Stayi
ng as an expat i
n Thai
l
and has many benefi
ts, warm weather, cheap l
i
vi
ng costs and of course the ‘
i
nfamous’ Thai smi
l
e. I
t’
s easy to
become accustomed to the good l
i
fe i
n Thai
l
and but i
t i
s al
so very i
mportant to ensure you stay on top of your vi
sa si
tuati
on.
One of the most common ways that expats fi
nd themsel
ves wi
th an unnecessary probl
em i
s forgetti
ng to do thei
r 90 day report. The 90 day
report can be done onl
i
ne usual
l
y but the system has been down for a whi
l
e meani
ng that expats now need to make the j
ourney to thei
r l
ocal
i
mmi
grati
on offi
ce and do thi
s report personal
l
y. You have 7 days ei
ther si
de of your speci
fi
c date i
n whi
ch to do your 90 day report but i
f you
forget to report and l
et i
t l
apse beyond 7 days, you face a fi
ne of up to 5,
000 THB whi
ch i
s a hefty sum for most expats.
One of the easi
est ways to remember i
s to set an al
arm on your phone or add a note to Googl
e Cal
endar. Anyone who has stayed i
n Thai
l
and
for more than 90 days must report thei
r address to i
mmi
grati
on, even i
f thei
r address i
s sti
l
l the same. O