90-day Address Report Online - Update

[Gaybutton]

Those of you living in Thailand are well aware of immigration's 90-day Address Report requirement, which can be done at any immigration office.  Some may not be aware that you can do the whole thing online.  The programmers have done a good job with this one.  It works perfectly and can be done on a desktop computer, mobile phone, or tablet.  No more trips to the immigration office.  Those who live nowhere near an immigration office, no more mailing in.

What you do is log in.  Here is the URL:  https://tm47.immigration.go.th/tm47/#/login

Use that URL on whichever device you have or prefer.

If you're doing it for the first time you'll fill out the simple "Apply" form.  An Email will be sent to you with a password.  Save that password, although after the first time you log in your password will probably be saved.  You probably won't need to reenter your password unless you change devices.

Once you log in, now you'll fill out the Address Report form, which is very simple and actually requires a bit less information than the form you fill out if you go to immigration.  For instance you won't be asked for your arrival card number, how you arrived in Thailand, etc.

After filling out the form, you will submit it.  Not long after you will receive an Email telling you your submission has been received and accepted.

Not long after that, usually within an hour or two, you will receive another email telling you you have been approved.  Then you go back to the web site, click on the green "Status of Application" button.  The page that pops up will contain the approved form that you download (PDF format), print out, and put into your passport after removing the last address report form.

If you don't have a printer you can copy the form to a flash drive or take the device itself to any copy shop and they will be able to print it out for you -for about 10 baht.

After you have done your first submission, now you will receive an Email from immigration when your next report is due.  I'm glad they do that now.  They make sure you don't forget.

Who knows?  Maybe one of these days they'll come up with a way to do the Retirement Visa extensions entirely online, but I'm not holding my breath for that one . . .

[PDoggg]

Good to hear the online form that has been so problematic in the past is working well now.  Alternatively if one lives close to Jomtien Immigration (and it's not your first 90 report so that you're in their system) you can just drop off your passport to an Immigration official outside and come back one hour later.

[Gaybutton]

1 hour ago, PDoggg said:

Good to hear the online form that has been so problematic in the past is working well now.

It works perfectly now - no problems at all.  Now I'm hoping Moses will soon be able to do the same for my board . . .

[billyhouston]

Up here in Chiang Mai we have 'Drive Through' 90-day reporting which seldom takes longer than 5 minutes. There is a number of reasons why this can, for some people, be a better option. CM do not interpret the TM30 requirement in quite the same way as Bangkok.

[TotallyOz]

In Bangkok this does not work your first time upon arrival. This must be done either in person or via Mail. Once that has been done one time, then each online update works. They don't tell you clearly the reason the online is denied. But, this was one of the issues.

[Gaybutton]

16 hours ago, TotallyOz said:

In Bangkok this does not work your first time upon arrival.

It doesn't work anywhere in Thailand if it is your first address report.  I should have mentioned that.  Your very first address report has to be done at an immigration office.  After that you can use the online system.  I don't know how it works if your address ever changes.  My guess is you would probably have to personally go to immigration for the first report after changing your address. 

Also, when the time comes when you have to get a new passport, the passport number will change.  You would have to go to immigration for that.  While you're there I would advise making sure your new passport information is also given to the address reporting desk so it can be entered into the system and won't interfere with online reporting.

To me, it would make much more sense to have to do an address report only if your address changes, but they don't do it that way.  At least now you can do the 90-day address reports online.  Not exactly a major difficulty or inconvenience.

[TotallyOz]

Your first report can either be in person or by mail in Bangkok. If you change addresses or exit the country, or get a new visa, the same process (in person or in mail) and then online works. I like the online option a lot. But, I have traveled a bit and now will mail everything for a bit.