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What should I do if my landlord refuses to submit a TM30 form for me in Thailand?
Sep 15, 2025
8 months ago
Jack ********
ORIGINAL POSTERMy landlord refused to do a tm30. We went to immigration to get information on how do it ourselves and they gave the below handout. Went to immigration today with the documents and sure enough they did a TM28 for us instead of a TM30. I assume no issue at 90 day reports and retirement extension time
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user is facing an issue with their landlord who refused to submit a TM30 form. After seeking assistance from immigration, they accidentally received a TM28 form instead. The discussion highlights the landlord's responsibility for the TM30 submission and the potential penalties for landlords who fail to comply. There are also suggestions for submitting the TM30 independently and frustration over Thailand's complex immigration processes.
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Mike ******
Overcomplication is the Thai curse and directly responsible for the boom in Vietnam's tourist numbers. Every Immigration task requires at least 4 A4 sheets of paper; four times a year = a small forest despite the data not changing over the decades I have lived here.
Will ******
Landlord will get fined
Jack ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Will *****
highly unlikelyAlek *********
@Jack *******
it is factJack ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Alek ********
how many cases do you know where the landlord got fined? You are mixing up the actual law and the reality of how it’s enforced and implementedJo **********
@Jack *******
true but it happened in my village the landlord of another person failed to do it and got fined. They gave him 24 hrs to do it or get a very serious fine. This was because the person there reported him. You should do the sameJack ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Jo *********
why should I report him, get him mad at me and probably keep my deposit? I have successfully reported my address to immigration and have the receipt in my passport. Job doneJo **********
@Jack *******
the landlord should be held accountable at all costs.Reply to
Jo **********
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Alek *********
The owner has to make it, otherwise he will get a problem.
Randy ********
@Alek ********
yeah right. Good luck with that. My wife’s landlord has never done it for me for the past 10 years. We always have to do it ourselves.Reply to
Randy ********
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Magnus ***********
I have done it my self here:
It's may be a bit hard to understand that web but it is possible, Actually I asked AI and got some useful assistance.
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It's may be a bit hard to understand that web but it is possible, Actually I asked AI and got some useful assistance.
Tracey ********
@Magnus **********
what do you put in the Thai national id number? It has a red astrix so you have to fill it in, I'm guessing westerners living there don't get a Thai id number.Magnus ***********
@Tracey *******
I don't have a Thai national ID, I submitted a photo of my passport and used my passport number. I don't remember if I needed to enter something that field you see or if I put it another field.Reply to
Magnus ***********
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Kim *********
@Magnus **********
it's very easy if you use the camera function in Google translateReply to
Kim *********
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Bob **********
You’ll need a TM30
Marianne ********
@Bob *********
I had my TM28, 90 day report and residence certificate done in the same day.No extra TM30 needed.
So I assume the TM28 and TM30 serve the same purpose.
Jack ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Marianne *******
this clown has already been blocked from the thread.Reply to
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John **********
You will still need a TM30
Marianne ********
@John *********
not sure this is true.I got my TM28, 90 day report, and residence certificate done all in the same day. No extra TM30 needed.
The TM30 and TM28 is practically speaking the same, it seems.
It's just a difference in who delivers the application.
But mileage may vary in different offices, I am sure.
Jack ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Marianne *******
that’s the way they explained it as well but these so called experts seem to know everything. What office was this?
Marianne ********
@Jack *******
PetchaburiJack ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Marianne *******
this was next door in Prachuap Khiri KhanDean ************
@Jack *******
can I ask, what docs you carried to get TM 28. you shared a very important info. thanks a ton for thatJack ********
ORIGINAL POSTER@Dean ***********
1-4 in the photo I postedReply to
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Mma *******
Nice! I had same issue couple years ago. Good to know there’s a work around.
Karl ******
A TM 28 is what they staple in your passport.
Wannikea *********
@Karl *****
TM28 is notification of change of address. Typically a TM47, 90 day report notification is stapled in, sometimes a TM28 but it's not really been used in the last few yearsAndrew ***********
@Karl *****
no its not haha try googleReply to
Andrew ***********
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Nico *****
If you have just arrived in the house, it is up to him to do it for you. Then it's up to you.
Brunt *******
Just find a new landlord 😂
Mma *******
@Brunt ******
that’s what immigration tell you- leave now and forgo you deposit return.Webb ********
@Brunt ******
or be a better tenant. As we both don’t know the whole storyMarianne ********
@Webb *******
It's the landlords legal obligation to do this.Av **********
@Webb *******
landlord should just do his or hers damn job jeauaMma *******
@Av *********
correctReply to
Mma *******
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