Finale to '90 day blues...or maybe not?'

[Toolong]

I posted a tale this week about my online 90 day report anxieties!

 

Just want to get to the point and say thanks to everyone who offered info & tips & links, and just humbly offer some simple advice to anyone who, like me, very much wishes to do it ONline and NOT have to go in person to the IO....for whatever reason. (In my case, costs me a big chunk of change to fuel up for a long-distance round trip!)

 

My advice is simple: when you are notified by immigration email re your due date, or when you know you're in the '15 day zone', submit an application online as soon as possible, at your convenience. 

 

As those who read my original post will know I accidentally delayed submitting mine, this time, until the actual due date. In theory, in an ideal world (!), no problem, but though the tm47 form was successfully submitted, the expected, subsequent approval email + pdf of the application (Receipt of Notification) was, after 4 days, taking what I felt was an unusually long time coming, during the 7 day grace period. Status: 'Pending'. (My previous approvals had been sent back the same day as application.)

 

So, with the end of the grace period closing in and fearful of having to go there in person after all & paying out for a full tank of gas (!) AND getting fined 2000 baht, I lost my nerve and went to the IO. 

Two and a half hour drive there and I received the 'RoN' in less than a minute! But being the only one in the office, I wanted to ask, politely, about my application. The girl was busy chatting to her mate on her phone but, getting her attention, was told "No speak English." (but with a pleasant smile!).

Frustrated & with no choice but to let it go, another Imm official did drift in and he spoke some English and asked the girl on my behalf. Turns out the poor girl's a stand in for the usual person at the desk, who was off with covid. 

 

Though it wasn't established to be the case, I assumed perhaps that the covid and the 'human factor' was to blame for the delay in receiving the approval. Who knows?

 

So I shall be taking my own advice next time and submitting online asap, allowing a nice old 'pending' period to run its course, without fears about wasting money on gas, or fines, or both!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[1FinickyOne]

butyou had a nice day. something different and left wiith something to write to us about..

 

yeah. 

[Toolong]

4 hours ago, 1FinickyOne said:

butyou had a nice day. something different and left wiith something to write to us about..

 

yeah. 

Yes,  I suppose I did. Yeah. ????

[Lacessit]

IMO it might be better to submit an application a couple of days after the notification, preferably on a Monday or Tuesday. If it gets rejected, try again in another couple of days.

I print the approval off and staple it into my passport, to be on the safe side.

 

Now wouldn't it be something if one could do extensions online as well.

[Toolong]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

IMO it might be better to submit an application a couple of days after the notification, preferably on a Monday or Tuesday. If it gets rejected, try again in another couple of days.

I print the approval off and staple it into my passport, to be on the safe side.

 

Now wouldn't it be something if one could do extensions online as well.

Totally agree about submitting the application.

'Extensions online'? Oh, boy, yes.....THAT would be something!

 

(Think I actually dreamed about that once! ????) 

 

[hotchilli]

Just did my 90 days, submitted application 7 days prior to expiry date.. received approval 3 days later.

[Toolong]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Just did my 90 days, submitted application 7 days prior to expiry date.. received approval 3 days later.

Ideal. (When it goes so smoothly & painlessly doing it online, it's almost possible to forget how much of a 'nuisance' it's always tended to be!????)