90 day reporting on non o visa

[stevieboy]

Can anyone tell me if it matters which office you do the 90 day reporting to? For example if i got my visa in Bangkok can I do the reporting in HH?
I only need the passport for this, right? Thanks in advance.

[Nereus]

Can anyone tell me if it matters which office you do the 90 day reporting to? For example if i got my visa in Bangkok can I do the reporting in HH?
I only need the passport for this, right? Thanks in advance.

I have done mine the other way around a couple of times without a problem. That is not to say that Hua Hin will accept it! But if you are travelling around Thailand, then they really have to accept it. It is a report of your current address, nothing to do with a visa. You will need to fill in a TM 47 form, no cost for this.

[lomuamart]

Strictly speaking, the report should be made at your local office but hopefully HH may be lenient.
Remember that you can report 15 days before or 7 days after the stipulated date without getting into trouble if that might help depending on travel plans.

[PeteC]

Strictly speaking, the report should be made at your local office but hopefully HH may be lenient.
Remember that you can report 15 days before or 7 days after the stipulated date without getting into trouble if that might help depending on travel plans.

Is that new? I've always read 7 before and 7 after? Pete

[lomuamart]

Yes. The 15 days early came in a short while ago.

[Dannie Boy]

I went to Imm today having just returned from the UK and the woman I saw (the smart lady who normally sits at counter 1) told me that my details were on the computer and even though I had filled out the normal form (TM47?) she produced a computer generated form with all of my details and told me that when my 90 day reporting is due, all I need to do is turn up and not to bother filling out the form as my details will be stored on the computer and she said it would speed things up (for everybody I guess?). Lets hope so!!

[Huahinian]

I also went to Immigration in Hua Hin yesterday. I returned from Singapore on Saturday and went to report as close as possible to 24 hours after arriving. The office told me it was unnecessary! When I went for my re-entry permit I was told I must report within 2 working days of arriving in Hua Hin. Is this a question of interpretation by individual officers and as a result ..............................?

[Dannie Boy]

I also went to Immigration in Hua Hin yesterday. I returned from Singapore on Saturday and went to report as close as possible to 24 hours after arriving. The office told me it was unnecessary! When I went for my re-entry permit I was told I must report within 2 working days of arriving in Hua Hin. Is this a question of interpretation by individual officers and as a result ..............................?

I'm sure I have read before that they are fairly flexible within 5 days of arrival, but I'm also pretty sure that it will vary depending on which Imm Officer you see. BTW, did you also get the computerised form for your next 90 day reporting?

[PeteC]

I wonder what would happen if there was a mass protest and refusal to do it....kick everyone out of the country? Nothing is ever going to change until people stand up. Pete

http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opin ... s-on-merit

Immigration rules unfair

Re: ''Power shift from West to East requires visa reciprocity'' (BP, April 4).

Thitinan Pongsudhirak does have a point about economical power shifting toward Asia, but has no clue about the reality of how hard it is for foreigners to obtain yearly non-immigrant visas or the nearly-impossible citizenship status.

I am married to a Thai and have lived here and renewed my non-immigrant visa for the last 33 years.

We have two children who are both educated abroad and work and live outside Thailand.

I have unsuccessfully applied for permanent residence twice, but gave up finally as there was never a reason given as to why these applications were rejected. We run a restaurant well known to foreigners around the world. We pay our taxes and employ about 30 staff.

And although it makes no sense, I still must report to immigration police every 90 days to confirm my address details which have not changed in all these years.

My last visit to Chiang Mai immigration was for the 90-day stamp and we had to stand in line for one hour in scorching heat outside and around the parking lot as the place is no bigger than a bungalow.

Then after receiving my ticket there was another two-hour wait standing up to be finally given the stamp clipped into my passport. I saw several elderly people who had to wait in the heat outside getting rather pale as there was nowhere shady to sit down.

In my country (Switzerland), a Thai lady who marries a Swiss man is entitled to citizenship after five years of residence there. Permanent residency is treated as an obvious human right granted to married people.

But here, I report to immigration police every 90 days and feel like a criminal on bail.

Moreover, foreign pensioners contribute a lot of income to this country and the backpackers you so look down upon fill many a guesthouse which would have to close down without them.

[buksida]

Permanent residency is treated as an obvious human right granted to married people.

But here, I report to immigration police every 90 days and feel like a criminal on bail.

Will fall on deaf ears though since we have a megalomaniac xenophobe running the country via Skype. The 90 day report was actually re-introduced by him (never had to do it pre-2002) so there's no way things will get easier anytime in the future.

[Homer]

At my last 90 day reporting they didn't mention that the 90 day report prior to that wasn't done in HH.

[PeteC]

http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opin ... in-mystery

Crooks don't report in

Re: ''Immigration rules unfair'' (PostBag, April 9). I side with Myrtha Leosawasthiphong as a spouse of a Thai national who has lived in this country for 23 years and has grievances about unfair immigration practices against foreigners living here long term. She summarised it well: permanent residency is almost impossible to obtain; yearly visa extensions are subjected to intense scrutiny and bureaucracy; declarations of address are required every 90 days.

As I speak and read Thai fluently, and given that the Nonthaburi immigration office is relaxed compared to the Chiang Mai office, I have never encountered major issues. I also recognise that the Immigration Department under the Royal Thai Police has to follow orders from the government.

Sadly, it does not seem that the Bangkok Post is read by Thai government officials, as this topic has been covered so many times and yet nothing has changed for the better.

What is the reason for keeping the 90-day reporting rule active when we all know that crooks will never report a real address as they are rarely, if ever, checked?

Maybe the real reason is to collect the late fee, which is now 2,000 baht.

I have worked and lived in more than 15 countries - sometimes for half a year, sometimes for many consecutive years - and never have I had to report to anyone during these contract periods once the work permits and visas were in order.

Now on ''retirement'' I, like Myrtha, feel like a criminal on bail and it does not look like this will change anytime soon.

MICHEL BARRE

[Henry 14th]

I need to do my first 90 day report next week.

Just wondering what I need to take and do to avoid any hassles?

Thanks.


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[StevePIraq]

Whats the situation on 24 hour reporting on return from overseas, I will be back soon but not to HH. If I do not report are there any repercussions when I do my annual renewal?

[PeteC]

Whats the situation on 24 hour reporting on return from overseas, I will be back soon but not to HH. If I do not report are there any repercussions when I do my annual renewal?

There's one or two threads somewhere about this Steve and the conclusion was it's a non-issue. There was a post not long ago where someone was at HH Immigration for another purpose and asked about the 24 and was told forget it, just do the 90 day. Hopefully others will confirm what I say later on this morning. Pete

PS: I've never done it in my life at any locations here and never had a problem.