Notification of Residence for Foreigners (TM30)

Notification of residence for foreigners, according to the Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979), Section 38, stipulates that “House owners, landlords, house occupants, or hotel managers who receive foreigners permitted to stay temporarily in the Kingdom must notify the competent official at the Immigration Office in the area where the house, residence, or hotel is located within 24 hours from the time the foreigner arrives. If there is no Immigration Office in that area, the notification must be made to the local police station. In cases where the house, residence, or hotel is located in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, the notification must be made to the officials at the Immigration Division. Notifications under the first and second paragraphs must be in accordance with the regulations set by the Director-General.”

Landlords or operators are required to submit Form TM.30 and can proceed with the notification as follows:

• Submit the documents in person or assign someone to submit them at the residence notification service counter (TM.30)
  Service location: Government Complex Commemorating His Majesty the King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary, Chaeng Watthana Road, Soi, Thung Song Hong Subdistrict, Laksi District, Bangkok (during official working days and hours).
  You can check the required documents at https://www.immigration.go.th/#service.

• Notification by registered mail
  – Complete the notification form and sign it.
  – Prepare a 6.5 x 9-inch envelope with a 10 baht stamp, addressed to yourself, to receive the notification receipt from the officials.
  – Place documents from steps 1–2 in a registered mail envelope (keep the registration slip as proof) and send it to:
  Notification of Residence for Foreigners, Sub-Division 2, Immigration Division 1, Immigration Bureau, Government Complex Commemorating
  His Majesty the King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary, 120 Moo 3, Chaeng Watthana Road, Soi 7, Thung Song Hong Subdistrict, Laksi District, Bangkok 10210.

• Notification Online
  – Register to use the online residence notification service at www.immigration.go.th.
  – Once the officials review and approve, they will send the username and password for the system access to the registered email.
  – You can download the application form for the online residence notification service at www.immigration.go.th.
  – You can download the user manual for the online residence notification and Form TM30 on the login page of the system.

Notes:

** If located in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, notification can be made at the Immigration Division 1, Government Complex Commemorating His Majesty the King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary, Building B, Chaeng
Watthana Road, Soi 7, Thung Song Hong Subdistrict, Laksi District, Bangkok 10210.

** If located in provincial areas, notification can be made at the Provincial Immigration Office in the respective area.

Information from: IMMIGRATION BUREAU ROYAL THAI POLICE