garvon Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Surprise on a couple of fronts this morning. Told the girl at the counter I was there for both 90 day and re-entry permit. Other people around me were given the questionnaire to fill in and get the photos but I was just given a ticket for the re-entry first and told to come see her when finished. This took 5 minutes and then back to see the girl and was given the 90 day ticket but no form and was then out of there in 20 minutes. What an experience. I saw people around me with the form waiting for 90 day and it seems to me that if one was to just leave the blank form on the empty seat then I would imagine there would be no problem. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banglay Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Just got back from Immigration office this afternoon (90 day check).....not asked for anything ...it must just be hit or miss affair . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 Surprise on a couple of fronts this morning. Told the girl at the counter I was there for both 90 day and re-entry permit. Other people around me were given the questionnaire to fill in and get the photos but I was just given a ticket for the re-entry first and told to come see her when finished. This took 5 minutes and then back to see the girl and was given the 90 day ticket but no form and was then out of there in 20 minutes. What an experience. I saw people around me with the form waiting for 90 day and it seems to me that if one was to just leave the blank form on the empty seat then I would imagine there would be no problem. Just saying. I would imagine eventually the info on the form will be entered against your name on a computer data base. It will soon become obvious who has filled in forms and who hasn't. Those who haven't may warrant investigation because it will be assumed they have something to hide. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boike Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Did my retirement extension on Wednesday. Was given the form to bring at the next 90 reporting. No note was made that I was handed this form. Next day picked up my passport and applied for the reentry permit. Both days in and out in 10 minutes. Sent from my Vi10Pro using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 Did my retirement extension on Wednesday. Was given the form to bring at the next 90 reporting. No note was made that I was handed this form. Next day picked up my passport and applied for the reentry permit. Both days in and out in 10 minutes. Sent from my Vi10Pro using Tapatalk No, but they will know if you have been given one or not when the info is entered into a computer, or at least if you have completed the form or not. I imagine that the immigration officers who do the 90 day check will get a red flag against those who haven't completed the form. At least that's how it would work in a well organized bureaucracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JESSVANPELT Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Today Monday July 11th, Pattaya Immigration, my neighbour went for his 90 day and they asked for nothing additional. He also did not see anyone else being given the new forms. Possibly its over now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Went there last week , no questions asked , just gave them my passport and that was it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceMangosteen Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I don't know anything about what access they have to bank information, however, if they decided to do a thorough investigation I do believe they could find out what bank accounts you have in Thailand rather quickly. Maybe in 15 and a half minutes. ----Much less. If you die it's the first thing they look for. It's considered free money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 I don't know anything about what access they have to bank information, however, if they decided to do a thorough investigation I do believe they could find out what bank accounts you have in Thailand rather quickly. Maybe in 15 and a half minutes. ----Much less. If you die it's the first thing they look for. It's considered free money. How is it "free money"? You think the police can just plunder your bank accounts the minute you die? I'm sure wife, next of kin etc wouldn't be too happy about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 What's all the fuss about? I've just filled in the form and most of the information they already have. The only confidential item is my bank account details which they have anyway as i use it to do my 800k return. If they want to know the name of my dead parents no problem. I don't use Facebook or Twitter. Pretty much the same situation with me. I will be doing the extension financial qualification via the income method, so I won't have a Thai Bank and I sure won't be giving them any of my account information in America. I don't use Facebook or Twitter or anything else like that. Parent's names I don't plan to give because many institutions use that information as security questions so I never give that out in the hopes of minimizing ID or other types of theft. We shall see how this stuff all plays out in the next year or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 What's all the fuss about? I've just filled in the form and most of the information they already have. The only confidential item is my bank account details which they have anyway as i use it to do my 800k return. If they want to know the name of my dead parents no problem. I don't use Facebook or Twitter. Pretty much the same situation with me. I will be doing the extension financial qualification via the income method, so I won't have a Thai Bank and I sure won't be giving them any of my account information in America. I don't