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Buy a house in Thailand or an apartment in a busy tourist area - a task "with an asterisk", but it is quite feasible. The laws of the kingdom concerning real estate are different from Russian, so the bureaucratic procedures at each stage of registration will be different. As a rule, the package of documents is small, but it should be prepared in advance to avoid problems in the future. Let's look...

The 90-Day Report is a mandatory notification that is required under the Immigration Act 1979 for every foreigner who is in Thailand on a long-term visa. Every 90 days you are required to report your current residential address to the immigration office. This is to enable the authorities to track the whereabouts of foreign nationals and is a separate procedure from visa renewal. This report is not...

Updated: 11/17/2026 If you rent or own accommodation in Pattaya - apartment, house, condo - and want to apply for a bank account, get a driver's license, extend your visa or just get a residency certificate, you will need TM.30. This article is not about laws - it's about practice. How it really works, who really has to submit this form, and what to do if you don't want fines and problems....