Jetsam

reporting back: because I was staying with relatives in a rural area in the south, I was concerned about the tm-30. I ended up taking a short trip to Hua Hin and doing my extension there. The immigration office is in the basement of the Bluport shopping mall. Took 5 minutes total including waiting. 2-3 other people there at 3:30pm on a Friday.. No photocopies or passport photos - they do that for you at no charge. No TM-30, just the complete address of your hotel in Hua Hin and your Thai mobile telephone number. This was the single greatest experience I have ever had with any government entity in any country! It didn’t seem real. 5 stars.

Thank you DrJack! Very Helpful! Another question to confirm- if my stay is permitted until July 31, my extension should add 30 days to July 31 and not to the day I apply for the extension? thanks again

Hello, I entered Thailand on July 2 at BKK and received a 30 day visa exempt stamp. I would like to extend for another 30 days at the end of the month, how early can I go to immigration to do this? Given the recent changes, can someone please tell me what I need to bring with me to accomplish this? On arrival JAL insisted we still needed to fill in the TM6 form, which I did and the officer collected it but didn’t hand it back to me with my passport like times before. If I am staying in a hotel at the time I go for the extension do I need to bring a TM30 or any other paperwork? thanks in advance!