Myths And Misconceptions Regarding 90 Day Reporting

[Sophon]

Well Sophon, if Lop3 said that, then it must have some substance, and I apologise for my comments.

But I am talking about Pattaya immigration and I am not too sure that LOP's interpretation of the rules applies here. To be on the safe side, it is better to do your 90 day report as outlined in my previous posts and you won't go wrong.

No problem.

In my opinion you are best served by knowing both what the actual rules are, and where the immigration office you personally deal with deviate from those rules. With the knowledge that the first extension is supposed to count as the first 90 day report, you can then ask at your local immigration office if they agree. Of course, if they have their own interpretation of the rules, the safest cause of action is to do whatever they want you to do.

Sophon

[JSixpack]

With the knowledge that the first extension is supposed to count as the first 90 day report, you can then ask at your local immigration office if they agree. Of course, if they have their own interpretation of the rules, the safest cause of action is to do whatever they want you to do.

Sophon

The extension where I didn't fill out the 90-day report, and later almost had to pay the fine for not doing so, was not my first extension in Pattaya. So I don't know if that office follows the supposedly official policy or not in that particular regard. Does Pattaya allow mail-in or an authorized person to fill out the form for the reportee? Haven't heard of these in Pattaya either. Of course if one were incapacitated, they might well permit it.

[thaihome]

Pattaya Immigration insist on seeing an official document showing the same your address as the one entered on the 90-day reporting form. I have shown a telephone bill and then, one month ago, my Thai driving licence.

My brand new (last month) 5 year driving licence does not have my address on it. My address is reported very 90 days (if I don't leave the country) to the One-Stop-Center for me. To my knowledge, no proof of address is shown, at least I have never been asked to give our HR person something.

TH

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Yes, the One-Stop-Center is in Bangkok, I apologize for bringing that up in the Pattaya forum. Nevertheless, the new Thai Drivers license do not have an address on them. The good thing is they have both Thai and English sections.

TH

[Lost in LOS]

when i got back from a trip to hong kong a month ago and went through the immigration line, the lady stamped the date in my passport that my retirement visa was up, july 6th, but didnt stamp anything on the card in my passport which showed my 90 day reporting due last week. I asked for the 90 days and she said it was ok. complain, yeah right.

to be safe than sorry i went to immigration without filling out the form, showed the lady where i entered a few weeks before but showed my attached card read the 90 days was due now. she didnt say anything but she nicely handed me the 90 day reporting form to fill out, which I did, she put a new card in the passport and said come back in January for my next 90 day and bring proof of my address. not sure what happened but i guess the airport didn't stamp something right.

at least i know i am ok now but still dont know what happened

Jimmy, when you enter Thailand the immigration will stamp you up according to your visa status, which for you was July 16th.

They will not in any way be involved in issuing you with any kind of document which says that you must report in 90 days time.

It is up to you to be aware of the 90 day reporting rule, and after you have been in Thailand for 90 days,. you must fill in the form and report to immigration. They will then put a slip in your passport to advise when your next 90 days is up and you must report again.

But you will not receive any notification of this when you first enter the country; the date on your arrival stamp starts the 90 day process.

thanks mobi,

I was going to report 90 days after my entry stamp but the card said differently so I thought safe than sorry. If I could have waited 90 days from entry I wonder why the lady at immigration had me fill out the form and make it 90 days from then when I would have still had 2+ months left. thanks for the help

[Mobi]

thanks mobi,

I was going to report 90 days after my entry stamp but the card said differently so I thought safe than sorry. If I could have waited 90 days from entry I wonder why the lady at immigration had me fill out the form and make it 90 days from then when I would have still had 2+ months left. thanks for the help

I think this is where much of the confusion and misconceptions come in. If you report early to immigration, they will never tell you that you did not need to report yet. They will just accept your reporting, and issue a new slip for 90 days hence. They either don't care about farangs reporting early, or it is too much hassle to try and explain the rules to them.

Incidentally, as someone already mentioned, if you have a reporting slip in your passport which is no longer valid, (as you left the country before the reporting date was due), it is wise to remove that slip so as to avoid any confusion when you go to immigration.

Sometimes they remove them at the airport when you leave - but not always.

[chavy]

What is a One-Stop-Center? Is that in Pattaya?

I too am curious about this One-Stop Centre. Never heard of it before.

There is no address on my Thai drivers license. Does that matter?

That sounds very strange? Are you sure it is not there, written in Thai?

The ONE-STOP Centre is where you go for your work permit in Thailand, it's in Raza Tower Lad Prao & when doing the 90 day reporting the HR department go & do this for you without you actually turning up in person.

[longball53098]

Pattaya Immigration insist on seeing an official document showing the same your address as the one entered on the 90-day reporting form. I have shown a telephone bill and then, one month ago, my Thai driving licence.

My brand new (last month) 5 year driving licence does not have my address on it. My address is reported very 90 days (if I don't leave the country) to the One-Stop-Center for me. To my knowledge, no proof of address is shown, at least I have never been asked to give our HR person something.

TH

To facilitate the process of bringing in foreign experts, either to conduct feasibility studies or who are skilled experts or technicians, the BOI has created a unit to expedite the paperwork involved. The Foreign Expert Services Unit works with companies and experts to certify the expertise of the foreign experts and technicians, and advises applicants about documents required by the One-Stop Service Center for Visas and Work Permits. The Foreign Expert Services Unit is located at Rasa Tower 2, 16th Floor, 555 Phaholyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900. The telephone number is (662) 937-1155 ext. 110-122. Click here for procedure

Yes, the One-Stop-Center is in Bangkok, I apologize for bringing that up in the Pattaya forum. Nevertheless, the new Thai Drivers license do not have an address on them. The good thing is they have both Thai and English sections.

TH

The discussion about if the new driver's license has an address on it has been bandied about before and I have personally seen at least 4 that have the address printed in Thai on the backside of them. These people all got the license from different locations at different times in the last 2 months.