Do landlords need to update TM30 every time tenants leave their residence in Thailand?

90 Day Reporting TM30 Visa Rules Immigration Thailand Expat Life Chiang Mai Phuket BKK

Dec 4, 2023

a year ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

90 day reporting question 

Last week I submitted an online application ( my first ever ) 

My normal address is a condo hotel in CM and I have reported the last 3 times in person 

My online application was rejected ,reason being that I had stayed one night at a hotel in Bkk in September 

Many other times I have stayed at hotels outside CM province (and my landlord does not update that I have left and returned ) and it hasn’t mattered when I do a 90 day report 

Do landlords need to update everytime  tenants go away ?? 

This week I’m in Phuket - my 90 day report is due 6 Dec ( and I won’t be back in CM before 13 Dec ) 

So I guess I will need to report in Person at Phuket ( with my current hotels address etc ) ???

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user is inquiring about the necessity for landlords to file a TM30 report whenever tenants leave their residence, based on their experience with reporting in Thailand. They mention complications faced when their online application for a 90-day report was rejected due to a hotel stay in Bangkok. Answers from the community clarify that yes, landlords are required to file a TM30 each time a tenant stays elsewhere overnight, although this rule has not always been strictly enforced. Hotels are now responsible for filing TM30 reports as well, which simplifies the process for expats.

Gary **********

So you must get a TM 30 each time you are away? Even overnight. From the landlord of the condo?

a year ago

Sue **********

@Gary *********

only if the other accomodation makes TM30 of your overnight stay

9 months ago

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Sue **********

Stephen *******

Yes . This was always the rule but never enforced. Now checking and enforcing the tm 30 for any time, every single night. If you sleep some where else you must get landlord to do new tm 30. If do not stay in your usual residence, say you stay with friends or family overnight if they not bother to do a tm 30 then no one knows the difference .

But hotels will do a tm 30 now. Every time.

So when you return to your usual residence after a hotel stay , ALWAYS ask landlord to d0 a new tm 30

a year ago

Mika ********

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@Stephen ******

ok this explains it ,cheers

a year ago

Stephen *******

@Mika *******

yes it's a bit of a pain. But we want to live here so thems the rules.

You go fromm Bangkok to papaya for one lousy night you gotta do the tm 30 thing. My wife is my landlord so every time we leave phuket for overnight we go immigration same day we return or very next day. If we stay with family its a bit different.

You know if you own a house or condo and a friend stays at your place overnight you need to do a tm 30 for them. My daughter comes over from Australia and we do tm30 for her to stay with us.

Many expats saying they won't be having anymore friends etc. Stay in their place because of this. They will get over it.

Thai government is doing this because they think internationally Thailand is looked at as a place where crims can hide.

So to dispute this sentiment they want to know where every person is every night. Bit of a job.

a year ago

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Stephen *******

George *************

If you have a vehicle of some sort (car, motorcycle, etc.) consider using the drive-through at Phuket Town immigration. Very quick, pleasant service. Otherwise, you can do a report in person at either Patong immigration or Blue Tree (if staying in the north of the island).

a year ago

Mika ********

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@George ************

Good to know thanks

In CM you need to go to a particular desk to get the “TM30” updated and attached into your passport Before you go to the drive through to do your 90 day report

Is Phuket similar ?

a year ago

George *************

Oops, I was thinking of the TM-47 (90-Day Report) rather than the TM-30. You could be right that the TM-30 can't be done at the drive-through. I'm not sure. It can definitely be done inside Phuket Immigration.

a year ago

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George *************

Bill ********

You dont need to report if you arrange a hotel on report date, hotel reports for you.

a year ago

Nigel *********

@Bill *******

you're mixin up to 30 and 90 day reports. 😉 Getting tedious now

a year ago

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Nigel *********

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

Many offices have changed their TM30 policies with the arrival of the new TM47 and TM30 systems.

You're correct in that you'll be doing this 90 day report in Phuket since that's where you are. When you return to Chiang Mai do a new TM30 and then visit immigration and ask them their policy for clarification.

a year ago

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

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Do I need to notify my landlord to file a TM30 when moving from a hotel to a rental condo in Thailand?

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