Hi,

Is the landlord required to file the TM30 for us each time we return from overseas? So far, the rental agent and his company (one of the biggest in Chiang Mai) have told me I need to use their service because the landlord doesn’t know how to do it. They charge 1,500 THB per person, and with a family of four—and sometimes relatives or friends visiting—it’s becoming quite expensive over time.

Do you have any advice or insight on the TM30? Are we actually responsible for paying for it ourselves every time? Thanks a lot! :)

UPDATE: After 10 days I have been approved for the DTV visa.

After been asked for a NIE (document for foreign residents in Spain) I sent my DNi from my native country expecting to be rejected and denied the visa.

But, they then required a hotel booking for proof of location or rental contract or letter of invitation(even though already sent it when initially applied).

This was checked on the same day and got the approval in the evening on my email 🙂

I applied for my DTV in Spain but I'm from another country, I few weeks ago a british guy got it approved here and as a proof of location he added his airbnb reservation so thats what I also attached. I'm now being requested as an extra documentation a NIE which it's a document that only Spanish residents own. Any advice on how to proceed?

DTV Requirements seem clear with the exception of 1 critical items related to the application.

1. Do you need to be in your local passport country to apply?

As an example, for me, traveling back to USA would be significantly more expensive and time consuming then a neighboring country. Also, if it takes more then 30 days, I risk breaking the "FEIE" (foreign earned income exclusion) law.

USA travel + cost to stay would easily be 150k+ baht. Rather then say going to Vietnam for 30k.

TM30 Chaengwattana update.

I've lived and worked in Bangkok for 14 years and like many had never done a TM30 report. Now that it is a requirement I decided to do my first ever report by mail (like I do for my 90 day reports).

I mailed in the form, in my Landlord's name, with me, my wife, and son listed on the reverse, together with all the copies of documents listed by Tod. I mailed it by EMS with the return envelope also EMS stamped.

3 weeks later, I received the receipt and schedule. No fine.

Hopefully this is now it until I move address or leave the country.

One query is that my wife and son will be going to Laos in July, but not me. Presumably, as we only have one receipt and schedule for all 3 of us, I won't need to submit a new report when they return?

Edit: The last time our teachers were at Chaengwattana doing their Extensions, they were told that they didn't need to submit a new TM30 report unless they moved to a new permanent address. I think I'll follow this advice and risk my wife/son getting a fine when we do our family Extensions in November.