Does my landlord need to fill out a form to confirm my rental agreement for my retirement visa in Thailand?

Tod Daniels My friend, you want hardcore? HARDCORE is my office.

For an address change near the 90-day report time, my office required: a police report, TM28, TM30, TM47, receipt from previous TM47 report, passport copy (of course), copy of house book, and the PHYSICAL presence of the rental house owner—the “possessor.” (I had brought the house manager with me, but that wasn’t enough.)

I live 100 km from the IO and had to make two round trips to satisfy them. The second trip, fetching the owner.

I swear, getting a retirement visa was MUCH easier than an address change.

My take on this whole fiasco: I’m beginning to believe that online advice is near-useless in immigration matters; but checking with your local office is the only thing of which you can be 80%* confident. It may take 2-3 trips to get it right, but hey, T.I.T. (Oh, excuse me—just get “the handout.”)

This advice comes from dealing with six immigration offices over 16 years. For some ungodly reason, it seems to get harder rather than easier.

*Only 80% because interpretations of the rules vary among officers within the same office. Ergo: Get the name of the officer giving the advice, and only deal with that person when executing the procedure. However, be prepared for that individual to change their own interpretation between visits, as I have experienced.