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Can I renew my Thai driving license and obtain my residence certificate at an office outside my registered province?

Thai Driving License Driving License Renewal Residence Certificate TM30 Immigration Office 90-Day Report

May 3, 2024

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Paolo ************

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Good morning! Can I renew my thai driving license at any transport office OUTSIDE the PROVINCE where I have my address (TM30)? Is it possible to obtain your residence certificate and 90-day report at any immigration office outside the province? How many days before expire can I renew my driving license? Thank you!

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You can renew your Thai driving license at any transportation office in the country, regardless of your registered province. However, you cannot obtain your residence certificate or file your 90-day report outside your registered province. You may renew your driving license up to 6 months before its expiration date and 1 year after. Notably, if your license expires, renewing it within a day could allow you to receive an additional year on your 5-year duration, but you will need to ensure compliance with the TM30 requirements in the province where you apply.

Bob **********

If you let it expire 1 day you’ll get an extra year out of your 5 year you’ll need a TM30 in whatever province you apply for that province

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Bob **********

Are you on your first 5 years?

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Paolo ************

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im on first 2 year, expire in august, is too long wait my birthday in january

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@Paolo ***********

don’t wait just go do it like I said the next expiration will be 5 years after your birthday do it when it expires

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Bob **********

Not sure I know mine expires on my birthday and when renewing I got almost a full extra year

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Paolo ************

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YES if near birthday better wait after birthday

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Paolo ************

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Bob D'Andrea, I have retirement visa, I thought it was five years from the birthday. My license expires in August, my birthday in January, what’s the difference if I go before or after the August deadline? Thanks

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@Paolo ***********

no you’ll get the time from August until January plus 5 years

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Paolo ************

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are you sure? is not the same if I go now? 5 year starting from my birthday in january?

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@Paolo ***********

so if you wait until it expires you’ll get an extra 6 months

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Paolo ************

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I think I have to wait after my birthday in january for get extra, but is too long

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Brian *******

Yes, no, 6 months before and 1 year after

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Paolo ************

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thanx for answer. Another question, is it possible another way to apply for residence certificate at distance far away from your province? for example by internet website? I know that for 90 day report is possible

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Garrett ***********

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Most offices will issue you a certificate of residency if you have a tm30 there, which you can get from a 1 night stay in a hotel.

Chiang mai you can get one across the street from immigration without anything for 1k baht.

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Jan ******************

But he can’t renew his license without a TM.30

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Garrett ***********

DLT doesn't require a tm30

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Greg ***********

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he has to use the DLT of the place where he lives, where he is TM30 registered. Because the DLT wants to see his "certificate of residence" from Immigration. You can only get it from the Immigration that serves the area where your accomodation is TM30 registered

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@Greg **********

Yes that’s also my point. Even if the DLT doesn’t require the TM.30 itself, a TM.30 is anyway required to get a residence certificate to the DLT where you want to apply for/renew your licences.

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@Garrett **********

No, not the TM.30 itself, but a residence certificate from the immigration where his TM.30 is registered? At least that’s the way I’ve done mine in 12 years. Do you mean it’s possible to apply for a license at any DLT no matter where you’re TM.30 is registered?

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Garrett ***********

You should use the DLT office that matches the address on your certificate of residency or yellow book. Would any office processes a renew in a different province? I'm not sure.

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Greg ***********

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and even with my yellow housebook, I can only use it on the DLT of the province or Changwat, where the adress is that is printed in my yellow housebook. I cannot use the yellow housebook as a substitute for the certificate of residence outside of that Changwat. I could maybe use it for other purposes, but NOT for the drivers license renewal. It might be DLT specific, maybe some DLT's of the thousands of DLT's all over Thailand will accept it, but as far as I can say I don't know anyone who did succeed

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@Garrett **********

Yes, agree. I’ve renewed in different provinces, but I always needed to provide a residence certificate from where my TM.30 was registered at date.

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Tony ********

although technically you cant drive after the licence has expired. The 1 year is before they make you do the process from scratch, back to 2yr temporary licence and possible test.

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