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Do I need to report to immigration after returning to Thailand on a non-imm O extension?

non-immigrant O visa reentry stamp 90-day reporting immigration procedures Tm30 form

Frank **********

asked Apr 26, 2022

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I am on a non-imm O extension. I know to get a reentry stamp on the way out. When I return do I need to go to my local immigration office, or does my 90 days automatically reset from my arrival?

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When returning to Thailand on a non-immigrant O extension, your 90-day reporting starts again upon reentry. You need to calculate the days yourself for the first 90-day report after returning. Additionally, it's required to report your address at the immigration office within 24 hours of your return and file a Tm30 form.

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Michael *********

As John said you must file a Tm30 at immigration

5 years ago

John **********

Many immigration offices also require you to report your address within 24 hours of returning from abroad

5 years ago

Ryan ********

@John *********

how is this enforced?

5 years ago

Tod *********

@Ryan *******

it's enforced when you go to get your next extension and they see that the TM30 filing date is NOT sync'd with your most recent arrival date. (that's when they usually tell you go to file a NEW TM30 and come back)

5 years ago

Ryan ********

@Tod ********

43 years. The Immigration Act of 1979. Section 38.

5 years ago

Tod *********

@Ryan *******

they aren't punishing you at all, they're making you follow the rules is all 😉

It is YOUR responsibility to make sure you or your land lord file a TM30 when you come back into the country (some offices even make you do it when you come back from domestic travel too 😮 )

I mean it is what it is, and it's been a rule for a LONG time (20+ years I believe) but it's only the last few years where it's been enforced.

5 years ago

Ryan ********

@Tod ********

so they will punish you by making you wait in another line?

At least they don’t make you wash their car or sit in the corner facing the wall with a silly hat on.

5 years ago

John **********

@Ryan *******

it's not enforced per se. But next time you need to interact with immigration you can be fined. To be more correct its the owner of the property that should be fined but it invariably becomes the foreigners responsibility

5 years ago

Robert *******

your 90 days, which is a report that you're 90 days continiously inside Thailand, it stops at the moment you leave Thailand and it starts at the moment you enter Thailand. You need to calculate the days by yourself to make the first 90 day report.

5 years ago