90 Day Report Lesson

[cloudhopper]

Just got back from immigration to do my 90 day check in and received a 2000Baht fine for late check in. I had wrongfully assumed that when I went in 90 days ago to make a new 1 year extention (my 4th or 5th now) that the 90 day clock started from then. Wrong answer, the immo guy said - I still should have come in AGAIN (only a week or 2 after that) to do the check in from the previous entry, and coming to immigration for a 1 year extention does NOT count as a "check in".

[lopburi3]

Only the first application for extension of stay counts as a 90 day report.

The first application for extension of stay by the foreigner is equivalent to the notification of staying in the Kingdom over 90 days.

[Niloc]

CloudHopper I hope you went to Mae Hong Son and not Chiang Mai, MHS is correct for our area and usually empty so very quick service. Today I sent off my 90 day report, 3 baht stamp on a SAE plus the form. I will get the missus to call them next week just to make sure they received it!!

Colin

[BigSnake]

Hmmmm!! A new one for me. Thanks for the Headsup.

[Pez]

Just got back from immigration to do my 90 day check in and received a 2000Baht fine for late check in. I had wrongfully assumed that when I went in 90 days ago to make a new 1 year extention (my 4th or 5th now) that the 90 day clock started from then. Wrong answer, the immo guy said - I still should have come in AGAIN (only a week or 2 after that) to do the check in from the previous entry, and coming to immigration for a 1 year extention does NOT count as a "check in".

You could have done a new one when you renewed the Visa.

The only other time a 90 day report starts again is when you leave Los, border run, holiday whatever.

[BigSnake]

CloudHopper I hope you went to Mae Hong Son and not Chiang Mai, MHS is correct for our area and usually empty so very quick service. Today I sent off my 90 day report, 3 baht stamp on a SAE plus the form. I will get the missus to call them next week just to make sure they received it!!

Colin

Hmmmmm!! The Immigration guy at Nong Khai told my friend Larry you COULDN'T due the 90 day check in by mail, you must report in person. Just off the phone with Larry and he confirm that's what he was told. Help somebody what the story, can or can't??? Edited March 28, 2008 by BigSnake

[Niloc]

Well I have be mailing it in since 2004, the guy at MHS is a decent bloke and has never suggested I should report in person. I just call in once a year to renew my visa. The rest is done by post...

Colin

[BigSnake]

Well I have be mailing it in since 2004, the guy at MHS is a decent bloke and has never suggested I should report in person. I just call in once a year to renew my visa. The rest is done by post...

Colin

Thanks, Colin trust your word just going by what Larry said the guy told him. Larry is about 150km from Nong Khai, and was trying to saving having to make that long drive.

[Lite Beer]

Well I have be mailing it in since 2004, the guy at MHS is a decent bloke and has never suggested I should report in person. I just call in once a year to renew my visa. The rest is done by post...

Colin

Thanks, Colin trust your word just going by what Larry said the guy told him. Larry is about 150km from Nong Khai, and was trying to saving having to make that long drive.

Tell him to mail it to another office.

[Samuian]

can the report be done by e-mail - I wonder...?

[lopburi3]

No.

[tartempion]

How ridiculous can it get in the land of smiles?

[hansnl]

How ridiculous can it get in the land of smiles?

Ahhhhhhhh, one never knows, do you?

Advise from a certain immigration officer, and by that I mean OFFICER, send your 90 day report to Bangkok, registered mail.

No problem.

[FELTBOBBY]

How ridiculous can it get in the land of smiles?

Ahhhhhhhh, one never knows, do you?

Advise from a certain immigration officer, and by that I mean OFFICER, send your 90 day report to Bangkok, registered mail.

No problem.

This didn't work for me, i sent my 90 day report application to Bangkok in January, incidentally on the same day a friend sent his to Nong Khai. His was returned within 7 days whilst following a 3 week wait i phoned Bangkok to enquire if my 90 day was being processed. I was informed by a supervisor that they hadn't received it and that i would now have to travel to Nong Khai (400 kms round trip) and pay a 2000 baht fine.

