Thread: Is this a new hoop we must jump through?

Well guys, the wonderful Thai immigration has me all bunged up!! My Visa is up in a few days so I headed down to the office of confusion with two trees worth of papers to satisfy their sadistic tendencies. I thought I was in the home stretch as the lemming was stamping away on all my papers when he told me I need to have my landlord's house registration and fill out a "Notification From the House Master, Owner or Possessor of the Residence Where Alien Has Stayed " form.

I am wondering if any of you have heard of this form before as I have NEVER filled one out before.

Why does this small matter bung me up? My landlord is out of the country until October.

When I politely told him it was not on the list from the immigration he got all uptight and said that all us foreigners always blame the office and it is not his fault.

I am hoping my immigration specialist Thetyim chimes in

What kind of visa were you going for?

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

What kind of visa were you going for?

Thai wife

Yep, you (or rather your Landlord) has to file a TM30 form showing that you live in his house.
I did one years ago and have never been asked for it but I have kept a copy just in case.

It does beggar the question "why is it the farang's job to make sure that the landlord has done his duty?"

Wasted my whole day AND how can I get it from the landlord being he is out of the country???

http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/download/tm30.doc

The officer said they need to fill it our and also provide me with a copy of their house registration signed by them.

Can the landlords wife do it for you?

*edit*^I think kind of what I'm suggesting....I'm thinking your land lord knows you are staying there and has no problem with that right?? so since there is no record of him signing anything before now it seems, how can they recognize his signature? He's out of country, deal with it when he gets back if necessary? but give them what they're asking for now..

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Can the landlords wife do it for you?

She is with him

Originally Posted by DrivingForce

*edit*^I think kind of what I'm suggesting....I'm thinking your land lord knows you are staying there and has no problem with that right?? so since there is no record of him signing anything before now it seems, how can they recognize his signature? He's out of country, deal with it when he gets back if necessary? but give them what they're asking for now..

Need the house registration too.

I think this is the same Proof of Residence paper that you need for a driving license.

How about if you temporarily "rent" another place from a land-lord who is present.
I'm sure someone could do this for you for a small consideration.

I think the officer is being awkward if he wants a TM30 plus ID card and house registration papers.
Nowhere on the TM30 does it say you have to attach anything.

Did you ask if you could submit the TM30 later?

Originally Posted by Attilla the Hen

I think this is the same Proof of Residence paper that you need for a driving license.

Nope, this is different

Originally Posted by Thetyim

I think the officer is being awkward if he wants a TM30 plus ID card and house registration papers.
Nowhere on the TM30 does it say you have to attach anything.

Did you ask if you could submit the TM30 later?

Yes we did and he said no because all the paperwork will be transferred to the main office and then he will get in trouble. He did say he wants to "help" and that I can be late and not to worry.

Originally Posted by Attilla the Hen

How about if you temporarily "rent" another place from a land-lord who is present.
I'm sure someone could do this for you for a small consideration.

That would work but it will probably be easier and cheaper to give the awkward sod a "tip"
Thats what all this is about I suspect.

shite!! I see that now, this is a real problem for me too potentially as the owner of our house is Chinese and only comes over once a year just to renew his ownership papers and pay taxes and we never know when that happens as he is very hard to get in touch with.. Fortunately for us I have a back up plan that wouldn't apply to you though unfortunately.. I hope it isn't necessary at all though since my missus company always handles it.. But thanks, as now I'm on guard and won't get blind sided..
Don't envy you your plight..

Originally Posted by BugginOut

Yeah Chi, and then another officer helps you and fines you for being late.

yep and then says something like this:

Originally Posted by chitown

he got all uptight and said that all us foreigners always blame the office and it is not his fault.

I tend to agree with Thetyim based on the answer above when you pressed him.. Squeaky hinge and all that, but in the case of immigration very touchy issue indeed, especially in an office the size of Bangkok..Difficult to be discrete...
Maybe Buggin's advice is the way to go..Though technically it puts you in a tenuous position when you come back on the off chance that anyone were to check...

Originally Posted by DrivingForce

Though technically it puts you in a tenuous position when you come back on the off chance that anyone were to check...

I don't think it does.
The address you must use is the house you are living in on the day that you apply for an extension.
You don't have to be living there for the full year.

To cover yourself just send in a 90 day report giving your "new" address

Don't you think they might find it fishy if I show up with a new address all of the sudden?

well but Chi, if you told them your land lord was out of country what choice would you have anyway?? just tell them you had no choice but to move for the 3 months under the circumstances.. Or at least to rent another place to make yourself legal..It's their archaic law, not yours, you're just trying to comply..It works even better if it's your in-laws, makes perfect sense moving in with them for the time being...

Originally Posted by chitown

Don't you think they might find it fishy if I show up with a new address all of the sudden?

Tell them that as your landlord has not complied with his legal obligation to file a TM30 you have been forced to move house in order to comply with the immigration rules.

Originally Posted by chitown

show up with a new address

did they keep your paperwork or did you take it away ?