Entering Thailand and TDAC: checks before departure
The official arrival card, family details and avoiding paid imitation websites.
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Moving and living · Thailand
Practical guides to entry, documents, housing, healthcare, work and complaints. Check requirements and deadlines against the linked official sources.
Entry and stay
Choosing a long-stay route: DTV, LTR and other options
Compare your actual purpose, work, family and evidence before paying for a visa service.
Next steps →DTV documents: the August 2026 update
What the Department of Consular Affairs announced and what to confirm with your mission.
Next steps →Extending your stay: work from the permitted-stay date
Preparing TM.7 without confusing visa validity, extension and address reporting.
Next steps →The 90-day report: TM.47 does not extend your stay
A separate reporting calendar, online filing and what to do if a report is not accepted.
Next steps →Leaving and returning: when to check a re-entry permit
Preserving an existing stay permission without assuming that every visa works the same way.
Next steps →Housing
TM.30 when renting: agree with the host before moving in
Who reports a foreign guest, what information is needed and which receipt to retain.
Next steps →Renting in Thailand: review the lease before paying a deposit
Landlord identity, payments, utilities, repairs and moving-out terms.
Next steps →Deposit not returned: evidence to collect
Checking OCPB coverage, documenting move-out and requesting an itemised deduction account.
Next steps →Buying a condominium: foreign quota, title and source of funds
Checks before a reservation payment and the distinction between condominium, land and residence rights.
Next steps →Work
Remote work and Thai employment: separate the permissions
An overseas client, Thai employer, DTV and LTR require different checks.
Next steps →Tax
Tax when relocating: residence days and income remittances
Records for checking tax residence, income source and foreign tax credits.
Next steps →Banking
A Thai bank account: preparing for KYC
Documents, source of funds and account facilities must be checked with the specific bank.
Next steps →Health
Health insurance for living in Thailand: what to read in the policy
Residence coverage, exclusions, hospital payments and disputes with the insurer.
Next steps →Emergency care and medical records in Thailand
Calling 1669, giving a location and keeping records for ongoing care and an insurance claim.
Next steps →Children and family
Children and schools in Thailand: admission, records and status
What to ask the school before moving and how to preserve education continuity.
Next steps →Marriage in Thailand: registration and using the documents
Choosing the registry, evidence of marital status and subsequent legalization.
Next steps →A child born in Thailand: registration, nationality and travel documents
Separate the hospital record, civil birth registration, nationality and departure documents.
Next steps →Transport
Driving in Thailand: Russian licences, IDP and a Thai licence
Check licence recognition, motorcycle entitlement and documents before renting.
Next steps →Documents
Translation and legalization: Thailand’s Apostille accession is not yet in force
The verified transition before 28 February 2027 and the translator identification requirement.
Next steps →Complaints and assistance
Consumer disputes and legal assistance: where to turn
Separate a business complaint, OCPB referral, police report and court proceedings.
Next steps →Lost Russian passport in Thailand: what to do
Reporting, contacting the consulate, replacement documents and preserving immigration evidence.
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