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Do I need to re-register my address with immigration if I travel within Thailand?

SereneRas**********
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Hi if I travel within Thailand do I need to go to imigration to re register my address.?
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When traveling within Thailand, whether or not you need to re-register your address with immigration largely depends on your accommodation type and the policies of immigration offices. Typically, hotels are required to register your stay via TM30, but not all do it consistently. If you return to the same address after your travels, a new TM30 may not be necessary unless specified by local immigration policies. If staying with a friend or family, they are responsible for your registration. It is advisable to ensure that the TM30 is filed correctly, particularly if you anticipate needing to present it for other immigration purposes, such as bank account registration or driver's license applications.
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Louie *****
Louie *****
I misspoke scratch my comment
Louie *****
Louie *****
No
Jo **********
Jo **********
No
Nagy ********
Nagy ********
Always , and do it in 24h each place
Andrew ********
Andrew ********
If you checked in a hotel under your name, yes. I always reserve hotels in my wife's name just so I don't have to keep doing TM30s.
John *********
John *********
No. Your hotel will do it
Khun ********
Khun ********
In over 25 years I never did it myself. Never had any issues. Stayed Hotels, my condo in Bangkok and private places like our home in Isaan.
Mayer *****
Mayer *****
Just leave thailand. Easier
Paul *********
Paul *********
How long do expats have to register residence before fined?.

Im staying with wife at or KK home in June.

I'll be entering Thailand on 0 visa 90 days marriage.

Im wanting to obtain a residence certificate so.i can open a Thai bank account.
Michael ***************
Michael ***************
It depends on your Home Immigration Office - e g Chonburi don't require that - but other Offices yes - Check with your Immigration Office Not with FB (you See a Lot of comments "the Hotel do" what Has nothing to do with your Question...)
George *************
George *************
You can stay for two months no problem just do your Digital arrival arrival card on line and you can stay for 60 days
Colin ***********
Colin ***********
No
Bernard *********
Bernard *********
Just renew my 90 days without any problem....despite the fact I stay in various hotels recently ...
Rudy ********
Rudy ********
No, the owner where you stay as to do this ..
Bernard *********
Bernard *********
Ce sont les hôtels et les lieux d'hébergements qui signalent votre présence, rien à faire de votre côté
Nivat ***************
Nivat ***************
Not necessary.
Darren *******
Darren *******
Yes if you own or rent also if you rent you have to go with the owner after you register and go in and out you just go by yourself when you return because them have your register from before done this many years if you change address you will have to register or take the owner .
Neil ********************
Neil ********************
Surely only on the day thereabouts on the 90 day advisory, in between you can go wherever you want !
Bob *****
Bob *****
report every 90 days. if you do change your address like from one condo to another make sure tm30 is done by the owner. if they refuse to do it and do it yourself. otherwise don't worry about it.
Fred **********
Fred **********
yep.
Jim *******
Jim *******
Most people here, including the Mods and Admins, have no Yellow Book, they can not get it. Like backpackers.

With the Yellow Book, your TM30 nightmare disappears.
Jimmy *********
Jimmy *********
Jim Davis I have yellow book and pink card. How does it help? Personally I use the pink card at hotels and try and avoid being registered but how does it all avoid eTM30. ? Cheers
Jim *******
Jim *******
Jimmy Tuffrey You just answered it yourself.

The TM30 is your last address known to Immigration.

By checking in a hotel with your Pink ID, they will not submit their TM30 that overwrites your last address on the Immigration file. Only one TM30 address is in effect, the last one, no history.
Patrick ******
Patrick ******
Jim Davis could I please ask for your help to elucidate on your comments . TIA. I have a yellow book ( pink iD and name on chanute as owner of my condolences). I have my condo set up for doing TM30 and take great care to register myself after immigration visits suggested that was the way to do it as I am a foreigner staying in a residence , irrespective of ownership the owner has to register me. I have no Thai wife
Jim *******
Jim *******
My TM30 is forever, I will never change my address. My own condo in Bangkok.

Going weekend to Hua Hin? My Thai Pink ID for foreigners, my Thai driving license, no hotel TM30 willo change my address nor even submit their TM30.
Robert **********
Robert **********
It depends...

I presume there is a TM30 registration where you are staying now. The owner of the accommodation (partner, friend, family, hotel, apartment..) has to file for you. They are responsible. But you have to check if that is done, and preferably ask for a copy.

If and when you travel within Thailand, and you stay in one or more hotels, they have to file (but my experience is, they do not want the daily hassle, even though it is mandatory. In my case they never did). So ask them if they do, and ask for a copy (if they do).

When you get back to your permanent residence/accommodation you have to file again (I mean the owner of the residence). But again, only if other places have.

My example. When I arrive in Thailand, I stay with my girlfriend. She has to file (easy, she just got an account online, that you use everytime). When we travel within the country, and a hotel DOES file too, then I (my girlfriend) has to file again when we get back home. And this is the case EVERYTIME)...

