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What should I know about extending my tourist visa in Thailand if I haven't filed the proper paperwork for my current address?

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Oct 9, 2023

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Timothy **********

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I stayed in a hotel for three weeks and now moved to my thai partners house and I need to file for a 30 day extension on my tourist visa. We didn’t file the paperwork needed for staying in her home so what will happen when i go for the extension?

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The procedure for extending a tourist visa in Thailand can be complicated if you haven't filed the required TM30 form for your current address. Some immigration offices may require a TM30 to match the address you provide, while others might not. If there is no TM30 on file for your current address, your application for an extension could be rejected until one is filed. Individuals often face fines for not filing this paperwork properly. To avoid complications, one suggestion is to stay at a hotel temporarily, ensuring you have a registered address when you apply for your extension, potentially saving you from fines.

Paul ********

Pay fine Bt 1500

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Camilla ******

You can do it online, I used VFS Global. Better to do it asap

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Will ************

you still have to go to the immigration office for the stamp

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Camilla ******

@Will ***********

yup this too of course 🙂

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Jan **********

do it now. there's a website/app.

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John ***********

Thailand makes life so difficult for foreign tourists with these stupid regulations.

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Frank **********

@John **********

Better that than the USA's current immigration system ....

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John ***********

@Frank *********

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John ***********

@Frank *********

The USA has much more to protect. For those interested in far less complicating regulations, Cambodia is a far better option.

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Frank **********

@John **********

Agreed way more to protect and little will to do it.

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Kevin *************

A few years back I stayed at a mates near Korat I went for my extension they fined me 2,000 thb and my friend

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Peter *********

Go stay hotel for the night and use that address

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Paul ********

@Peter ********

the hotel will book him in and when he leaves will book him as gone and no address. He needs to check in at nearest immigration to verify where he is staying

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Fra *****

You both will be fined

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Kool *******

If there is not a TM30 on file matching the address you list then it will be rejected until a current TM30 is filed and presented. If your address you list matches the TM30 on file, then no problem.

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Steve *******

Depends on the Imm Office, many aren't bothered about a tm30

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Kool *******

that is because there is a current TM30 on file.

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Steve *******

Nope, they just ain't bothered!

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Stuart *********

That’s going to depend on the office you are going to use. Some require a filed tm30 for extending an exempt or tourist visa. Some don’t.

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Sam *****

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yeah I can confirm Khon Kaen didn’t ask.

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