What are the responsibilities of landlords and lessees regarding TM30 and immigration reporting in Thailand?

okay, well this turned in to the proverbial train wreck of a post that I can't keep an eye on anymore

I hope that

@Dan ********

got the answers he was looking for.

The correct answer whether you wanna hear it or not is CHECK with your immigration office

There are over 80 in the country and they each seem to do their own thing about TM30's 😕

In short

No

Yes

Yes

Landlord but you pay the fine

1. There is no regulation regarding the immigration act to report foreigners leaving the address

2. That totally depends on the local immigration office. Some require you to do it every time you are back from abroad, some don't.

3. Tm 6 arrival/departure cards are currently suspended for only travelers entering Thailand by air.

4. TM 30 form is named "notification from for House-Master, owner or possessor of residence or hotel manager where alien has stayed". So one or all of them have the responsibility to report TM30.

Please refer to these posts by

@T**

about how to report if you are not a landlord. Those posts are dated old but still legit in Bangkok.

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1. Why would the government care? This is a private matter between the landlord and the tenant. The ONLY date on a TM30 is date of arrival, it has nothing to do with duration of stay etc.

2. Every immigration office has different policies on this, and they change from time to time. You have to ask your local immigration. Most commonly is that you need to file a new one if you leave the country, but not if you travel domestically and return to the same address. But some offices want you to file a new one any time you spend the night away from home, and some don't care even if you leave the country and return to the same address.

3. TM6 arrival cards are temporarily halted for air travel, but are still being handed out at land borders.

4. The landlord or property owner is responsible for reporting arrival of a foreigner at their property. But that being said, the only person who will face any consequences for it not being filed is the foreigner, as they may be fined when going to immigration and also may be turned away and unable to use immigration until it's complete.

𝟭. 𝗜𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗱’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 (𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀) 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲?

NO

𝟮. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮 𝗧𝗠𝟯𝟬), 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗠𝟯𝟬 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲?

That is immigration office specific, some say no need to re-file a TM30 some say you do re-file so check with YOUR office

𝟯. 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱?

The program was "suspended" effective July 1, 2022 so anyone entering AFTER that date doesn't get one and doesn't need to put that number on any applications BUT before that date (if you have a TM6) you use and provide copies of it

𝟰. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗠𝟯𝟬?

At the end of the day you are 😮

You are the person that needs to have the receipt one was filed and you will be the person getting the fine for failure to file on time. I don't care what people say, YOU take the beating for not having one if it's required when you go to the immigration office NOT your landlord.. 😕