Is a TM30 still required for extending a tourist visa in Pattaya, and can one night in a hotel suffice for it?

@Andy *********

I did it myself yesterday before. Jomtien. It is so easy. You can pay 200b and they fill out the form for you. Make copies, foto everything. Outside immigration. All you need is TM30 form.

Paying 4000b is nonsense

@Marc *******

you are missing the point!! they don't have a TM30, I'm aware it's not difficult to get the documents together "if you have got everything" I have done it myself a few times, at the jomtien office, every time I've been there, they just send you from one desk to another, and it's packed out with people, telling you to sit down and wait, it's always takes hours and hours!! it's more frustrating and very time consuming than anything else, in this particular post the person cannot get a TM30 from there landlord, jomtien immigration I'm told now issue fines for late filing, in this instance I suggested using an agent at cost of ฿4000 all done, because if they try and do it themselves, they will likely get a fine of ฿1600 + ฿1900 immigration fee for the extension, they even mentioned staying one night in a hotel to get a TM30 that is further expense.

@Andy *********

He can check in a hotel and get the form. It really does not take long anymore.

I just did it 2 days ago.

Idk how many years ago you did it.

But it is not very time consuming now to make it worth paying 4000b

For Covid-Extentions yes it was worth it.

But not regular extentions

@Marc *******

I did it recently myself!! what do you not understand?? So your solution is to check in a hotel at around ฿700 is about the cheapest at the moment in Pattaya + ฿1600 late filing fine, + ฿1900 immigration extension fee, and hours and hours sat in the immigration office waiting, you obviously don't understand what I have tried to explain more than once, about this person's situation, or my solution is just pay an agent ฿2100 + ฿1900 immigration fee, your solution total cost= ฿4200, my solution and 5 mins in immigration ฿4000, do the maths and the time involved 🤷🙆🤦

@Andy *********

You did not read the post carefully. He just asks if he needs tm30.

The answer is yes

Your advise paying 4000b fee for agent only you don't have to show a tm30 form which is very easy to get.

Is absolute nonsense BS

10USD for another hotel booking

Or you just pay the fine at immigration for landlord for failing to register you.

About 1500b

@Marc *******

its different for everyone depending on if you have 3 hours to loose or not

@Dovdov ********

the first time I did an extension in the jomtien immigration, it took 4+ hours, because of all the messing around, and plus I didn't know they close for an hour for dinner time 12:00 till 13:00 😅

@Dovdov ********

If they take your passport and tell you to come back next day... even better.

Then you only spend about 15 Minutes

@Dovdov ********

It's same for everybody.

They give you appointment now. It was not more than 1.5 hours.

1.5 hours for 4000b I will even work in my own country for that money

@Jan *****************

as l said if the landlord doesn’t do TM30 it’s his problem, you just show proof of rent payments and he will be fined

@Darin *******

there are many cases where the landlord wouldn't do a TM30, and also will not go to the immigration to sort it out, so then you're on your own, the tenant then goes to the immigration office to explain, sometimes the immigration officer will ring the landlord, that's if they answer the phone, and tell in future they need to do a TM30, the officer then explained that unless YOU!! pay the late filing fine, you won't be getting the extension that you need, that is the reality of it, so you can't just say it's the landlord's problem like you're saying, because they put it back on you.

@Andy *********

absolutely!!! That’s what we did. Save time, hassle. Agent happy, immigration happy, I’m happy.

@Jan *****************

But you wrote you did the TM30 yourself, how did you do that? Online?

@Sue *********

You can do it behalf your landlord. And they have to sign documents aswell but in the future you can always register yourself by going to immigration.

Once you are in the system for them to see

@Sue *********

I've seen people post that you can do the TM30 yourself online, but I think you need documents from your landlord such as Thai ID, and chanote or house book, I'll send you the link from another post (just check it looks legit, I've never used it myself, it's just what someone else posted)

@Sue *********

No, I got the letter from the hotel downloaded the TM.30, filled it out and attached the letter from the hotel together with the regular TM.7. /28แบบการแจ้งรับคนต่างด้าวเข้าพักอาศัย.pdf

@Sue *********

he is BS

@Chris******

not BS. Do via app

@Christopher ************

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@Sue *********

@Sue *********

you can't do the TM 30 yourself , legally otherwise the immigration system would be completely compromised. Its the duty of the landlord or hotel , if they fail and grt reported its 4000 baht fine. If they stoll refuse go to the police they will make them do it differently

@Chris******

can do on behalf of Landlord.

@Christopher ************

I've seen people post on here, that have got difficult landlords that won't do a TM30, they have said they do it themselves, but you do need your landlord's cooperation by supplying the relevance documents.

@Christopher ************

The hotels do routinely online registration of the TM.30 immediately when check in. Some hotels give you a screenshot of their registration , some just a confirming letter you can attach the TM.30 and TM.7 yourself at the immigration as explained.