@Greg **********

you are not bursting my bubble my request was for clarity and understanding, the advice you offer is that a female who is supposed to be a professional will somehow envy him or think he is possibly like you and abuses people especially women. A lot of assumptions and not helpful advice . Thanks for the time reading the post and answering me. Take care

@Bart *************

yes she went to uk from 4 December and return on 20 January

Friend of mine left 4 December after 60 day and 30 day extension, she is coming back on 20 January, do you think she might get hassle for return so quick from the immigration. She intends to 60 days and extend 30 days again. Her return flight booked for April.

Hi guys thanks to everyone who contributed, things have escalated since the post. My friend is now going home on Monday as her sisters situation has worsened. Myself and another friend have volunteered to clear the possessions she leaves behind and clean the condo and armed with the information we have got from you guys I will hand keys in to agent next Friday , two weeks before next rent is due . I will have cash to pay the electric and water used. We just accept the loss of deposit. For those who said my friend had lots of time to see a lawyer I’m afraid she didn’t she was on very emotional face time meetings with her sister and her family . Anyway I just want to say I appreciate all the advice and support from the group . Thanks everyone

@Brandon ***********

thanks for your help , my god it’s like negotiating a minefield in Thailand with legislation and the whim of agents , immigration etc

@Brandon ***********

it’s jomtiem

@Tom ***********

so the person renting can do TM30 themselves? I thought it was landlord as did David in the original post. Surely visitors cannot just start doing their own reporting as it would conflict with the “rules/law” the reason I’m taking an interest as I’m in a similar situation, I have tm30 for my condo but didn’t think I needed to renew it when I travelled as long as I don’t go out Thailand . I will extend my 60 day tourist visa in early November but I’ll be travelling around staying in hotels . I better ask my agent, no doubt there will be a charge

So if the person renting has a TM30 receipt from when they originally rented the condo , say beginning of august then they travel in Thailand several times, the hotels they stay at will file TM30 for those stays. Does that then mean the original condo TM30 from august has been deleted in the system and then needs to be renewed before the renter goes to do a 30 day extension to his or her tourist visa after 60 days. Or for the 90 day reporting if they have a retirement visa? It would seem the agent would be filing multiple reports on behalf of the landlord if the renter was travelling in Thailand and retiring to their condo.it seems quite complicated .Is the TM 30 database always checked against the receipt the person would present for visa extension or would the officer take it at face value ? I might be a bit naive asking that . There must be someone who has been staying here a long time that has had this experience before. Reading the responses I think David or his friend are on a sticky wicket with the agent and immigration. So it’s either 300 baht each time or 1600 baht fine at immigration, if I understood the collective responses . Very complicated

Flew from Scotland with Qatar, I had flexible return ticket initially for 6 months , the agent said she sees I have a return ticket booked but what were my plans as it’s 6 months away . I had booked a cheap flight to Cambodia after reading advice on here. I might still have got away with it but not entirely sure. At Bkk I was asked by immigration officer what my plans were in Thailand . I told her that travel in Thailand and to Cambodia and other Asian countries. Never asked for onward ticket but it was nerve wracking as the people I travelled with all had return tickets within 3 to 4 weeks and sailed through . This is my first time in 5 years coming back to Thailand. My flight landed early hours on a Sunday and although immigration busy it flowed ok. The main concern I think is the airline

@Jan *****************

do you have to take your passport with you for the immigration to copy or make copies for them? Also can you collect the TM7 form earlier to complete before going to immigration?