Thai immigration online 90 day reporting system

[Gaccha]

On 6/15/2024 at 11:59 AM, KanchanaburiGuy said:

That gives me 364 days of trouble-free existence

 

This rather depends on whether Kanchanburi has changed its policy in 2024, in line with Bangkok Immigration and others, so that every time you return from abroad you must do a 90 days in person.

 

If you never leave Thailand this will not matter, but if you do, you are certainly not going to have 364 days trouble-free...

[w94005m]

On 6/5/2024 at 6:39 AM, smedly said:

also doing it in person at jomtien is no longer a simple 10min task, you have form filling - multiple photo copies of passport and a wait of 1hr after all that, talk about going backwards 

That's good to know.

 

I'd always done it online. I got back to Jomtien from the UK in February and thought I had 90 days before my next registration. A few weeks later, my agent said I should have gone immediately to immigration to file. I don't know if that was right, but I paid him a small sum to go and sort that out. Now on the next renewal my online registration was rejected and said, go to immigration immediately. I've still got a few days left, but I can't be bothered to waste a bunch of time form filling/queing up/waiting and money on all the paper work. If it's not a big fee, I'd prefer to pay him to go. Although pretty pissed off about it.

 

However, if that comes up on my next online report as well, I'll certainly go down.

[BangkokHank]

We're all trying to figure out the best way to do something that is absolutely pointless. Why should it be necessary to report, every 90 days, that you are still living at the same place that you have been living at for the past x years?! A sensible rule would be: Unless you have moved since your last report, we don't want to hear from you. And if you move, we want to hear from you within, say, 48 hours - or a week. To have to report every 90 days that you're still living in the same place is nothing more than a way to get money from people by making it difficult to do the reporting. This has ZERO to do with "national security" or any such thing. If you are a criminal, for example, then you're obviously not going to be doing your 90-day report.

 

Anyway, I guess I'll have to trudge all the way across the city (using three metro lines and a full day of my time) to visit the Chaeng Wattana Immigration Office - simply because I left the country since my last (online) report. Still, I will try to do it online just in case, starting 15 days before the due date, and if that is rejected, 14 days before, 13 days before, etc., until the due date - at which time I'll just go there in person. What a humiliating way to live.

[chickenslegs]

58 minutes ago, w94005m said:

That's good to know.

 

I'd always done it online. I got back to Jomtien from the UK in February and thought I had 90 days before my next registration. A few weeks later, my agent said I should have gone immediately to immigration to file. I don't know if that was right, but I paid him a small sum to go and sort that out. Now on the next renewal my online registration was rejected and said, go to immigration immediately. I've still got a few days left, but I can't be bothered to waste a bunch of time form filling/queing up/waiting and money on all the paper work. If it's not a big fee, I'd prefer to pay him to go. Although pretty pissed off about it.

 

However, if that comes up on my next online report as well, I'll certainly go down.

Your 90 day report is due 90 days after your entry to Thailand (notification of a foreigner being in the Kingdom for 90 days). Maybe your agent was talking about your TM 30 notification (notification by the house master, of a foreigner residing at an address), which some Immigration offices require every time you return to Thailand after being abroad.

[smedly]

8 hours ago, w94005m said:

That's good to know.

 

I'd always done it online. I got back to Jomtien from the UK in February and thought I had 90 days before my next registration. A few weeks later, my agent said I should have gone immediately to immigration to file. I don't know if that was right, but I paid him a small sum to go and sort that out. Now on the next renewal my online registration was rejected and said, go to immigration immediately. I've still got a few days left, but I can't be bothered to waste a bunch of time form filling/queing up/waiting and money on all the paper work. If it's not a big fee, I'd prefer to pay him to go. Although pretty pissed off about it.

 

However, if that comes up on my next online report as well, I'll certainly go down.

send your agent now or go in person, you have 7 days after your 90 day period after your last entry into Thailand in Feb otherwise a 2000baht fine

[hkt83100]

And the system still does not work. This means another 200 km roundtrip is due, wasting time and gasoline. Just because they cannot fix this simple error. And any complains at the Office will be greeted with a smile and "yes, I know". This is no fun.

[ricklev]

14 hours ago, BangkokHank said:

We're all trying to figure out the best way to do something that is absolutely pointless. Why should it be necessary to report, every 90 days, that you are still living at the same place that you have been living at for the past x years?! A sensible rule would be: Unless you have moved since your last report, we don't want to hear from you. And if you move, we want to hear from you within, say, 48 hours - or a week. To have to report every 90 days that you're still living in the same place is nothing more than a way to get money from people by making it difficult to do the reporting. This has ZERO to do with "national security" or any such thing. If you are a criminal, for example, then you're obviously not going to be doing your 90-day report.

 

Anyway, I guess I'll have to trudge all the way across the city (using three metro lines and a full day of my time) to visit the Chaeng Wattana Immigration Office - simply because I left the country since my last (online) report. Still, I will try to do it online just in case, starting 15 days before the due date, and if that is rejected, 14 days before, 13 days before, etc., until the due date - at which time I'll just go there in person. What a humiliating way to live.

And why does the 90 day report need to be "approved" anyway?  Wouldn't be that big a deal if it was just a reporting requirement.  Oh well, I know the answer more or less..... Best not to go down that rabbit hole.

Edited Friday at 06:13 AM by ricklev

[w94005m]

15 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

Your 90 day report is due 90 days after your entry to Thailand (notification of a foreigner being in the Kingdom for 90 days). Maybe your agent was talking about your TM 30 notification (notification by the house master, of a foreigner residing at an address), which some Immigration offices require every time you return to Thailand after being abroad.

That was my understanding too, but he did do 90 day in this instance. Thanks for confirming that was unnecessary.

[w94005m]

7 hours ago, smedly said:

send your agent now or go in person, you have 7 days after your 90 day period after your last entry into Thailand in Feb otherwise a 2000baht fine

Yes, that's what I was aiming for, but he didn't respond, so went myself. I will detail that experience separately, but suffice it to say, it was enough to ensure trying the online 15 days before to give me time for resubmissions and for my agent to respond, if needed. Never had problems before online. So hoping this is not my new normal. I am happy to pay to not waste  time on this asean phenomenon.

[smedly]

1 hour ago, w94005m said:

Yes, that's what I was aiming for, but he didn't respond, so went myself. I will detail that experience separately, but suffice it to say, it was enough to ensure trying the online 15 days before to give me time for resubmissions and for my agent to respond, if needed. Never had problems before online. So hoping this is not my new normal. I am happy to pay to not waste  time on this asean phenomenon.

don't know what they are trying to achieve by making this in person simple task vastly more complicated, I can only assume it is spite as it makes no logical sense, my 12 month extension is easier - go figure