Responding to the earlier posting by Peter Witton & Robert Lagas’ response (& not wanting to hijack it), I face a similar TM30 situation later this week. I will be staying with my Thai wife’s family & previously we submitted the TM30 on paper manually by travelling to the Immigration Office in Suphanburi and I had expected to do that again which is not terribly convenient for various reasons.
I see from Robert’s response that it can be done online or now on a phone app. Can you please confirm the current online location to complete the TM30 online & the name of the phone app?
I thought it was only possible to complete the online registration if you had completed a previous registration on paper manually – we did that previously in 2019 (the last time I was in Thailand) and so I assume this registration will not “count” & we shall have to go to Suphanburi to complete it manually this time and then register online to complete it online in the future – is this still correct?
And is the phone app the same (ie we must do a manual registration in Suphanburi first) or can we bypass that and register via the app for the first time?
Is the phone app in English & Thai or only Thai?
Thanks in advance.
TLDR : Answer Summary
The original poster seeks clarification on completing TM30 registration for foreigners in Thailand, particularly if it can be done online or through a phone app for the first time without prior paper registration. In the comments, it's confirmed that registration can now be done online through the official immigration website or via a downloadable app. However, it appears prior manual registration may still be required before using these online options. The phone app’s language options and its usability for initial registrations were also questioned.
