapable of creating databases and the programs to utilized them tells me Thailand is still in the dark ages of IT.
What are they using for a database?  Paradox?  Mysql.  Try outsourcing the program developments to a country capable of creating the software, and use an industry standard database backend like Oracle and maybe they could dispense with paperwork altogether.

[4MyEgo]

2 hours ago, RobMuir said:

Yes I agree it is simple. I am a bit surprised with all the complaints on this forum from people who can't figure it out.

Makes you wonder.

 

When the system is up and running, it's good and easy, we all know that, but of late, well that's another story, isn't it.

[RobMuir]

49 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

 

When the system is up and running, it's good and easy, we all know that, 

 

Apparently not.

 

1 hour ago, Ramdas said:

 

As far as I’m concerned it’s never worked  for the past 10 years I’ve been living here ????????‍♂️
Every time I have to turn up for my 90 days report I tell them about it, I get either the silent treatment or just  the typical thai arrogant unhelpful attitude ☹️

 

If is working for others and not you maybe the problem is with you and they are sick of you showing up every 90 days and complaining.

[connda]

On 4/24/2021 at 3:55 PM, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Immigration Bureau deputy commander Pol Maj Gen Achayon Kraithong said online reporting is an essential channel to help reduce overcrowding at immigration offices during the Covid-19 pandemic.

They should try building a modern, 21st century, software application that isn't buggier than a rotten mango.
I've live in Thailand for 13 years without leaving, which is exactly why the system will not work in my case.

[Colabamumbai]

23 hours ago, zhounan said:

I still don't understand how it works. I've been trying to do it online for a year, but I always get the same error.

 

What do you enter in the field TM6 and Arrival Date? My last TM6 is dated March 2020 and maybe that's the problem.

 

I'm tired of pay 500 baht for a taxi to get a stamp on a paper in two minutes.

Been using Thai Post, it works, even if I get the receipts for a Chinese woman, or no receipt at all. Sometimes they steal the 10 Bhat stamp on the return envelope. 

[digger70]

23 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

not working for me.

and i am a rocket scientist.
 

You can call yourself whatever you want ,that doesn't mean that you Smart.

[ChrisY1]

23 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

not working for me.

and i am a rocket scientist.
 

If you use an Apple....they don't know what that is yet.....

[rwill]

On 4/24/2021 at 4:25 PM, zhounan said:

I still don't understand how it works. I've been trying to do it online for a year, but I always get the same error.

 

What do you enter in the field TM6 and Arrival Date? My last TM6 is dated March 2020 and maybe that's the problem.

 

I'm tired of pay 500 baht for a taxi to get a stamp on a paper in two minutes.

Do it by mail.  A lot cheaper than 500 baht.

[rwill]

3 hours ago, Ramdas said:

Please please please Gents

Could you let us know what browser does this work on ?!
As far as I’m concerned it’s never worked  for the past 10 years I’ve been living here ????????‍♂️
Every time I have to turn up for my 90 days report I tell them about it, I get either the silent treatment or just  the typical thai arrogant unhelpful attitude ☹️

there was a time a few years ago where it would not work on MS Edge browser, you had to use the old Internet Explorer.  But it has been working fine for awhile now with Edge.  That is when the immigration site is working.

 

In the first section you have to scroll down all the way to the bottom of the window to check the box before the 'accept' button will work.

[alyx]

22 hours ago, RobMuir said:

Gee, even good news generates whole lot of complaints on this forum.

 

I get my maid to do mine, usually takes her about 5 minutes. She didn't attend high school, so it can't be very difficult.

 

Good system.

Maid needed ????

[lavender19]

On 4/24/2021 at 4:15 PM, scubascuba3 said:

easier to just postpone 90 day reporting until after covid is under control

But, but they would have to find some other nonsensical way to inconvenience us. 

[Raphael54]

Important news: "The online system can also reduce travel time and expenses."

Wauw, great, thanks, I had never thought of that!

[BangkokBoyJohnny]

3 hours ago, Ramdas said:

Please please please Gents

Could you let us know what browser does this work on ?!
As far as I’m concerned it’s never worked  for the past 10 years I’ve been living here ????????‍♂️
Every time I have to turn up for my 90 days report I tell them about it, I get either the silent treatment or just  the typical thai arrogant unhelpful attitude ☹️

Good old school Internet Explorer. It's still on new Windows systems so just type Internet in the search bar and Internet Explorer should come up as an option ....

[sirineou]

I can see that for short stay visitors the Thai government might want to know where they are. But for those with year long extensions to stay is beyond ridiculous to be reporting every 90 days.. Where you are and what you are doing is reported when you apply for your extension to stay, it should be enough.  .  

[edwinchester]

Can anyone post a link to the Immigration web page for 90 day reporting please, thanks.

[billd766]

20 hours ago, Neeranam said:

They paid good money for their positions, they have to get that back by terrorizing old naive foreigners. 

I have been doing extensions since the late 1990s and I don't think I am naive. My wife used to come with me in the early days, but from 2010  to 2019 I did them on my own. The last 2 years I changed from retired to a marriage extension so she has to come with me once a year.

 

The Immigration Office at Kamphaeng Phet has, to me, always been user friendly as Nakhon Sawan was before KPP opened.

[BritManToo]

2 hours ago, sirineou said:

I can see that for short stay visitors the Thai government might want to know where they are. But for those with year long extensions to stay is beyond ridiculous to be reporting every 90 days.. Where you are and what you are doing is reported when you apply for your extension to stay, it should be enough.  .  

I've been in the same place for 8 years, but they still want to check every 90 days, and send 2 immigration officers over every year.

[fusion58]

On 4/24/2021 at 4:15 PM, scubascuba3 said:

easier to just postpone 90 day reporting until after covid is under control

There you go confounding them with reason and logic again.