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Thailand 90-day reporting guide

Thailand 90-day reporting guide: passport and supporting paperwork (AI-assisted editorial illustration)

Stay in Thailand more than 90 days in a row and you have to report your address on form TM.47, online in the 15 days before it's due. How to do it.

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The 90-day report is you telling Immigration where you live. That's all it is: it doesn't extend your stay or change the date stamped in your passport.

It's form TM.47, and you can do it online in the 15 days before it's due. It isn't done until Immigration approves it and you've got the receipt.

Who needs to report

Generally, if you're staying in Thailand for more than 90 days in a row, you need to report. Some programmes work differently: SMART and LTR visa holders report once a year instead. A visa with long validity doesn't get you out of it by itself.

How to report

You can report online through the official TM.47 system, in person at the immigration office for your address, through someone you've authorised to go for you, or by registered post if your office accepts it. Which of these you can use depends on your office and your situation.

Reporting online

You'll need to register on the official portal, then fill in a new TM.47. The decision normally comes by email. After you submit:

  1. Check that it shows as pending.
  2. Keep an eye on the email account you registered with.
  3. Download the approved receipt (the submission confirmation isn't the same thing).
  4. Keep the receipt and note your next due date.
  5. If it's rejected, contact your nearest immigration office straight away.

90 days isn't your visa date

It's easy to mix up the dates. You might have the date your visa has to be used by, the date stamped in your passport for this stay, an extension application or under-consideration date, your 90-day report due date and your work permit expiry date.

Put each one in your calendar separately, and don't count your 90 days from the date the visa was issued.

Moving and travelling

Moving, leaving Thailand or coming back can all change your due date. Go by your latest receipt, make sure the report has your current address and passport details, and if you're not sure of the date, ask Immigration.

TM.30 is something else: that's your landlord or hotel reporting where you're staying. It doesn't count as your 90-day report, or the other way round.

If you're still working out which visa you need, start with our Thailand visa overview. The rest of our visa guides cover each visa in detail.