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Is it permissible to use a hotel address for 90-day reporting in Thailand if it is not my primary residence?

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Aug 30, 2022
2 years ago
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90-day Reporting question

When we go to a hotel they register a TM30. Is it ok to use that hotel address for our 90-day reporting even if that’s not our primary residence? Else the landlord has to submit a new TM30 every time we go to a hotel.
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The discussion revolves around the use of a hotel address for 90-day reporting in Thailand. It appears that it is acceptable to use your registered permanent address for the report even if you have stayed at a hotel, according to some users. Changes in policy suggest that a new TM30 does not need to be filed every time you check in to a hotel, but experiences vary by immigration office. Some users report being required to submit a new TM30 upon returning from brief travels, while others confirm that continuity at the registered address is often sufficient for compliance.
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George *******
What website do you use for TM30. Going to visit friends and will be there when I need to extend my tourist visa
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 depends on the office you use, but many don’t require a TM30 filed to extend a tourist visa.
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 This is the website that your landlord or house owner would use to file a TM30. As a visitor you can’t use it as you need a specific login password for the address.

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Wyn **********
Came back from Vietnam recently went to Chonburi to do 90 day report and they insisted on a new tm30 even though i stayed at the same address in Jomtien. I didn't have the papers required so they let me off this time only.
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John **********
I would use your permanent address. You don't need to file a tm30 if you travel for a short period anymore
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 I have never filed a tm30 again after being away for up to two weeks before returning to my registered address. However, I was reprimanded for not doing a second 90 day report on returning to my home location after doing one in Bangkok. Of course, doing the 90 day report on line if you are not at home solves the problem.

Out of interest I just got an email from immigration services reminding me my 90 report was due following the last one being done on line. Things are looking up. I'm in UK currently so I can ignore it.
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 yes. If you're not in Thailand ignore it. Your next one will be due 90 days after you arrive back in Thailand (counting the day of arrival as day 1)
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@John *********
 When we cross the border and reenter that entry date starts our 90-day count?
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@Gary ********
 yes. Your entry date is day one.
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@John *********
 tm30 needs to be submitted anytime a foriegner stays more than 24 hours at an address.
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@Garrett **********
 not every provinces require that. Samut Prakan only wants a TM30 when you come from abroad and only that is required for 90 days report, or a Visa extension. You can go one week in Pattaya or Phuket or anywhere in Thailand without any needs to resubmit a TM30 when back to Samut Prakan
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 while a temp is filed every time you stay at a hotel, in my experience immigration ignore this if you have a permanent address registered so you don't need to keep filing. I don't know for sure all immigration offices do this but most do.
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@John *********
 That makes sense but in my case the local office didn’t accept it or see my address as permanent. They told me I’ll have to refile every time
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@Gary ********
 each office can do as it wants. Previously my office didn't even want me to refile when returning from abroad. Now with a change of staff they do. But travel in country is fine.
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 Yeah. I stayed a few days at a hotel. My 90-day reporting was rejected because the hotel did a TM30.

It seems a waste of time to ask landlord to resubmit a TM30 every time I travel somewhere. I don’t see why we can’t just use the last address TM30 for reporting. Does it really matter?
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@Gary ********
 to immigration, yes it matters.
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 I’m just wondering why it matters
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@Gary ********
 they want to know exactly where you live all the time. There are surprisingly lots of criminals that choose to live in Thailand, and when they get an Interpol notice they want to find them right away. Most stay legal so they don't draw suspicion. Thailand still has a reputation as a safe haven for criminals, even though it isn't anymore.
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Used to be the case upon every return you need to file. Nowadays most offices say that as long as you are returning to your registered accommodation you don’t need a new one, some even if returning from abroad. State the office you use and others with experience of that may be able to advise their policy.
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