Is it true that even tho we have a dtv visa we still have to go every 3 months to the immigration office? In order not to pay a fine? Cause I have to exit every 180 days anyway. I don't know why people told me to go to the immigration office after 3 months .

ATTN ALL MEMBERS: re; 90 Day Reporting info

Destination Thailand Visa holders ARE obligated to file a 90 day report if you stay in the country for 90 continuous days. If you leave the country before that, the 90 day count down clock stops and it resets and starts back up counting down from 90 when you stamp in to thailand again.

Your 90 day report would be due 89 days after the date you stamp in to thailand (the day you arrive is day one :O no matter what time you stamp in )

At most offices you are required to do the first 90 day report in person (but you can certainly try the online program, worst case you'll get rejected and have to go in person anyway)

For in person the "window of opportunity" is from 2 weeks BEFORE the due date until 1 week AFTER the due date <- meaning you have a 3 week window to apply in person :)

For online the "window of opportunity" is from 2 weeks BEFORE the due date down until 1 week BEFORE the due date <- meaning you have a 1 week window online

Online reporting link; [members only]

The online 90 day reporting program works like this;

The minute you submit a 90 day report online you get an email that says this

[𝗧𝗠.𝟰𝟳] (𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗡𝗢 : *) 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝟵𝟬 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗗

That email means nothing :O other than you applied online to file a 90 day report

Then you wait for one of these emails

[𝗧𝗠.𝟰𝟳] (𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗡𝗢 : *) 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝟵𝟬 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗗

This will have the PDF file in it that you print out and put in your passport telling you when your next 90 day report is due

[𝗧𝗠.𝟰𝟳] (𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗡𝗢 : *) 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝟵𝟬 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗗

This means it was not approved and they'll usually have a reason in the email as to why

Make sure you take time, get the address exactly as it is on the TM30, because those two systems cross check each other

Also online for the two variable dates; USE the calendar drop down tab and select the dates that way. The first box is your most recent date of arrival in thailand AND the second box "Stay Visa Expire" is when your CURRENT ENTRY STAMP expires (not the DTV 5 year visa expiration date)

NOTE: (while I am not advocating this I will relate it to you all)

IF you don't do your 90 day reporting and just go to leave the country at the 180 day mark to bounce out/back and get a new stamp NOTHING will happen at the airport or land border :O .

Those immigration officers don't fool with 90 day reporting at all, they don't care in the least if you ever did one or not. They'll just stamp you out without any question.

As a rule the only time having a 90 day report filed on a DTV matter is IF you're going to the immigration office to get a certificate of residence (for a bank account, driver's license, etc) OR going to get the one 180 day in country extension you're allowed to apply for per entry.

Keep in mind the maximum fine for failure to file a 90 day report (whether you're 8 days late OR 8 months late) is 2000baht, that fine doesn't go up, but as I said officers at the land borders or the airport won't care in the least if you ever filed a 90 day report or not when you stamp out of the country

Good luck to everyone in their DTV endeavors (y) Hope this was helpful

If I have a retirement visa from one province and move to another, can i extend that visa in the 2nd province? What are the requirements?

Hi there.

90 day reporting

Is the 7 days after 90 day limit still the current practice? As in if exit 3-4 days after my 90 day, I don’t need to bother doing the 90 day report?

I saw some unconfirmed chatter about this having changed?

I had my DTV approved in Vietnam on the 29th of November, 2024. I've been living back in Bangkok since the 4th of December. I'm flying to Bali tomorrow.

1. Is there anything to prepare for the flights in and out or easy enough with multi-entry good to go?

2. I suppose no need for any 90 day report stuff as I won't be in Thailand for this length of time?

Thanks

Hello, I left Thailand and applied for the Non O 90 days visa, was approved and returned. I had just done my 90 day reporting before I left. When I go to extend I will just have to do the 90 day report at immigration before extension right, then I can continue to do it online?

TM30: I am renting the same house I have been in on my old "visa/extension", but since I am now on a different visa, does my landlord need to do it again since I left and came back or should it still be good.

Also, I am planning on moving in the next couple moths and will be extending my visa at a different office, are there any potential issues I could run into?

I just want to make sure I have everything in order for the extension at a different office.

I appreciate any insight. Thank you.

90 DAY REPORTS (TM.47 form)

I'm going to post this here to help some people I've noticed getting into difficulties:

The first report you make after entering the country must be done *in person* at the immigration office in the province you live in.

EDIT: Steve Smythe who commented below is right (thank you Steve!). You can also submit the first TM.47 90 days after entering Thailand by mail (Thai Post). Personally, I wouldn't recommend this due to reliability issues and particularly not the first ever TM.47 as you might fill it out wrong or not provide the right documents. Details here:

[members only]

Take your passport with you and *make paper copies of the passport pages (face and details) and of the visa page*. You can do this at the immigration office, but it's quicker if you have them ready.

The standard deadlines are: two weeks before and up to one week after the arrival stamp or 90 day period. If you do it too early, it will normally be rejected. If you do it too late, you may have to pay a fine which should be 1,900 Baht - unless you forget completely, then it could be higher.

Subsequent 90 days reports can be done online here (requires registration):

[members only]

When you leave the country and re-enter, the clock is "reset", i.e. do the first 90 day report after re-entering in person and so on.

I'm on a yearly extension of stay for retirement based on a non-immigrant O visum.

Before doing my last TM47 90 day reporting online on 02/01/2025, approved on 03/01/2025, my next reporting was due on 16/01/2025. Now the next one is due on 02/04/2025. So far, so good...

This morning, I received an email saying this:

"Your receipt for notification of "STAYING LONGER THAN 90 DAYS" will be due on 16/01/2025.

(...)

Please apply TM47 request online or contact the Immigration Branch Office in your residence area before due date."

2 questions:

1) Should I worry that Immigration may have bungled up my last TM47? I just checked in the online system where everything still looks good.

2) Useful to know for the next time: Can an online TM47 nowadays also be done just 5 days before the due date? The email text suggests that this is the case but I think TIT also applies here and it might be a "misunderstanding"... So far I thought that it was only possible 14 days to 7 days before the due date, hence I did it 14 days before.

#TM47

So a friend mentioned that I have to check in every 90 days with a DTV visa. I hadn’t heard that before but confirmed it is true. But if I leave the country before 90 days and come back it starts over correct? It’s only if I am here consecutively for 90 days and am remaining in country that I need to do this check in?

Not if I am back home n my original date of entry’s 90 day I don’t need to go to immigration. Correct?

Do you have to go back to io and inform them if you have a change of address shortly after receiving your first 1 year extension

Or wait until next extension is due !!

Please comment and happy new year to all of you