I just came back from the parole office I have to report to for the crime I committed.

[redwood1]

The horrible crime I committed is being a farang in Thailand on a O visa..I have to report to the parole office every 90 days...

 

My crime was so bad I have been sentenced to life....A life time of reporting in Jomtien...

 

Guys never make the mistake of going on Mondays....It was a bloody madhouse there today...The whole place was packed to the gills with people....

[scottiejohn]

Just now, redwood1 said:

The horrible crime I committed is being a farang in Thailand on a O visa..I have to report to the parole office every 90 days...

 

My crime was so bad I have been sentenced to life....A life time of reporting in Jomtien...

 

Guys never make the mistake of going on Mondays....It was a bloody madhouse there today...The whole place was packed to the gills with people....

Do it online!

[Seppius]

8 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

The horrible crime I committed is being a farang in Thailand on a O visa..I have to report to the parole office every 90 days...

 

My crime was so bad I have been sentenced to life....A life time of reporting in Jomtien...

 

Guys never make the mistake of going on Mondays....It was a bloody madhouse there today...The whole place was packed to the gills with people....

Personally, I am glad they do have some control who is in their country, and where they are living, this is the reason most of Europe is buggered up, no control.

 

As mentioned above, takes 2 minutes online,

[Pattaya57]

So you can cancel your need for so called parole anytime you want, your choice!

[scubascuba3]

Was it a day out for you? some people prefer that to 5 minutes online

[redwood1]

5 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Was it a day out for you? some people prefer that to 5 minutes online

 

I dont have a printer..

[scottiejohn]

17 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said:

So you can cancel your need for so called parole anytime you want, your choice!

Cancel what "so called parole"?

[Moonlover]

15 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Was it a day out for you? some people prefer that to 5 minutes online

 

9 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

 

I dont have a printer..

A printer is not required for an on line report.

[Pattaya57]

Just now, scottiejohn said:

Cancel what "so called parole"?

He said he was on parole having to do 90 day reports. If he doesn't want to do them then just cancel his O visa. His choice.

[redwood1]

1 minute ago, Moonlover said:

 

A printer is not required for an on line report.

 

Really......I thought you had to print out the 90 day report and put it in your passport..

[Pattaya57]

15 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

 

I dont have a printer..

I haven't done a 90 day report online yet but I do TM30 online and just email it to my Juristic who print it out for me

[Upnotover]

2 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

 

Really......I thought you had to print out the 90 day report and put it in your passport..

I'm sure you could find a print shop easier than spending a day at immigration.

[scottiejohn]

10 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said:

He said he was on parole having to do 90 day reports. If he doesn't want to do them then just cancel his O visa. His choice.

Sorry I re-read the post for the word "parole" before posting but failed to re-read the title!

[scottiejohn]

10 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

 

Really......I thought you had to print out the 90 day report and put it in your passport..

It is advised to do so but NOT mandatory and any photo type shop will print it for you if you need it!

You can also copy the PDF to your phone documents and use that instead of a printed form, which is what I do!

[scubascuba3]

22 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

 

Really......I thought you had to print out the 90 day report and put it in your passport..

No need, i just keep a copy on my phone

[redwood1]

Just now, scottiejohn said:

It is advised to do so but NOT mandatory and any photo type shop will print it for you if you need it!

You can also copy the PDF to your phone documents and use that instead of a printed form, which is what I do!

 

Thanks....Great info......I did not know about copying the PDF to a phone........I gave up on the online 90 day reporting threads after many many years of.....Yes its working, No its not......Yes, No, Yes No...

 

I Will give it another try now....

[ModdaPunk]

Go live in Vietnam. Much better.

 

[Alldar]

Who can possibly ask for a 90-day report confirmation? Perhaps during extension of stay at immigration, any other occassion?

[JimTripper]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Was it a day out for you? some people prefer that to 5 minutes online

Online does not always work. Many times you need to report in person and the document checks start all over again.

 

If you think it's that easy, think again.

Edited 4 hours ago by JimTripper

[Moonlover]

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

1 hour ago, Moonlover said:

 

A printer is not required for an on line report.

 

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

 

Really......I thought you had to print out the 90 day report and put it in your passport..

