Definitely don’t need an agent. Your biggest concern should be the TM30. You won’t get anything done at immigration without it.

Like mentioned above, if you book a hotel for the night before you go, I’d even book one as close as possible to the immigration office to make it that much easier.

Make sure you get the TM30 from them. Then, go to immigration early the next morning.

For example, I use IT Square in Bangkok quite frequently. I’m there at around 5:30am. Yeah that’s early but I’m there before the masses and once the office opens I’m out within an hour. Trust me, you could get there at 4am and there will still be others ahead of you.

You’ll need;

TM30

Photocopy of your data page in your passport

Photocopy of your latest entry stamp

One passport sized photo

You’ll need to fill in the three different forms they have there.

If you don’t have all the photo copies done before hand, it’s ok, there are two copy shops right there next to the immigration office. That’s if you’re using IT Square in Bangkok.

@Kai ******

the fine for not doing the TM30 is 1600฿. I didn’t do it right away once and she only made me pay 800฿. I was about 10 days late filing it. Unfortunately, my landlord won’t do it for me so each time I have to go to immigration myself to file it.

This is for the Bangkok immigration office.

Also, since it was a Friday, along with a weekend and a holiday, I would pretty much say if you’re there on Tuesday to file it they won’t fine you.

@Toni ******

face fines 😂. Now that’s funny. My landlord never files the TM30 for me. It’s on me as I have to use immigration for extensions. I wish they would get into trouble for not doing it.

Anonymous participant 144 unfortunately, there are landlords out there that will not do the TM30. My landlord is one of them. Every time I leave the country and return I have to go do it myself. They won’t give me permission to do it online, with their information. I have to go to immigration myself and file it. It’s a huge PITA.

@Wak *******

there are no documents that you need to upload. You fill in the required fields, that’s it.

For one thing, that’s the last type of “food” I’d be looking at for protein.

Second, not just here in Thailand but you need to read the package carefully everywhere.

People tend to look past the high sugar amounts in “foods” like these.

@Lynnette ******

she is referring to the 60 exempt stamp, not a visa. It’s most commonly called a visa, when it actually isn’t one at all.

The new arrival system will be in place May 1st. Check the link.



Don’t worry about the change to 30 days. That’s not going to happen for a couple of months, if it does change.