TM30 is the common name for Thailand's notification that a foreign national is staying at a particular address. It records the accommodation, host, resident, passport, and arrival details. It is not a visa, lease registration, or the resident's recurring 90-day report.
Who must submit the report?
Section 38 of Thailand's Immigration Act places the duty on the house owner, head of household, landlord, hotel manager, or other responsible accommodation provider. The notification is due within 24 hours of the foreign national arriving at that address.
Hotels usually handle it from check-in records. For a rented condo, house, or apartment, confirm the landlord or manager's process before signing. If you own the Thai condo where you stay, you may need to register as the host and report yourself.
The foreign resident should provide accurate passport, entry, visa or stay, and arrival details. Keep the filing confirmation because immigration services, residence certificates, bank applications, or stay extensions may ask for current address evidence.
How is TM30 filed?
The Immigration Bureau operates an online foreign-residence notification portal. The host first registers identity and the accommodation, adds supporting property or address documents, waits for the address to become usable in the system, then submits the resident's details.
Paper or assisted routes may be available through the immigration office responsible for the property. Requirements can differ when the host is an individual, hotel, company, representative, or foreign owner.
Do not assume a screenshot of an unfinished form proves filing. Save the accepted confirmation or searchable record showing the correct name, passport, address, and arrival.
What happens when you move or travel?
A new accommodation provider has its own reporting duty when you arrive at a different Thai address. Hotels may create records during domestic trips. Whether a return to the same home requires a new action can depend on current immigration practice and the existing record, so check the responsible local office when the portal history is unclear.
Keep lease, host contact, old and new confirmations, and travel dates together. Address spelling must match across the lease, immigration file, tax office, bank, and 90-day notification.
Common misconceptions
One misconception is that TM30 is the tenant's 90-day report. TM30 is filed by the host for accommodation; the 90-day notification is the foreign resident's separate duty after continuous stay.
Another is that a signed lease completes immigration reporting automatically. The host must still submit the required notification.
Summary
TM30 tells Thai immigration where a foreign national is staying. The responsible host files it within 24 hours and the resident should retain proof.
Confirm cooperation before renting, verify the accepted record, and update the address process whenever the accommodation changes.
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