What are the responsibilities for filing TM30 forms when an expat returns to Thailand?

My understanding is that you must inform your landlord that you are leaving the country. The landlord must do their report on your return to Thailand and you must also report your return directly to immigration within 24 hours.

perfecthomes.co.th/tm030-registration-thailand/

It is 'supposed ' to be the owner of the property of the Landlord. However if they decide to fine you as the tennant then there is not much you can do about it. If the condo or house where you live has an office or the Landlord has a registered business they can submit the TM30 online for you. If not then the duty really falls on you as the alien to make sure you are registered. If the Owner of the property is out of the country then just go and register yourself to avoid a fine.

In the case of leaving the country, the issue is simple. Visit your immigration office within 24 hours of reentering Thailand. What often happens, is that when you leave the country your 90 day report date count begins once again, and when you show up for that next 90 day report, that is where they will see the problem and you could face a fine. If you are flying out of the country before the next 90 report is due, it is not a problem. This is only an issue with your local immigration office. The airports don’t care.

Depends where you are. In Hua Hin they don't care. I just renewed my retirement extension and asked about updating my TM30 and she said if I'm still staying at the same place, no need to report. I'd only been back a few weeks.

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@Bi**

, just curious how many days did they give you on the medical extension of stay?

So to add a little more confusion. If the condo does this online, what evidence do you get or have if there are problems further down the line?

Chalk this one up to TIT.

Okay, let me see if I can shed some light on the TM.30 for <- that's the one with the oh-so long name of Notification From For House-Master, Owner Or The Possessor Of The Residence Where Alien Has Stayed :P

While in theory it is the land lords responsibility, many immigration offices are fining foreigners for failing to have filed a TM.30 because of the way the form is written. Their take on it is ONCE you rent a property you become the possessor of it and are responsible for filing the form.

At least the immigration office in Samut Prakan is at least calling the land lords of foreigner they fine for failure to file and telling them they owe the tenant the 1600baht.

I have seen people who used the same immigration office for 10 years for extensions, 90 day reports, etc get fined once that office started requiring TM.30 filing.

It gets more confusing by the day

I was told by an officer when I was fined that it was to be paid by my landlord. She spoke with her on the phone and wrote the receipt in her name

Just use Google: Section 37 and 38 of the Thai Immigration Act. You can learn something, but for sure lots more than all these comments here.

If I'm staying in a private home, and the owners are away, what's my responsibility and the owners? Sorry for the hijack.

If you leave and come back you out landlord should report to immigration. They register you when first move in but still have to report within 24 hours that you are back

Not really no, the TM30 is used to trace the whereabouts of us foreigners not the Thais. If you are renting a property from a Thai and they fail to register you on a TM30, as it is their responsibility to do so, then they can be subjected to a fine.

Shouldn’t they be fining the Thais?

A few other provinces are tightening up on it too.

They have started to get tougher on this over the last year or so.

This is not a new law, it’s always been there, it’s just some immigration offices enforce it and some don’t. What immigration office did you go to?

The TM30 should be updated after leaving the country and returning. I think, technically, you're actually supposed to do it if you just leave the province.