Popular Post NCC1701A Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) You got to laugh when commies are writing stories about too much government interference. Fears Emerge For Foreign Workers In Thailand’s TM30 Regulation "Analysts in the private sector have united to pressure the Thai government into rejecting the stricter enforcement of the TM30 regulation that will require local landlords to report to Immigration immediately if a foreign tenant leaves a flat or apartment." https://en.businesstimes.cn/articles/117693/20190826/fears-emerge-for-foreign-workers-in-thailand-s-tm30-regulation.htm Edited August 27, 2019 by NCC1701A 6 4 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 3421abc Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) They should tell all the Chinese whom want to buy a condo here by the way you have to report like you are on probation every time your come back to you home or spend the night away from it. Not even China has this stupid law on foreigners. Edited August 27, 2019 by 3421abc 26 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lujanit Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 With this China loving 'government' there will be an exception for chinese owning landlords of any TM30 obligations. 4 3 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post highonthai Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 This sounds like a positive to me. 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NanLaew Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) 20 minutes ago, highonthai said: This sounds like a positive to me. I think it's more of an issue for the Chinese landlord (condo owner) rather than the tenant. In absentia landlords are common enough but I think the newbie Chinese Airbnb magnate would be loath to register his Thai property ownership with any local government agency lest they pass on that information to his own government agencies. There's a reason why the Russians and now the Chinese are getting into Thai condo ownership. The Indians will be next. It's also being flagged on other, regional, English language media. https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/08/article/police-state-squeeze-for-thailands-expatriates/ The article in the OP mentions the paltry 6,000 signatures on the Isaan-centric petition which doesn't amount to much. The employers of foreign workers that need to take a day off work to file a TM30 would need to get onboard to add any weight to this. However, I think it is much more likely that employers have already struck deals with their local immigration chiefs to get these done en bloc. How else to explain a Thai agent dropping off a bundle of Myanmar passports at the local immigration and simply coming back later to pick them up; no receipts. no money changing hands in the front office, no names, etc.. Edited August 27, 2019 by NanLaew 10 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Puchaiyank Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 Ah yes, the ole infamous TM-30 reporting...the stuff immigration wet dreams are made of...???? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NCC1701A Posted August 27, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, NanLaew said: Yes, I agree. It's also being flagged on other, regional, English language media. https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/08/article/police-state-squeeze-for-thailands-expatriates/ this is a great "don't come to or invest in Thailand" article. touches upon every issue. i love this part: "Its extension to all residences now means that Thai landlords or property-owners accommodating several hundred thousand foreigners, ranging from business people, technical experts, teachers, expatriates married to Thais and retirees, are now required to report their return both after travel abroad and after week-end visits to the beach or business trips to another city within the kingdom." 21 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Martyp Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 China has one of the most extensive surveillance and facial recognition systems in the world. What they ought to be doing is selling their technology to Thailand to blanket the country with cameras. Then no one would need to file a TM30 ever. 10 2 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Peterw42 Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 Its great to see some international press coverage etc but they appear to get it wrong with their understanding of TM30. Its a report of a foreigner arrival, not their departure from a property. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NanLaew Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, Martyp said: China has one of the most extensive surveillance and facial recognition systems in the world. What they ought to be doing is selling their technology to Thailand to blanket the country with cameras. Then no one would need to file a TM30 ever. Nah.. a simple, scanable barcode tattoo inside the left wrist... except for the ladies where it's on the uppermost, inner left thigh. I wouldn't mind hanging around for 45 minutes in immigration lines if that were the case. 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NanLaew Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 minute ago, Peterw42 said: Its great to see some international press coverage etc but they appear to get it wrong with their understanding of TM30. Its a report of a foreigner arrival, not their departure from a property. Well ya gotta depart before ya can come back, no? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post doctormann Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 10 minutes ago, Martyp said: China has one of the most extensive surveillance and facial recognition systems in the world. What they ought to be doing is selling their technology to Thailand to blanket the country with cameras. Then no one would need to file a TM30 ever. But TiT so the cameras would not work! 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Peterw42 Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 6 minutes ago, NanLaew said: Well ya gotta depart before ya can come back, no? Yes thats right but its only an arrival/stay that gets reported, the hilton hotel or a landlord doesnt tell immigration I have moved/left, the next place I stay at tells immigration. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post highonthai Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) I own a home in CM and have a couple of rental properties also. I'm hoping that this TM30 thing goes away. In the past we only TM30'd the tenant once, that was it. I'm surprised that we have not heard from any Thai property owners on this issue yet. Edited August 27, 2019 by highonthai 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 so every time i go out for a drive....come back I have to tell the IMOS I have been out and now returned?????? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 14 minutes ago, highonthai said: I own a home in CM and have a couple of rental properties also. I'm hoping that this TM30 thing goes away. In the past we only TM30'd the tenant once, that was it. I'm surprised that we have not heard from any Thai property owners on this issue yet. it aint going to go away...