90 day check-in mystery.

[Jip99]

The new rules were issued in late December. But not all offices were enforcing it for a while. You can only make 90 day reports at the office where you got your extension unless you formally change your address.

You can do your report by mail or online. Info for reporting in Chiang Mai is here. 90 Day Report - Procedures

UbonJoe, you are aware of one expat, on a marriage extension, who was turned away by Kap Choeng for not having a yellow book (they will not accept out of patch reports without one). On top of that he was told he could not 'renew' his extension without one.

That is clearly outside Immigration rules - what is your take on that and what advice would you give.

Thanks

[rodknock]

in the on line reporting, they ask for a "flight no", who remembers there flight no, what do you put in?

[Tywais]

in the on line reporting, they ask for a "flight no", who remembers there flight no, what do you put in?

It is not a required entry, no red * next to it so unimportant for filing online.

[Ghostnigel]

They like to be little 'know-it-alls'...its not that they are wrong, its just that they love to show how knowledgeable they are, and make others look stupid....

Most people know its an extension, not a visa, but call it a 'visa' because its easier to explain to a thai gf, we know what they mean...

Griffo63" post="9420920timestamp="1431998003"]

Why do so many people get so worked up about the words ' retirement visa' ? 'Extension to stay' is of course the correct expression but (almost) everyone I know refers to their 'retirement visa' . Why can't the picky posters on TV just get on with answering other posters questions rather than pointing the wrong use of words - which are in very common usage?

[English 1]

You do not have a "retirement visa" because such a "visa" does not exist!

You may have an "extension of stay", based on retirement, which is easily identified in the passport.

90 day in person reports must be done at your local immigration office. There is the option of doing the report by post (available at most immigration offices) or there is also the option of making a 90 day report "on line"

Crap.... I have a RETIREMENT VISA and Those are the words in my VISA....Get your facts right.

[Liquorice]

This could be related to my question, so I'll post it here rather than a new thread.

Last year, I was here on a 1 year, multi entry non Imm O (marriage) visa. At the start of my stay here, I reported to the Immigration office and "registered" my address. The Imm officer told me explicitly, having lodged my address, that I would no longer have to visit the office to report, and all I had to do was my 90 day in-out at the border. I did that for a year, no problems.

I have just renewed my 1 year non Imm O visa overseas, and upon my return a few weeks ago, went and "registered" my address again.

A new Imm officer this time.....he says, in no uncertain terms, that I have to do my in-out at the border, AND report to the Imm office (in other words him) every 90 days.

Would this be right. I got the impression he was just being power-hungry.

If he is not right....and I just do the border run every 90 days and ignore him....can there be recourse?

If he is right, is the online option available for me?

Perhaps a communication problem. You do not have to do a 90 day report unless you are in the country for 90+ days. You step out of the country, either via activating your other multi-entry visas or even with a re-entry permit, the 90 day report requirement gets reset.

Seastallion and Tywais,

I suggest you read the thread http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/819913-hat-yai-immigration-registration-of-alien-report/

This is now the 3rd time I've heard of expats on multi entry Non Imm O Visas be told they have to report to Immigration after re-entering the Country. To be more specific it's nothing to do with reporting every 90 days, but about the report of an aliens residence every 90 days.

The above topic deals with the reasons for the 'new' request.

I believe this is probably what seastallion was told, or what they meant.

[jackanapes]

where ever you are in Thailand you can do your 90 days check in at the nearest immigration office you should have no problems.

[ubonjoe]

where ever you are in Thailand you can do your 90 days check in at the nearest immigration office you should have no problems.

I suggest you go back to the first page and read where it was stated that is no longer possible.

You have to do your 90 day reports at the office where you got your extension unless you formally change your address at the immigration office where you are staying.