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I do the same. Always. Also: I have started to use the Bolt app more. And there are of course others. I have the impression that because more people do, the Taxi drivers are getting more desperate to find someone to scam (the non-App clients are the victims), as they simply cannot when using apps such as Bolt. Those apps also makes it much easier to explain the exact destination (because there is nothing to explain), and you don't have to worry about the driver taking you for a huge detour and making you pay. I hardly know any Thai people that don't use apps. Also for security. Especially for the ladies.

Wow! The best post I have read here in this forum in a very long time, regardless of topic. Thank you!

Thank you!

I have done the 1 year visa extension (TM7) for my Non-B (investment) visa many times without problem. Most of the time I have done this 14 days before my current extension expires. But I have also done it as late as 12 days before expiry, and as early as 30 days before expiry. Does anyone know the official requirements for when to submit the TM7? Is there a minimum and a maximum number of days before the current extension expires where this is permitted and/or preferred? Is there an official document on the Immigration website (Bangkok) where this is specified? I have tried to find it, but could not. The reason why I ask is that this year my schedule is a bit tight, and I have to plan ahead.

Got it. Thank you ????

Thank you very much, I did not know this. Your help and insight is very much appreciated ????

I am not on a new visa now. But I have been filling out the TM30 when returning to Thailand for many years now. I know people debate whether it has to be done or not. Some immigration offices/officers ask for the TM30 when you go there to apply for extensions and so on, others do not. I was actually asked for it when I asked for a residency statement for my driving license renewal about 3 years ago, for example. Some say you need to fill in the TM30 when traveling in Thailand and returning to your own condo, some say you do not have to. Some say you have to fill in the TM30 always when returning from abroad, some say you only have to do it if you have a new visa. Some say you only have to do it if you change your address in Thailand. And so on and so forth. I know all this is cause for worry and frustration for many of those who do not have an account on the Immigration website for registering TM30 info online. But I do, and it only takes me a few minutes to get it done when I enter my condo, so I do it just to be safe. And this is why I wanted to make sure I would not run into problems with the online form this time when reading that the TM6 is currently not issued.

Thank you very much. And yes, this is as you say the same system as the hotels use, so this makes sense ????

Thank you! So I assume (and hope) that the form has been updated to validate even if that field has not been filled in.

I own a condo in Thailand, and I have an account at the government Immigration website for online TM30 registration. I am not in Thailand now, but I will return soon. One of the fields in the online TM30 form is your TM6 number. Now, as I understand it, TM6 is not in use. So what should I put as the TM6 number on the TM30 online form when I return to Thailand? Does anyone have any recent experience with this? Thank you very much for any input on this.