People here have said it is not a big deal if you don't have to deal with immigration (for an extension for example). That is half true. Don't forget, it is mandatory. If a policeman pulls you over, they could ask for it...

But, I think that hardly happens.

Someone here even stated: "there are different rules"... No. There is one rule: you have to file for a TM30 everytime... (like, you have to carry your original passport at all times. People will always tell you different. But that is a different topic).
Angelo ***********
Angelo ***********
Robert G Viset If you have a long term visa, you do not need to make a new TM30 when you come back to your home address after traveling inside of Thailand.

The rest of your post is very correct.
Robert **********
Robert **********
Angelo Schneider aha, I was not aware of that (because I am not looking for long term). Thank you.
Angelo ***********
Angelo ***********
Robert G Viset "Long term" are those with 1year or longer extensions
Jim *******
Jim *******
Robert G Viset With Thai Pink ID, you do not have to carry your passport.
Angelo ***********
Angelo ***********
Jim Davis nitpicker :P
Robert **********
Robert **********
Jim Davis of course, but I am not planning to be a resident...
Jim *******
Jim *******
Angelo Schneider Nitpicker maybe. When you get the Thai documents, it becomes easier.
Anthony ******************
Anthony ******************
your hotel shoild be able to register you.
Jim *******
Jim *******
Anthony van der Craats That is the problem if you ever need any service from Thai Immigration. If a hotel files your stay with them, that is your latest and only valid TM30.

They will not if you have Thai Pink ID for foreigners or Thai driving license. None of those have your passport number. Unless, you are a backpacker.

My Thai ID and my Thai driving license have no my passport number. Just Thai ID.
Adam ******
Adam ******
Many years ago (pre-online reporting) we travelled up to my wife's village in Isaan, some 900kms away from home. After a couple of weeks there it dawned on me that my 90 day reporting was due. Back then you could report your TM30 info to the police if you were not near a town with immigration. The local chief of police was not interested one bit. In fact his only interest once he found out I was from Glasgow was whether I supported Rangers or Celtic. 😆 We had to drive 70k to Nakon Phanom and tell them we just arrived and could they do my 90 day reporting while I was there. Job done.
Peter *******
Peter *******
I had to show a tm30 other day at immigration. Guess depends on the officer.
Peter *******
Peter *******
Everywhere you stay will take your passport number and forward to immigration
Jim *******
Jim *******
Peter Young No. If you have Thai Pink ID, hotels will not submit their TM30.

My Thai ID has no passport number, my Thai DL has my Thai number from the Pink ID, no passport number.

Considered as a local, no TM30 by a hotel.

A worakround may be, if you are travelling with your Thai partner, book the hotel under their Thai name, you won't be asked for your passport and no change to your TM30.
Jim *******
Jim *******
25 years going to Thai (visa exemption, then 30 days, now 60 days) I never knew the TM30 even existed. Since joining this group, now I need Immigration services and I did TM30. Non O extensions.

My Thai wife (Blue Book holder) had to be with me at the Immigration office (Bangkok, Samut Prakan) to register me. She had to sign several papers. Our family, we live in Japan but still she (my wife) has the Blue Book on my own condo.
Cholly ******
Cholly ******
Jim Davis same for me, 25 years visiting and staying in the village, and this time learn about the TM30, small 800 Bt fine, and visited the property from Immigration, very polite and only on site for a few minutes.
Patrick ******
Patrick ******
Jim Davis didn't you bother with a yellow tabienb bann book .. quite useful for getting things ....
Jim *******
Jim *******
Patrick Ward Yes, I have the Yellow Book, Thai ID (Pink card for foreigners) and Thai driving licence. Everything after that went fine, no Certificate of Residency needed, bank account just wanted my Yellow Book, driving license on the spot.

Neither my Thai DL nor my Thai Pink Card have my passport number, they have my Thai Pink ID card number.

Over 60 years old, the Pink Thai ID is forever, no renewals.
Carl *********
Carl *********
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I do it online, if I go away anywhere when I come back fill this in
Jim *******
Jim *******
@Carl ********
How could you possibly do that? The landlord has to be registered for accommodating tenants. You can not have that login. Requires Thai ID number.

Maybe, the landlord can give you their login and password.
Jim *******
Jim *******
@Carl ********
The landlord (be it your wife) has to do that.
Rick ********
Rick ********
Wouldn’t it be easier just to require all foreigners to wear a gps ankle bracelet?
Bo**
Bo**
@Rick *******
just the “short-time” tourist and/or “slider jumpers” ones who make it hard for the rest of us long-term folks.
Ken ******
Ken ******
actually it is no need, even if travelling overseas but back to same reported address on.file
Malcolm ********
Malcolm ********
Ken Chao you definitely have to fill a new address form in if you leave the country
Ken ******
Ken ******
it's not like that when i asked immigration recently when i report TM30, the counter officer said no need, but added i might as well report as i came to.office anyway, hahahaha, so humourous! i actually report this on my google map review titled: residence notification, you can browse
Rick *********
Rick *********
Ken Chao I was told the same at local immigration after a trip to Krabi
Michael ********
Michael ********
Phone your immigration they all have different rules.
Robert **********
Robert **********
Michael Winter not true, there is one national rule: you have file everytime...

