In April Immigration updates, I notice they now require GPS coordinates for house address / location when applying for Non-O visa (based on marriage) which previously was not acceptable.

Edited April 23, 20242 yr by tirekicker

Quick! Buy a GPS!

Which immigration office 

Where does one find these 'immigration updates'?

Why don't they issue us with ankle tracker devices, that way they would know where we are all the time, doing away with the need for TM30 and TM47 (90 day) reports.

4 minutes ago, Mr Derek said:

Where does one find these 'immigration updates'?

At a guess, it's a hand out leaflet from an as yet unspecified Immigration office.

real question is that does it do away the need for hand drawn map? 

9 minutes ago, foreverlomsak said:

Why don't they issue us with ankle tracker devices, that way they would know where we are all the time, doing away with the need for TM30 and TM47 (90 day) reports.

They presented an idea a couple years ago about a phone app that would track you. It was right before covid hit or right after it started, I can't remember exactly when 

2 minutes ago, digbeth said:

real question is that does it do away the need for hand drawn map? 

is that to be drawn before or after a skinful, as it always takes twice as long to find your way home after a session

36 minutes ago, tirekicker said:

In April Immigration updates, I notice they now require GPS coordinates for house address / location when applying for Non-O visa (based on marriage) which previously was not acceptable.

Great! Does that mean they have no need for a hand written map no more? Or, am I living the dream, to take a normal Mr Cheese slogan.

Edited April 23, 20242 yr by Gottfrid

Hat Yai has required a Google map with long/lat coordinates for several years, they also request a hand drawn version too.

 

 

Whatever keeps them happy.

 

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Edited April 23, 20242 yr by Stocky

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10 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Great! Does that mean they have no need for a hand written map no more? Or, am I living the dream, to take a normal Mr Cheese slogan.

At my small SiSaKet Imm Office they never asked me to provide a hand-dawn map to my place (which is approx 70 kms from the Imm Office).  

When I renewed my 1-year extension of stay a couple of months ago, the friendly Imm Officer asked whether I had a mobile phone and if I could show on Google maps where my address was.  I am not very dexterious with that so he asked whether he could use my phone.  He typed in my address, went on Street-view and virtually drove in the small soi where my home is, and then asked whether the house on the street-view where he stopped was my address.  And on my confirmation  he made 2 snapshots of our house with house-number visible and did then forward those snapshots with the exact GPS locations to his own phone.  Took less than 1 minute! 

Needless to say that I was duly impressed.

9 minutes ago, Red Phoenix said:

At my small SiSaKet Imm Office they never asked me to provide a hand-dawn map to my place (which is approx 70 kms from the Imm Office).  

When I renewed my 1-year extension of stay a couple of months ago, the friendly Imm Officer asked whether I had a mobile phone and if I could show on Google maps where my address was.  I am not very dexterious with that so he asked whether he could use my phone.  He typed in my address, went on Street-view and virtually drove in the small soi where my home is, and then asked whether the house on the street-view where he stopped was my address.  And on my confirmation  he made 2 snapshots of our house with house-number visible and did then forward those snapshots with the exact GPS locations to his own phone.  Took less than 1 minute! 

Needless to say that I was duly impressed.

Dude! That´s amazing!

Never been asked for a map before for my retirement extension but was asked for GPS coordinates for last renewal in March at Ratchaburi immigration. Another new request was the phone number of the house owner shown in the blue book.

14 hours ago, 2baht said:

Quick! Buy a GPS!

 

Most people already subscribe to carry a tracking device in their pockets.  

If they really want to know where you live then the GPS coordinates makes sense. It's just not something many expats are used to getting for themselves. If you have a smart phone it is easy enough to download and app the will quick and easily give you the coordinates.

CM immigration officer put the coordinates on my original TM.30 after a couple of years of using it during my annual extension of stay.  I didn't have to provide them with the coordinates.

A requirement for retirement extensions in Phuket:

Hand draw map of the location of the house with the house Latitude and Longitude coordinates  (you can use Google maps for this).

https://piv-phuket.com/retirement/

19 hours ago, 2baht said:

Quick! Buy a GPS!

Easy to find your coordinates at Google earth. So, save money.

19 hours ago, 2baht said:

Quick! Buy a GPS!

No GPS necessary if you have a Smartphone you can use Google Maps GPS Coordinates!

10 minutes ago, ujayujay said:

No GPS necessary if you have a Smartphone you can use Google Maps GPS Coordinates!

I just bought a 2m satellite dish? You mean I don't need it???

23 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Which immigration office 

My immigration office – i.e., the one I use – Surat Thani Province, Koh Samui, requires GPS coordinates and Google satellite map (item #7 in the menu card)...

 

23 hours ago, foreverlomsak said:

Why don't they issue us with ankle tracker devices, that way they would know where we are all the time, doing away with the need for TM30 and TM47 (90 day) reports.

Please, don't give them any good ideas...