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) 44 minutes ago, NCC1701A said: this is a great "don't come to or invest in Thailand" article. touches upon every issue. i love this part: "Its extension to all residences now means that Thai landlords or property-owners accommodating several hundred thousand foreigners, ranging from business people, technical experts, teachers, expatriates married to Thais and retirees, are now required to report their return both after travel abroad and after week-end visits to the beach or business trips to another city within the kingdom." Positively inane, surly, unnecessary, cumbersome, bothersome, impractical, draconian, and dumb. Some laws are simply without merit. Edited August 27, 2019 by spidermike007 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highonthai Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 12 minutes ago, essox essox said: it aint going to go away...... I'm taking an optimistic view on this. And fingers crossed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thequietman Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, 3421abc said: They should tell all the Chinese whom want to buy a condo here by the way you have to report like you are on probation every time your come back to you home or spend the night away from it. Not even China has this stupid law on foreigners. You no undstand Thailand. Dis for Nat securitay and protect Thai peepole from nasty farang. Good Guys (moneyed up criminals) In, Bad Guys (pensioners, fathers of Thai kids, Married people) Out! Undstand now ??? ???? 12 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AussieBob18 Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 'Sign' the petition - it will help. As many as possible. https://reform-thai-immigration.com/#the-petition 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest1 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 4 hours ago, NanLaew said: agencies. There's a reason why the Russians and now the Chinese are getting into Thai condo ownership. The Indians will be next. I doubt it the Indians are keeping pretty busy constantly opening new Indian restaurants,that always seem to have no customers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChouDoufu Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 4 hours ago, 3421abc said: They should tell all the Chinese whom want to buy a condo here by the way you have to report like you are on probation every time your come back to you home or spend the night away from it. Not even China has this stupid law on foreigners. sure they do......same-same but different. the difference is that it's managed effectively and it's very simple to meet the requirements. it's also nice that the requirements are known, well-publicized, and the rules are generally followed. hotels/guesthouses/hostels register with local police to get authorization to board foreign guests. hotel loads registration software package onto front desk computer to automatically update the police registry online. hotels have mini scanners to scan passports/id cards. it's all done in a minute or two while standing at the hotel registration desk. system is managed by local police. if you stay at a friend's house (or at a non-authorized cheap hotel), a trip to the local cop shop, usually a 5-minute walk away, must be done within 24 hours. (some locales with smaller staff ask for next business day, so can wait til after a weekend). i've registered using a rental contract, other times with a copy of friend's id card. rarely takes more than a few minutes. returning from outside china normally does not require re-registration if returning to same residence. it's a huge country, so of course others have different experiences. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnx Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 5 hours ago, Martyp said: China has one of the most extensive surveillance and facial recognition systems in the world. What they ought to be doing is selling their technology to Thailand to blanket the country with cameras. Then no one would need to file a TM30 ever. And the system would be broken and not maintained within 6 months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Martyp said: China has one of the most extensive surveillance and facial recognition systems in the world. What they ought to be doing is selling their technology to Thailand to blanket the country with cameras. Then no one would need to file a TM30 ever. edit. Just not a good idea. Edited August 27, 2019 by holy cow cm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 7 hours ago, 3421abc said: They should tell all the Chinese whom want to buy a condo here by the way you have to report like you are on probation every time your come back to you home or spend the night away from it. Not even China has this stupid law on foreigners. I'm sure that, if anything, only 'pressure' from the Chinese (press or government) could force the Thais to rescind this antiquated law... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpanishExpat Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) No need to fill a TM 30 in China, but as tourist (and not staying in a hotel),you have to register at a local police station within 24hrs. I missed it last time and my friend living there got a hectic phone call from his office, that we have to go there NOW. A few police officers knocked at his condo 26hrs after my arrival, but we weren`t there ???? If I would have failed to go there, I would`ve been blacklisted to enter the country the next time. So while it just for tourists, we should be happy they are still far from that stage in Thailand. Edited August 27, 2019 by SpanishExpat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 7 hours ago, Martyp said: China has one of the most extensive surveillance and facial recognition systems in the world. What they ought to be doing is selling their technology to Thailand to blanket the country with cameras. Then no one would need to file a TM30 ever. Read the other day by 2020 China will have one camera for every two people, makes u think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkv Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) 31 minutes ago, SpanishExpat said: So while it just for tourists, we should be happy they are still far from that stage in Thailand. Yeah, there's two ways to look at it I guess. You look at it as "it could be much worse". I look at it as "it could be much better". Mine is unrealistic in today's Thailand, so I left. Won't change basic principles due to authoritarian regimes. It's exactly the same as saying: "there are people poorer than me so I should be happy". I know a lot of people richer than me and I prefer that direction forward. Otherwise, I am limiting myself. People that do wish to stay, however, will have to "follow the laws", whatever those may be. But then again, each person is different, they can put in balance the pros and cons and make their own decisions. Edited August 27, 2019 by lkv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyp Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 1 hour ago, chainarong said: Read the other day by 2020 China will have one camera for every two people, makes u think. I believe London has a lot of cameras too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBKK Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 I would prefer a camera on my face than the tm30 thing that can't be done without the landlord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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