90 day reporting - TM47 online trap.... select the correct nationality

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On Monday I set up the online account to do my 90 day report online  (You need to register first: https://tm47.immigration.go.th/tm47/#/register/add) 

This guide is mostly ok .. https://www.thaiembassy.com/travel-to-thailand/guide-to-thai-immigration-90-day-reporting

I had already done a 90 after my last trip to the UK, so I logged in and submitted my new 90 report ... so far so good.

Today it was returned as

 

��Dear XXXXXX,

Your application for "STAYING LONGER THAN 90 DAYS" has been rejected.

� For first-time requests of a 90-day notification in each country visit, in-person presentation at the immigration office is required.

� Full Name : XXXXXXXXXXX  Passport No : 999999999  Nationality : B13:BRITISH (HK) 

 

I was confused and did not see the error I had made

 

Since I live in Jomtien, it is trivial to go to Soi 5 and see why they seemed to think this was a first time notification.  It turns out that the 'first  time' part of this reply is bogus.

The actual reason for it being rejected was the nationality was wrong: 

I had entered 'B' in the nationality box, and B13:BRITISH (HK) seemed to be the only real choice ...    what I should have done was scrolled down a long way to find 'GBR:BRITISH' which matches my passport.

So if you are on a normal UK passport, this is an easy trap to fall into and you get a misleading response when the TM47 is processed.

 

Kudos to Jomtien Immigration. I went there and spoke to the 90 day desk at the front. The girl said go to window 4 in the main building. The lady at window 4 looked it up on the system and explained my error.

About 10 minutes total time at Soi 5 ...    I submitted it again yesterday with the correct nationality.

 

Today I received the approval from the TM47 submitted with the correct nationality.