Thread: 90-day residence reporting

I had not done it for a couple of years. Had a couple of renewals, 2 new passport re stamps, a single entry permit, 3 x 30 day come back stamps and other stuff and never got questioned for it.

Left the country last week for first time in 3 and a half years and can now restart the 90 thing if I decide to, think I will now.

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

When I start with the retirement visa I'm not reporting squat.

Big MISTAKE in Phuket Earl. I just dealt with those A-holes recently. Normally I only dealt with Bangkok because Phuket is so much their own fiefdom. And, to make it worse, they have a couple of idiot farang volunteers who immediately grab you when you enter. First place in Thailand for this and to make a long story short, they are about as effective as the farang tourist police.

Normally, I travel out of the country and actually never reported for years and years, but in the past year I've traveled a lot less, hence started reporting.

When I walked into Phuket office, I was a bit nervous because I was about 14 days overdue on the 90 day report. This idiot farang volunteer told me to take the reporting slip out of the passport and just tell them I lost it. MISTAKE. Long story, but eventually after getting the 3rd degree for a long time, I told the immigration officer, in Thai, what the farang had advised me, and then pulled out of my pocket the last 90 day paper.

He thanked me for being honest, let me skate on any fine, and that was that.

if you will call them farang, then you get what you deserve

Originally Posted by chinthee

This idiot farang volunteer told me to take the reporting slip out of the passport and just tell them I lost it.

If in fact you do lose the paper you need to go the police and report it, so that you have another piece of paper to show to immigration.

Also if you leave the country at any time, your 90-day period starts anew from the time you re-enter. I didn't report at all my first year here because I was going to Malaysia every month or two.

Originally Posted by MisterStretch

If in fact you do lose the paper you need to go the police and report it, so that you have another piece of paper to show to immigration.

maybe true but lost mine last time out so I called immigration and asked them when I was supposed to be reporting next.

they have the other half of the paper as a record.

I did not do it for last 18 months or more, forget now how long.

Just returned from first trip o/s in 3 and half years, so reset my 90 day reports....think I will do them this time.