I just re-entered Thailand from a 2-day trip to Malaysia. It was uneventful; the immigration officer simply stamped me in on a visa-exempt entry. 

 

But now I have my landlady urging me to update my TM.30. The thing is, when I study a TM.30, I see that it is a form that is meant to be filled out and submitted by the Thai property owner, not by me as a foreigner. So why would I have to update it? It sounds like the landlord/owner's responsibility.

 

I think I've gotten her to agree that it is she who has to submit it, but she (correctly) points out that one thing the form requires is a TM.6 (arrival card) number, and she says I need to give that to her. The problem with that is, no one ever presented me with a TM.6 anywhere... not on the plane I was on coming back from Malaysia today, or anywhere else. It has never been mentioned. I recall that in the distant past these were handed out on the plane as it approached Thailand to land, but I have not seen that happen at all on my current trip (which started in October last year). 

 

I finally gave her a photograph of the Receipt of Notification that I was given on my last trip to Immigration, and she says that this is what they need to update. But I don't think she understands the process any better than I do.

The TM6 field is not required since it was suspended for entry at airports. 

When you did not receive a TM-6 (not handed out anymore when arriving by air since July last year) you can simply leave the field blank.

Be aware that when your landlady does the TM-30 notification, that she provides you with a copy of that notification as it may be asked for by Immigration when you go there for a service.

Also, if you have doubts that your landlady will do it correctly, there is also the option that you register the address where you are staying on the IO TM-30 website.  You can do this as TENANT and it will allow you to issue TM-30s if any foreigner (including yourself) staying at your address.

I did PM you a copy of a comprehensive Guideline document on how to do that.

If returning to the same address on a re entry permit and the same passport there is no need to do another TM30

2 minutes ago, proton said:

If returning to the same address on a re entry permit and the same passport there is no need to do another TM30

That's correct, but OP wrote that he was stamped in on a visa-exempt entry, so his local Imm Office needs to be notified of the address where he is staying using a TM-30.

15 hours ago, proton said:

If returning to the same address on a re entry permit and the same passport there is no need to do another TM30

He got a visa exempt so obviously had no re entry permit

15 hours ago, proton said:

If returning to the same address on a re entry permit and the same passport there is no need to do another TM30

Depends on which IO you are associated with... Chiang Mai hasn't updated yet

16 hours ago, Red Phoenix said:

That's correct, but OP wrote that he was stamped in on a visa-exempt entry, so his local Imm Office needs to be notified of the address where he is staying using a TM-30.

May depend on the office. I have had the same TM30 since 2015 and had several new visas since then but always a visa and the same address, wouldn't know about visa exempt.

Came back last Aug on a new E-visa, got an extension and done 90 day twice online, TM30 not an issue. However not something to be taken for granted, a change in staff could be a different ball game.

if immigration do not require a TM6 on entry to Thailand . DO Immigration NOT TAKE OUT THE OLD/ORIGINAL TM 6 ?????     ANY  BODY KNOWS ????

2 minutes ago, Road Warrior said:

if immigration do not require a TM6 on entry to Thailand . DO Immigration NOT TAKE OUT THE OLD/ORIGINAL TM 6 ?????     ANY  BODY KNOWS ????

They do not

23 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

They do not

 

23 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

They do not

thank you  very much