As far as I know, as for any long term visa O, OA, even Elite, you have to extend the authorization of stay in the country each year, in person at the immigration office. Visa and autorisation of stay are two separate things.

Authorization of stay will be given when you enter first the country with the visa OX or when you get the OX in situ in Bangkok.

Then you have to extend the stay every year.

For Elite, it is a bit different as one get new one year extension each time he goes out/retenter the country, and for free. But if not going out at all then should do extension and pay 1900 baht as every long stay visa.

@Tod ********

So I went to Promenada (Chiang Mai), last day before the closing of the whole mall and Immgration coming back to near Airport offices.

Why the web site wasn't working for me ?

No explanation, they just said, "we are living special days…"

I waited 1h30 then got a ticket then was called up.

I gave my passport and form, sat no more than 35 secondes in front of the officer, and I got the passport back with 90 days reports sticked in.

It is a long time I didn't do 90 days report in person so I didn't remenver well, but before they typed every infos in the computer and took me a picture with the camera. Today, nothing at all ! My form will piles up the paper stock – and perhaps will never be entered in the database ? Anyway it's a bit silly. At least, the "meeting" could have last 10 minutes, not seconds… The ratio waiting time/action isn't worthy at all :).

OK I found out myselve that the Promenada offices will close as well as the wall mall tomorrow 25th of March, and so it should be still opened today 24th. I will go there.

have a nice day, take care of you all.

@Tod ********

I did always use Safari on Mac and it always worked all the time. I just tried also with Firefox and Chrome and I got the very same alert.

I haven't travalled sine my last report whicjh was 'one line) in januray 2020.

No I didn't get to page . The alert appears always when I confirm page 1, just before going to page 2 (never go of course).

Hello

@Robert ******

Well, my date is the 5th of April. I should do report online between 15 to 7 days before this date. So today should be good; Depends perhaps how they count as the 5th of April is a Sunday. So I'm perhaps one day too early ?

Could be, but the money is not a problem, peace of mind and live with less trouble as possible, is more important for me.

But I will not put 10 million in bonds also.

If you think about, the Elite is equivalent to 139 euros/month for 1 million baht/20 years (but paid at one time).

It's not epensive to be without yearly troubles, thinking of have money in bank, health insurance, waiting to immigration for extension… and so on as The Elite compagny take care about many things for you with its concierge service.

Thanks Tod, very simple in fact. But the official site isn't very clear about the fact that you can buy a new one when one is finished.