use Facebook or Twitter or anything else like that. Parent's names I don't plan to give because many institutions use that information as security questions so I never give that out in the hopes of minimizing ID or other types of theft. We shall see how this stuff all plays out in the next year or so I know procedures do change all the time, but when I got my first retirement extension in 2010 using the income method, opening a bank account (minimum was 5000 baht to open) and a bank letter from the bank was part of the requirements for the first extension. They didn't need to see any info of my bank account for subsequent extensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiflyer1 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Off topic slightly................just done my 90 day report online for the first time.....all went smoothly.......submitted report Friday pm and was approved Monday pm........printed next reporting slip for October 8th...........saved me an hour round trip and no questionaire to fill in............. Only slight drawback.......you need to use internet explorer to make the report........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 What's all the fuss about? I've just filled in the form and most of the information they already have. The only confidential item is my bank account details which they have anyway as i use it to do my 800k return. If they want to know the name of my dead parents no problem. I don't use Facebook or Twitter. Pretty much the same situation with me. I will be doing the extension financial qualification via the income method, so I won't have a Thai Bank and I sure won't be giving them any of my account information in America. I don't use Facebook or Twitter or anything else like that. Parent's names I don't plan to give because many institutions use that information as security questions so I never give that out in the hopes of minimizing ID or other types of theft. We shall see how this stuff all plays out in the next year or so I know procedures do change all the time, but when I got my first retirement extension in 2010 using the income method, opening a bank account (minimum was 5000 baht to open) and a bank letter from the bank was part of the requirements for the first extension. They didn't need to see any info of my bank account for subsequent extensions. Really interesting. They actually required you to have a Thai Bank account to do the first extension? Now I wouldn't particularly mind having a local bank and putting some money in there. That can come in handy when spending a lot of time in a foreign place. I wouldn't put anything substantial in there so I guess giving that account number wouldn't be a big risk or issue. There just wouldn't be much at stake. But if I were using a Thai bank for direct deposits or wire transfers, gosh no. Giving out that bank account is just a horrible idea. I do understand some immigration places are interested in seeing and have demanded seeing some monthly monies arriving in country to some Thai institution, so they may force that upon people. Just nothing I like. Oh well, time will tell. I suspect I will end up just a long term holiday stayer of about 6 months of the year. Hopefully the visa options won't stifle that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Renewed retirement visa this morning, no sign of the questionnaire form but they do now ask for a marriage certificate if you present a house book with wife shown as householder in it as proof of residence. In and out in under ten minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frodo77 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 My friend did his 90 day yesterday at Jomtien. In and out in 5 mins, no form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I did 90 day check in two days ago, and fool that I am, had form all filled in. She barely glanced at form, stuck it to the side. Under places I frequent I listed Jomtien beach, Topps, Family Mart.... I do wonder if in the future if they will ask for it again, and what their response will be when I say "I turned it in last time"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onemorechang Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I did 90 day check in two days ago, and fool that I am, had form all filled in. She barely glanced at form, stuck it to the side. Under places I frequent I listed Jomtien beach, Topps, Family Mart.... I do wonder if in the future if they will ask for it again, and what their response will be when I say "I turned it in last time"? Anyone know if it still going on in Bangkok ? Seams like Jomtien has fizzled out over this form, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 What's all the fuss about? I've just filled in the form and most of the information they already have. The only confidential item is my bank account details which they have anyway as i use it to do my 800k return. If they want to know the name of my dead parents no problem. I don't use Facebook or Twitter. Pretty much the same situation with me. I will be doing the extension financial qualification via the income method, so I won't have a Thai Bank and I sure won't be giving them any of my account information in America. I don't use Facebook or Twitter or anything else like that. Parent's names I don't plan to give because many institutions use that information as security questions so I never give that out in the hopes of minimizing ID or other types of theft. We shall see how this stuff all plays out in the next year or so I know procedures do change all the time, but when I got my first retirement extension in 2010 using the income method, opening a bank account (minimum was 5000 baht to open) and a bank letter from the bank was part of the requirements for the first extension. They didn't need to see any info of my bank account for subsequent