@Priya *********

every time you stay at a hotel or Thai address you update the system with the new location, hotel or landlord will do it for you if you have a long term residence, you need to update everytime you stay in a hotel domestically otherwise that will be the last address on the system and can give you grief when you renew your visa.

Beware , the gatekeepers in Room 103 now check the system to see if TM30 is up to date , I was there yesterday and a few folks got turned around - I do mine at the drive thru before u submit renewal saves losing my place in the Q

@Michael *******

yip VFS are the gatekeepers if certain criteria are not met, especially reason for her to return it won’t even make it to an immig officer.

@Terence *****

depends on your immigration office and their mood on the day, for several years Phuket never bothered with it , then last year turned up and there was a young chap sitting there with a screen checking as they screened our paperwork, and pointed out my last address was a hotel in Hua Hin - asked me to go next door to update my TM30 before they would process my retirement visa renewal - I am due back there today, and I got my TM30 updated yesterday in preparation. I have been at the same address for 5 years ………..

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

it has your passport number which is used the register TM30

And wonder why they get grief at the slightest problem like a missing decimal point 🫤

@James ********

not sure about the minority don’t have data to support that, only heresay from volunteers at immig

@James ********

the use of agents merely fuels the corruption, so those of us who wish to comply with the rules - also have a price to pay. The three month waiting list at Phuket DLT for a driving License is a case in point, you can get same day through an agent. 3 years ago there was no waiting list…. we should stop feeding the trough……..it has consequences.

Part of the reason for the 800k is to ensure you have the ability to cover medical expenses, or evac. This is why retirees who use O-A non immig visa have to take out health insurance before coming to Thailand. Those who apply for O visa using funds already in Thailand do not require Health Insurance. At the moment this also includes those switching to 65k p.m method after first year in Thailand, could that change , who knows!

no doubt there are embassies out there with incompetent staff but wouldn’t bank on it