Answered2 years ago
Why isn't Thailand listed as a country of residence on the TM06 online form?
Morning all… I accessed the new TM06 online form to test it out as I will have to use this regularly in the future. However when it asks for country of residence Thailand is not an option. I live in Thailand but work overseas. It is easy enough to put in a different country and another phone number, but this is not applicable to everyone. Do we know if the form is still in development or do we have to use a different country of residence.
Answer summary
The TM06 online form does not have Thailand listed as an option for country of residence. Users have discussed that you might have to select a different country, likely your passport country, as the form seems to consider only permanent residents as actual residents of Thailand. There's uncertainty about whether Thailand will be added as an option, and opinions vary on the interpretation of 'country of residence.' Expats are advised to use the country reflected in their passport when filling out the form.
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Pdroman *******
Hi I arrive 2 nd off may but when try to fill in form only goes 3 days ahead does this mean do it 3 days before travel pls ?
Sue **********
I understand the so called actual residency as the country your boarding from, like it was written on the former TM6 form. But perhaps I‘m wrong…
Bent *************
I’m sure you can write any country you want!
Kool *******
Your country of residence is always considered your passport country.
Elías ********
@Kool ******
passport and country of residence are NOT the same. I have a passport from Costa Rica, but haven't lived there since more than 15 years ago.Brandon ************
@Elías *******
If you are deported from Thailand, where will they send you? That's where you are a resident.Elías ********
@Brandon ***********
South Korea
Pat *****
@Kool ******
I am Belgian and live in Bulgaria....(official residence)... so not trueKool *******
@Pat ****
and you've actually applied?Pat *****
@Kool ******
not yet, but i think i will.put Belgian
Ally ************
@Kool ******
I would disagree my friend.. your passport reflects your domicile.. which is your country of birth or country of origin.. but the word residence pertains to where you habitually live.. and if you live in Thailand for more than 183 days in a calendar year then it is clearly your country of residence.. whilst you may not be a citizen or permanent resident as such.. anyone living here under a married or retirement visa has effectively been granted residence.. albeit on a renewable basis.. and if your primary home is here then your country of residence is clearly Thailand.. only if a form asks for nationality or country of birth will the answer be dictated by your passport.
Graeme ******
@Ally ***********
you may well be correct but it doesn't really matter, the only thing that matters is what the thai authorities consider. So in this instance just use your passport country of origin otherwise at present they won't let you inKool *******
@Ally ***********
you've lived here how long? The 180 day only makes you a tax resident. You are still on temporary stay terms technically no matter what visa you are on. You can be ideally correct, but realistically Thai considers you a resident of your passport country until you actually get citizenship.Ally ************
@Brandon ***********
Entitlement to live in a country comes from your sovereignty.. it is defined as the 'state' where you were born.. which had a duty to accept you (eg. upon deportation) but that is on the proviso that your passport has not previously been rescinded.. if you haven't lived in your country of origin for 10, 20, or 30 years then you are no longer considered a resident by your home country.. you are deemed to have emigrated.. although you will retain your citizenship you are classed as a non-resident! The real solution here is for the Thai authorities to change the question.. and either ask you to input your nationality or country of birth.. or your domicile.. because domicile never changes regardless of where you choose to live.. or alternatively ask for your country of permanent residence prior to arriving in Thailand.. but this could also be a country other than your birth country!Elías ********
@Brandon ***********
sometimes there isn't an "only" country, but more than one country. You can have several passports and/or residence cards. I'm entitled to live either at my country passport (Costa Rica) or my residence country (South Korea, I have a residence card, equivalent to the US green card, where I've been living continously for the past 15 years straight).Brandon ************
@Ally ***********
If you're deported, you're going back to the only country you are entitled to live at. That is your country of residence.Ally ************
@Kool ******
I cited 183 days because this means you will have spent more than half the year living in Thailand.. and by definition that it makes it your primary residence.. since you could not have lived elsewhere longer in said calendar year.. but since you raise 'tax residency' it follows that if you are considered resident for tax you meet the Thai definition of being resident 😬
Frangipani *******
@Ally ***********
no need to get into semantics over this, I don’t think.If you don’t have a Thai passport, simply use the nationality that is stated in your passport.
Ron ******
Just enter your country of nationality in your passport. When my wife enters NZ on her NZ passport her nationality is NZer, won’t accept Thai even though she looks Thai to me😂
Roberto ********
Si ma se una persona ha la propria residenza ufficiale in Thailandia?
James ******
country of residence sure sounds like the country you are living in and not where you come from
Pierre ********
@James *****
it can also be a fiscal residence. If someone don’t pay tax in Thailand, he or she pays taxes elsewhere.
Luc ************
You have a thai passport?
Brandon ************
It's possible they will add Thailand as an option, as they never validated the paper form and you could put Thailand there. But it's also possible they don't add it, as the only "residents" of Thailand are people with Permanent Residence. Everyone else is on a non-immigrant visa/extension and is considered a guest. At that point you would need to put another address, most easily would be one to match your passport. It's not like they can validate a foreign address.
Elías ********
@Brandon ***********
so what about the PR holders you mention, they're also foreigners, aren't they? So in theory, they would also need to file the form, and be able to choose Thailand.Brandon ************
@Elías *******
they never had to fill out the TM6 before when it was a paper form, so it's doubtful they will have to do so this time.Activity
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