I am a British Citizen married to a Thai lady and living in Udonthani in a property owned by my wife.

We are coming back to Thailand on the 25th June after a short holiday to Suvarnabhumi Airport and then staying 1 night in the Airport hotel and then driving to Korat to stay 1 night before arriving home in Udonthani on 27th June.

My question is does my wife need to do the TM30 online on the 25th in the Hotel when we arrive or can she wait until we arrive home on the 27th June and then do the TM30 within the 24 hours deadline of actually arriving home.

My experience with Hotels is that sometimes they do and sometimes they dont as they dont always ask for my passport.

Many thanks in advance for any help.

On the 25th, will you be staying in your home ?

She does it on the 27th.

21 minutes ago, vibration said:

I am a British Citizen married to a Thai lady and living in Udonthani in a property owned by my wife.

I'm the odd one out here re advice.

Unless you have business with immigration then do nothing.

Prior to your next extension file a TM30 to include in docs for extension.

1 hour ago, vibration said:

My experience with Hotels is that sometimes they do and sometimes they dont as they dont always ask for my passport.

That's the hotel's responsibility and doesn't need to concern you.

If and when your wife reports your return to her property, that report needs to be truthful. She would make a false declaration if she already reports you on the 25th.

29 minutes ago, Caldera said:

If and when your wife reports your return to her property, that report needs to be truthful

Sorta correct.

Fact is many of us expats that travel often within Thailand and also trips abroad would never bother with filing a TM30.

As stated above I travel often and never do TM30.

I ask my apartment office to provide print out days prior to my annual extension.

No issue (CW)

Many thanks for all comments I have decided to get my wife to do the new TM30 when we arrive home on the 27th June and not on the 25th when we arrive in Thailand.

As we will be staying in Hotels on the 25th and 26th I believe it is the Hotels responsibilty to do the TM30 registrations for these dates.

31 minutes ago, vibration said:

Many thanks for all comments I have decided to get my wife to do the new TM30 when we arrive home on the 27th June and not on the 25th when we arrive in Thailand

Good plan

There are certain cases (Visa Extensions, moving stamps to a new PP) where you are asked for a copy of the last TM30.

I know hotels are supposed to do the tm30, but My wife and I do file TM30s when we return home after traveling.

One caution - For some odd reason, the search for old TM30 records only goes back 7 days. So be sure to save a copy when submitting the report.

On 5/20/2026 at 2:57 PM, vibration said:

My question is does my wife need to do the TM30 online on the 25th in the Hotel when we arrive or can she wait until we arrive home on the 27th June and then do the TM30 within the 24 hours deadline of actually arriving home.

Within 24 hours after you check-in at home. You wife can do it online, remember to log out and log in again, then search for the registration and print a receipt — after a week you cannot any longer search the registration — if you later need to do any business with immigration, they might wish you to show proof of TM30.

1 hour ago, khunPer said:

Within 24 hours after you check-in at home. You wife can do it online, remember to log out and log in again, then search for the registration and print a receipt — after a week you cannot any longer search the registration — if you later need to do any business with immigration, they might wish you to show proof of TM30.

Many thanks before it was possible to search back in time but I guess they have stopped this now.

Your wife, as the property owner, needs to file a TM30 informing immigration that a foreigner (alien) is staying at her property within 24 hours of your arrival. Where you stay before that is irrelevant. She can set up an account and do this online.

Alternatively you can create the account for your wife and do it all yourself.....

My wife would not even know how to switch a PC on......

On 5/21/2026 at 9:22 PM, vibration said:

Many thanks for all comments I have decided to get my wife to do the new TM30 when we arrive home on the 27th June and not on the 25th when we arrive in Thailand.

As we will be staying in Hotels on the 25th and 26th I believe it is the Hotels responsibilty to do the TM30 registrations for these dates.

My wife always do it on a convenient day after I have arrived home, since we live 86km away from the Immigration. If we delay to many days, they always complains, but never really give us a warning, yet. Anyway, If I arrive home at a Thursday, we are not doing the TM30 before monday or thuesday.

5 minutes ago, Hummin said:

My wife always do it on a convenient day after I have arrived home, since we live 86km away from the Immigration. If we delay to many days, they always complains, but never really give us a warning, yet. Anyway, If I arrive home at a Thursday, we are not doing the TM30 before monday or thuesday.

Why are you going to immigration to do it? It takes like 30 seconds online once the address is registered.

35 minutes ago, BrandonJT said:

Why are you going to immigration to do it? It takes like 30 seconds online once the address is registered.

We have tried, but they say only registered businesses can register online

Chaiyaphum Immigration Office is correct in practice, as many local branches have blocked private individuals from online registration due to systemic fraud and system overhauls.

While the central Thai Immigration Bureau technically has an online portal, individual immigration offices have local authority to enforce "in-person only" rules for private residential homeowners. You and your wife must go to the office in person to file your initial TM30

8 hours ago, Hummin said:

We have tried, but they say only registered businesses can register online

Chaiyaphum Immigration Office is correct in practice, as many local branches have blocked private individuals from online registration due to systemic fraud and system overhauls.

While the central Thai Immigration Bureau technically has an online portal, individual immigration offices have local authority to enforce "in-person only" rules for private residential homeowners. You and your wife must go to the office in person to file your initial TM30

I'm fairly certain it's only the TM47 system that is processed by your local immigration office. The TM30 system is centrally managed as far as I know. Have you actually tried to register the address on the TM30 system? If the registration goes through, then so will any TM30's filed through the system since there is no approval needed for those, they are simply an entry into the system.