TM30

STARTING DATE: 26 Aug 2019

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TOTAL UPDATE: 22 STORIES

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.

TM30
LATEST
9 Nov 2022

Online visa extensions

The Immigration Bureau unveiled its Electronic Extension of Temporary Stay service on Tuesday to make it easier for expats to apply for visa extensions.

9 Nov 2022 170
Online visa extensions
20 Jan 2021

Re-entry eased

The Immigration Bureau extends until further notice the re-entry visas of foreigners with Thai residency who are stranded overseas by Covid travel restrictions.

20 Jan 2021 42
Re-entry eased
30 Oct 2020

Visa offices to open this Saturday

Immigration offices will be open to accept and process visa renewal requests on Saturday, the last day of the visa amnesty.

30 Oct 2020 5
21 Sep 2020

Overstay warning

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.

21 Sep 2020 319
Overstay warning
6 Sep 2020

Reminder for foreigners

The Immigration Bureau has urged foreigners to renew their visas before the end of an exemption which falls on Sept 26.

6 Sep 2020 133
Reminder for foreigners
14 Jul 2020

Temporary immigration hub opens doors

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.

14 Jul 2020 14
Temporary immigration hub opens doors
9 Jul 2020

Immigration office to reopen at Muang Thong Thani

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.

9 Jul 2020 42
Immigration office to reopen at Muang Thong Thani
25 Jun 2020

Rule relaxed

Property and hotel owners — both Thais and foreigners — will be required to report foreign guests less often than before under amendment to Immigration Act.

25 Jun 2020 101
Rule relaxed
18 Sep 2019

TM30 opposition

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.

18 Sep 2019 179
TM30 opposition
13 Sep 2019

TM30 not fit for purpose

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.

13 Sep 2019 90
TM30 not fit for purpose