extensions. Really interesting. They actually required you to have a Thai Bank account to do the first extension? Now I wouldn't particularly mind having a local bank and putting some money in there. That can come in handy when spending a lot of time in a foreign place. I wouldn't put anything substantial in there so I guess giving that account number wouldn't be a big risk or issue. There just wouldn't be much at stake. But if I were using a Thai bank for direct deposits or wire transfers, gosh no. Giving out that bank account is just a horrible idea. I do understand some immigration places are interested in seeing and have demanded seeing some monthly monies arriving in country to some Thai institution, so they may force that upon people. Just nothing I like. Oh well, time will tell. I suspect I will end up just a long term holiday stayer of about 6 months of the year. Hopefully the visa options won't stifle that. Your concerns regarding immigration knowing your bank account number border on paranoia IMO. I use my account for my living costs in Thailand - that's it. I wire money to it and get better rates than using my ATM cards. I got my first Thai bank account because of the requirement to have one for a retirement extension. They did me a favour as I find it very useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 Your concerns regarding immigration knowing your bank account number border on paranoia IMO. I use my account for my living costs in Thailand - that's it. I wire money to it and get better rates than using my ATM cards. I got my first Thai bank account because of the requirement to have one for a retirement extension. They did me a favour as I find it very useful. What's the alternative if you don't have a Thai bank account? To regularly draw your living expenses via an ATM? That could work out expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Your concerns regarding immigration knowing your bank account number border on paranoia IMO. I use my account for my living costs in Thailand - that's it. I wire money to it and get better rates than using my ATM cards. I got my first Thai bank account because of the requirement to have one for a retirement extension. They did me a favour as I find it very useful. What's the alternative if you don't have a Thai bank account? To regularly draw your living expenses via an ATM? That could work out expensive. In the pre-ATM fee days (2009?) I used to do it that way. I lived here for 4 years before I opened my first account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 Your concerns regarding immigration knowing your bank account number border on paranoia IMO. I use my account for my living costs in Thailand - that's it. I wire money to it and get better rates than using my ATM cards. I got my first Thai bank account because of the requirement to have one for a retirement extension. They did me a favour as I find it very useful. What's the alternative if you don't have a Thai bank account? To regularly draw your living expenses via an ATM? That could work out expensive. In the pre-ATM fee days (2009?) I used to do it that way. I lived here for 4 years before I opened my first account. Didn't realize there was ever a time when there were no ATM fees for overseas withdrawals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 The form seems to becoming more of a joke by the week...today, when I went for my re-entry permit, they only wanted by address "back home" and the name, address, and phone number for a Thai contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Looks like it's just a random questionnaire/survey/census rather than an Immigration requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Your concerns regarding immigration knowing your bank account number border on paranoia IMO. I use my account for my living costs in Thailand - that's it. I wire money to it and get better rates than using my ATM cards. I got my first Thai bank account because of the requirement to have one for a retirement extension. They did me a favour as I find it very useful. What's the alternative if you don't have a Thai bank account? To regularly draw your living expenses via an ATM? That could work out expensive. In the pre-ATM fee days (2009?) I used to do it that way. I lived here for 4 years before I opened my first account. Didn't realize there was ever a time when there were no ATM fees for overseas withdrawals. Those were the days. I think they started in 2009 at 150/180 baht (depending on card). AEON stayed free for quite a few years after that. I used to be able to grab 40k free (one grab) from the AEON ATM's at Tesco North. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojomor Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 It was well before 2009. I was using ATMs in 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 It was well before 2009. I was using ATMs in 2005 The Atm fees started in 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 It was well before 2009. I was using ATMs in 2005 just to prevent any further arguments: http://www.thaizer.com/money/thai-banks-introduce-150-baht-atm-withdrawal-fee/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richsilver Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I did my 90 day reporting this morning about 9:45 and the place was packed as I expected after a 3-day holiday. It took me about an hour. I had brought my completed information form with me, but they were only interested in my passport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Did my 12 month renewal of my retirement visa today, in and out in 10 minutes, but they didn't ask me to fill out the questionaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 But surely you would only have to do it once ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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