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Can I use the TM30 from my hotel to apply for a 30-day extension in Bangkok?

TM30 Visa Extension Thailand Immigration 30-Day Visa Exemption Staying in Thailand Hotel Registration

Justin ******

asked Feb 29, 2024

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Hi, I’m planning on going to bangkok on a 30 day exemption + 30 day extension. I will be staying at a hotel for the first few days. Can I use the TM30 I get from there to apply for the extension? Or do I need to show them information about where I’m staying for the whole 60 days?

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You can use the TM30 from your hotel to apply for your 30-day extension; there is no requirement to show where you will be staying for the entire 60 days. As long as the TM30 is applicable to the immigration office you visit, it will suffice for your extension application.

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James ********

I believe that the OP has the answers needed for his question.

Thanks all for your helpful replies.

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3 years ago

John **********

As long as the TM30 is relevant to the immigration office you go to for the extension you can use it

3 years ago

Tod *********

the TM30 just shows where you're currently staying and there is no requirement that you show where you're staying the whole time when you go to get a 30 day extension on a 30 day visa exempt entry.

3 years ago

David *******

@Tod ********

what about the +30 days extension on a 60-day tourist visa? Same? (…1 night / 1st night in a hotel is enough to count to get the renewal at immigration?) [in Udon Thani, BTW]

3 years ago

Brandon ************

@David ******

you can use a hotel to file for the extension, but not your first night. You can only apply for an extension when you have 30 days left in most offices. 45 days in some, and 7 days in a few. So no office will let you apply as soon as you arrive on a tourist visa.

David *******

ok 👍 thank you

Brandon ************

if the hotel isn't in the same province as your house in Isaan, it won't work. You have to use the same immigration office as where your last TM30 is filed.

3 years ago

David *******

@Brandon ***********

to be clear — after that first night in a hotel I’m going to the home my wife and I have in Issan - and at day 59 I may want to go to immigration and buy another 30 days. If my wife / I haven’t filed a newer TM30 at the house (me having been there 58 days by that time) — is that a problem? …or will they just be ok with the TM30 the hotel filed on that first night (likely in BKK)? …that’s where I was going…

3 years ago