Do long-term visa holders in Thailand need to inform their landlords about traveling to other provinces?

Thai Long-term Visas TM30 Reporting System Landlord Notification Immigration Rules in Thailand Expat Regulations

Dec 1, 2020

4 years ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

Hi, just checking, do those of us on long-term visas still need to tell our landlords when visiting other provinces? Some rules keep changing, thanks

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Long-term visa holders in Thailand are not legally required to inform their landlords about traveling to other provinces. However, the TM30 system may require landlords to report foreigners' stays to immigration, typically only needing to be submitted upon first arrival at a property, rather than for each trip.

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Never changed. The law has remained the same.

4 years ago

Alan *******

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@Thailegal**********

hmm, not according to that BP piece

4 years ago

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ORIGINAL POSTER

Thanks to both of you. I found a BP story from June that suggests the landlord now only needs to report your first arrival, not every movement after that. Cheers!

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4 years ago

Stuart *********

@Alan ******

that is indeed the case. However all of the 70+ immigration offices have different interpretations to the rules. It’s best to check your local one for their requirements.

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Andy ********

Alan you have no legal requirement to tell your landlord anything.

4 years ago

Alan *******

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@Andy *******

hope you're right, do you agree Benjamin?

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Benjamin ******

Are you referring to the TM30 system? It depends on the immigration office. Some immigration offices want you to submit a TM30 no later then 24 hours after you start staying at a property, and some immigration offices only want it submitted one time you arrive.

4 years ago

Alan *******

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@Benjamin *****

thanks but I think the TM30 is only when a landlord notifies police you've taken up residence in his property? I believe you also had to tell them if you're holidaying elsewhere in the country and it was up to them to notify the authorities of that too. It was total BS, designed to track our movements

4 years ago

Benjamin ******

@Alan ******

>thanks but I think the TM30 is only when a landlord notifies police you've taken up residence in his property?

The landlord should never notify the police. They should always notify the immigration office. Landlords use an online system that can be found at

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> I believe you also had to tell them if you're holidaying elsewhere

No, only when you return. They don't need to tell anyone that you left.

Here's the Thai government official video about it:

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>It was total BS, designed to track our movements

Their country, their rules.

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