90 day reporting problem

[djayz]

Officially, I have been living in Bangkok and, to cut a long story short, until January this year I was on a non-imm visa based on employment. Then recently went to an agent to change to non-imm based on retirement. However, and this is where the sxxt hit the fan, the agent - for reasons I cannot comprehend - has me registered with immigration in Trang!!! Now I have to do my 90 day reporting, but am not in the mood to travel from BKK to Trang just to report. What options do I have? Agent suggested TM.30, but I have never used this and don't have a clue as to how this will help me. 

What is the worst that can happen to me if I don't report every 90 days?

[problemfarang]

well this the problem using agency.

they will give you the visa but will provide the visa where ever they can bribe the immigration officer. in your case seems they have some immigration officer who accepts the bribe from Trang. 

actually the agency should offer you to do the 9 0days report for around 300-500 baht for you. try that. you can ask them.

at the moment you are registered to (tm30) trang. so the thai immigration thinks you are there. the thing is you have no idea what TM30 the agency or the bribed immigration officer used. which means your address. another problem is if you go to another immigration and ask for TM30 they will ask you to show your previous tm30.. which you dont have. 

 

suggestion: you may try to leave the country. just go and take re-entry visa from immigration. not sure you must take it from where you are registered (trang) or not. but if you chose to fly there is no problem you can get from the airport. lets say you have the re-entry.. just stay 2-3 nights where ever you go. come back.. this time do your TM30 by yourself where ever you stay. now im not sure if immigration will want to see your previous tm30 or not, but i dont think so because you left the country. if you chose to do this i suggest you to find out if you do this way immigration will ask you your previous tm30 or not. 

 

PS: i dont thing traveling to Trang will help you to do your 90 days because you dont know your address in trang.. 

 

good luck

Edited March 16, 2023 by problemfarang

[Lemsta69]

of course they send it out of Bangkok, that's "use an agent 101". 

 

you say they "registered" you in Trang. I assume this means that you think they filled a TM30 for change of address in addition to processing the extension of stay. based on my experience with using a Pattaya agent that's not the case and I can continue to do TM47 online.

 

but if you're concerned then maybe do what the agent says, file a new TM30 online then continue to do TM47 online as per normal.

[norbra]

Last week a friend , returned from UK entered in January with re-entry permit and returned to the same Thai address as registered by TM 30 previously.

Went to CW to submit TM47 only to be told cannot do must renew TM30.

Went to TM 30 window but he didn't have the wife's house book,was asked for 800b. He declined and will have his wife re-register

Edited March 20, 2023 by norbra