What do I need to apply for a one-year extension on my non-O visa in Thailand?

@Kevin *****

yes directly. Once the 1 year extension was completed I walked to the other side of the facility and requested the multi-entry stamp. Took about 15-20 minutes to complete. The Extension is also 1900 baht if you complete the documentation and file yourself. Take some time bit not bad

@Jim ******

As the homeowner, your wife can submit the tm30 online.. then you can print off the slip at home or at local print shop.. but get 3-4 copies because you'll need 2 for filing extensions with immigration.. and need to keep one available for inspection with your passport 😉

@Ally ***********

I will submit the TM30 online, before boarding the flight and print it at home.

@Jim ******

Not sure what you mean.. you cannot file a tm30 until you are in country.. it is the notification of your residence AFTER landing in Thailand.. it needs to be done within 24 hours of your arrival.. a copy should be retained with your passport.. though a digital copy would probably suffice to pass a spot inspection (eg. by police) but is not acceptable by immigration when filing extensions.. if you are referring to an outward flight then it's not needed since you don't have to produce it to leave the country.. maybe you are confusing it with the 'tdac' which is the arrival card you need to complete within 3 days prior to your arrival.. this can be stored on your phone and the digital copy can be presented to border immigration on entry if they ask to see it.. and is not needed again thereafter 👍

@Ally ***********

Thank you. Not confusing it with TDAC, just that I have have never heard of TM30 (until here) over last 25 years going to Thai, maybe more than 100 times.

Does it exists on paper at the Immigration counters to take and fill in?

@Jim ******

It is the responsibility of the landlord to file a tm30 for any temporary guest staying overnight in their property.. if you stay in a hotel they will do it after you have checked in and will often keep your passport overnight (or take a copy of it) for this purpose.. if you stay in private accommodation.. eg. with friends or relatives.. they must do it.. and if you rent an apartment the lessor must do it.. it's always the property owner who's name is on the blue book for the house (or unit) that files the tm30.. but they should print a copy and hand it to you as proof that you've been registered at said address.. and you need this available for spot inspection by immigration or say the police if you have any contact with them.. and it's essential if you want to extend a tourist visa.. or if you have a married or retirement 'visa' and are applying for your yearly extension of stay.. copies of the landlord's blue book and national ID card are needed.. whether uploading to the online application system or attending an immigration office to do it in person.. if the latter the landlord should accompany you since it is technically their application.. you are just the subject of it.. and the person who has to pay the fine if you fail to do it and they later find out.. many people forget but if they enter and stay with family and leave again with no contact with the authorities it is unlikely to be picked up by anyone.. since it's not needed on entry/exit by border control.. but anyone staying long term must do it.. eg. you cannot file your 90-day report if you don't have a current tm30 registered in the system.. hope that helps your understanding 👍 Ps. You can't file a tm30 until you are physically in the country.. and have reached the property where you will reside.. since that is the person who must file it.. and they will need your passport details to complete it.. and you need their documents if completing it on their behalf 😉 PPs. There is an online form to complete.. but if attending in person you simply go to the tm30 desk at an immigration office and hand them your passport and the landlords docs.. they enter you onto the system and print the tm30 registration slip and hand it to you.. so you don't actually fill in a form as such.

@Ally ***********

Thank you again. I will go to Immigration 30. October, some 16 hours after arrival. I am the property owner, my Thai wife has the Blue Book, Thai ID, Driving licence and everything. I am on Non-O extension for a year from now. We are going together to Immigration, in person.

My Thai wife (we live in Japan permanently) has no a slightest idea about the very existence of TM30 or any other form or procedure. or that Immigration office even exists.

First time, we go in person. That TM30 will will as long as I live, never ever change and always be the latest and current.

With Thai ID and Thai drivining licence that I will get a week after, hotels in Thai wil not have to fill their TM30 and break my residential TM30.

@Jim ******

Remember, whenever you travel overseas and re-enter Thailand you will have to resubmit a tm30.. despite the fact you are returning to your marital home.. which also resets your 90-day reporting timeline.. with your entry date being day-1.. you need to calculate this yourself on your first entry and that first 90-day report has to be done in person at your local immigration office.. but they will give you a reporting slip with your next reporting date stamped on it.. and thereafter you can do it online and just print off the acknowledgement when needed.. the difference is that you do the 90-day reports yourself and your wife does not need to be involved.. whereas the tm30 is actually her responsibility.. the reality is that you will probably do it all together.. as i do with my wife since it's beneficial for me to have my translator with me 😉

@Ally ***********

Yes, thank you. This first time TM30 in person, then online when returning to Thai. Could be 2-3 times a year, we intend to be in Thai 2-3 chunks of longer time (up to 3 months each), hardly ever 90 days report. I am aware that after returning to Thai, first TM30 has to be in person. So be it.

Once I get my Yellow book and Thai ID (31. October 2025) , interraction with the City council should be minimal (that is where I need wife as my translator). The Yellow book is waiting on me 31. October, Thai ID is easy that same day (may take a week to receive it in my post box). After that, going to, say, Hua Hin for weekend, with Thai ID, would not need another TM30 when I return to my BKK home (Thai hotel or whatever do not file their TM30 for Thai ID holders).

Thank you again for your time, it was helpful.

@Jim ******

What will be your home Province?

@Ally ***********

Bangkok, Bang Na. A complex of condos.

@Jim ******

If you book hotels around Thailand in your wife's name they may not register you on tm30 system.. but they will insist upon taking a copy of your passport anyway.. they say they won't do a tm30 but still end up doing it because their staff don't communicate with each other.. have been caught out like this before.. be aware!

@Jim ******

You can file a 'first' tm30 online but cannot file a first tm47 (90-day report) online 👍

@Ally ***********

My understanding is that every first TM30 has to be submitted in person.

Say, I left Thai (with TM30) on August one , whatever year, come back, that is counted as my first TM30?

@Dennis ********

97% of the global population was not born in the US.

The US banking system is way behind the convenience of Asian systems.

The US banking system is slow to execute international payments. It often takes 1 to 3 days before funds arrive in my account.

Bank charges are high.

There are still billions of paper checks used every year.

So tell me none of that is true, and that the US operates the most efficient, fastest and low cost banking services....

@Floyd *****

another satisfied American with American banking. As if Belgium ha any money.