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TM.30: Immigration chief tells foreigners: Report where you are and who is staying with you


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Posted
21 minutes ago, baboon said:

Mrs baboon will not be complying, her reasoning being that there will be no end to it once in the system, with officials simply inventing problems to suit them.

I suspect Mrs baboon won't be paying the fines, that will fall to Mr baboons responsibility.

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Hard to believe IO can create so much confusion over 1 form.

without having to read all 31 pages of, I am sure, relevant posts, can someone point to me where it says that the foreigner or alien has to submit a TM30. Because all I see is the requirement of hotels, owners of appartments, houses etc having to report. 

Our only requirement is to do a 90 day report. Apologies if this has already been discussed. Cheers

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Posted
1 hour ago, marcusarelus said:

Think of it like 76 little countries all trying to get a piece of the pie.  Like the America each State and town has it's own drinking laws some dry some half dry and some wet,  some allow hookers and young teen marriages others don't some smoke pot OK others no - crimes are different all over the country.  Like that - Thailand is just a little USA.  If you can handle being a tourist in America surely you can make it in Thailand.  

No different to the UK courts. One magistrate will send you down another will give you a fine - for the same offence.

Posted
1 hour ago, steven100 said:

anyway, bye !  Don't forget to write ….

Send me a copy of your updated TM30 so that I know to what address I should send the postcard.

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Posted
1 hour ago, dontoearth said:

  When I had trouble renewing my retirement visa at CW many thai friends said go back on another day and you will get a different officer should be fine.  LOL.  It is the thai way.

Thai way is for those who prefer excitement rather than predictability ... :thumbsup:

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Posted
Just now, simon43 said:

 

 

 

True, but when the grass on your side of the fence is full of weeds, and no-one has any Roundup weed-killer, it is probably better to hop over the fence...

Many of us have made plans to leave in different circumstances. In my case, I will keep everything intact in Thailand and hope to return to retire but I have created other options also. Luckily, we have my wife's parents to act as caretakers for our home until we return, and they have their own nice home, so I'm not worried about anybody "homesteading."

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Posted
12 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you.

Alternative reality is real enough for those who suffer from paranoia ...

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Use your telephone and look click into the Imm office website. Scroll down and it will say how many visited and then say: Your IP # is.....
So if you think they are not now monitoring every action then you seriously are crazy. Worse than you thought.

Monitoring ? They can’t even provide a proper electricity supply throughout the country!
They can monitor whatever they want who says the SIM card in your phone or the internet connection you use have to be in your name and not in a Thai’s name ?


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Posted
10 minutes ago, simon43 said:

 

 

 

True, but when the grass on your side of the fence is full of weeds, and no-one has any Roundup weed-killer, it is probably better to hop over the fence...

... and after a while you may experience that Roundup doesn't exist on the other side either ...

Posted

This is definitely in the 1979 Immigration  Act but I but my memories go back to the early 80s and I can't remember it ever being strictly enforced.  Since much of the 1979 Act, which focuses a lot on permanent residence that was easy to obtain then, is out of date or redundant (this part in particular), it is probably about time it was thrown out and re-drafted in line with Thailand's needs today.  Many of the visas people use today didn't exist in 1979, i.e. retirement and marriage extensions, and have been created piecemeal through national police orders which have not been submitted to parliamentary scrutiny. 

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22 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you.

Not me though.  It is a state of mind.  Realize that you get to control your reactions.  

Posted
1 hour ago, kevinmartyn said:

It's not difficult is it! The TM30 form which i only found out about on the 4th July 2019 and was fined 800 Baht. Afterall I've only been in Thailand since 2006 on a retirement visa.

 

The bottom line is as long as all the information you are providing is real.

 

Getting an extension and retirement visa is easy!????

I have an idea to make the extension even easier:

"Is your information the same as last year for your extension?"

'Yes it is."

"Ok, we have this in our computer already. Please sign here and pay 1900 B."

"OK.  Thank you, goodbye.  See you next year."

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Posted
6 minutes ago, greeneking said:

I have an idea to make the extension even easier:

"Is your information the same as last year for your extension?"

'Yes it is."

"Ok, we have this in our computer already. Please sign here and pay 1900 B."

"OK.  Thank you, goodbye.  See you next year."

Why would they want to make it easier?  The more negatives here and other places and the more mumbo jumbo about difficult immigration the less clients go to Immigration and their job is easier.  Bash a reg and help a poor Immigration officer work less.  

Posted
25 minutes ago, Arkady said:

This is definitely in the 1979 Immigration  Act but I but my memories go back to the early 80s and I can't remember it ever being strictly enforced.  Since much of the 1979 Act, which focuses a lot on permanent residence that was easy to obtain then, is out of date or redundant (this part in particular), it is probably about time it was thrown out and re-drafted in line with Thailand's needs today. 

Be very careful what you wish for, especially in today's political climes...

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How long before they just require all foreign nationals (except Chinese, of course) to be fitted with ankle bracelets and/or RFID chips?

Posted
On 7/20/2019 at 11:16 AM, ThomasThBKK said:

Yes, i wrote about that here before somewhere. Reason being if u are the registered housemaster the system at the airport doesn't log your tm30 out so you are still registered. 

 

Of course i got only naysayer replies, including mods here, but now u have it from immigration source too. ???? 

 

 

So much for the systems aren't connected, they are.. And revenue department sooner or later too. 

No you still have to fill in TM30, I have yellow book pink id card and still got a fine when I extended, it all depends on the IO office you go to. If you have no need to visit immigration or visitors from abroad they wont know if you filed in or not.

Posted
1 hour ago, Arkady said:

If you are a permanent resident you do not need to file a TM30 or do 90 day reporting.

having a yellow book does not make you a permanent resident.

Posted
22 minutes ago, oldwelshman said:

No you still have to fill in TM30, I have yellow book pink id card and still got a fine when I extended, it all depends on the IO office you go to. If you have no need to visit immigration or visitors from abroad they wont know if you filed in or not.

Unless they surround your house, raid your condo, stop you in a taxi.......

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Posted

Yes, been a requirement for ages but nonetheless puke-worthy. Don't know why singletons put up with it when there are easier regional options. Perhaps the rest of the world will wake up and have Thais report in-kind in home countries...

Posted

I'm a little confused about this TM30 requirement.

I'm here on a 60 day tourist visa, & I spend around 6 months per year here. 

I rent a condo in Samut Prakan, on a 12 month contract.

Question? As a tourist, do I need to advise my constant movements? My landlord must be reporting me here as the tenant, and is fully aware I'm often traveling in & out. I never play around with visa extensions, just in & out, on time!

Am I breaking any laws. This has got me a little worried now?

Posted
5 hours ago, possum1931 said:

My friend went to Starbucks and didn't need to file a TM30.

He probably didn't stay there until the following afternoon from late the night before = overnight.

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