lastminutebozo Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) A friend is coming next month and will be staying with me for about 2 weeks. Will he have any issues if he just tells immigration that he's staying with me? Anything important info he should know about? or if he needs to fill anything differently in the TM6 card. Edited October 22, 2019 by lastminutebozo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post elviajero Posted October 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2019 It shouldn't be a problem. Make sure he knows your full address for the TM.6. You can't be denied entry specifically for not having a hotel booking. They only ask to see bookings if they're considering denying entry, which they only tend to do to serial tourists. Occasional holiday makers shouldn't have a problem. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastminutebozo Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 11 hours ago, elviajero said: It shouldn't be a problem. Make sure he knows your full address for the TM.6. You can't be denied entry specifically for not having a hotel booking. They only ask to see bookings if they're considering denying entry, which they only tend to do to serial tourists. Occasional holiday makers shouldn't have a problem. Thank you very much Elviajero! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxxper Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 No proof of hotel required but will need your address for the TM6 entry card and a telephone number for the same card. shouldn't be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max69xl Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 The address on the TM6-card does not have to be your address. It's more of an initial address and every tourist are allowed to travel around. No hotel room has to be booked in advance. The TM6-card address is not important to Immigration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Denis Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 If your friend comes visa-exempt (without visa) and does not plan to stay longer than 30 days, there will be no issue whatsoever. However, if he intends to stay longer and wants to extend his stay, he will have to make sure that the address where he stayed before visiting the provincial IO for his extension has filed a TM30. When he stayed in a hotel, they will have done it for him. But if he still stays at your place when going for his extension of stay, you should register your home so that you will be able to file his TM30. Registering on-line so that you can file a TM30, was a headache before but is now relatively easy to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 What about the TM30?? Does that need to be lodged within 24 hours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Didn't they say they were getting rid of the TM6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 1 hour ago, RJRS1301 said: What about the TM30?? Does that need to be lodged within 24 hours? In theory YES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrilled Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 People on here are paranoid. I have a house I put the address down. Thai immigration all they want is an address. As far as other forms I believe it’s a waste of time. Relax,you’ll be fine. Don’t sweat the small stuff. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Monday Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I can’t write a full address on a TM6Name of Condo, Street/Soi, Chiangmai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max69xl Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 7 hours ago, RJRS1301 said: What about the TM30?? Does that need to be lodged within 24 hours? It depends on which immigration office you visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max69xl Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Captain Monday said: I can’t write a full address on a TM6 Name of Condo, Street/Soi, Chiangmai. You don't need to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moobie Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 As a tourist I'm normally in Thailand 3 or 4 times a year for the duration of about 11 nights each visit. There was one occasion in the past year when everyone in the economy immigration queue was not only asked for the TM6 card but also proof of accommodation. Fortunately I had my Agoda booking slip and this sufficed. To this day I'm not sure what was going on then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 12 hours ago, Jaxxper said: No proof of hotel required but will need your address for the TM6 entry card and a telephone number for the same card. shouldn't be an issue. If it's a worry, book an hotel for the first night and move him to your place the next day, but do a TM 30 for him, or whoever does TM 30 for you. A few years ago, most Bagpackers just looked up some hotel in the Lonely Planet and put that on the entry form. Never actually stayed there- found a cheap place on Khao san Rd. These days I don't know if they computer link TM30 to entry card address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 2 hours ago, moobie said: As a tourist I'm normally in Thailand 3 or 4 times a year for the duration of about 11 nights each visit. There was one occasion in the past year when everyone in the economy immigration queue was not only asked for the TM6 card but also proof of accommodation. Fortunately I had my Agoda booking slip and this sufficed. To this day I'm not sure what was going on then? Probably some higher official was having a bad day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Denis Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 On 10/23/2019 at 11:46 PM, thaibeachlovers said: If it's a worry, book an hotel for the first night and move him to your place the next day, but do a TM 30 for him, or whoever does TM 30 for you. A few years ago, most Bagpackers just looked up some hotel in the Lonely Planet and put that on the entry form. Never actually stayed there- found a cheap place on Khao san Rd. These days I don't know if they computer link TM30 to entry card address. As mentioned in my previous reply > If your friend comes visa-exempt (without visa) and does not plan to stay longer than 30 days, there will be no issue whatsoever. However, if he intends to stay longer and wants to extend his stay, he will have to make sure that the address where he stayed before visiting the provincial IO for his extension has filed a TM30. When he stayed in a hotel, they will have done it for him. But if he still stays at your place when going for his extension of stay, you should register your home so that you will be able to file his TM30. Registering on-line so that you can file a TM30, was a headache before but is now relatively easy to do. If that's too much of a hassle for you, then your friend could also check into a Hotel the night before visiting the provincial IO for his extension of stay. Obviously if your friend does not plan to stay longer than 30 days, then simply ignore the whole TM30 thing as it is ONLY checked at some provincial IO's when going for an extension of stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 If you are coming in as "visa exempt" do you write that where the tm6 asks for the visa number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 13 minutes ago, elgenon said: If you are coming in as "visa exempt" do you write that where the tm6 asks for the visa number? You leave the visa number space blank since you do not have a visa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 21 hours ago, ubonjoe said: You leave the visa number space blank since you do not have a visa. Thanks UJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 10/23/2019 at 4:33 PM, Jaxxper said: No proof of hotel required but will need your address for the TM6 entry card and a telephone number for the same card. shouldn't be an issue. HOW DOES he get a sim card....have to show passport to get one !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 14 minutes ago, essox essox said: HOW DOES he get a sim card....have to show passport to get one !! It does not to be his phone number. It could be a friends or even his back in his home country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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