You can easily file online (well, your wife/family/friend does). She makes an account, and she can file every time :-) 5 minutes work. Download a copy.
Michael ********
Michael ********
Robert G Viset
Michael ********
Michael ********
Robert G Viset sorry but that's not true, there was a update in June 2020 where you do not have to do a new one if you go back to your registered address, it was also published in the Royal Gazette. You will find it if you Google it.
Stuart *********
Stuart *********
Good luck trying that.
Michael ********
Michael ********
@Stuart ********
why? I did.
Robert ******
Robert ******
I tried to do my 90 day report on Friday and it was rejected saying I was registered as staying in Chumphon. So have to update my TM30 before completing the 90 day report. I was there for 1 night whilst driving between Bangkok and Phuket. I've been at the same address for 4 years. Never had this problem before, has something changed recently?
Mauro *********
Mauro *********
Depend where do you will stai in Thailand.

In normal case hotel and landlord will need register for you.

In some case if is private house or condo , better if you register yourself 😉
Henri **********
Henri **********
Except, if You own Your condo. You can do TM 30 by Yourself.
Mauro *********
Mauro *********
Henri Hagström yes sure. In this case you are landlord
Jim *******
Jim *******
Henri Hagström No, you can not. The landlord has to be there. The condo is my property but my Thai wife has to be there for my Yellow Book. Dozens of forms to be signed by her.
Henri **********
Henri **********
If You owned Your condo 100%. You have Your own yellow book and You are Your landlord for Yourself.😄. Then You have to make Your TM30 by Yourself.
Jim *******
Jim *******
Mauro Brillio You can not register yourself. The landlord (be your wife) has to be registered with Thai Immigration to report your stay.
Brian *******
Brian *******
Jim Davis You can , and I have. Some places you rent will not deal with immigration. Especially if the are under the table or unorganized. My wife works for the federal government and we know this well .
Mauro *********
Mauro *********
Jim Davis you should read better.

I don't say "don't register"

In my case i register myself . Contract is in my name.

🤷‍♂️
Henri **********
Henri **********
Correct👌
John *******
John *******
You will only notice this if you actually need a TM30 for something else that involves Thai Immigration. For example, residence certificate for a bank account or getting a Thai driving license.
Paul ********
Paul ********
I was just in imagination on Friday getting photos taken with imagination police and they know about my next trip away and said every time you go away you have to come back and re- register, I'm not bothered but I go away to three days every two weeks so my visits to imagination are going to be the same as staff, lol
Darren *******
Darren *******
Paul Ferrol That is what have to do or get a fine you have 24 hours to do it on return. It's all on computer were you stay in thailand unless you find a place that dont register you.
John **********
John **********
@Paul *******
can be done online
Atrustwor*********
Atrustwor*********
Paul Ferrol I hope you were at immigration not dreaming an imagination
Christer *****
Christer *****
Paul Ferrol Imagine that 😆
Paul ********
Paul ********
Yes my eyesight is that bad, bloody auto correct, lol,

So another question is my trips away usually end at the weekend, so I can't go and re- register sat or sun and Monday is obviously more then 24hrs, yes I know that I'm not that daft, lol, how hard is it to do online,
Paul ********
Paul ********
Christer Bau bloody auto fill, eye sight so bad didn't even notice,
Jan ******************
Jan ******************
It depends on the immigration office whether they require you to submit a new TM30, even if you return to the same address.
Stuart *********
Stuart *********
It’s the responsibility of the property owner to register foreigners at their place. Hotels will do this online and in theory places like condos or Airbnb should do also but sometimes won’t.

If you need no interaction with immigration you won’t need to worry about it.
Cholly ******
Cholly ******
TM 130 or is it TM 30? After 25 years of going to my wife's home, I learn about this need!
Ben *******
Ben *******
Not everyone has a month in an Airbnb
SereneRas**********
SereneRas**********
OP
Ben Steel it doesn't matter how long you stay
Hǝınz ***********
Hǝınz ***********
Morice LaMay nope, legal if they have a hotel license.
Morice *******
Morice *******
SereneRaspberry6951 under 30 days it IS illegal to rent Airbnb. FYI 👍
Michael ***************
Michael ***************
@Stuart ********
that reply Has nothing to do with the Question :) as He is taking about " Back Home" Not about the hotel
Graham ******
Graham ******
Michael Brünglinghaus where do you see "back home"?
Ben *******
Ben *******
@Stuart ********
Airbnb is illegal in Thailand
Morice *******
Morice *******
Ben Steel you would fail as a volunteer' want to be police ' for Tourists police foreigners volunteer program. 🤡🤡
Al ****
Al ****
Ben Steel No it is not.
Stuart *********
Stuart *********
You are misinformed
Michael ***************
Michael ***************
Ben Steel No - Rent Out below 1 month without a Hotel licence is illegal/ airBNB is Not illegal

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