3rd Degree during 90 Day Reporting at Chiang Mai

[mankindmatt5]

Usually do my 90 Day online, but a system issue meant a visit to immigration today.

 

Officer was perfectly friendly, although I felt he was questioning me a lot on my address, travel plans and residency in general.

 

My work permit and extension are connected with Bangkok. But as I work remotely, I move around a bit and have spent the last 6 months in CM.

 

I got the impression that the IO thought I should be reporting 90 days in BKK, because my extension stamp is from CW. He seemed overly questioning about why I was in CM and when I would be returning to BKK. Also wanted to check I wasn't working in CM.

 

Is there any actual restriction on working online in different parts of the country, if visa extension itself is based in a particular province?

 

Maybe officer was just making conversation. Couldn't help feeling he was probing for a rule breakage or applying pressure though. Might have the wrong end of the stick either way.

 

No big issue, but would appreciate any input if I'm technically breaching a rule or not.

 

If I end up having to go again, would it be a problem to tell them I work online, but the head office is in BKK (thus my extension is from CW) ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 16, 2022 by mankindmatt5

[Tod Daniels]

Did you have a TM30 filed in Chiang Mai showing you've been registered to stay there?

That's usually why they question you. There is no official rule that says you can't file a 90 day report at any immigration office where you happen to be staying when it comes due
BUT

when they see out of province extensions (especially without a TM30 showing you now are IN that province) they can get a bit persnickety

I would just use the online system.. ????
 

[mankindmatt5]

1 minute ago, Tod Daniels said:

Did you have a TM30 filed in Chiang Mai showing you've been registered to stay there?

That's usually why they question you. There is no official rule that says you can't file a 90 day report at any immigration office where you happen to be staying when it comes due
BUT

when they see out of province extensions (especially without a TM30 showing you now are IN that province) they can get a bit persnickety

 

Last TM30 was in Hua Hin, due to a hotel stay (which is what prevented my online TM47 going through).

 

Before that I've had 2 90 day reports done in CM and I had my CM TM30 slip in my passport too.

 

 

[flexomike]

Most likely because you did your extension in Bangkok and your doing your 90 day report out of province, unles you did a recent TM30 registering in CM, suppose to do your 90 day in the province you are registered, if you do online then you could do it anywhere

[stuandjulie]

I am sure I will be corrected if I am wrong but the issue is probably the  WP from BKK, those in the sailing industry in Phuket have had this issue when they pop over to Krabi which is a different district.