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Do I need to do anything specific if I'm staying at my girlfriend's house in Ubon for the TDAC?
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I’m travelling to Ubon and staying with my girlfriend at her house, do I have to do anything else cause I’m staying at a house and not a hotel?
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Answer summary
If you are staying at your girlfriend's house in Ubon, you do not need to book a hotel. However, your girlfriend must file a TM30 registration within 24 hours of your arrival at the local immigration office or online, assuming the house is registered for such an action. The TM30 is necessary to report a foreigner's stay in Thailand. While some commenters noted that they have not personally notified the village headman when staying with locals, it is generally advisable that the head of the household knows of your presence, especially in more rural areas.
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Mark *******
Have a party, pay for the whole village...
John ******
Jesus Christ man how long are you staying there for.
Alan ***********
Just have respect
Clare *******
Bring lots of money
Mike ******
Do not do it
Mike ******
15 years..jail time
Mike ******
The police will come...and you be arrested..
Jo **********
no
Henrik *****
Nothing else regarding the TDAC, but the owner of the house where you stay, has to do a TM30 registration at the local immigration office within 24 hours of your arrival.
Ya *****
You also have to make love to her long time mate 😎
Pete *******************
Runnnn 😂
David ***********
take a pocket full of cash
Dwayne ********
You guys are harsh, its not Bangkok. Everything will be fine whether 1 day or 90 days. Easy enough to verify your address at reporting. If want to be safe of a small fine, report it in a month & tell them you just arrived. I lived Ubon 15+ years, all is easy.
Dwayne ********
No. Just report it next 90 day report. Ubon has a very lax immigration.
Will *****
@Dwayne *******
you have to report in the province your staying in not outside.Dwayne ********
@Will ****
exactly
Kree ****************
Bring extra Money for the Family!!!!🤣😆😂😅
Will *****
@Kree ***************
spot on Thai culture my Thai wife tells me. Me thinks she telling me bullshit.
Craig ********
No but she should file a TM 30 she can do it online
Derek **********
OPThanks for the information got what I needed
Bruce **********
@Derek *********
and lots of information that you didn't need 😜
Andreas *********
@Derek *********
this is the webpage of Immigration where your GF can register her house ************************************************************************
Andreas *********
@Derek *********
So, your girlfriend got the blue housebook She first has to register the house in the TM30 Online System. She will receive a login-ID and a password. She will be asked by the system to change the password. After this is done, your girlfriend can report your arrival at her house in the TM30 online system - as having arrived at this accomodation.
You, the foreigner, usually don't register the house in the system by yourself, as you would need the blue housebook and the data it contains to do so.
However, if your girlfriend gives you the login-ID and the password, you can register every of your arrivals by yourself.
Instead of this proceedings, the two of you could also visit Immigration, together with her blue housebook and her Thai ID card and you with your passport, and register the TM30 directly at the Immigration office
Derek **********
OP@Andreas ********
Thank you
Phil ******
No and don't forget your TM30 too
Martyn *******
She needs you to be registered at the address or face a fine, can be done online or at the relevant immigration office
Will *****
@Martyn ******
fine is 800 baht.
Graham ******
Just use the first address you will stay at on arrival in Thailand whether it is a hotel or a private house
Rob **********
She will need to lodge a TM 30 with the local immigration office within 24 hours of your arrival.
Darin ********
@Rob *********
l live in a village in lsan. I on retirement visa and do my tm47 online and when we travel the tm30 is done by the hotels we stay at, when we return to the village we do the tm30 for our home address. It is not hard to do.Rob **********
@Darin *******
exactly not hard to do at all, have been doing mine for decades, a very straightforward process indeed.Will *****
@Rob *********
absolutely spot on.
