Anonymous participant 180 I think you're confused, it might take 30 seconds to file a 90 day report in person once your queue number is called at the immigration office you use BUT getting there, getting a queue, waiting your turn, filing, then going back home can take people HOURS especially in an area with a LOT of long stay people (like bangkok) 🙂

Anonymous participant 180 you can't be fined for failure to do a 90 day report at the airports <- that is NOT the job of the passport control officers

you can ONLY get fined for failure to file a 90 day report on time at the immigration office serving the area where you stay/live

How about posting a photo of the fine stamp from one of those "half dozen in my own circle" that have been fined..

DTV_Begpacker depends on how much you value your time, it's worth it to some people so they don't have to go to immigrations, queue up and file in person

Anonymous participant 180 dial back your paranoia and stop spreading mis-information 😮

The people at passport control when you stamp out/in to thailand don't care if you EVER filed a 90 day report or not because that's not their job

You will NEVER EVER get questioned about whether you filed a 90 day report or not stamping OUT of thailand

It works like this at both Thai consulates in Lao.

-You go to Lao

-You log into the evisa online system

-You select the correct Visa, upload the required documentation, upload proof that you are in Lao (visa/entry stamp)

-You use the hotel address as your current address and you use your address in Thailand as your permanent address

-You submit the application

-You get a confirmation that you print out and take to the Embassy in person to pay for the Visa in cash.

Then you wait in the country until the Visa is approved or denied, usually 3 to 5 business days at the most.

If it's approved they will email you with a PDF attachment, you print that out because that is your visa and you present that with your passport when you stamp in to Thailand

Once you move, you out your land lord file a TM 30 with immigrations, showing you're registered as staying in an area served by that office.

Then you can do your 90 day reporting thru that office and get your year extension the following year when it comes due.

best of luck with it (y)

@Joona *******

you already moved, filed a TM30 at the office in your new area so you can now do 90 day reporting and get your next extension thru that office (the one that serves the area where you live now)

@Joona *******

you need to get the stamps transferred before you do a 90 day report because you have to use the new passport for the 90 day reporting if you entered on it 🙂

Be careful trusting passport control officers <- whose only job is to stamp you in and out of the country, about ANYTHING to do with stuff at your immigration office, because they are not the same type of officers

Umm, there is no 30 day extension on a Non-O visa 😮 🙁

Depending on why you got the visa you either extend it for the year (by meeting the financial and document requirements) or if you are married to a thai or have thai child you can get one 60 day extension based on "visit thai family"