The Thai Immigration Department recently advised that commencing from 30th June 2020, landlords will no longer need to file reports on their foreign guests every time they arrive at their properties.
According to the new Regulation, property owners and hotel managers are required to submit TM30 reports only for the first time when the foreigner arrives at their premises. It is no longer required to repeatedly submit TM30 reports whenever a foreigner travels out of the country or temporary stays in other premises (i.e., no need to re-report upon returns to stay on the same premises within the check-in period, rental period, or within the period of their re-entry permit).
Previously, landlords / housemasters needed to comply with section 38 of the Immigration Act, which states that property or hotel owners who take in foreign guests must notify officials within 24 hours. This is known as the TM30 rule and condition. There are a variety of ways the Landlords can register you as a person living at there premises.
To end the requirement to file the reports again if they leave the premises temporarily only to return, or when they have multiple-entry visas or re-entry permits, the Immigration Bureau has now changed the reporting requirement to only when they arrive. The Immigration Bureau called the change “a move to end duplication”.
The change followed intense complaints from landlords needing to file reports on their foreign guests every time they arrive at their properties, and foreigners unable to receive services at immigration offices without being able to prove that TM30s had been filed.
Even though the Bureau has eased the TM30 reporting rule on foreigners, landlords must still report the arrivals of tenants within 24 hours or face a fine of up to 2,000 THB
If at anytime you need assistance or information about the TM30 requirements or the process please contact the Chiang Mai Visa Shop for assistance.
