Jingjok
The 90-day report
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If you stay in Thailand for 90 days in a row on most long-stay visas, you must รายงานตัว (report your address) to immigration every 90 days. The window opens 15 days before the due date and closes 7 days after; miss it and the usual fine is 2,000 baht. Leaving the country resets the count. It's free, and can be done in person, by post, by an agent, or online, though the online system is not always reliable. Separately, your landlord or hotel must file a TM30 (แจ้งที่พัก) within 24 hours of your arrival; officers may ask for it. Rules change, so check the current requirements with your local office.
Try this today
Put your next 90-day due date and the opening of the 15-day window in your calendar.
The words that carry it
- รายงานตัวto report in (in person)
- ที่พักaccommodation, place you stay
- กำหนดdue date, deadline, set time
Learn this in “Immigration and paperwork” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Culture cards in Jingjok are tied to the words that carry them, each ending in one thing to try today.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
The first week is free.