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There's only one site and one version for registering and filing a TM30 online.

I don't disagree with that, but tell me why if it's the responsibility of a landlord, as you claim, the Immigration Act states differently and the TM30 permits foreigners to register and submit a TM30 as a Housemaster or Occupier. All those options are available and in line with what the Immigration Acts states. If as a foreigner you reside in a private residence in any capacity whatsoever, you are both an occupier and Housemaster. The law makes that quite clear.

I'm in my 11th year in Thailand and my IO has always enforced section 38. CW went through a period of non enforcement for some time, even as I recall refusing TM30 offered by foreigners. Prior to Covid, there was a large criminal case and CW realised they didn't have a clue where many foreigners were actually staying. They started to then enforce section 38 and as I recall even fining foreigners that had previously tried to submit a TM30 and they rejected.

Were you there? They could have wrongly been fining him under section 37 (2), (3), or (4) which can carry a fine of up to 5,000 BHT plus 200 BHT per day until the law is complied with.

If it's total tosh and the responsibility of the owner/landlord, then why can you register as a foreigner, upload a foreigner's Yellow house book and pink Thai ID card, to register and be approved. How can you then further submit a new TM30 selecting the option of 'Housemaster' or 'Occupier' and it's accepted.

Yes there is, but you fail to acknowledge it. The Thai Immigration Act states it is the responsibility of the House Master, the owner, or the possessor of a residence, or in the case of a hotel, the manger to file the TM30. Section 4 of the Act defines the 'House Master' as any persons who is the chief possessor of a house, whether in the capacity of owner, tenant, or in any other capacity whatsoever. So if you live in that residence as a tenant, or in any other capacity whatsoever, you are just as responsible to file the TM30 as the owner, your landlord, or your wife. From which site did these quotes come from. The Immigration Act is the law, not some self written interpretation from an unknown source.

That's an extract from the Thai Immigration Act, hand typed, not copied and pasted as per the exact wording. The exact wording of section 38 of the Immigration Act reads; Section 38 : The house – master, the owner or the possessor of the residence, or the hotel manager where the alien, receiving permission to stay temporary in the Kingdom has stayed, must notify the competent official of the Immigration Office located in the same area with that hours, dwelling place or hotel, within 24 hours from the time of arrival of the alien concerned. Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979) ENG.pdf On 5th June 2020, Immigration repealed section 38 of the Act, by issuing a new regulation amending it. TM30 reporting regulation (Eng).pdf Note 2.2 in particular, which details the change. 2. Notification of a householder, owner or possessor of dwelling place or hotel manager, who takes in, as a resident, an alien permitted to temporary stay in the Kingdom must proceed as follows; 2.1 Notify a competent official at an Immigration office located in a locality in which the house, dwelling place or hotel is located within twenty four hours from the time an alien has taken residence. In case that house, dwelling place or hotel, where an alien has stayed, is located in Bangkok Metropolis locality, such notification shall be made to a competent official at Immigration Division 1 of Immigration Bureau. 2.2 After a householder, owner or possessor of dwelling place or hotel manager already made a notification according to 2.1, then the alien goes to occasionally stay somewhere else and return to stay at the original place within the notified period of stay that has not yet ended, such householder, owner or possessor of dwelling place or hotel manager is not required to make a notification again. The alien mentioned in paragraph 1 shall include any alien receiving a multiply entry visa who departs the Kingdom and returns within the validity of visa and any alien permitted to re-enter into the Kingdom with a valid re-entry permit. In essence, if you are re-entering with a re-entry permit or a valid multiple entry visa and returning to your same registered address, then there is now no requirement to file a further TM30.

You can apply to extend your period of stay at least 30 days (45 days at most) prior to your current permission of stay expiring, up until the expiry date. On submitting, you will receive a 30 day 'under consideration' stamp. Some offices date this from the expiry date of your current permission of stay, whilst others date it from the date of application. Personally, I would submit the application on your return on 23 June, which still allows you 10 days to submit. You can prepare your documents prior to leaving, except for updating bank book and obtaining an updated KR2. Remember to obtain a re-entry permit for your 90-day Non 0.

