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Staying in Thailand longer than 90 days

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Staying in Thailand longer than 90 days ? If so you will need to report to immigration.

Source: thaivisa.com
Posted: March 2007

Any foreigner that stays in the Kingdom of Thailand longer than 90 days needs to notify immigration of this, and needs to report this for each 90 day period.

A foreigner must report within a 14 day window, 7 days before to 7 days after the 90 day period expires.

Failure to report, or failure to report within the specified time will result in a fine of bt2000, which rises to bt4000 if the foreigner is arrested.

A foreigner can notify immigration either in person, by authorising someone to report for them, or send the notification via registered mail.

For anyone applying for their first extension, please note that this will count as the first 90 day report.

To notify in person (or sending someone authorised to report for you), you must report to one of the following locations.

  • Counter 3, Immigration Bureau Office, Soi Suanphlu, Bangkok
  • Visa extension units, Ratchada Centre (BOI) *new address*

  • Immigration offices throughout the country

If you would like to notify immigration via registered mail, you will need to send required documents to the following address, making sure they arrive 7 days before the 90 day period expires.

90 DAYS REGISTRATION, ROOM 206
IMMIGRATION BUREAU,
507 SOI SUANPLU,SOUTH SATHORN RD.,
THUNGMAHAMEK SATHORN
BANGKOK. 10120

The documents that need to be sent are as follows: -

  • Copy of all passport pages (up to the latest arrival stamp in the Kingdom or latest visa stamp)
  • Copy of arrival/departure card TM. 6 (front and back)
  • Previous notifications of staying over 90 days (if any)
  • Completely filled in and signed notification form TM. 47

You must also send : -

  • Envelope with 5 Baht stamp affixed and return address of foreigner for the officer in charge to send back the lower part of form TM. 47 after having received the notification. This part must be kept for reference and for future notifications of staying over 90 days.

Please note that the above mentioned documents must be sent by registered mail and the receipt of the registration kept by the foreigner.

If a foreigner leaves Thailand during the 90 day period, then the day count will restart from 1 upon re-entering Thailand (from the date of entry).

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