Heyyyy :)
My 60-day visa exemption period will soon expire and I want to go to the Immigration Office for a 30-day extension. I have a question about the TM30 document that need to submit for the extension application. I signed a 6-month condo contract (because I planned to do one visa-run) and haven't actually lived in others places in Thailand for those 60 days than my condo. Now I'm wondering if the immigration officer will be suspicious if I give them a TM30 with a "from-to" date and he sees 6 months (I don't know if a landlord can just give me a document where he put only one month, maybe its an option) and they won't grant me an extension due to the recently tightened rules. I'm wondering if a safer solution would be to book a hotel for a few days and request a TM30 from that hotel. But then I'm wondering if the immigration officer has access to my residence registration history in the system and can see that I have no history for those 60 days except for this one hotel. Does anyone know how this registration system works in practice?
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user is seeking advice on extending their 60-day visa exemption by 30 days at the Immigration Office and has concerns about the TM30 document requirements. They have a 6-month condo rental but have not lived anywhere else in Thailand during their stay, which raises questions about potential scrutiny from immigration officers regarding the length of the rental. Comments from the community suggest that it is unnecessary to overthink the process, and that providing the TM30 document will likely suffice for the extension. Some users recommend not disclosing the long rental term, proposing that the user consider staying at a hotel to avoid complications.