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Do I need a TM30 form if I'm staying in a hotel or just in an apartment?
Is TM30 needed if I'm staying in a hotel or only apartments?
Answer summary
The TM30 form is required regardless of the type of accommodation you are staying in while in Thailand. If you are staying in a hotel, the hotel is responsible for submitting the TM30 form to immigration on your behalf. Conversely, if you are staying in an apartment, condo, or house, the landlord or property owner is required to file it. It is critical to ensure that the TM30 is submitted within 24 hours of your arrival to avoid any issues when dealing with immigration.
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Galen *******
ALWAYS !
Graham *******
If you stay in a hotel then the hotel manager will make one. If you stay in an apartment or condo or house, then the landlord should produce one.
Trond **********************
no
Hua ************
I've just moved house and the owner did a tm30 online but I had to also go immigration and fill in a tm28 and give them with copy's of passport and home contract
John *********
Why would you be concerned about a TM30? I have been to Thailand more than 20 times and never seen one or touched one.
Wylie *******
@John ********
if you never have to go to immigration for anything like an extension then you shouldn't have to worry about it. But damn near anything and everything you do there needs to have your latest TM30 on file.Tony *********
@Wylie ******
immigration doesn't know if you stay in an apartment for 3 days before returning to your registered address. They haven't implanted a tracking chip inside you. 😄
Bradley *********
@Tony ********
not yetWylie *******
@Tony ********
also, if the hotel files a TM30, which most do, and then you go to immigration you may need to file a new one for your home address before they will do anything. That depends on the office though. Some will just take care of it for you.Wylie *******
@Tony ********
not sure what your point is or what it has to do with anything I said? All I said is if you need to do anything at immigration you need to have a TM30, and it needs to match the address you use for any of the forms.
Khaled ************
OP@John ********
is it required to get a 30 days extension to my 60 days Visa exemption?
Auroa *******
What is a TM30?
Wayne *********
@Auroa ******
TM30 is the registration of a foreign person staying in a resident, regardless of hotel or private it's a legal requirement within 24 hours of arrival
Jeff ********
@Auroa ******
google
Henrik *****
When I sign in at a hotel or apartment, I ask the reception for a copy of the TM30, then it is practicaly no extra work for them to print it out, when they file it.
(perhaps a little tip, when I get the copy)
Much easier for them, than comming 3 ½ to 7 weeks later, and they have to search through papers to make a copy.
(perhaps a little tip, when I get the copy)
Much easier for them, than comming 3 ½ to 7 weeks later, and they have to search through papers to make a copy.
Kevin ******
@Henrik ****
much easier !
Jessica *********
yes
Brandon ************
You don't need a TM30 unless you are going to immigration. If you won't be going to immigration then don't worry about it.
Otherwise, it's a legal requirement regardless of where you are staying. EVERY property owner in Thailand is legally required to report a foreigner staying at their property within 24 hours of arrival.
Otherwise, it's a legal requirement regardless of where you are staying. EVERY property owner in Thailand is legally required to report a foreigner staying at their property within 24 hours of arrival.
Leo **********
@Brandon ***********
within 24 hours? I’ve been at my gf’s house now for 2 weeks and we keep forgetting about. We doing it tomorrow
Graham ******
@Leo *********
Do it online, it's a 3 step process (register account, add address, add foreigner) then, in the future, you just do step 3 ********************************************
Brandon ************
@Leo *********
The law says 24 hours. But immigration has no way of knowing when you actually arrived. As long as you have an updated TM30 before you go to immigration, you are unlikely to have any issues.Khaled ************
OP@Brandon ***********
as a US citizen, I'm going to have 60 days Visa exempt. Then I'm going to extend it for 30 days. Do I need the TM30 in that scenario?
Bryn ********
Yes but it will only be valid if you remain there, if you move to a different place and then go to immigration to extend you will need the TM30 to match where you are currently staying.
Max ********
@Khaled ***********
yes but if you stay in a hotel the first night it should be done for you .Brandon ************
@Khaled ***********
most likely yes
Malcolm *******
@Brandon ***********
Spot on , good advice .
Bart **************
Yes
Kevin ******
If you are staying in a hotel in Thailand, the hotel is responsible for submitting the TM30 form on your behalf, as they are required to report foreign guests’ stays to immigration. However, if you’re staying in a private apartment, condo, or house, the landlord or property owner is required to file the TM30 to notify immigration of your stay.
In either case, the TM30 is necessary, but the responsibility for filing it differs depending on the type of accommodation. It’s a good idea to check with your accommodation provider to ensure the TM30 is properly submitted.
In either case, the TM30 is necessary, but the responsibility for filing it differs depending on the type of accommodation. It’s a good idea to check with your accommodation provider to ensure the TM30 is properly submitted.
Craig *********
@Kevin *****
here is a good question. If I own a boat in Thailand, Thai registration and come stay on it. Do I file my own TM30?Kevin ******
Good question. The rules can be less clear-cut compared to land-based accommodations. Generally, if you are the property owner (or in this case, the boat owner), you’re responsible for filing your own TM30 when you arrive in Thailand to stay on the boat.
To ensure compliance, it might be best to check with the Thai Immigration Bureau or a local immigration office in Thailand, as regulations can sometimes vary by region.
To ensure compliance, it might be best to check with the Thai Immigration Bureau or a local immigration office in Thailand, as regulations can sometimes vary by region.
Thomas ********
@Kevin *****
and to get an extension and TM 30 REQUIRED
David ***********
@Kevin *****
so what about staying in your wifes house. We go and report on arrival at the immigration office.Henrik *****
Then wife is the property owner that has to file the TM30 within 24 hours after you arrive.
Some Immigration offices you only need go first time, after that it can be done online.
Some Immigration offices you only need go first time, after that it can be done online.
Max ********
@Khaled ***********
Don’t have a link but that is the rules, just as the hotel for a copy of the TM30 so you can take to immigration.went to immigration once didn’t even know about TM30 but was the first time I needed to get an extension, when we were asked for an MT30 we said didn’t know about, asked were we were staying and they went straight around to the landlord and he was find.Khaled ************
OP@Max *******
Would you share the link please?Henrik *****
It is not the traveller that have the obligation to make the report, it is the houseowner.
Max ********
@Henrik ****
you can do it on line as soon as you arrive.Jack ****************
No they want it even if you are with friends/family I believe.
Tony *********
@Jack ***************
how would immigration know that?Jack ****************
@Tony ********
it's when you go for an extension or renewal they can see if one was filledTony *********
@Jack ***************
no I'm not confused.Jack ****************
@Tony ********
I feel like you are confusing my telling you how they run their system with what my thoughts or feelings on the system might be.Tony *********
@Jack ***************
luckily I declined the immigration tracking chip implant.Jack ****************
@Tony ********
because they are supposed to? It's a stupid system. Like, the host is supposed to do it- and can get in trouble for not doing it- but YOU are not responsible and will 100% have trouble if the other person doesn't do it. It's lame.Tony *********
@Jack ***************
why would friends and family file one?
Steve ******
@Jack ***************
I met an American guy last month in Bangkok who got fined because he stayed with his in-lawThai family and one wasn’t completed.Activity
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