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Is there a visa in Thailand that eliminates the need for 90-day reporting and TM-30 filing?

Jan 16, 2019
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Cedrik *********
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Is there any visa that obviates the need for 90-day reporting and filing TM-30 forms whenever you travel around? I suspect not, since even the Elite visa requires 90-day reporting.
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In Thailand, most visas require 90-day reporting and TM-30 registration for foreign residents. The only visa that doesn't necessitate 90-day reporting is the SMART visa, though TM-30 still applies. Some expats have noted that certain Non-Immigrant multiple-entry visas, like Non-O ME, allow them to avoid 90-day reporting by exiting the country every 90 days instead. Other options to ease TM-30 requirements include staying in hotels that manage TM-30 filings electronically.
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Liam *****
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Cedrik *********
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Iโ€™m a little long in the tooth for that. But my orange monster of a leader is hiring tons of people with no experience, so maybe Iโ€™ll look into it ๐Ÿ˜
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Thank you everyone! Looks like the Non-O ME is probably best for me.
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Tod *********
any of the year-long, multi-entry Non-Immigrant 'regular' Type visas (O, B, ED, etc) don't do 90 day reporting because you can't get stamped in longer than 90 days.
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Tod *********
The ONLY visa that doesn't require 90 day reporting is the SMART visa BUT you'd still do TM.30's
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Joost *********
Live and work in Bangkok on a non-B visa. No need for TM-30 (for now!) and if you work for a company/school, they often have someone who can do 90 day reports for you.
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yes you do need, but tbh hardly anyone in BKK does it (for now)
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Joost *********
OK fine, I certainly don't want to advise people to dodge the law. But it's a fact Bangkok doesn't ask for it for extensions.
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Benjamin ******
You do need a TM30, everybody needs a TM30 on file someplace. I know it's not being used for extension of stays and stuff like that. However, according to the Bangkok Post (2018), a building was raided, it was discovered the people staying there did not have TM30 filed, and they all got fined.

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Bangkok Post (2018). Unit owners at 'temple bell' condo face immigration fines. Accessed
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Joe ***********
Some immigration offices only require a TM30 when returning to Thailand from abroad. Some offices have tried to enforce the TM.30 for domestic travel
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Robert *******
We are on this page to help people, not to send them to use agents.
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Robert *******
No, there is not. the TM 30 address registration is not even visa related, every foreigner has to be reported within 24 hours after arriving at an address in Thailand.
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Benjamin ******
To get around the filing TM30, you can stay at a hotel room. It's the hotel's responsibility to file the TM30, and they usually do it electronically. I never heard of anyone getting fined because the licensed hotel didn't file the TM30.

For the 90 day reporting, you can avoid those by getting Multiple Entry visas (i.e. Non-O ME). Instead of doing a 90 day report, you leave the country every 90 days through a border bounce.
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James ********
I think you have answered your own question
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