TM30
Long-term foreign residents are crying foul at the strict implementation of the TM30 reporting rules, saying that it will only penalise law-abiding foreigners and have little effect on ill-intentioned criminals.
Long-term foreign residents are crying foul at the strict implementation of the TM30 reporting rules, saying that it will only penalise law-abiding foreigners and have little effect on ill-intentioned criminals.
The Immigration Bureau unveiled its Electronic Extension of Temporary Stay service on Tuesday to make it easier for expats to apply for visa extensions.
The Immigration Bureau extends until further notice the re-entry visas of foreigners with Thai residency who are stranded overseas by Covid travel restrictions.
Immigration offices will be open to accept and process visa renewal requests on Saturday, the last day of the visa amnesty.
More than 150,000 foreign nationals need to renew their tourist visas by Sept 26 or face a charge of overstaying, the Immigration Bureau warns.
The Immigration Bureau has urged foreigners to renew their visas before the end of an exemption which falls on Sept 26.
A temporary immigration service centre is now up and running at Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi province to alleviate congestion at the Immigration Bureau as foreigners flock to seek short-stay extensions during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Immigration Bureau will open an office at Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi province from Monday, to relieve congestion at its government complex office on Chaeng Wattana Road.
Property and hotel owners — both Thais and foreigners — will be required to report foreign guests less often than before under amendment to Immigration Act.
The European Association for Business and Commerce has proposed an immediate end to the TM30 24-hour reporting and TM28 change-of-permanent-address immigration forms.
In March, the Immigration Bureau resurrected the draconian regulation known as TM30 with the aim of keeping track of foreigners' whereabouts. It is legitimate to wonder whether any foreign criminals have disclosed their movements to authorities via the TM30 form.