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As the title of this video suggests, we are discussing the interaction if you will between Thai Immigration laws and rules and how it may interact with matters pertaining to property here in Thailand. 

I thought of making this video after reading a recent article from The Phuket News that is thephuketnews.com, the article is titled: Officials warn of bad landlords as Phuket rental market grows. Also before I jump into this, again that's thephuketnews.com, I think it is worth pointing out, I do deep dive analysis into how getting things going here as an expat in Thailand, how changes in the rules, changes in the laws, as well as political considerations can impact if you will expat land here in Thailand. If you are interested in that deep dive analysis, please feel free to check that out by emailing us, [email protected], we can get you on the mailing list for that paid news service. Also, while I'm talking my book, it's worth pointing out, my better half and I set up a restaurant here in downtown Bangkok, Pancake Palace. As the name implies, breakfast anytime, as well as American Diner style food, so link is in the description below if you want to see us down there. 

That said, quoting directly from this article, which at first glance really pertains to property specifically, but it gets into some immigration implications under the subheading: New Tourists, quote: "Thaneth Tantipiriyakij, President of the Phuket Tourist Association, expressed concerns over Phuket now attracting both short-stay tourists arriving under Thailand's free visa scheme and long-stay visitors, including families with children enrolled in Phuket's International schools. Quote: "There are free visa tourists who stay in Thailand for more than 30 days. These tourists may rent hotels on a daily, monthly or weekly basis, Mr. Thaneth said. With 10,000 tourists arriving daily, then there will likely be an increasing number of people seeking weekly and monthly stays. Ultimately, they may opt not to stay in hotels, but instead opt for rental houses, villas or condos. In cases where people rent out properties without being legally registered in the rental system." - So that is what we would call the TM30 document associated with address reporting to Thai Immigration - quoting further: "without reporting to Immigration or reporting their stay, the problem arises primarily with hotels, accommodations or villas outside the system."

Yeah, look. 90-day reporting, if you end up staying in Thailand for a prolonged period of time, 90-day reporting becomes required. There's also the TM30 address reporting which is inherently required on folks that are staying in Thailand for any period of time, and these issues do come into play when you are looking to rent short-term or long-term property here in Thailand. 

So all of that stuff kind of interacts together and results in a situation where you not only have to be cognizant of issues like perhaps assistance with rental contracts and things, but also perhaps assistance with dealing with address reporting to relevant Immigration Authorities. For those who feel a bit overwhelmed by all of this, it may not be a terrible idea to contact a legal professional, gain some insight and guidance into how best to proceed.