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Does my Thai wife need to file a TM30 for me if we enter Thailand on her UK passport?
This might be a silly question but last year my thai wife bought a house in BKK and we are planning on staying there in June. Does she need to do a TM30 for me? Also if she uses her UK passport to enter, do we both need to do the TM30? TIA
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The question of whether a TM30 needs to be filed when a Thai citizen's foreign spouse stays at their residence involves a few considerations. Technically, a TM30 must be filed for any foreigner residing at a Thai citizen's property. Regarding entry via a UK passport, if the Thai spouse is born Thai, they may not be treated as a foreigner if they present their Thai ID. However, naturalised Thai citizens risk losing citizenship by using their foreign passport for entry. Community members generally agree that using a Thai passport is more straightforward.
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Lhiling ********************
It's easy if she use her Thai passport..
Michael ********
Yes
Dave ********
Yes and yes
Mike **********
Why would she use her British passport to enter her own country?
Graham **********
Yes my wife had to.do.for me.last year
John **********
Why would she enter on a uk passport?
Knowledgea***********
OP@John *********
No real reason other than she didn't renew her thai passport until last year with the house purchase so I guess she got used to it. But if it makes it easier, I guess she'll use her Thai one now.John **********
KnowledgeableWolf1183 that would be sensible
Graham ******
@John *********
Thai passport expired maybe (but that would not prevent entry)Mike **********
@Graham *****
can’t see where it says it’s expired? Have you made that up ?
Ray ********
@Mike *********
Been in any bar fights or are you more passive in real life?Graham ******
@Mike *********
bye prickJohn **********
@Mike *********
why bother with such a comment. A waste of everyone's timeMike **********
@Graham *****
but why would you mention that , you did make it up thou , the OP never said it did he ? It was you talking absolute nonsense, from your comments I can see what a boring loser you are , now jog on sunshine .Graham ******
@Mike *********
I made nothing up hence the inclusion of maybeMike **********
@Graham *****
maybe you shouldn’t make up things then eh ? keep the idiot comments to yourself eh.Graham ******
@Mike *********
hence the use of maybe
Deslea ********
Dual nationals entering on a foreign passport is a tricky area. Refer here -
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- my reading of what’s there is that basically if she’s born Thai, as of 2023 she won’t be treated as a foreigner even if she enters on her UK passport, as long as she can show her Thai ID on request. However, it seems that a naturalised dual national can lose their citizenship if they try to use their other citizenship in the Kingdom (including to get in). (Disclaimer - I have no personal knowledge or expertise of this area, just re-stating my reading of the link).
Stuart *********
Technically she needs to do a TM30 for any foreigner staying on her premises. That said if you need no interaction with immigration no one will give a monkeys if one is done or not.
If she enters using her UK passport she will be deemed as British and subject to all requirements needed for a foreigner which would include TDAC and TM30.
If she enters using her UK passport she will be deemed as British and subject to all requirements needed for a foreigner which would include TDAC and TM30.
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