The 90 Day Report Thread

[handdrummer]

I write the due date on my desk calendar and go one or two days early, that eliminates anxiety and, if the rules have changed, gives me a couple of days to comply.

[thecolonel]

Things have changed. The last 2 or 3 '90' day reports, there has been zero queue and in and out in a minute or two.

Yes, that has been my experience - until Friday

Time of year. Tourists. The place has been mobbed recently

Another question......

Can someone 90 day report for you? In other words do you physically have to be present?



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[Nereus]

Things have changed. The last 2 or 3 '90' day reports, there has been zero queue and in and out in a minute or two.

Yes, that has been my experience - until Friday

Time of year. Tourists. The place has been mobbed recently

Another question......

Can someone 90 day report for you? In other words do you physically have to be present?

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Unless it has changed recently, anyone can take your passport in and do it. It can also be posted if you want to risk it!

[PeteC]

Indeed. Where I am often I see factory representatives walk in with file boxes weighing many kilos filled with worker passports.

[handdrummer]

Indeed. Where I am often I see factory representatives walk in with file boxes weighing many kilos filled with worker passports.

That makes the whole thing even more farcical.

[thecolonel]

Indeed. Where I am often I see factory representatives walk in with file boxes weighing many kilos filled with worker passports.

That makes the whole thing even more farcical.

My thoughts entirely.

The foreigner could be anywhere for all they know

It begs the question as to what is actually the point of the exercise?

Well, other than just another excuse for tea money(late reporting)

If I'm mistaken, please enlighten me...

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[Big Boy]

If you are going to lie about your address, what difference does it make if you report the lie in person or not?

I have friends who report in person every 90 days, but they are still using an address they left 4 years ago.

[Ralfredo]

I write the due date on my desk calendar and go one or two days early, that eliminates anxiety and, if the rules have changed, gives me a couple of days to comply.

If you use Gmail you could send a reminder mail to yourself and postpone it until the preferred day.
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7622010

[HHTel]

I wonder if the 90 day report actually serves any real purpose. I didn't do one for 2 years when I arrived here. I didn't know you had to. Then it was reporting to any police station long before there was any immigration service in Hua Hin.

[Big Boy]

Theoretically it keeps the authorities informed where all of us smelly, dirty, Covid ridden Farangs are housed.

In reality, it keeps hundreds of Thais employed, administrating the system.

[PeteC]

When Surachate Hakparn was in charge of immigration, before he was ousted in some kind of internal coup that has still not been explained, he had published that he was going to cancel the requirement for 90 day reporting. (Documented on here by me in some other thread at the time.)

His successor apparently didn't follow through on that idea. He was somewhat of a quick replacement and seems a non-forward thinker from what I read. I.E., foreigners represent a threat therefore the more tracking, the better.

[Big Boy]

The recent arrest of Immigration Officers presents a truer picture of where the real threat lies.

[handdrummer]

When I last did my 90-day report to the young parole officer, I asked her what is the purpose of the report. She looked startled and turned to the older officer who replied, "It's the law." I responded, "Yes, I know it's the law, but what is its purpose?" Again, she answered, "It's the law!" I said thank you and left.

[buksida]

Just had success with the 90-day online report. Turnaround time was the next day and I did it a week before expiry.

[Ratsima]

Last week I tried to do my 90 day using the iPhone app. Never accepted my information. Then I tried using the web-based app and it worked just fine.

I think I know the reason. The iPhone app still asks for your TM-6 information. But, the web-based app no longer does that. I guess that's because the TM-6 has been (temporarily?) shelved.

Perhaps they forgot to update the iPhone app.