Retirement Extension

[piracha61]

I have just got my third extension(USA passport0 of my retirement visa at Changwattanna office in Bangkok. The officer was a middle aged lady with a very serious face. She looked at my TM-7 application and my passport.

She said, " Where did you do your extension last year?" I answered Pattaya. She said that I could not do the extension here in Bangkok and I had to go to the Pattaya office. I told her that the previous year( year 2008) I lived in Pattaya, so I applied for extension in March 2009 in Pattaya. Now, I have been living here in Bangkok since July 2009. She did not listen and said " You don't understand, you have to go to Pattaya". A few very scary moments. I told her again that I live here in BKK.

"Do you have any proof that you live in Bangkok?" Fortunately, I have a copy my condo lease with me. She made me to make copies of additional pages of the passport. After a few minutes, my passport was stamped with the extension. It appears that having a copy of rental contract or some other proof of residence may be needed sometimes.

[Maestro]

The standard procedure would be to report the new address to the immigration office in the new province you move to promptly after your arrival and from that moment make your 90-day reports to the new office. It seems you did not do that, but they let you off without a fine for reporting your change of address. The lady with the very serious face deserves a box of chocolate next time you see her.

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Maestro

[piracha61]

The standard procedure would be to report the new address to the immigration office in the new province you move to promptly after your arrival and from that moment make your 90-day reports to the new office. It seems you did not do that, but they let you off without a fine for reporting your change of address. The lady with the very serious face deserves a box of chocolate next time you see her.

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Maestro

Thank you very much Maestro. I did not know that. I assumed, apparantly wrongly, by doing 90 day reports with new address would be enough. I did not have any problem in the past.

[fishhooks]

Khon Kaen office asked for the Tabian Baan at my last retirement extension last month, but as we did not have it with us my wife's ID card was accepted. Sounds like the T. Baan is preferred there, not needed at Thali last year of Korat the year prior.

[klikster]

Khon Kaen office asked for the Tabian Baan at my last retirement extension last month, but as we did not have it with us my wife's ID card was accepted. Sounds like the T. Baan is preferred there, not needed at Thali last year of Korat the year prior.

Hi fishhooks,

Are you on 'marriage' or 'retirement'? If on 'retirement' was any proof of association with wife required?

[piracha61]

The standard procedure would be to report the new address to the immigration office in the new province you move to promptly after your arrival and from that moment make your 90-day reports to the new office. It seems you did not do that, but they let you off without a fine for reporting your change of address. The lady with the very serious face deserves a box of chocolate next time you see her.

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Maestro

Thank you very much Maestro. I did not know that. I assumed, apparantly wrongly, by doing 90 day reports with new address would be enough. I did not have any problem in the past.

When you move to a new location, how do you report the change of address? Is there a special form to fill out? Thanks.

[lopburi3]

Most offices do not expect you to report. Just have the new address on your next 90 day report is all they will want. But if changing immigration offices you should have some type of proof.

[TaoNow]

For retirees, a switch of residence is not an easy matter, given the documentation requirements for, say, the 800,000 baht.

I spend most my time in a province in the southern region, and do my 90-day reports there.

But I renew my retirement extension in Bangkok where my 800K bank account is.

Also, the province of residence listed on my Thai driver's license (car) is Bangkok.

So, if they look at my 90-day report (which they haven't done in the past) they will see a different province of residence from whjat's on my extension application.

I think this is reasonable (that the two don't necessairly match) because some retirees travel around Thailand and may be staying in a hotel somewhere when the 90-day report is due.

We'll see in a few weeks when I renew. I'll report back here if there is trouble with my approach.

[thaiphoon]

The official position is that 90 day reporting should be done at the immigration office where the extension was issued. Most immigration offices accept 90 day reports by mail, and there is a +/- 7 day window for reporting in person. Some immigration offices are, however, being flexible in their approach and are handling 90 day reports that should officially be processed at other offices.

[piracha61]

Most offices do not expect you to report. Just have the new address on your next 90 day report is all they will want. But if changing immigration offices you should have some type of proof.

Thank you. Your answer is logical, reasonable and makes sense!