arriving to thailand on the weekend

[Jack1988]

I am asking for a friend of mine. He is going to land to thailand next saturday but he can't go to his local immigration to make a tm30 as the office will be closed on weekend. Can he just go on monday morning or will he have to pay a fine for reporting late? I don't know if he is going to stay in a hotel, apartment, or to his friend's house

[Upnotover]

It is the hotel, landlord or friends responsibility to do this, not his.

[Jack1988]

1 minute ago, Upnotover said:

It is the hotel, landlord or friends responsibility to do this, not his.

he needs to get the tm30 receipt at the immigration. Because he will have to use it for the border bounce next time

[DrJack54]

9 minutes ago, Jack1988 said:

I am asking for a friend of mine. He is going to land to thailand next saturday but he can't go to his local immigration to make a tm30 as the office will be closed on weekend.

What will be his status in Thailand.

Entering visa exempt? 

Does he plan to have business with immigration? Example obtain an extension etc

If not do nothing. 

 

Edit: posted at same time. You mention border bounce. 

He should use a minivan border run company. 

[Jack1988]

1 minute ago, DrJack54 said:

What will be his status in Thailand.

Entering visa exempt? 

Does he plan to have business with immigration? Example obtain an extension etc

If not do nothing. 

he will enter with a SETV and yes, he will also need it for 30 days extensions, border bounce as well. Shouldn't be an issue if he will go on monday morning?

[DrJack54]

2 minutes ago, Jack1988 said:

Shouldn't be an issue if he will go on monday morning?

No problem.

However wherever he is staying they can do a TM30 online and provide him with copy. 

No need for him to bother with trip to immigration. 

[Upnotover]

6 minutes ago, Jack1988 said:

he needs to get the tm30 receipt at the immigration. Because he will have to use it for the border bounce next time

Then he can ask the hotel, landlord or friend for it.

[Jack1988]

All right, thanks for the answers 

[UWEB]

36 minutes ago, Jack1988 said:

he will enter with a SETV and yes, he will also need it for 30 days extensions, border bounce as well. Shouldn't be an issue if he will go on monday morning?

For what he need a TM30 for a Border bounce? And if he do a border bounce after 1. of May he need to fill the TDAC upon return to Thailand and probably file a new TM30 .

[Gottfrid]

30 minutes ago, Jack1988 said:

All right, thanks for the answers 

The thing was simple from start. The only answer needed was: If immigration is closed when you arrive and need to do something there, it´s always ok to do that the first day they open.

[Upnotover]

52 minutes ago, Jack1988 said:

He is going to land to thailand next saturday........Can he just go on monday morning

Just to mention next weekend is Songkran and immigration offices will be closed anyway until Thursday 17th.

[Jack1988]

4 minutes ago, UWEB said:

For what he need a TM30 for a Border bounce?

For proof of address in Thailand. Immigration officers use to ask when you are coming back from a border bounce 

[Jack1988]

7 minutes ago, UWEB said:

And if he do a border bounce after 1. of May he need to fill the TDAC upon return to Thailand

Yes he is aware of this new rule. It's easy to fill the tdac anyway 

[Jack1988]

5 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

Just to mention next weekend is Songkran and immigration offices will be closed anyway until Thursday 17th.

Ok thanks for letting me know 

[thai006]

Do you know the Website for done the tm30 online ? 

[harryviking]

On 4/6/2025 at 7:23 AM, Jack1988 said:

I am asking for a friend of mine. He is going to land to thailand next saturday but he can't go to his local immigration to make a tm30 as the office will be closed on weekend. Can he just go on monday morning or will he have to pay a fine for reporting late? I don't know if he is going to stay in a hotel, apartment, or to his friend's house

I always land on a Friday and arrive at my home late. I go to immigration on Mondays for report arrival and have done so for years. Never any problem.

[retayl]

Why does he need to go to immigration? Unless he’s staying in a hotel 

I doubt his friend/landlord will bother with a TM30. Surely he just needs to book into a hotel for a couple of days before he does his border bounce.

[Mutt Daeng]

On 4/7/2025 at 7:29 AM, thai006 said:

Do you know the Website for done the tm30 online ? 