Stan **********
@Rob *********
you can also do it online if house has been registered to do so and address has been acceptedStephen ********
@Stan *********
the owner of the property needs to register the address for online TM30 purposesStephen ********
@Max *******
possible it was registered during the initial tm30 application. But a tm30 cannot be got for an unregistered property. It can be registered and tm30 got at the same time
Max ********
@Stephen *******
We built it new in 2019 and couldn’t get back until 2023 but to our knowledge it has never been registered unless it happened when we did the TM30Stephen ********
@Max *******
maybe the property is already registered 🤷♂️Max ********
@Stephen *******
We had no problem getting a TM30 on line last year , printed it out and took it when I went for my extension of stay.Stephen ********
@Max *******
i had to register my 2 properties online before I was able to notify immigration of an 'alien' staying in themMax ********
@Stephen *******
Thank you, my wife owns the house but we have done a TM30 before on line but don’t know if the house is registered.Stephen ********
@Max *******
yes, the house needs to be registered by the owner on the TM30 website first.Max ********
@Stephen *******
Do you have to register the house with immigration to be able to do this?
Nongnuch ********
@Rob *********
and @Stephen *******
and @Stan *********
. . . you are dancing around the relevant processing . . . . . . . .the owner/keeper of the blue housebook first has to register the house in the TM30 Online System. He/she will receive a login-ID and a password. He/she will be asked by the system to change the password. After this is done, the owner/landlord/friend can register the visiting or renting foreigner in the TM30 online system as having arrived at this accomodation. The foreigner usually doesn't register the house in the system by himself, as he would need the blue housebook to do so, however if the owner of the house hands the foreigner the login-ID and the password, he can register every of his arrivals by himself . .Rob **********
@Stephen *******
ok that’s good, sorry about that🙏Stephen ********
@Rob *********
i know, im telling that to Stu 😜Rob **********
@Stephen *******
the registered owner of the property has to do the TM30Stephen ********
@Stan *********
ibwas replying to your comment where you said to Rob that he can do it if he has registered to do so. He cannot register to do so, its the owner of the house has to register to do so 🙄😕😕Stan **********
@Stephen *******
as Rob Hau Hin said "she" 🙄
Nicholas *********
Why would they compel you to stay in a hotel
Will *****
@Nicholas ********
they don't what you talking about.Peter *******
If the house is in a village she will have to inform the village headman
Gregg *******
@Peter ******
I am the only Farang in my village and I've been coming here for 6 years, up to 3 or 4 months at a time. I met the village headman about 4 years ago and never have I notified him of my arrival. He sees me around from time to time and always says sawasdee krab.Peter *******
@Gregg ******
just Google ' foreigner living in Thai village with partner inform headman' and it will explain everything. There is no legal requirement but is good practice.Gregg *******
@Peter ******
respect, always.
Robin *******
@Peter ******
is live here now but in the past I used to come twice a year for over10 years reported to immigration but I have never reported to the village headmanPeter *******
@Robin ******
if you are staying long term with partner in Thai village it will be reported to the headman but not by youWill *****
@Peter ******
rubbish inform immigration there is no head manPeter *******
@Will ****
find out more about rural Thai village life before making uninformed comments
Andy ************
@Peter ******
Any pisspot Thai village, the whole village knows when a farang has entered! Doesn't have to be the headmaster, everyone knows! 😆😆Peter *******
@Will ****
there will definitely be a head man. Called Pu Yai Moo Baan. You are staying with your wife so not a problem but I bet he has been informed you stay there.Will *****
@Peter ******
I stay on our Thai wife's farm 6 months per year.is that Long enough to get informed.Andy ************
@Peter ******
I've stayed at houses in villages before. Never notified anyone! 😂😂😂Peter *******
@Andy ***********
maybe you only stayed for short periods but if longer term the headman should be informed.Graham ******
@Peter ******
keep digging 555Andy ************
@Peter ******
Probably right there! 😆. Anymore than a few days I'm going stir crazy! Thailand villages don't exactly excite me! 😆
Robban *******
I wright the complete private adress and no problem, just ask what i do there and answer friends.
Kevin **********
Go local immergrayion report in
Mikael ***********
@Kevin *********
or ask your girlfriend to do it on immigration website..
Kevin ***********
I'm sure the head village man has to be notified, could be wrong
Will *****
@Kevin **********
no he does not only immigration within 24 hrs of arrival you can get to your destination and call immigration for the PROVINCE your staying in.
Lynnette *******
Put the address where you're staying.
Stuart *********
No. Just list where you are staying.
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