@Michael *******

Couldn’t agree more. Mini-van drivers here are simply reincarnated Japanese kamikaze pilots. 😳

Thai Public Health Minister just deleted this Facebook announcement.

Stay tuned.

TM30 requirements still pretty much in place, but my local IO only wants me* to do it if I return from abroad.

*I do it for my homeowner, who is the one technically required to do it.

I have seen that other site, and it’s chaos. The click-bait/misleading title of the post, the changed regulations, and the confusion of those commenting, boil down to this:

What are the requirements of your local immigration office? You need to check with them. Try to stick with only one officer there, if possible.

No matter what the published regs say, it’s what they do at your local office that counts. They have the power to assess penalties, withhold extensions or make your life easier.

I’ve learned to take the internet scuttlebutt with a grain of salt and enjoy peace of mind.

—This advice comes from 17 years of successfully navigating “the system,” and dealing with nine immigration offices from Bangkok to Nong Khai: Changwattana (BKK), Korat, Mahasarakham, Nong Khai, Mukdahan, Udon Thani-Ek Udon, Udon Thani-Central, Khon Kaen, and Nong Bua Lamphu. Why so many? When I was living in one place, the office you had to report to was changed multiple times.

More common to have a visa pulled. 😉

I made that post, and I stand by it.

This is what happened in Mahasarakham Province on January 2, 2020. I did not claim this change for all of Thailand.

Before you claim a post is a lie, you need to carefully read it first.

@Tod ********

Even when you travel outside the country, things are different. I took my TM 30 to immigration last week after returning from Singapore. They tossed my form in the trash bin, typed a couple things into the computer and told me to go.

Today a foreigner friend went to Thai immigration with a TM 30 to report his return to his home province after a trip over the new year holiday.‬

‪He was told all reporting requirements connected to TM30 are canceled. No more reporting of a return after leaving your home province‬.

This happened in Mahasarakham Province today, January 2nd.

@Federico *********

I think what your’re missing is that a monthly wire transfer in and out, for the exact amount, with the same foreign bank, is obviously a financial “carousel.”

Not true income.

Please, you try it first and then report. I’m not risking my yearly extension on an obvious scam.

You want to know if you need a work permit? 😂