Is a TM30 required only at the time of tourist visa extension, or will they check from the day of arrival?

TM30 Tourist Visa Extension Visa Rules Thai Immigration Non-O Visa Phangan Immigration Office Samui Immigration Office

Jul 12, 2023

a year ago

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Hi all,

Anyone knows, is it enough to have TM30 only at the moment of tourist visa extension (60+30)? Or are they checking if you had TM30 since the day of arrival to Thailand? For example, one could live in different places, and who knows if hosts have registered you with TM30 or not.

Question about Phangan/Samui immigration office if it matters.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The TM30 registration is only necessary to present at the time of your tourist visa extension at the immigration office. It is important to have the latest TM30 receipt as they typically do not check if you were registered under TM30 from the day of your arrival. Remember, the tourism extension is for an additional 30 days, totaling 90 days after the initial 60-day period.

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Ellie *******

If you mean when you need to show the TM30 receipt, it's when you do something at the local immigration office. And in case you involve anything with police, they might check.

So tourism extension purposes, you need only the latest TM30.

BTW, the tourism extension is 30 days not 90 days, so it would be 60 + 30 days, total of 90 days.

a year ago

Александр *******

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@Ellie ******

Tourism extension purposes, so should be fine. Thank you!

Yes, I meant 60+30, have corrected the typo, thanks.

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