I decided to wait and not surprisingly, i received it in the post 3 days later (post marked on the date of my enquiry).

Also informed that i should have sent my previous 90 day report, but if they had bothered to look at the copies of my passport pages they would have realised that i had re-entered the country some 85 days before.

And this is from a dept. that specialises in dealing with 90 day reporting!!!!!!!!!.

Refering back to the original post, can anyone enlighten me as to what the difference is relating to presenting oneself in person to an immigration office for a visa extension as to presenting oneself to an immigration office for a 90 day report? (other than completing a different form!!)

Surely the 90 day period commences from every occasion one turns up in person.

Incidentally, a friend of mine attended Korat immigration recently and completed his 90 day reporting, followed immediately by his yearly (retirement) visa extension. Mind boggling!!!!

Is it farangs or the government employees that are in need of further training?????????

Confused!

[jstumbo]

Farangs. 90 day reporting and extension of stays are two different things. Just because you show up at immigration to do something does not mean that you reset your 90 day reporting.

[lopburi3]

TM.47 form is the difference. Doing some other business at Immigration does not count as an address report.

[FELTBOBBY]

TM.47 form is the difference. Doing some other business at Immigration does not count as an address report.

My understanding is that a extension of visa application form contains the applicant's current address so i remain confused why an immigration officer would require a duplication a few days/weeks later.

Incidentally, my 90 day reporting period has always commenced whenever i have applied for my visa extension at Nong Khai immigration for the past 3 years. Very sensible!!

[lopburi3]

Because the form is a TM.47 and you must have the receipt portion of that form in your passport. Only the first TM.7 application serves as a 90 day address report (as written on Immigration web site).

That Nong Khai has allowed you to report early, or whatever, is commendable but is not the normal process, where it is under a different office. My request, at the suggestion of extension Bangkok Immigration Officer, was flatly rejected at both desk and commanding officer level in Bangkok 90 day reporting office upstairs.

[Mason45]

I'm on a one year visa, I'm leaving Thailand from April 17 till May 8. My 90 day stamp is due on May 23, so do I go for my 90 day stamp on May 23 or 90 days after the arrival date in my passport.

[lopburi3]

90 days after your return.

[draggons]

Last time I was 2 months over on my 90 day reporting, clean forgot about it. 1000 Baht for the I'O and no problem.

[guyham]

It is interesting that the process of 90 day reporting coupled with annual one year extension of temporary stay seems to differ at different locations, different days and probably different immigration officers.

I recently renewed my extension to stay (Non-OA visa, money in bank, 5th year of renewal) at beginning of March in Nong Khai. My 90 day report was due the same day as the renewal. Went to the office armed with the TM 7 (Extension of Stay form) and TM 47 (90 day report). The TM 7 was processed in about 5 minutes, the TM 47 was thrown on the trash heap of excess duplicates, unneeded documents etc. without even a glance by the immigration officer. Usually one gets the signed receipt portion of the TM 47 clipped into the passport. Instead, I got a small slip of paper with the basic rules of the 90 day reporting (including fines) with the future 90 day date, current date and initialed and then clipped into my passport. Looks like I needn’t have filled out the TM 47 and the immigration police renewed the 90 days report based on the one year extension of stay. However, next year I will be taking along a completed TM 47 just in case.

[JohnC]

I went to Pattaya Imigration last month for my 90 day reporting, on completion the lady reminded me that my retirement extension was due for renewal in April and my new 90 day reporting in May, two seperate issues. I was impressed she had the good grace to highlight that for me although I already knew.

[Guest]

Suan Plu in Bangkok require the 90 day report to be made irrespective of when you do your extension. Assuming the extension took care of this was an early mistake I made and am careful not to repeat it.