Thailand 90-Day Report (TM47): Deadlines and Online Filing

Thailand’s 90-day report is a repeated address notification for a foreign national who remains in the Kingdom longer than 90 days. The form is commonly called TM47.

It does not extend a visa, extension of stay or permission to remain. It does not replace TM30 accommodation reporting. A successful TM47 receipt can coexist with a permission-to-stay date that expires sooner.

The four dates to keep separate

Date	What it controls
Latest arrival in Thailand	Start of the current continuous-stay count after a re-entry
Permission to stay until	The immigration date by which you must extend or leave
TM47 due date	The next 90-day address-notification point
TM30 check-in or residence date	The accommodation-side notification event under Section 38

Put all four in the calendar with labels. “Immigration due” is not precise enough.

Who must report

Section 37 of the Immigration Act provides for repeated notification by a foreign national who stays longer than 90 days. The duty follows continuous presence, not merely ownership of a retirement visa label.

If you leave Thailand before the notification becomes due, the previous continuous stay ends. After re-entry, count from the latest arrival date and retain the current arrival evidence. Do not reuse an old projected date without recalculating it.

If immigration gives you a receipt with the next notification date, use that official date as the working control and query any conflict with the responsible office.

Filing methods and windows

The official handbook distinguishes the methods. Do not transfer one method’s grace period to another.

In person

The published window is 15 days before through seven days after the due date. The seven days after are part of the in-person filing window described by the handbook; they are not seven extra days for online filing.

Confirm the responsible office, opening arrangements, appointment practice and current documents before travelling. A representative may be possible under the official procedure, but the office should confirm the authority and identification evidence for the actual case.

Online

The official TM47 manual says to submit in advance within 15 days before the next due date. The workflow is:

1. register with the official Immigration Bureau service;
2. use the credentials sent through the registered email route;
3. enter the information in English as required;
4. submit within the eligible window;
5. save the application or reference evidence;
6. monitor approval or rejection; and
7. download and retain the approved notification receipt.

An application is not an approval. The manual says a rejected request generates an instruction to contact the nearest immigration office in person as soon as possible.

The manual also describes conditions that can block an online request, including incomplete data, applying when the next report is not yet due, or submitting a duplicate while an earlier request remains pending. Do not repeatedly create applications to solve a pending status.

By post

The handbook has a distinct advance-post route and document checklist. Postal delivery and return time matter, so use the current official requirements from the office responsible for your address. Retain registered-mail evidence and copies of the complete packet.

Do not mail to an office chosen from an old blog or apply the in-person seven-day-after window to post.

Prepare one reporting record

Keep a digital and paper folder containing:

• passport identity page;
• current permission-to-stay and relevant visa or extension page;
• latest arrival information;
• previous TM47 receipt;
• current address details;
• any TM30 proof requested for the associated immigration task;
• online application reference and status emails; and
• the newly approved receipt.

The exact evidence varies by method and office. Use the official checklist and current office instruction, not this folder as a substitute for them.

After approval, verify the name, passport number, notification date and next due date. Calendar the next action immediately and keep the receipt with the passport records.

If online filing fails

Use a decision rule based on time remaining:

Situation	Action
Portal error before the window closes	Preserve a screenshot, retry carefully and keep enough time for another permitted method
Data mismatch or rejection	Compare passport, arrival, address and previous receipt; follow the rejection instruction
Request still pending near the deadline	Contact the responsible office; do not assume pending means compliant
Due date passed	Resolve in person rather than continuing online attempts

Technical trouble does not itself extend the statutory timing. Preserve evidence because it helps explain what happened, but use the office’s lawful resolution route.

Late reporting

The handbook publishes a normal 2,000-baht fine where a person reports late. Enforcement facts can differ if the breach is discovered in another context, so this page does not present 2,000 baht as a universal maximum or guaranteed outcome.

If overdue:

1. identify the office responsible for the current address;
2. take the passport and records required by that office;
3. attend in person or follow its direct instruction;
4. obtain an official receipt for any payment; and
5. record the next due date before leaving.

Do not pay an unofficial intermediary without a documented service, official receipts and control of your passport.

TM47 is not TM30

TM47 is the foreign resident’s repeated 90-day address notification. TM30 is the accommodation-side notification made by the house master, owner, possessor or hotel manager after a foreign national takes residence.

They can refer to the same address while serving different legal duties, filers and timing. Read the TM30 guide and keep both records, but never describe one receipt as the other form.

A low-stress calendar system

Use three reminders:

• 21 days before: verify the due date, passport, current address and online account access;
• 15 days before: enter the official online window or prepare the chosen alternative; and
• 5 days before: confirm approval and receipt, or switch to a valid backup route.

After every trip outside Thailand, recalculate. After every new extension, check that the stay-until date and TM47 date are both recorded. After every address change, review TM30 and any other notification requirement separately.

The completion test

A 90-day notification is complete only when:

• the correct due date follows the current continuous stay or official receipt;
• the chosen method was used within its own window;
• the submission was approved, not merely sent;
• the approved receipt is saved;
• the next due date is calendared; and
• permission to stay is tracked independently.

For the wider immigration sequence, place TM47 beside—not inside—the retirement extension checklist and the ordered first 30 days in Pattaya plan.