A minor detail that I have overlooked for many years. Who gets to look at it anyway?

[scubascuba3]

31 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

Online does not always work. Many times you need to report in person and the document checks start all over again.

 

If you think it's that easy, think again.

If it doesn't work go to Immigration and fix it, some people can't handle any tech

[JimTripper]

7 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

If it doesn't work go to Immigration and fix it, some people can't handle any tech

It's not a tech issue. They require in person for many things.

 

You won't get away with just doing things online from home. If you live here long term, it will require facing immigration in person and doing their office hassles, line queue, etc. No way around it. Some people get away with using an agent, but you have to pay.

Edited 3 hours ago by JimTripper

[NoDisplayName]

13 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

It's not a tech issue. They require in person for many things.

 

You won't get away with just doing things online from home. If you live here long term, it will require facing immigration in person and doing their office hassles, line queue, etc. No way around it. Some people get away with using an agent, but you have to pay.

 

It's not so bad.

 

90-day probation reports online, 3-4 times/year, 5 minutes each.

 

Extension day takes a few hours.  One hour drive to the big city, 30 minutes for the bank statements, then one hour (minimal wait with reservation) at immigration.  Rest of the day shopping at the mall or Homepro.  One hour drive back.

 

Ten minutes in January filing a tax return online.

 

It's more trouble getting the NGV certificate for the pickup, taking several hours in the big city.  At least we can enjoy dinner, after dropping off the truck to be inspected and insured.

[JimTripper]

47 minutes ago, NoDisplayName said:

It's not so bad.

 

90-day probation reports online, 3-4 times/year, 5 minutes each.

 

Extension day takes a few hours.  One hour drive to the big city, 30 minutes for the bank statements, then one hour (minimal wait with reservation) at immigration.  Rest of the day shopping at the mall or Homepro.  One hour drive back.

 

Ten minutes in January filing a tax return online.

 

It's more trouble getting the NGV certificate for the pickup, taking several hours in the big city.  At least we can enjoy dinner, after dropping off the truck to be inspected and insured.

It depends on how you want to live. Americans may not like it.

[Pattaya57]

2 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

It depends on how you want to live. Americans may not like it.

Then they can piss off somewhere else. No-one will miss them

[JimTripper]

16 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said:

Then they can piss off somewhere else. No-one will miss them

True. A lot of people visit early on with rose colored glasses, return home and make long term plans to move later on. They need to know the drill of living here long term before they make that move.

Edited 2 hours ago by JimTripper

[NoDisplayName]

11 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

It depends on how you want to live. Americans may not like it.

 

I don't understand. 

 

I left Texas, and now live in Thailand.  I spend about half a day in total, a full day in a bad year, handling immigration formalities. 

 

Why wouldn't Americans like it?

 

After all, that's what we signed up for when we chose to expatriate to a foreign land.  We knew the rules beforehand.

[Ralf001]

3 hours ago, redwood1 said:

The horrible crime I committed is being a farang in Thailand on a O visa..I have to report to the parole office every 90 days...

 

My crime was so bad I have been sentenced to life....A life time of reporting in Jomtien...

 

Guys never make the mistake of going on Mondays....It was a bloody madhouse there today...The whole place was packed to the gills with people....

Go home.

Ball is in your court.

[newnative]

3 hours ago, redwood1 said:

The horrible crime I committed is being a farang in Thailand on a O visa..I have to report to the parole office every 90 days...

 

My crime was so bad I have been sentenced to life....A life time of reporting in Jomtien...

 

Guys never make the mistake of going on Mondays....It was a bloody madhouse there today...The whole place was packed to the gills with people....

    I just did mine on-line for Jomtien.  Submitted it yesterday, Sunday, and got the email with the new slip to download today.  That's fast.  Super easy--when it works.  Traveling out of the country in December so I am keeping fingers crossed that the next one I submit on-line will go thru--although posters have indicated you have to go in person after going abroad.  We'll see--maybe that will be fixed by then.

[Upnotover]

1 hour ago, NoDisplayName said:

Rest of the day shopping at the mall or Homepro

That is for sure the worst aspect of the whole day.