90-day reporting (TM.47) under Section 37(5) of the Immigration Act

It runs from your most recent entry into Thailand, or from your previous 90-day report, whichever is later. If you leave the country and return, the count restarts from the latest entry date every time. Reports are accepted from fifteen days before the due date until seven days after it. Misreading the start date is the single most common cause of a late report.

Online submissions usually fail when the registered address does not match the section 38 notification, when the passport number has changed, or when the filing window is not open. Check the address record and your latest entry date first. If it still fails, report in person at your local immigration office with your passport, departure card and proof of address so that you do not miss the deadline.

Attend the local immigration office in person as soon as possible. The officer will consider the fine set by regulation and then issue the next appointment slip. The online channel generally will not accept a report that is already overdue. Letting reports accumulate causes problems at the next extension, so set a reminder in advance and keep every slip with the passport.

Yes. After departing and re-entering, the ninety-day count restarts from the date of the most recent entry stamp, and the earlier appointment slip no longer applies. Someone who travels often enough never to complete ninety consecutive days in Thailand does not trigger the reporting duty in that cycle, although address notification obligations continue as normal.

From the later of your most recent entry into Thailand or your previous report. Leaving the country resets the count, which restarts on the day you re-enter. The filing window runs from fifteen days before the due date to seven days after it. Record the due date in a calendar as soon as each receipt slip is issued.

Rejections usually trace to a mismatch with the immigration database: the arrival card number, the address on file, or an outstanding address notification. Verify those three points and retry promptly while still inside the filing window. If it still fails, file in person or send an authorised representative with the full document set rather than letting the deadline pass.

Yes. The count restarts from the latest entry stamp rather than continuing from the previous report, so frequent travellers often never reach a reporting date. Photograph each arrival stamp and set your own reminder about a week before the deadline, because no automatic notice is sent and the responsibility to track the date stays with the foreign national.

A pending status is normal for the first few working days while the office reviews the submission. Keep a timestamped screenshot as proof that you filed inside the window. If the deadline is close and nothing has changed, file in person or through an authorised representative at the immigration office covering your address so the filing is not recorded as late.

No. Reporting confirms your current address; it grants no additional days. Extensions are assessed separately against the requirements of your visa category. The two do interact, though: missed reports and repeated fines appear in your file and are usually raised at the extension counter, so keep every receipt filed in date order with your passport copies.

Late reporting carries a fine under the immigration law and the delay is recorded on your file. It does not by itself cancel the right to extend, but a repeated pattern invites closer scrutiny and additional document requests at the next application. Pay the fine and report the moment you notice, rather than waiting for the next cycle, because overdue days keep accumulating.

The online channel only accepts filings inside a fixed window before the due date, and it commonly rejects records where the passport data, arrival card number or address do not match the database. Check the latest TM6 number, spell your name exactly as in the passport, and use the address on the TM30 receipt. If it still fails after a day or two, file in person or by registered post.

No. The obligation attaches to ninety continuous days of stay inside the Kingdom, so leaving the country resets the count from the date you next enter. There is no filing from abroad. Keep the latest entry stamp as evidence of the start date and set a new reminder as soon as you land, so the following cycle is not missed by accident.

Many offices accept filing by an authorised representative with a power of attorney, copies of the passport data page and visa page certified as true by the holder, the latest arrival record or TM6, and the representative's Thai ID. Practice varies by office, so confirm with the responsible one first. Where travelling is impractical we file on your behalf and return the receipt slip.

As a general practice, send by registered mail around fifteen business days before the due date to allow for transit and data entry, and enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope for the receipt. Keep the posting evidence. The drawback is that any deficiency surfaces late, so postal filing suits complete files far from an office; if the date is tight, file in person or by representative.

The online channel only accepts filings inside a defined window around the due date. If it refuses the submission, or the status stays pending past that window, file in person at the local immigration office or send an authorised representative with the passport, departure card and proof of residence. Do not wait past the due date — late filing affects your residence record.

As a rule, departing the Kingdom restarts the count from your most recent re-entry, which is why frequent travellers rarely report at all. The caution is evidential: always keep the entry stamp. If you are unsure where the next due date falls, we calculate it from the actual stamps in the passport before you book travel.

The usual causes are filing outside the window the system accepts, address data that does not match the TM30 record, or a trip abroad that reset the counting period. The safe route is to file in person, or through an authorised representative, at your area office with the passport and departure card, then return to the online system next cycle. We diagnose the cause rather than letting you retry until the deadline passes.

As a rule the count restarts from your most recent entry date, even after a single day abroad. Frequent travellers often never reach a reporting date at all, though the address notification still has to be current. The caution is not to rely on the date you noted before travelling, or you will file in the wrong cycle. We maintain a due-date calendar for corporate clients with several foreign staff.

Online is easiest when the system accepts the filing and the address it holds matches reality. If you have just moved or previously missed a deadline, online filings are frequently rejected and attending in person finishes faster. Reporting through an authorised representative is also possible with a complete document set. We choose the channel with the best chance of clearing on the first attempt.

The count runs from your most recent entry, not from the previous reporting date. The common error is remembering the old date and reporting outside the window, which leaves a gap in the record. We set reminders from your actual entry stamp and re-check the date before each deadline.

Online suits people whose records are complete and who have not recently changed address. In person suits anyone who has just moved, just re-entered the country, or filed late before, because you leave with proof in hand. The risk with online is a rejection without a clear reason while the reporting window quietly closes, so file on the first day the window opens rather than the last.

Departing ends the existing cycle. On return, counting restarts from the date of your most recent entry. People are caught out by relying on the date printed on the previous receipt. The reliable habit is photographing the entry stamp each time and resetting your reminder as soon as you reach your accommodation. We reconstruct the dates from the passport pages first, then set the next reporting window.

Reporting is possible within a defined window before the due date and a short grace period after, rather than only on the day itself. Treating the due date as the target instead of the window's opening is what turns a routine filing into a late one when a system outage or a travel day intervenes. We diarise the opening date, not the deadline.

Most rejections trace to an address that does not match the immigration record, a passport or visa detail entered differently from the file, or a submission made outside the permitted window. The system rarely explains which. Because a rejected online attempt still consumes time, we check the record first when a client has had one refusal, rather than resubmitting the same data.

Departing and re-entering generally restarts the count from the new entry date, which means the report you had diarised may no longer be due when you expected. Travellers who keep the old date reported unnecessarily; those who ignore it entirely miss the new one. After any trip, the count should be recalculated from the latest entry stamp.

A late report typically attracts a fine and must be made in person rather than online, and a pattern of late filings can attract attention during a later extension. It is not catastrophic on its own, but it is entirely avoidable. For clients who travel constantly, we maintain the schedule on their behalf so the count is recalculated after each entry.