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Do we need to file TM 30 each time we return to Thailand after a holiday?

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Mar 26, 2018

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Susan **************

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A TM 30question. We own our own house and have yellow house book. Do we have to do TM 30 every time we return from holiday abroad?

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The TM 30 form must be filed each time you return to Thailand after a holiday abroad, particularly when staying at your own residence. However, the enforcement of this requirement can vary by region, as some expats have reported inconsistent checks, especially in Chiang Mai. Generally, after the first report, subsequent reports are advised to be done within a two-month window. It is important to comply with this to avoid fines, which can be around ฿1,600 for failure to file.

Biff *******

So, I should be reporting the fact that I’m staying at my wife’s house every time I visit? Or more accurately, she should? All I’ve ever done is fill out the arrival card.

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@Henry ********

right, bangkok immigration's doesn't care in the least if you or your land lord ever filed a TM.30.

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Susan **************

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@David ********************

this was the first time mine has been checked. Never had one before.

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Henry *********

And unless there have been reports to the contrary, no TM30 reporting is required by individuals in Bangkok.

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Ken *********

I read your initial post wrote. Sorry. What I meant was that if you don't leave the country, who is the wiser? Now I read that hotels report you. OK. So, must comply.

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Tod *********

The real truth is.

IF you are on a visa and don't need to go to the immigration office for an extension, a 90 day report, a residence certificate etc there is no way the immigration office will know you are staying where you are.

It's only when people who show up at the immigration office to get something done that they find out a TM.30 wasn't filed and fine them.

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David *********************

Here in Chiang Mai, they check the status of TM-30 every time one extends a visa.

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Tod *********

Typically the fine for failure to file a TM.30 is 1600baht.

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Biff *******

I must remember next time. 😊

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Oliver **********

I was told at immigration that the first time you return you have to report within 24 hours and every time after that within two months

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Richard *****

They’ve only just recently started to crack down on it and CM are hot because they realise there’s lots of ฿1,600s out there just waiting to be harvested!

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Laurence **********

Absolutely

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Susan **************

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This is the first time I have been asked too and lived here 5 years.

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Laurence **********

I have a blue and a yellow never been asked for anything ever. I come and go many times in a year. No one asks me. Chiang Mai is where I live. Don't understand why and don't know why others get asked. 16 years I've been here.

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Laurence **********

@David ********************

I understand completely

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David *********************

@Laurence *********

I would leave in a heartbeat, if I could.

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Laurence **********

Plus this. Why am I living here? LOL

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Laurence **********

I'm growing weary of this place.

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@David ********************

crazy stuff.

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David *********************

I’ve been here 24 years. This year was the first year that I was required to do a TM30. But once you were in their computer, you have to report within 24 hours when you return to the country.

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Barry ******

You have to be on the blue book to file a tm30

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David *********************

Nope. Nothing to do with who is on the Tabien Baan. If you have ever received a TM 30, you are required to report to Immigration within 24 hours after your return.

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Susan **************

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Thanks Barry - have the blue book. So answer is we must file TM 30 every time.

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David *********************

Yes. And you don’t “own” the house. 🤗

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Susan **************

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Ok thanks.

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