Missing web address for online reporting of "Alien Stay" (form TM.30) to Immigration

[Bruce404]

As many may know, to enhance national security the authorities are now enforcing more strictly the requirement that hotels, guest houses, apartment owners/managers, and even private homeowners report within 24 hours the arrival of any foreign guest -- paying customers or friends housed for free -- to the Immigration authorities using "Alien Stay" form TM.30. The responsibility to do so (with possible fines of Baht 800 - 2000, if not) is on the host, commercial or informal, and not on the foreigner. Even foreigners owning their own deeded condominium apartments must report -- as the owner -- any newly-arrived foreigner (even reporting yourself as your own guest). [This is an entirely separate matter than foreigners reporting their location for continuous stays in the country every 90 days (form TM.47).]

So to stay on the up-and-up and be "riep roy", after a recent arrival in Chiang Mai, my hosts and I went to the Promenada mall location of the new Immigration Office southeast of town to submit the TM.30 form (including its second page with a line-list grid for reporting details on new arrivals) and additional documentation required (signed xeroxes of Tabien Baan, owner's Thai ID card) and maybe optional but a good idea to bring (signed copy of foreigner's passport page). FYI, the current TM.30 form is downloadable here: http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/download/tm30.doc.

To our pleasant surprise, we learned we could have performed this in-person reporting at the old Immigration Office near the CNX airport, where some functions are still retained. Also, it was nice that there was a designated desk at the Promenada office for this purpose, with no line, no need to "take a number" and wait, and with a helpful, courteous clerk on hand. It was all quite easy; once.

When we asked how future reports can be done online, as hotels and guest houses routinely do almost every day, to avoid the extreme hassle of frequent trips in person to an Immigration Office, she assured us the URL-hotlink to register for such online reporting was on the website, and that such a service was available to all hosts -- commercial accommodations and private individuals (even if this differed from the current wording of the Immigration Department's webpage on the subject: http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/en/base.php?page=alienstay).

Alas, the URL-hotlinks at the above webpage (some of the orange ovals in attached screen-capture image) do not work, or take one only to the main Immigration Department's homepage. And the website's search engine does not find the needed URL-hotlinks to sign up and report via the internet.

So here is a desperate plea on behalf of hosts who occasionally or routinely provide accommodation to foreigners, and who now wish to properly report them conveniently online via the TM.30 "Alien Stay" form.

If you or your business already do such online reporting, please share with the ThaiVisa community the specific URL-hotlinks (http://et-cetera) you used to first register (get a userID and create password) and, if different, now use to make routine reports when guests arrive. You may find the specific URL-hotlink(s) buried within a bookmark manager or bookmark editor in your Internet Explorer, Chrome, Opera, Safari, Firefox or other browser.

Thanks!

[ubonjoe]

Why did you post a new topic. This my reply to the other one I have no removed.

Not all immigration offices are allowing individuals to register for the online reporting of guests.

Having the URL will not help unless a registration has been done with with user name and password issued.

The webpage you posted a link to has no broken links because they were never were any. The only one that appears to be a possible link is (download) and it has never worked. You have to register at an immigration office as far as I know.

[Bruce404]

Thanks to UbonJoe for his additional info about this subject.

The previous post minutes before was accidentally and erroneously submitted without proofreading and adding convenient hotlinks and screen-capture image.

Apparently, the clerk at Promenada was in error in telling us one could sign up for online reporting at the website. Unfortunately, this may require another visit in-person to talk to the right official for registering for online reporting.

Once that is done, I will report back here whether Chiang Mai Immigration, at least, does or does not allow non-business individuals to use the internet for filing TM.30 information on foreign guests.

[Bruce404]

FYI, all.

Someone responded privately to my plea. Here is the exact URL for online reporting of Alien Stay information (form TM.30).

http://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn24online/ (http://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn24online/)

One caveat is that my Chrome browser initially blocked the page as lacking proper internet-security certificate(s), but there was an "Advanced" option to proceed to load it, anyway. (It does advise its compatibility with Internet Explorer browser versions 8 to 10, but it was visible with Chrome upon waiving the security risk.)

Some browsers may insist on using the secure address of https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn24online/

[sunnyjim5]

FYI, all.

Someone responded privately to my plea. Here is the exact URL for online reporting of Alien Stay information (form TM.30).

http://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn24online/ (http://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn24online/)

One caveat is that my Chrome browser initially blocked the page as lacking proper internet-security certificate(s), but there was an "Advanced" option to proceed to load it, anyway. (It does advise its compatibility with Internet Explorer browser versions 8 to 10, but it was visible with Chrome upon waiving the security risk.)

Some browsers may insist on using the secure address of https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn24online/

That link arrives at a log in page.

As already suggested the service is not available to those not registered with immigration who will issue a username/password to approved users.

[ubonjoe]

Your link did not work because it has http instead of https. This one works. https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn24online/

If you were registered and wanted to go any further you would need the IE tab extension for Chrome installed ( www.ietab.net ).

[cnx355]

Just to confirm that I went to the old Chiangmai Immigration Office 2 weeks ago to submit a TM 30 for my three guest. This is an office at the back of the parking lot and there is a sign in English. Just gave the TM 30 to the person at the front desk. I had photocopies of the passport and Departure Card to give her ; she was happy about that as she could confirm all the information on the guest. The Departure card number was the first thing she checked on the form.

Took about 5 minutes and with a smile and I got my receipt.

[jacksam]

I posted my TM 30. Thought that was acceptable. Can't recall who advised me.

[fisherd3]

To Mataphut I posted the TM30 forms duly completed and subsequently had to provide copies 1. Chanute for condo 2. Blue Book for condo 3. My Passport 4.My Visa 5.My departure card 5. Guests Passport 6.Guests Visa 7. Guests Departure card

To report guest staying in condo.