How quickly must a TM30 notification be made in Thailand?
The reviewed TM30 procedure states a deadline of 24 hours from the time the foreigner takes residence.
🏠 Thailand residence notification
TM30 Thailand: Who Must Report Your Residence, When and How
TM30 is a residence notification, not a visa application. The key question is who is responsible for notifying Immigration when a foreign national takes residence at an address in Thailand.
For the supported Section 38 procedure, notification is tied to the foreigner taking residence. The represented deadline is 24 hours, and the current filing methods are In person, Authorized person, Registered post, Online.
The notifier is not automatically the foreign guest. The current guidance identifies the responsible accommodation-side parties shown below.
The foreign guest is not automatically the legal notifier
The currently authorized procedure places notification responsibility on the accommodation-side parties represented below rather than assigning it automatically to the foreign person whose residence is reported.
House-masterOwnerPossessorHotel manager
In practice, a tenant or guest should still confirm that the filing has actually been handled and keep evidence of the accepted notification where available.
The supported rule starts when the foreigner takes residence
The current procedure ties the notification to taking residence at the accommodation and represents a deadline of 24 hours from that point. This page does not generalize that rule into unsupported return-from-travel or same-address exceptions.
A lease, hotel booking or payment receipt does not by itself prove that the TM30 notification was filed.
Choose the supported filing method, then keep proof
The represented official form is TM.30. The procedure uses the foreigner's passport information for the notification details.
In person
Authorized person
Registered post
Online
For physical filing, use the office responsible for the locality. Local submission details are worth confirming before a consequential filing rather than copying an old office address.
Keep evidence that the residence notification was accepted
TM30 is an administrative notification. After an accepted filing, retain the receipt or other available proof so you can distinguish “the accommodation should have reported me” from “the notification was actually completed.”
The current guide intentionally does not publish a universal passport-copy or residence-copy attachment bundle because that detailed packet is not supported strongly enough across filing situations.
TM30 solves one specific immigration-reporting problem
TM30
≠90-Day Reporting
TM30 concerns residence notification connected with accommodation; TM.47 is a separate periodic reporting procedure.
TM30
≠Extension of stay
A residence notification does not add permission to remain in Thailand.
TM30
≠Visa
Reporting an address is not an entry or stay-status application.
TM30
≠Work authorization
A residence notification does not authorize employment.
Common TM30 mistakes
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Assuming the foreign guest is automatically the legal notifier in every accommodation setup.
02
Waiting 90 days because TM30 and 90-Day Reporting both sound like reporting duties.
03
Treating a lease or booking as proof that the residence notification was filed.
04
Assuming TM30 extends immigration permission or changes a permitted-until date.
05
Publishing or relying on one universal attachment list where the current evidence does not support it.
06
Guessing return-from-travel or same-address re-notification rules from forum shorthand.
Common questions
TM30 Thailand FAQs
Can TM30 be filed online?
Yes. Online notification is one of the filing methods represented in the authorized TM30 procedure snapshot.
Is TM30 the same as Thailand 90-day reporting (TM47)?
No. TM30 residence notification and TM47 90-day reporting are separate immigration procedures with different purposes.
TM30 is part of a wider immigration journey
Need to map TM30 to your accommodation?
Use Chat when you need to apply the general notifier and filing framework to your hotel, condo, house or landlord situation.
Check my TM30 situation →Sources & scope
Consequential notifier, deadline, form and method details use the reviewed Immigration material available to this guide. Return edge cases, universal attachment bundles and penalties are not generalized here.