Official rule re-verified 1 August 2026: see the current Immigration TM30 login, current Thai Immigration filing guidance, and the Royal Gazette notification dated 16 June 2020, effective 30 June 2020. The former English manual URL returned a not-found response during this review and is no longer presented as the live portal.
Whose obligation is it?
Section 38 names the householder, owner or possessor of a dwelling place, or hotel manager who accommodates a foreign national. The Immigration Bureau public handbook, re-verified 1 August 2026, uses the same duty-holder categories.
“Landlord” is therefore too narrow. A tenant or foreign national can be the householder or possessor on the facts, while a condo management office is not automatically the duty holder merely because it manages common areas. Immigration decides whether the occupancy and authorisation evidence establishes the claimed role.
When is TM30 required?
- When a foreign national permitted to stay arrives to be accommodated at the premises; and
- when the accommodation changes to different premises or a new reportable stay begins.
Important change dated 30 June 2020: the Royal Gazette notification says a fresh report is not required merely because the foreigner temporarily leaves and returns to the same premises within the reported period of stay. It expressly covers travel using a multiple-entry visa or re-entry permit. A move or a new accommodation period still needs to be assessed under the 24-hour rule.
Three ways your landlord can file TM30
1. Online
Thai Immigration's TM30 portal provides the online notification route, and its registration page identifies the registrant and current evidence fields. The portal, not a general checklist on this page, governs what must be entered or uploaded.
2. In person at Jomtien Immigration
The official 2020 notification allows in-person filing by the duty holder or an authorised person. Confirm the current local document list before attending; the portal asks for the accommodation and foreigner's stay information.
3. By registered post
The Royal Gazette notification allows registered post. Confirm the responsible office's current address and document list before sending anything.
Condo owner, tenant and management office
| Arrangement | How Section 38 applies | What remains office-specific |
|---|---|---|
| Owner-occupied condo hosting a foreign national | The owner may be the named duty holder. | The portal or office decides the evidence needed to establish ownership and the stay. |
| Rented condo | The owner may file; a tenant may instead be the householder or possessor if the facts and occupancy evidence establish that role. | A lease label alone does not guarantee that Immigration will accept the tenant as possessor. |
| Condo management office or agent | It may file if it is the duty holder or is authorised by one. | Management of common areas alone does not prove responsibility for a particular unit. |
| Hotel or serviced accommodation | The hotel manager is expressly named by Section 38. | The guest can request filing evidence; the property controls its filing record. |
If the duty holder is unclear or unavailable
The 2020 notification permits filing through an authorised person. A tenant may also claim householder or possessor status, but Immigration decides whether the documents establish it. The national sources reviewed on 1 August 2026 do not publish a Jomtien-specific fallback list for an owner who refuses to participate. The responsible office is the source for the authorisation, occupancy and property evidence it will accept.
Verifying your TM30 is on file
Proof of an accommodation report may be requested for an address-dependent Immigration service. To check the record before an appointment:
- Ask your landlord for a copy of the receipt (electronic from the online portal, or stamped paper from in-person)
- Check that the address and reported stay period cover your current accommodation
- Bring a photo or printed copy to your Immigration appointment
What happens without TM30
Immigration may ask for evidence of an accommodation report in an address-dependent service. The official sources reopened on 1 August 2026 do not establish that every Jomtien service is automatically refused without the receipt, so the former universal service list is withdrawn.
If the record is missing, the handling officer decides what the duty holder must file and which evidence is required. The current official site does not publish a universal Jomtien rejection checklist.
Statutory penalty re-verified 1 August 2026: section 77 of the Immigration Act translation published on an Immigration Bureau domain states a fine of up to THB 2,000 for a section 38 failure; for a hotel manager it states THB 2,000–10,000. Those are the Act's limits, not a promise of the amount Jomtien will assess in a particular case.
What changed in this verification
1 August 2026: corrected the Section 38 duty-holder list, added the condo owner-versus-tenant distinction, removed a prescriptive relocation recommendation and added the Act's published penalty limits. The 24-hour rule and the 2020 same-premises return exception were re-verified with no published change.