'The law was amended so that long stay foreigners did not have to re-submit a TM 30 when returning to their 'permanent' address.'
I assume this is the case .
I stay at Novotel in Bangkok and am sure they would process passports correctly .
Yes I use TM30 I filled in on my return from Europe last year - have stayed in a number of hotels in BKK since and I assume all hotels have a standard procedure .
2 days ago - No queue and few waiting upstairs .
I assume once documents are in order you are given a ticket to present upstairs and then told to return in a week when process is complete .
Try an afternoon visit - much calmer
I went today at 2.30 pm for proof of address for driving licence / only 3 in the queue downstairs and not many waiting upstairs with tickets / in and out in about 10 minutes
' Have the possessor of the blue book you are talking about explain how your name ' 'got there.'
It is my blue book - as i am house owner .
I went to Tesse Bahn many years ago and asked them to put it - on recommendation from Samui immigration .