Off-topic, but why would you need a TIN for the Juristic person of the housing estate.

I'm not aware of any Immigration office that doesn't request evidence the initial 800K funds came from overseas. I think you're confusing the 800K requirement for an extension, with an application for a Non O from a VE/TV entry. Applying for the Non O from a VE/TV entry, requires evidence that the funds came from overseas. 5.3 Evidence of foreign currency fund transferred to Thailand. VE-TV to Non O Retirement.pdf A simple bank statement with the funds noted as an 'International transfer' is sufficient.

As Air Asia explained to me. Check in staff are not qualified to translate a name in Thai to English. There may be staff who can confidently correctly translate the name, and other staff who cannot. They are quite within their rights to request a form of ID that matches your booking form. There are times I've found it accepted, and other times they've insisted on my Passport. Only when travelling do I carry my Passport, just in case.

It sounds as though you're being given the run around. Are you applying at your local District Amphoe, or the Provincial Amphoe? These days it's fairly standard to request an Embassy certified copy of your Passport data page, officially translated into Thai, then legalised by the Consular section of the MFA before they will process your application. I applied for my first Tabien Baan before these required shenanigans, the only requirement being a Thai translation of my passport data page, which I did myself. From entering the Amphoe it took 40 minutes to issue the Tabien Baan and that was only because the girl entering the registration on the database twice copied the information incorrectly, so the first two books had typo errors. A further 10 minutes to merely move to another desk, where they took a passport type photo and thumbprint, then printed the ID card. Less than an hour, in and out. 20 BHT fee for the protective plastic cover for the ID card.

That's because when you book internal flights, the site requires details in English language. The pink ID card is in Thai only, and it's not the job of airline check in staff to translate that name into English. Thai ID cards on the other hand are printed in both Thai and English.

It would be helpful if you gave more details of your friend's situation, age, nationality, long term plan, financial position, or advise him to join the forum and ask his own questions.

I registered and submitted my last TM30, uploading copies of my Passport data page, yellow book address page and pink Thai ID card.

No issues. You could also apply for a further 30 day, and 60 day extension as before.

Sent a PM.

In case you hadn't noticed, this topic is posted in Visa to other Countries. This is not a question about bring a dependant to Thailand, but getting a visa for a dependant to live in the UK.

You should of course first enquire at your local Amphoe of their requirements. All Amphoes to the best of my knowledge, now request a 'certified' Embassy copy of your Passport data page, which then has to be translated to Thai before being legalised by the Consular section of the MFA. Some have been known to request the same of a birth certificate in order to enter parents names in the Yellow book. These made up requirements of being married or owning a home, only display an incompetent officially who doesn't know how to process the request. There is no such requirement in the Civilian Registration Act, and is more common at district Amphoes.

It's an option he had but didn't take last year. Unmarried, so assuming he didn't meet the criteria for a 1-year extension, either insufficient proof of financials, not legalised as the Father, and/or the child lives with the Mother, so she is the dependant, not him.

Jack, read his previous posts. He's not new to this and already has the answers, having obtained a Non Imm O SE based on Thai child last year. He's ideally looking for the Non Imm O ME without financials IMHO. Likewise, he obviously cannot or has been refused an extension because he doesn't meet the criteria.

Finally!

When did I or the OP mention applying for a Non O visa ? And if they intend to apply for an extension based on Thai spouse, they should be interested in the type of visa they initially require.

Wrong, except for Savannahket. He's enquiring about 'switching' from one financial method to another, which you'd only ask if already using one method. Otherwise, you'd enquire about all the financial methods if it was your first extension. You simply read and understand the question differently to others.

Non Immigrant O extension marriage to Thai. Then he'd be enquiring about an extension based on employment. Once again, someone asks a simple question about apples, and you question whether he meant oranges. Just take the opening OP at face value.