Three Monthly Sign In At Immigration

[dukkha]

As I have a 12 month non immigrant Visa as a teacher at a Buddhist Universityin Chiangmai, I have been doing the required three monthly sign in at immigration here. However I will not be returning to CM but will be living in Hua Hin. Will I need to travel to Bkk to sign in at immigration while I am living in Hua Hin for three months as my Visa will not have expired until April 3rd...many thanks for any information.

Dukkha

[lopburi3]

I don't know of any 12 month visa (and if it ends in April 05 you would not have been here long enough to make 90 day reports) so my guess is that you have a one year extension of stay based on teaching at a Chiang Mai university and that you have made a 90 day address report with immigration there.

If your address has changed you must report it immediately to the local immigration or police office where you are and then make 90 day reports to the local immigration office or by mail to Bangkok AFAIK.

I would also think you would be concerned of your legal status if you used a job in Chiang Mai for extension of stay and have departed.

[dukkha]

Many thanks . You bring up an interesting point. I have been teaching at the Buddhist University for just under four years. I have a non immigrant visa renewed each year along with a workpermit. However i have to return to Australia for medical reasons at end of September. The visa is still valid until April 3rd 2005.

I will not be able to continue teaching so I guess it is best to inform the University and have them cancel the Visa and workpermit otherwise when I want to return to Thailand questions may be asked as to how come I am not working and yet have still a valid visa until April 3rd 2005...or is it too risky to return to the kingdom on the original non immigrant Visa and do the three monthly sign in which will be required by March 22nd, or just play it straight and apply for a new Tourist Visa when I return December 1st and avoid any complications with immigration.

Many thanks for your support

[astral]

As soon as you resign the University will tell the Laboutr Dept and your work permit will be cancelled. Your visa will aslo be changed.

Generally they give you a month to pack up and leave!!

When you come back next year you will have to start all over again.

[dukkha]

Well I must say this is such an excellent site in providing support and information and in such a short time. Thank you Astral for your immediate response. As it is a Buddhist University I have been working at it functions differentlyfrom the others. I could easily negotiate with my boss in saying I am not sure when I will be able to return to Thailand and if so that I am not sure that I would be well enough to continue teaching but in retrospect I feel it better that I return here which will be to Hua Hin and not to Chiangmai afresh, meaning a new tourist visa which will be issued from Melbourne and can be extended, I presume, for a further 30 days in Bangkok, giving me three months and virtually no immigration problems.

Let me say that this site is a wonderful resource for ex-pats and I wish to extend my apprectiation to all those who have made it possible as it certainly removes some of the angst associated with living here especially with the buddhist notion of impermanence.

Chok dii to all.

Dukkha