What documents are currently required to obtain a letter of residence in Bangkok immigration?

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Anyone else had trouble obtaining a letter of residence (residence certificate) at Bangkok immigration recently? -

I took all the requested documents to apply for a letter of residence. The officer took a long time looking over all the documents and noticed there was a single character typo on the rental agreement address. Informed me to amend and re-sign the rental contract with the landlord (fair enough). Then asked me to pay 400 baht (the official website says ‘no fees’ so I was confused but agreed).

After the amended rental agreement was completed and a new TM.30 submitted online by the landlord they are now asking me for more documents -

◦ House registration 
◦ Owner Passport page 
◦ Condo title deed (front and back) 
◦ The owner signs and certifies that all pages are copies of the correctness.

Is this all normal just for a letter of residence? Or did the rules change very recently? It took me weeks just to get the TM30 from the landlord so feel like I got no chance getting all that from them 🥹.

The landlord is a foreigner (condo) if that makes a difference?

Ask Thailand · Answer

The process for obtaining a letter of residence in Bangkok has become increasingly complicated according to user experiences. A recent post detailed the trouble encountered while applying for this document, due to a typo in the rental agreement, and new document requests from the immigration office, including house registration and the owner's passport. Commenters shared that the requirements can vary significantly, with some noting past experiences that required fewer documents. Concerns were raised about alleged fees for a process that is supposed to be free and the variability in experiences across different locations in Thailand.

Matt ******* · Answer

I got two in Bangkok 2 months ago. All I needed was my passport and tm30.

Nana **** · Answer

Yesterday I pay agent 2000 and got it in 1 hour🥲

Dany ******** · Answer

Got another one in Krabi recently with Passport + 500 Baht (express fee). nothing else needed. Officer hands over a document to fill out and thats it.

Wannikea ********* · Answer

Seems like getting a residence certificate is becoming more of a challenge since my last experience maybe 6 years ago. My recent experience in Chiang Rai was similar, filed TM30, recent entry stamp and visa, landlords house book and ID, and house book of my rental property. No fee asked for, wait a week.

Tim *********** · Answer

They keep trying to charge you for it, but it's definitely free. Did you get a receipt for the 400 baht?

Anonymous ****************** · Answer

Thailand immigration is becoming a big ballache more and more

Anonymous ****************** · Answer

What's a letter of residence and why do you need it?

Anonymous ****************** · Answer

It depends on the immigration office and it's changing all the time. We used to provide the listed documents to our tenants even though most still don't need all these now.

What documents are currently required to obtain a letter of residence in Bangkok immigration?

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