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Why does it take a week to get a TM30 for a 30-day extension at a hotel in Bangkok?

Mar 17, 2025
19 hours ago
Sean *******
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Asked for TM 30 so I could get a 30-day extension staying at Elizabeth Hotel Bangkok and they told me one week on Old system have to send messenger is this b*** or what ? I don't have a week.
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The user expresses frustration about being told it would take a week to obtain a TM30 for a 30-day visa extension while staying at a hotel in Bangkok. Community members contribute their experiences, noting that online processes are typically quick and suggest that hotels can issue a second TM30 if requested. They emphasize that if properly registered, immigration should already have the necessary information, and the timeframe of a week could indicate that the hotel has not completed the registration.
Jonny *********
Just go and get it sorted. If question about your TM 30 just explain the issue. Probably they have you registered on computer, so no fuzz. Worst case scenario is a 2000 Baht fine
Robert ********
BS. They probably haven’t done the registration.
Sean *******
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@Robert *******
They definitely did Not do it. Said on Old System.
Michael ******
What is your passport
Sue **********
The Hotel can always make a second TM30 on its online system if requested.
Sean *******
ORIGINAL POSTER
@Sue *********
Said on OLD System. They send messenger with paperwork ? BS you Not. 15 floors. Do they send a guy with boxes of paperwork each week ?
Garrett ***********
@Sean ******
Tell them to turn their computer on and register online. It's free and takes 2 minutes.
Lyndon ************
You just need a copy of what they have already submitted. As for taking a week, that BS.
Sean *******
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@Lyndon ***********
They didn't submit anything. Big hotel not some hole in the wall.
Nongnuch ********
@Sean ******
normally, if your hotel has registered you per TM30, Immigration can see it on their computer. Then you don't need a receipt of it or a screenshot . . but some Immigrations are pedantic
Jim ********
@Nongnuch *******
gonna say I’ve never needed one at Patong, Phuket town or Jomtien immigration
Sean *******
ORIGINAL POSTER
@Jim *******
Ya headed down there. Probably faster than this BS
Jim ********
I’ve never taken a TM30 to do an extension. Is this a new thing? The hotel does it when I’ve checked in so must be visible for then Immigration staff 🤷‍♂️
Sean *******
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@Jim *******
Nope, didn't have went back to hotel. They said on old system have to send a messenger. 1 week. Some shannaigans going on ?
Jim ********
@Sean ******
sounds like they haven’t registered you on the system then
Tore *********
@Jim *******
its a requirement at most immigration offices, and had been so for years.
Jim ********
@Tore ********
in 16 years of travelling to Thailand I’ve never taken one for an extension. God knows why I’ve never been asked then. I assumed when the hotel submits it online the immigration see that so no need 🤷‍♂️
Ant ***********
30 day extension for what sort of Visa ?
Sean *******
ORIGINAL POSTER
@Ant **********
60 day visa exempt
Ant ***********
@Sean ******
Cool

Don’t need a TM30

You fill in a TM7

But you will need a receipt / proof from wherever you are staying
Sean *******
ORIGINAL POSTER
But no name
Ant ***********
@Sean ******
I guess it depends on immigration

That may be accepted
Sean *******
ORIGINAL POSTER
@Ant **********
I had one
Nongnuch ********
@Ant **********
a "30-days touristic extension", it can be had for the visa-exempt entry 60 days
Garrett ***********
Only reason it would take a week is if they're mailing it. Online it takes 2 minutes
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