Is the TM 30 still required after a weekend trip to Hua Hin for long-term expats in Thailand?

@Patrick *********

No they didn't. As I said yesterday:

the TM28 *was* used when you moved full time to another location. The TM30 is currently used by the government to keep track of where foreigners live.

@Benjamin *****

yes I understand all what you say. But this rule is very confusing because what they ask you to do now (TM30) is exactly what you had to do last year ( TM28 ). Maybe TM 28 is scrapped for good but the result is the same when you travel and come back to the same home address. TM30 is just another name for the same thing. Isn'it?

@Patrick *********

No it isn't. The TM28 was used when you relocated internally in Thailand. The TM30 is when you stay at a different residence or location.

@Benjamin *****

What you say is clear. But this Immigration rule is confusing. From a practical point of view, TM28 or TM30 , the result is the same

Patrick Chesneau. The hotel he stayed at in Phuket filed a TM30, so as far as immigration was concerned he was still there. Remember everything goes on your immigration record.

@Bobby *******

ok I thought so. Thanks anyway. For me TM28 has actually been cancelled last year but as a matter of fact, nothing has changed. It's like TM28 is now included in TM30. You go to Phuket. You spend 5 days in a hotel there. When you come back oi your home address, the same address you've had for years, you still have to file a TM30 either with the landlord or by yourself. But you still have to go to Immigration and say I am back at my condo, the same condo where i lived before going to Phuket, in Bangkok.

TM28 TM30 same same but not different

@Patrick *********

Ok, fine. TM28, TM30, same thing. I'm not going to argue with you. The TM30 is something that some immigration offices must want you to file whenever you stay at a location.

@Benjamin *****

I am not arguing. I am just trying to understand. It might be very clear to you because you are an expert in these matters. I can tell you it's still very confusing for many people. And these rules are definitely not funny

@Patrick *********

Here's my advice when it comes to TM30: Ask your immigration office if they want a new one filed when you return from a hotel. IF they say yes, file it. If they say no, then don't file it.

I think that's very easy.

Al DaSilva. It might be the case. I always do mine by mail, haven't done one for a while, but I'll do one before my next 90-day if I have to go in person. I know it's only a 800 baht fine, but that buys a few beers!