Staying in Thailand for more than 90 consecutive days? You may need to file TM.47, an address notification to Immigration. It does not extend your visa or permission to stay. Decide when your next report is due, choose a permitted filing method, then save the approved receipt.
Which situation applies?
| Your situation | What to do |
|---|---|
| You have not left Thailand since your previous report | Find the next reporting due date on your latest approved receipt. Plan the next report within the accepted filing window. |
| You travelled overseas and returned | Immigration says the 90-day period is counted from your latest arrival in Thailand. Keep that entry record; do not blindly copy the old receipt's date. |
| You have a new passport | Immigration's published instructions say the online channel cannot handle the new-passport situation initially. Notify through the responsible office or authorised person before using online filing again at the next eligible report. |
| Online reporting was rejected, or the deadline passed | Contact the office responsible for your Thai address. An online submission marked pending is not approval; a genuinely late report must be resolved in person under the published instructions. |
When do you report?
For ordinary notification, Immigration's published guidance describes reporting up to 15 days before or up to 7 days after the reporting appointment date. Do not confuse that seven-day reporting allowance with seven more days of lawful immigration stay. TM.47 cannot cure an expired permission-to-stay stamp.
Online reports have a narrower window. The Thai Government's directly readable public service catalogue expressly lists the online/e-service method as between 15 and at least 7 days before the TM.47 due date, while ordinary in-person reporting can be 15 days before through 7 days after it. The online portal manual indexed under Immigration gives a broader "within 15 days before" description, but its live page returned 403 during this review. Conservative reader instruction: submit online 15–7 days early, follow the current live portal's validation, and switch promptly to your local office if not eligible or rejected. The seven-day-after allowance is not an online eligibility promise and not an extension of your permission to stay. Registered post has a 15-days-before instruction in the government service catalogue; confirm arrival/receipt and local office's acceptable posting steps. The catalogue lists normal reporting as free, with a 2,000-baht late-notification fine requiring in-person resolution. An application sent is not an approved receipt.
Example: Your receipt says 20 November. Plan to check the portal around 10 November, so a rejection does not catch you at the deadline. Keep your visa/extension stay-until date separately in your calendar; it may be completely different.
Online: follow the approval, not just the submission
- Use Immigration's official TM.47 portal, and register/sign in according to its current instructions.
- Choose New Application (TM.47) and enter the requested passport and registered-address details in English, matching the official records.
- Submit and save confirmation, then check Application Status. The published online instructions provide for review and possible rejection.
- Only after approval, download/save the approved notification receipt and write down its next date.
Pending or rejected? The official guide states that the user may be directed to contact Immigration in person if the request is rejected. If an older application remains pending, do not keep sending duplicates: the online guide identifies duplicate pending submissions as a reason to refuse a request.
In person or registered mail: what changes?
If the portal cannot handle your case, contact the Immigration office for your actual Thai address. Prepare your passport, TM.47 form and previous receipt if any, plus extra arrival/identity documents the office requests. Immigration's published materials describe in-person, authorised-person and registered-mail routes; they are not interchangeable with a valid online receipt.
For registered mail, follow the correct local office's document and mailing instructions, and keep proof of posting. Do not copy a Bangkok address from an old forum if you now live elsewhere.
If you missed the allowed reporting date, Immigration's guidance requires a personal visit and describes a normal 2,000-baht late-notification fine. This is a TM.47 reporting penalty, not the separate immigration overstay rules. The official guidance lists no standard charge for on-time reporting.
Three things to keep separate
- TM.47: your periodic 90-day address notification. Save the approval receipt.
- Permission-to-stay expiry: your real legal stay-until date in the passport or Immigration record. TM.47 never extends it. For renewal choices, see Thailand visa extension planning.
- TM.30 / travel: TM.30 is a different accommodation-reporting obligation for the responsible host/possessor. See TM.30 guidance. If you leave Thailand, the TM.47 clock starts from the latest arrival, but you may also need a re-entry permit to preserve an existing stay before leaving.
Before filing: Can you identify your correct deadline, choose a valid filing method, and know what to do after rejection? If not, ask your local Immigration office about your latest arrival date, latest approved TM.47 receipt, and current passport record—not a generic question about “visa renewal”.
Check the current filing procedure: The accessible official service catalogue describes TM.47 reporting windows, but the full online manual and supporting handbook could not be checked. Follow the live Immigration portal and confirm office-specific exceptions with your responsible Immigration office. A pending online submission is not approval and a TM.47 report never extends lawful stay.