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How can I obtain a certificate of residence without the tm30 form from my hotel in Thailand?

Jacek ************
asked Feb 20, 2026
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Hi,

I need certificate of residence for driving license but my hotel refused to give me t30 paper.

Anyone can help ?

I am staying near Phutthamonthon / Nakhon Pathom / Bangkok
Answer summary
The user is seeking assistance to obtain a certificate of residence necessary for a driving license, as their hotel is denying them the TM30 form, which is considered important for residential documentation in Thailand. Various comments provide conflicting advice about the necessity of the TM30 and alternatives like booking details or ownership proofs, while emphasizing the importance of proper registration with immigration.
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Adnan ********
Adnan ********
move to better hotel, call them in advance for TM30
Anonymous ******************
Anonymous ******************
Go to immigration and tell them you’re hotel refuse to give tm30 , they will call them and you will get it.
Benjamin *********
Benjamin *********
Say they you will go to immigration asking why they cant guve you one, they should change their mind. Its mandatory
Sukanya ***********
Sukanya ***********
You need a 12 months lease for tm30
Anonymous ******************
Anonymous ******************
@Sukanya **********
why are you commenting on something you have no idea of? A TM30 is mandatory to inform every time you move addresses, even for one night.
Sukanya ***********
Sukanya ***********
Anonymous participant 141 to rage bait nonces like you
Jef ********
Jef ********
Hahaha 🤣
Sukanya ***********
Sukanya ***********
@Jef *******
you literally pay Soi 6 girls
Jef ********
Jef ********
Literally every single foreigner staying in Thailand even for a 6 hour hotel booking near BKK has a TM30 issued …… it has nothing to do with a 12 month lease 😂🤣😂
Jef ********
Jef ********
Hahahaha ok 👌 you are a property agent who doesn’t know what TM30s are for
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Dany ********
Dany ********
Sukanya ***********
Sukanya ***********
Dany ********
Dany ********
@Sukanya **********
you are clueless. a TM30 needs to be done by any accomodation on your first day of arrival. for anyone. tourists, expats, etc… no matter how long you stay… its a law. inform yourself before you give incorrect information… you never need a 12 months lease. for literally nothing. even a certificate of residence you can get with a tourist visa and 1 day hotel stay.
Kurt *************
Kurt *************
Sukanya ***********
Sukanya ***********
Jef ********
Jef ********
I think this is John stanners troll account 🤣😂🤣😂
Sukanya ***********
Sukanya ***********
Kurt *************
Kurt *************
@Sukanya **********
ofc i am clearly lying about it... because clearly you cant be wrong
Sukanya ***********
Sukanya ***********
Kurt *************
Kurt *************
@Sukanya **********
i got my first tm30 with a month lease.. you are wrong.
Andrew *********
Andrew *********
@Sukanya **********
Really not true.
GiftedAp*********
GiftedAp*********
@Sukanya **********
hahaha you should check the rules before you comment
Benjamin *********
Benjamin *********
@Sukanya **********
no. Its mandatory of EVERY stay
Sukanya ***********
Sukanya ***********
Anonymous ******************
Anonymous ******************
@Benjamin ********
true , i get it for 1 day hotel.
Benjamin *********
Benjamin *********
@Sukanya **********
it is. For every stay, hotel or ower has to notify immigration in 24h. Every stay.

Immigration act s.38
Irina ****
Irina ****
Are you sure your hotel registered you? If they refused to give you tm30 paper maybe they didn't register you at all
Toni *******
Toni *******
You dont need tm30 paper for it. You show up at the immigration with your booking details. Even if you get a printout of tm30 they dont take it they ask for the rental/booking paper
Marcin *******
Marcin *******
Toni *******
Toni *******
@Marcin ******
like i said i tried that (jomtien), they didnt accept the printout of tm30 they wanted ownership/lease for proof
Benjamin *********
Benjamin *********
@Toni ******
of course you need. You need for everything
Dany ********
Dany ********
@Benjamin ********
i never needed a tm30 printout. never
Toni *******
Toni *******
@Benjamin ********
you dont. Even if your landlord dont file the tm30, you can get everything done with a booking or a lease. Stop bs talk please
Toni *******
Toni *******
@Benjamin ********
dlt in bangkok follows current laws, and they do accept tourist visas for license and renewals. You get 2 years
Toni *******
Toni *******
@Benjamin ********
no dlt does, they want certificate of residency of course. Like I said, you dont need a print out of tm30 to get one. Whats so difficult to understand now? I have never in 5 years have printed out a tm30
Benjamin *********
Benjamin *********
@Toni ******
DLT bkk doenst accept rental lease. And acutally dont accept tourist visa anymore
Toni *******
Toni *******
@Benjamin ********
certificate of residence is not tm30, if you are trying to say that, and you dont need tm30 print out to get one. You need paperwork for ownership/booking/rental lease.
Toni *******
Toni *******
@Benjamin ********
yes 6 times. 2 licenses and 4 vehicles to my name, why?
Benjamin *********
Benjamin *********
@Toni ******
lol have you ever went to DLT ?😅
Toni *******
Toni *******
@Benjamin ********
living here 4,5years buying many vehicles, got driving licenses, done 90day reports, no they never ask for a tm30 printout.
Andrew ********
Andrew ********
@Toni ******
yes you do need a tm30 to get residence cert - thats how i got my cert for my license - your booking details means nothing they want the offical form to show where you are staying thats the TM30
Dany ********
Dany ********
@Andrew *******
i never needed a tm30 printout. never
Toni *******
Toni *******
@Andrew *******
no you dont need printout of tm30 to get tm16. Stop bs now please. Its enough you show a booking or a lease.
Toni *******
Toni *******
@Andrew *******
they are, but you dont use tm30 printout at immigration, you use your ownership/booking/lease. You cant use just tm30 printout.
Andrew ********
Andrew ********
@Toni ******
hotels are required by law to submit it - thats a simple fix at immigration with a phone call for them to comply with the law
Andrew ********
Andrew ********
@Toni ******
ok I just told you that it was required at immigration when I did it. That was the form required along with passport size photo. I did it for my residency cert - lease is additional documents

Doesnt seem to say "hotel booking" you can get a hotel booking anywhere doesnt mean you are actually there. Stop your BS and misleading people. I get really annoyed of people like you lying and gets people in issues seriously stop posting
Toni *******
Toni *******
@Andrew *******
living here 4,5years buying many vehicles, got driving licenses, done 90day reports, no they never ask for a tm30 printout.
Andrew ********
Andrew ********
@Toni ******
living here 4.5 years and you still in a hotel yeah just stop you are not living in a hotel - 4.5 years you should have a yellow house book which is accepted besides a tm30
Toni *******
Toni *******
I tried the tm30 printout last time for 90d report, no use... 4,5years here i never tried tm30 printout before, and I never will again. I tried that so i could pass the counter10 for adress and save time, but no... tm30 is not proof of residence you need
Jussi ********
Jussi ********
@Toni ******
jotta saat immistä asuinpaikka todistuksen esim auton ostoon tai ajokorttia varten " residence certificate" niin tarvit ensin hotellista TM30 kaavakkeen
Toni *******
Toni *******
@Jussi *******
vuokraillaan 3 pcx:ää tällä hetkellä jos kiinnostaa 😝
Toni *******
Toni *******
Jussi ********
Jussi ********
@Toni ******
rekisteröity sun nimiin ??
Toni *******
Toni *******
@Jussi *******
et tarvi. Vuokrasopimus riittää. Olen täällä melkein 5v asunut ja ostanut lukuisia menopelejä ja tehnyt 90pv raportteja.

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