An article in this months Citylife magazine, detailing the rise of 7/11 in Thailand, claims that Chiang Mai's Immigration Chief has suggested that soon you may be able to do your immigration check in's at 7/11

Super convenient for me as my 90 day involves a 90 km drive

Wow, wouldn't that be something!

I read about this some weeks past - can't recall where but it'll be great if that indeed comes about.

The Immigration office I report to is 4 hr. round trip from the house.

This is way too clever, convenient and logical to be true.

^^ Hang on. They haven't told us which ONE yet.

The idea was mooted... But sadly the whiskey ran out and the powers that be had to go home to their wives...

I read about this some weeks past - can't recall where but it'll be great if that indeed comes about.

The Immigration office I report to is 4 hr. round trip from the house.

You don't have a Post Office close by or a postman ? or do you enjoy the day out ?

old thread here - http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/770606-foreigners-may-soon-be-able-to-do-90-day-reports-at-7-eleven-stores/page-3

CM Expats Club finally received approval from CM Immigration to put the video of the 22 October CEC meeting on our website. That's the source of the quote that caused that headline. It wasn't the head of Immigration who said those words, but one of his staff members, who is working on a feasibility study of reporting at 7/11 for his PhD thesis.

There is a minor edit needed to the video, but we hope to have it on the CEC website in a week or two. The part about 90 day reporting at the 7/11 isn't involved in the edit. Actually, we just have to change some subtitles and captions -- no words are going to be changed in the editing. So, you'll be able to see for yourself that the head of Immigration didn't promise 7/11 reporting.

Meanwhile, the most viable option for streamlining the 90 day reporting process is to report by mail. This was strongly encouraged at the 22 October meeting and recent reports have been very positive. Tywais provides an excellent post with details at the top of this forum:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/557382-90-day-report-procedures/

Just goes to how how easily these things can be misconstrued

' Soon, you might even be able to do your immigration check-ins here, according to Chiang Mai's immigration chief '

quote from the article in Citylife, Convenience Culture

City Life Magazine. A reliable source of information? Probably a throw away comment in private by the I.O. in respect of all thethings that can be completed at 7/11 nowadays. What would make more sense is to do away with the the ninety day reporting altogether.

Really possible now seeing as there are no forms to be filled out. Your next appointment paper has a bar code that is simply swiped and hey presto...all details come up with date of next showing and away you go.

it will confuse the 7/11 staff, how do you put a 90 day report in a plastic bag?

Actually, it's not beyond the realm of possibility. We already pay water bills, top up our phones and do other commercial tasks at 7/11. Why not 90 day reporting? 7/11 seems perfectly happy to do these transactions for a 10 baht fee and I think most of us wouldn't mind paying them 10 baht to file a 90 day report.

it will confuse the 7/11 staff, how do you put a 90 day report in a plastic bag?

and the straw..

wow.

Wouldn't that be similar to sliced bread? And to think,all those wasted baht going to train immigration officers to collect data. Now an 18 year old kid can add up your coke and donuts, and whiz you through immigration.

Really possible now seeing as there are no forms to be filled out. Your next appointment paper has a bar code that is simply swiped and hey presto...all details come up with date of next showing and away you go.

What barcode? My 90 day report 2 weeks ago didn't come back with a bar code. Had to fill in a form & send photocopies of stuff. Guess you're not in CM?

Actually, it's not beyond the realm of possibility. We already pay water bills, top up our phones and do other commercial tasks at 7/11. Why not 90 day reporting? 7/11 seems perfectly happy to do these transactions for a 10 baht fee and I think most of us wouldn't mind paying them 10 baht to file a 90 day report.

Yeah. and they could just have simple webcams installed at the counter to take a photo. I imagine immigration would want to verify more than just a bar code. At the end of the month, immigration could sort through the reportings and do their quality control work.

Kao-sip wan, nah khap? Wave mai, khap?

If 7/11 charged 20 baht and 10 baht went to immigration, I wonder how much immigration would make in a year?

though the current system is slow and adds a lot of extra work on the immigration staff it would be a mess to ever let non government officials handle anyone's passport. I wouldn't trust an uneducated staff of 7-11 to do anything that could result in fines.

though the current system is slow and adds a lot of extra work on the immigration staff it would be a mess to ever let non government officials handle anyone's passport. I wouldn't trust an uneducated staff of 7-11 to do anything that could result in fines.

I trust them to pay all my bills and I've never had a problem.

As long as you have the receipt that you paid, I can't see where the fine would come in.

Why not, you can do everthing else at a 711.

Yeah, been paying the electric bill at 7/11 for years and they've never disconnected our service. Somehow the money ends up in the right place at the electric company.

I thought 90 days reports were free. What's this about paying 7-11?

Shouldn't Immigration be paying 7-11 to do their job, freeing up officers for more important work?

Why can we not do it at any police station ?

Too simple ?

If you think that paying an electric bill or a credit card bill is on the same level as handing your passport and a 90 day report, then the discussion is pretty much over. You really don't grasp how intricate the bureacratic system is for immigration. Do you really think that giving access to a secure government network is as simple as a banking system? Do your realize how vulnerable the system would be?

Not even close to a comparison.

Personally, I don't understand why every foreigner here complains about the 90 day reporting. It might be a slight nuisance but with the mail in service, you don't even need to leave the house.

I still think that anyone on a year extension should have an alien registration card as ID like most other countries and that would reduce the need for all the other follow up paperwork.

Why can we not do it at any police station ?

Too simple ?

I would trust the kids at 7-11 much more. No need to put up tea money, and extra red tape/questions. There are many more 7 Elevens than police stations. Hopefully, the police would be more interested in crime prevention. I would not want to leave any doors open, for them to pay me visits.

Let's just say, I dislike uniforms and protocol. That pretty face at the cash register in 7 Eleven might even flash a smile.

my new slip from CM Immigration has the bar code.....I'm from the US if that is making a difference.

CM Expats Club finally received approval from CM Immigration to put the video of the 22 October CEC meeting on our website. That's the source of the quote that caused that headline. It wasn't the head of Immigration who said those words, but one of his staff members, who is working on a feasibility study of reporting at 7/11 for his PhD thesis.

There is a minor edit needed to the video, but we hope to have it on the CEC website in a week or two. The part about 90 day reporting at the 7/11 isn't involved in the edit. Actually, we just have to change some subtitles and captions -- no words are going to be changed in the editing. So, you'll be able to see for yourself that the head of Immigration didn't promise 7/11 reporting.

Meanwhile, the most viable option for streamlining the 90 day reporting process is to report by mail. This was strongly encouraged at the 22 October meeting and recent reports have been very positive. Tywais provides an excellent post with details at the top of this forum:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/557382-90-day-report-procedures/

Absolutely excellent Nancy. Many thanks to you and those who helped but this together. Perhaps we can get it pinned?