Any problems with 2 residences?

[jobin]

I have lived in town (CM) for 18 months. Live in a 'mansion' with 40 single rooms, no real kitchen but refrig, microwave, bed, TV, internet cable, etc. Cost is low and generally i'm satisfied. But now innumerable tourists are arriving, traffic and attending air pollution very foul...life getting shitty.

So i've decided to travel to the countryside to find a cheap house to rent, yet maintain my room in town. With these 2 places to rent and live will i find any trouble with the Immig authorities regarding location of residence?

Do i need to inform the 'mansion' office if i rent another place? Yet, i will not move out of mansion.

[ubonjoe]

If you are still going to be staying in Chiang Mai province when you move it should not be a problem You could still do your 90 day reports using the rented room address.

[kilt]

I read this with interest... I will soon have a place in Chiang Mai as well as Samui.

How would 90 day reports work in this case?

[ubonjoe]

I read this with interest... I will soon have a place in Chiang Mai as well as Samui.

How would 90 day reports work in this case?

You will have to choose which one will be your primary residence. That would be the immigration office where you got your extension at unless you formally change your address to the other one.

You would do your 90 day reports to the office for your primary address and show that address on the TM47 form. You could do them online or by mail. By mail the return envelope would need to be to that address.

[bazza40]

If you have two residences, primary rented by myself, secondary owned by Thai g/f, does the g/f have to notify Immigration each time you go there? It is way out in the boondocks, not likely Immigration would check.

[ubonjoe]

If you have two residences, primary rented by myself, secondary owned by Thai g/f, does the g/f have to notify Immigration each time you go there? It is way out in the boondocks, not likely Immigration would check.

I would not worry about it.

[dotpoom]

If you are still going to be staying in Chiang Mai province when you move it should not be a problem You could still do your 90 day reports using the rented room address.

That's very interesting Ubonjoe. For a long time now I have had two addresses (and more before selling them) in Chonburi, a condo and a house. I live at the house but the condo is where I'm resident at with Immigration. I never bothered informing them that I live in the house as I was trying to sell it and didn't want the bother of filling out forms and maybe if house sold having to fill out the same forms again when I moved back to the condo. But according to your post, I wouldn't need to fill out forms if I notify them that I now live at my house...as it is also in Chonburi.

PS. I wonder why the OP felt he might have to inform the "mansion" about his plan to rent another room, none of their business I would have thought. If he was meaning Immigration I would understand.

[ubonjoe]

If you are still going to be staying in Chiang Mai province when you move it should not be a problem You could still do your 90 day reports using the rented room address.

That's very interesting Ubonjoe. For a long time now I have had two addresses (and more before selling them) in Chonburi, a condo and a house. I live at the house but the condo is where I'm resident at with Immigration. I never bothered informing them that I live in the house as I was trying to sell it and didn't want the bother of filling out forms and maybe if house sold having to fill out the same forms again when I moved back to the condo. But according to your post, I wouldn't need to fill out forms if I notify them that I now live at my house...as it is also in Chonburi.

PS. I wonder why the OP felt he might have to inform the "mansion" about his plan to rent another room, none of their business I would have thought. If he was meaning Immigration I would understand.

The OP appears to plan on spending time at both residences.

If you wanted to change yous address to your house you would need to formally do a change of address at immigration. A TM28 change of address and a TM30 form would be needed plus proof of ownership would be needed.

[bazza40]

If you have two residences, primary rented by myself, secondary owned by Thai g/f, does the g/f have to notify Immigration each time you go there? It is way out in the boondocks, not likely Immigration would check.

I would not worry about it.

Thank you, kind sir.

[mrwebb8825]

I'm on a non-o with multiple extentions. I also work. I have an apartment in town where I work. WP office uses that address. I have 2 homes in a village. My wife and I use 1 of those for immigration. Even seperate provinces. Nobody cares as long as they can call you or the wife.

[dotpoom]

If you are still going to be staying in Chiang Mai province when you move it should not be a problem You could still do your 90 day reports using the rented room address.

That's very interesting Ubonjoe. For a long time now I have had two addresses (and more before selling them) in Chonburi, a condo and a house. I live at the house but the condo is where I'm resident at with Immigration. I never bothered informing them that I live in the house as I was trying to sell it and didn't want the bother of filling out forms and maybe if house sold having to fill out the same forms again when I moved back to the condo. But according to your post, I wouldn't need to fill out forms if I notify them that I now live at my house...as it is also in Chonburi.

PS. I wonder why the OP felt he might have to inform the "mansion" about his plan to rent another room, none of their business I would have thought. If he was meaning Immigration I would understand.

The OP appears to plan on spending time at both residences.

If you wanted to change yous address to your house you would need to formally do a change of address at immigration. A TM28 change of address and a TM30 form would be needed plus proof of ownership would be needed.

Thank you Ubonjoe.

Granted the OP plans to stay at both addresses, but I still fail to see what it has to do with the "mansion" how many rooms he rents out in other projects, getting their rent is their concern, not who else is getting rent from him. I rent my condo out to a customer, I do not consider it any of my business how many other condos he rents out, or where? He can use my condo address for Immigration, or whatever other one he wishes to use, up-to-him as thay say here. I will fill out the appropiate form for Immigration either way concerning him.

I take note of what you say regarding my having to fill out the forms if I wish to inform Immigration I am living at my house. I thought for a minute by your earlier post that there might not be a need for this as the address is in in the same province....Too good to be true I guess.

Thank you kindly again for your reply to me....much appreciated.

[cyberfarang]

Does jobin think the air quality is going to be better out of town?