Website for TM30:

 

https://tm30.immigration.go.th/tm30api/loginExternal.jsp?

[Rob Browder]

On 4/6/2025 at 8:15 AM, Gottfrid said:

The thing was simple from start. The only answer needed was: If immigration is closed when you arrive and need to do something there, it´s always ok to do that the first day they open.

Yes, my thoughts exactly ... except 90-day reports if the "7-day grace period" expires over the weekend/holidays - but this does not apply to the OP.

[Gottfrid]

8 hours ago, Rob Browder said:

Yes, my thoughts exactly ... except 90-day reports if the "7-day grace period" expires over the weekend/holidays - but this does not apply to the OP.

Unfortunately, they have grace period or no grace periods depending of the immigration office and province as well.

[Liquorice]

On 4/6/2025 at 7:27 AM, Upnotover said:

It is the hotel, landlord or friends responsibility to do this, not his.

Hotel, yes, landlord or friend, not necessarily.
It's also equally his responsibility as the occupant and tenant.

[BrandonJT]

2 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Unfortunately, they have grace period or no grace periods depending of the immigration office and province as well.

 

There is already a built-in grace period for 90-day reports.  You have 3 weeks to report.  If you fail to report within that 3 weeks and your reporting period ends on a weekend, you will be fined regardless of when the last day was, because you had 3 weeks to do it.

[Jack1988]

My friend will stay to his friend's house and they will go to report his stay at his local immigration when it will open again, after songkran. It's not his fault if immigration is closed on weekends and on songkran. I don't think they would fine him for reporting late as they are closed 

[Gottfrid]

4 hours ago, BrandonJT said:

 

There is already a built-in grace period for 90-day reports.  You have 3 weeks to report.  If you fail to report within that 3 weeks and your reporting period ends on a weekend, you will be fined regardless of when the last day was, because you had 3 weeks to do it.

That´s maybe if you do a report online. Never done that. In all other cases there is no built-in grace period, as it may differ depending on office and province.
 

3 hours ago, Jack1988 said:

My friend will stay to his friend's house and they will go to report his stay at his local immigration when it will open again, after songkran. It's not his fault if immigration is closed on weekends and on songkran. I don't think they would fine him for reporting late as they are closed 

No, they will not fine him.

[Rob Browder]

On 4/11/2025 at 6:32 AM, Gottfrid said:

That´s maybe if you do a report online. Never done that. In all other cases there is no built-in grace period, as it may differ depending on office and province.

Online, you have 1-week, officially, 14-days to 8 days before the report is "due" - though some report success up until the due-date.

 

By mail, it should be mailed (registered mail) 7 days before the due-date.

 

In person, you are "allowed" to report up to 2 weeks before it is due - no earlier - plus a "grace period" of 7 more days after the report-date.  I have read reports where IOs refused to honor the "in person" 7-days-after grace-period, but this is rare, as it is a published rule.

[Gottfrid]

4 hours ago, Rob Browder said:

In person, you are "allowed" to report up to 2 weeks before it is due - no earlier - plus a "grace period" of 7 more days after the report-date.  I have read reports where IOs refused to honor the "in person" 7-days-after grace-period, but this is rare, as it is a published rule.

Ok, how many times do I have to repeat. IT´S NOT SAME, depending on what office you are connected to. Maybe most give what you say, but it differs sometimes. Are we clear now!?

[DrJack54]

1 hour ago, Gottfrid said:

Ok, how many times do I have to repeat. IT´S NOT SAME, depending on what office you are connected to

For 90 day reporting the rules are consistent.

As always couple of immigration offices may play by own rule book.

Here TM47 guidelines are explained.

https://www.immigration.go.th/?page_id=1648

[Gottfrid]

13 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

For 90 day reporting the rules are consistent.

As always couple of immigration offices may play by own rule book.

Here TM47 guidelines are explained.

https://www.immigration.go.th/?page_id=1648

Never said that the rules are not consistent. As you say, some offices do different. For example my office. They only play after 7 days before and not late.

[brewsterbudgen]

40 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Never said that the rules are not consistent. As you say, some offices do different. For example my office. They only play after 7 days before and not late.

Correct.  My Immigration office (Rayong) doesn't appear to require a new TM30 when returning from overseas.