Doing 90 day reporting in a different location

[Nomad56]

I do my 90 day reporting in Phuket but will be on Koh Phangan when the next one comes due on 20th August - I am there already and intend to stay for about three months.

I will obviously have a go at on-line reporting, but have two questions arising from this: should I use my rental address in Phuket (I will be returning there at the end of my time here), or should I use the address on Koh Phangan?

Secondly, if the on-line reporting doesn't work, where should I go to do it in person?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

[Lamkyong]

do it by post

[ubonjoe]

You need to use the same address when you do online reporting as the one you used for your previous report.

You next option would be to do a mail in report to Phuket. Be sure you use your Phuket address on the return envelope.

The only way to make a report at a different office is to formally change your address to one that is within that offices area of responsibility.

[Nomad56]

do it by post

I tried that last time and it didn't work, so I had to go in person! It was possible that I had done it too early and that is why they didn't do it but I also don't get mail delivered to my house for some reason, so don't know if they did it or not!

[Lamkyong]

what reason ??

[Nomad56]

You need to use the same address when you do online reporting as the one you used for your previous report.

You next option would be to do a mail in report to Phuket. Be sure you use your Phuket address on the return envelope.

The only way to make a report at a different office is to formally change your address to one that is within that offices area of responsibility.

Thanks for this. Hopefully the on-line method will be successful, otherwise I will have to take a flight back!

(I mentioned elsewhere that my last postal report had not been successful so I cannot trust that method)

[Nomad56]

what reason ??

There is no way of knowing; I have a postbox and live on a nice little street, full of identical houses, in the middle of Nai Harn, but I know for a fact that three things have been sent to me and have not arrived. I have received stuff for other people, on the same street, and have re-delivered them but realise that many people would not bother to do that.

[IsaanAndy]

In the past when I have been away on holiday to Pattaya, from Isan where I live, I have been able to do mine at Jomtien Imm' office by showing them the business card of the hotel where I am staying without any problems.

[ubonjoe]

In the past when I have been away on holiday to Pattaya, from Isan where I live, I have been able to do mine at Jomtien Imm' office by showing them the business card of the hotel where I am staying without any problems.

The past is not now. Immigration sent out a directive early last year stating reports can only be done at the office where you applied for your extension unless you formally change your address.

[Nomad56]

In the past when I have been away on holiday to Pattaya, from Isan where I live, I have been able to do mine at Jomtien Imm' office by showing them the business card of the hotel where I am staying without any problems.

The past is not now. Immigration sent out a directive early last year stating reports can only be done at the office where you applied for your extension unless you formally change your address.

I know this subject has been done to death, but I am still confused! I got my retirement visa in London, last November, so have not extended it; the only business I do in Phuket is 90 day reporting - does that class as an extension and therefore ties me to that office?

[ubonjoe]

In the past when I have been away on holiday to Pattaya, from Isan where I live, I have been able to do mine at Jomtien Imm' office by showing them the business card of the hotel where I am staying without any problems.

The past is not now. Immigration sent out a directive early last year stating reports can only be done at the office where you applied for your extension unless you formally change your address.

I know this subject has been done to death, but I am still confused! I got my retirement visa in London, last November, so have not extended it; the only business I do in Phuket is 90 day reporting - does that class as an extension and therefore ties me to that office?

Since you are registered in Phuket it considered the same as a you doing an extension. To do a report anywhere else you would need to submit a change of address to immigration to where you want to report and more than likely have to submit proof of that address.

[Nomad56]

In the past when I have been away on holiday to Pattaya, from Isan where I live, I have been able to do mine at Jomtien Imm' office by showing them the business card of the hotel where I am staying without any problems.

The past is not now. Immigration sent out a directive early last year stating reports can only be done at the office where you applied for your extension unless you formally change your address.

I know this subject has been done to death, but I am still confused! I got my retirement visa in London, last November, so have not extended it; the only business I do in Phuket is 90 day reporting - does that class as an extension and therefore ties me to that office?

Since you are registered in Phuket it considered the same as a you doing an extension. To do a report anywhere else you would need to submit a change of address to immigration to where you want to report and more than likely have to submit proof of that address.

Thank you so much for your replies. I wonder then if I could do a change of address at Koh Samui immigration, before I go over to Koh Phangan, and that would re-set my 90 days?

[ubonjoe]

Doing a change of address would not reset your 90 day reporting date unless they did a new report for you.

[Nomad56]

I have another idea, couldn't I just be late with my reporting - by a little over a month? What might/would happen?

[ubonjoe]

I have another idea, couldn't I just be late with my reporting - by a little over a month? What might/would happen?

The normal fine of 2000 baht for late reporting up to a max fine of 5000 baht.