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Does having a yellow book for house registration automatically provide a TM-30 for foreigners in Thailand?

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Does a yellow book house registration confer a TM-30?
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The consensus among users is that a yellow book (house registration) does not confer a TM-30 registration. Many comments highlight that the TM-30, which reports a foreigner's presence at a specific residence, operates independently of the yellow book system. While one user noted that their experience with a yellow book sufficed for TM-30 filing in Koh Samui, most agreed that these two documents are unrelated.
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Bob **********
Bob **********
No
Keith *********
Keith *********
Contrary to what the answers here are expressing, I have a yellow book and a non o visa based on marriage and the yellow book suffices for a TM 30 substitute. That is my recent experience on Koh Samui. The Immigration Department in other provinces maybe different.
Peter **********
Peter **********
@Keith ********
I’ve been told the same by IO in Sakon Nakhon. 👍
Dave ********
Dave ********
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The TM30 says you are a foreigner staying in a certain place. The yellow book says you are a foreigner staying in a certain place. I guess I don't see the difference.
Lynnette *******
Lynnette *******
@Dave *******
because even with a yellow book you could still go somewhere else to stay, like a hotel etc and they'd do a TM30. So that's what's relevant. The TM30 says where your physical body is staying.
Willem ****
Willem ****
Think: are you going to delete your name from the yellowbook if you are not living there? Even its only 24+ hours? No i guess not.

A yellowbook doest show if you are actually staying there.

And the yellowbook has nothing to do with Thai immigration
Rob **********
Rob **********
No they have absolutely nothing to do with each other.
Michael ********
Michael ********
No
Martyn ***********
Martyn ***********
Absolutely not... And I don't understand why it should? And before you ask.. Same for 90 days
Paul ***********
Paul ***********
No
Brandon ************
Brandon ************
The 2 have absolutely nothing to do with each other

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