TM30: reporting where you live in Thailand

It is the accommodation notification that tells Thai Immigration where a foreign national is staying. It is filed by the party responsible for the accommodation, not usually by the foreign national.

TM30 is simply the immigration form number for the notification of a foreign national taking up residence at an address. It is often called the Section 38 notification, after the section of the Immigration Act that creates the duty.

Section 38 places the duty on the house-master, owner or possessor of the residence, or on the hotel manager, where a foreign national permitted temporary stay is accommodated.

Legally the landlord or owner side. In practice a tenant who owns or controls the property, or who has been authorised, may end up handling the submission — but the statutory responsibility does not transfer just because the tenant does the typing.

Yes. Hotels report their foreign guests as a matter of routine, which is why hotel stays rarely cause anyone a problem.

If a foreign national takes up residence in the unit, the notification obligation applies to the owner or possessor of that unit.

The notification must be made within 24 hours of the foreign national arriving at the residence or hotel.

From the moment the foreign national arrives at that address — the day you move in, not the day you signed the lease or arrived in Thailand.

Yes. Immigration operates an online system where registered accommodation providers submit notifications and search their previous submissions.

tm30.immigration.go.th, reached from the Immigration Bureau site. Notifications can also still be made in person or by registered post at the responsible immigration office.

Foreign owners and authorised representatives can register, subject to the identity, property and authority documents the system requires for that type of registrant. It is not a general facility for every tenant.

Broadly: the foreign national's passport and personal details, the address and the date they took up residence, plus the registered accommodation and responsible-party details already held in the system.

Ask the filer to search the submission in the online system and send you the confirmation. A verbal assurance is not evidence.

From whoever submitted it. The online system lets registered users retrieve and export past notifications, and in-person filings produce an acknowledgement slip.

Keep it. It is one screenshot or PDF, and it is far easier to have it than to reconstruct it under time pressure before an immigration appointment.

The obligation attaches to the residence, so it applies to your unit too. As the owner you are on the responsible side of the rule rather than the guest side.

Yes, the address still needs to be notified. The duty sits with whoever owns or holds the property, which is often the Thai spouse or a family member.

The same applies. Private accommodation is inside the framework, and the house-master carries the duty.

Yes. A new address is a new accommodation situation and needs its own notification from the party responsible for that property.

Returning to an address that has already been notified does not automatically require the whole process to start again. Where an immigration transaction is coming up and you are unsure, confirm with the office handling it.

Generally not, if you return to the same previously notified residence. The 2020 relaxation was aimed precisely at this situation.

It depends on how you re-entered and whether the earlier notification for that address still stands. Returning to the same registered address within a valid re-entry permit is widely reported as not requiring a fresh filing, but do not treat that as universal — check if an immigration application is imminent.

It can. Re-entering on a valid re-entry permit and returning to the same notified address is the scenario the relaxed repeat-reporting rule is usually described as covering.

No. TM30 answers where you are staying and is filed by the accommodation side. The 90-day report is your own periodic address confirmation as a long-stay foreign national.

No. The Thailand Digital Arrival Card is an entry formality. TM30 is an ongoing accommodation notification and continues to apply.

The record of your address is missing, which can create friction at your next immigration transaction, and the responsible party is exposed to a penalty. The practical fix is to get it filed rather than to argue about it.

Establish who is authorised to act for the property locally — an agent, a property manager or another representative — and confirm that person can handle the notification.

Yes. The commonly cited maximum for a house-master, owner or possessor is 2,000 baht, with a higher range applying to hotel managers.

The party carrying the statutory duty. It is not automatically the tenant, although in practice it is often the tenant who discovers the problem.

Immigration may ask for evidence that your current address has been reported. Whether a printed slip is demanded varies by office and over time, which is a good reason to have one available.

Residence-related documents rest on your address being correctly recorded, so an accurate notification helps. Confirm the exact document list with the office issuing the certificate.

Exactly as elsewhere: agree with the owner or agent who files, make sure it happens when you move in, and keep the confirmation with your immigration papers.

Hua Hin falls under Prachuap Khiri Khan Immigration. Check the office's own current information before travelling, since service points and counter arrangements change.