What are the TM30 registration requirements if I stay with my friend instead of a hotel in Thailand?

The TM30 registration is required by law!

The owner of a building who has the blue housebook, or a foreigner who has the yellow housebook, can register the premises in the online TM30 system of Immigration. He will receive a Login-ID and a password.

So, when a guest arrives, the owner can register the guest with name and passport number in the TM30 system.

And it is your responsibility to make sure the hotel or the landlord has TM30 registered you. That's because YOU pay the fine, not the hotel or the landlord, if you get caught out without it.

If you stay with a friend who is the owner of the premises, your friend must register you in the TM30 system within 24 hours of your arrival.

Actually, if you get checked by the police anywhere in Thailand and they find out that you have no TM30, you can be fined for up to 5000 THB! Many people are not aware of this.

If you need any service from Immigration like a 30-days touristic extension, and you are caught having no TM30 on Immigration, the maximum fine is 2000 Baht.

You won’t be able to leave an Immigration office before you haven't paid the fine. After that, you are free to try to get that money back from the landlord.

You might feel okay to dismiss the TM30 in case you don't have any business on Immigration during your stay.

When you exit Thailand, nobody will check if you had been TM30 registered or not

She can do it online for you

Your girlfriend should file a TM30 stating you live there

Does she own the property? If so, she is responsible for filing a TM30. If she is renting then her landlord is responsible.

The hotel doesnt need to register to the TM30

Your thai friend needs to register you to the TM30

he can do the tm30 for you

Don't worry about it as long as you not planning on a visa extension

She can do it electronically for you, or you and her can visit the immigration together with your passport and her housebook and ID card and do it manually.

Will you need Immigration services? If so she can do the TM30 online.