Bkkbound Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 My wife is reading Facebook posts saying farang visiting and staying with family in Thailand have to register otherwise a fine Is issued? So we go to our Thai home next week for a month. For the past 10 years this has never been an issue, if it’s now required, what’s the simplest way of doing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post elviajero Posted March 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2019 Yes it’s been required by law for the last 40 years, but unless you’re planning contact with immigration they aren’t going to know you’re there. Worst case is a 2,000 baht fine; typically the fine is 800/1,600 baht. Basically someone, at any address you stay at in Thailand, is responsible for reporting your arrival. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Date Masamune Posted March 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2019 It also depends where you are.Do you do 90 day reports or visa extensions?If you have no reason to go to an Immigration office you may as well not bother as no way to find out unless a nosy neighbor “grasses” to the authorities. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiaexpat Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Reporting is easy. Download a TM 30 form and complete it. Send it to Immigration with a self addressed return envelope. They will return the receipt to the address on the envelope. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) Breaking news on this very subject. Talk of increasing the fine to 10,000 Baht (not passed as a law yet): It's not even April 1st either. Edited March 26, 2019 by bluesofa misprit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgma Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, asiaexpat said: Reporting is easy. Download a TM 30 form and complete it. Send it to Immigration with a self addressed return envelope. They will return the receipt to the address on the envelope. Good suggestion for people who live far away from Immigration office! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiBunny Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 I know for a fact the Thai family I stay with in a village in Isaan never bother to report my presence. My friend's brother is the deputy headman and just laughs whenever the topic is raised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee4Life Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 We have to file and the wife and I have a Yellow House Registration Book, we travel quite a bit and I would think that the people at the local immigration office would get tired of us bothering them time after time. But we are here full time and when we have gone in for our 90 day report they have asked about it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee4Life Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 16 minutes ago, ThaiBunny said: I know for a fact the Thai family I stay with in a village in Isaan never bother to report my presence. My friend's brother is the deputy headman and just laughs whenever the topic is raised I don't think the village headmen are interested, it's pretty much only Immigration Officers who are interested from what I have seen. I'm not sure that it can even be reported to the village officers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiBunny Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, Lee4Life said: I don't think the village headmen are interested, it's pretty much only Immigration Officers who are interested from what I have seen. I'm not sure that it can even be reported to the village officers. I wasn't reporting TO him; I was expecting as the house's owner to report me TO Immigration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocddave Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Had to fill one out when I arrived at my Wife's condo in 2016, and again for my first extension because we moved into our own townhouse. I keep that last TM30 receipt for our townhouse stapled in my passport, and a scanned copy on my computer. Other than that they don't seem to care much about it, and haven't requested a new one. Traveled many times within Thailand, but my wife and I check in under her name only, never had to worry about a TM30 in that situation, which probably made the hotels happy (never been asked for my name or passport). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonP Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Until two years ago we hadn't submitted, however following a request to visit the headman and finding an IO in attendance all the foreigners in the village (5) were told we had to register. By all accounts the headman got a bit of a rollicking as well. We are only 5km from the Immigration office so an easy target especially as there are a good number of foreigners passing through and staying over. It is a pain in the butt because I to and fro at least twice a month and have to go through the same rigmarole on returning to Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 6 hours ago, asiaexpat said: Reporting is easy. Download a TM 30 form and complete it. Send it to Immigration with a self addressed return envelope. They will return the receipt to the address on the envelope. Be very surprised if that works. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 I live in my own condo, that I own and have a Chanote for. Do I need to report myself to immigration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Date Masamune Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Reporting is easy. Download a TM 30 form and complete it. Send it to Immigration with a self addressed return envelope. They will return the receipt to the address on the envelope.What immigration office allows this?Never heard of TM30by post/mail “in Chiang Mai”If oSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) Like my experience at IO, "I've been staying in Bangkok for a week and came back home yesterday, do I have to fill in a TM30" "No" "does my wife have to" "No" Edited March 26, 2019 by soalbundy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Just now, soalbundy said: Like my experience at IO, "I've been staying in Bangkok for a week and came back home yesterday, do I have to fill in a TM30" "No" Don't forget: There's an 'R' in the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apknug Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 I live in my own condo, that I own and have a Chanote for. Do I need to report myself to immigration?Yepp, You state yourself as both be person that are submitting THE report, on top, and alien staying in the condo, in the middle of the TM30 form. Done it myself in Pattaya immigration. I hade THE house Book with me too. Skickat från min Lenovo TB-X704F via Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 6 hours ago, Lee4Life said: We have to file and the wife and I have a Yellow House Registration Book, we travel quite a bit and I would think that the people at the local immigration office would get tired of us bothering them time after time. But we are here full time and when we have gone in for our 90 day report they have asked about it before. Depends on the office, the one I use says no need for new TM30 if you return to the same address. My TM30 is from 2014 and I have done several extensions since then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviajero Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Happy Grumpy said: I live in my own condo, that I own and have a Chanote for. Do I need to report myself to immigration? It depends on your local office. But as the owner, it is possible for you to report yourself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Thailand said: Be very surprised if that works. Maybe UbonJoe will be along, he'll know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 9 hours ago, asiaexpat said: Reporting is easy. Download a TM 30 form and complete it. Send it to Immigration with a self addressed return envelope. They will return the receipt to the address on the envelope. Perhaps if staying in Bangkok. As far as I know they are the only office that accepts them by mail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanoshi Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 15 minutes ago, possum1931 said: Maybe UbonJoe will be along, he'll know. Some offices allow postal TM30 reports providing your just reporting a return to the same address. My office even sign up individuals to the online reporting system if their frequently in/out. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkkbound Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 Sounds like a lot of Thai nonsense, I,m staying at our Thai home in Khemmerat for three weeks, is Ubon or Mukdahan where I will waste half a day on this? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mukdahanman Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 A report is due every time you spend the night somewhere different than your registered address with Marriage Extension in Mukdahan, but can do it online - easy as pie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the guest Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 10 hours ago, ThaiBunny said: I know for a fact the Thai family I stay with in a village in Isaan never bother to report my presence. My friend's brother is the deputy headman and just laughs whenever the topic is raised They laugh because they are not Farang, but one day you will get caught, and who's to blame then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkkbound Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 21 minutes ago, Mukdahanman said: A report is due every time you spend the night somewhere different than your registered address with Marriage Extension in Mukdahan, but can do it online - easy as pie Thanks for the reply, I,m just visiting on a tourist visa, do you have the link to the online form? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherd3 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, ThaiBunny said: I know for a fact the Thai family I stay with in a village in Isaan never bother to report my presence. My friend's brother is the deputy headman and just laughs whenever the topic is raised I am quite sure immigration view is somewhat different if a farang is liable to report rather than a Thai. Edited March 26, 2019 by fisherd3 Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mukdahanman Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 57 minutes ago, Bkkbound said: Thanks for the reply, I,m just visiting on a tourist visa, do you have the link to the online form? Immigration.co.th 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac98 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 6 hours ago, GordonP said: Until two years ago we hadn't submitted, however following a request to visit the headman and finding an IO in attendance all the foreigners in the village (5) were told we had to register. By all accounts the headman got a bit of a rollicking as well. We are only 5km from the Immigration office so an easy target especially as there are a good number of foreigners passing through and staying over. It is a pain in the butt because I to and fro at least twice a month and have to go through the same rigmarole on returning to Pattaya. Jomtian IO told me no need to report when returning home from travel within Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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