About the document
- Country:
- Thailand
- Category:
- Re-entry permits
- How to fill:
- Chat in any language → original form → PDF
- Price:
- from 15 credits
- Last updated:
What this document is
ตม.8 (TM.8, “Application for Re-entry Permit to Return into the Kingdom”) is a foreigner's request to the Thai Immigration Bureau for permission to come back while keeping their current permission to stay.
If a foreigner with a visa or extension leaves Thailand without a re-entry permit, the permission to stay normally ends on departure. The permit can be for a single entry or multiple entries.
Who needs it and when
- foreigners with a long-stay visa or extension of stay (work, retirement, marriage, study, etc.) who plan to leave temporarily and return on the same permission;
- it is applied for before leaving Thailand;
- according to the form, the applicant must submit the application in person.
What the form asks for
- place and date of writing (Buddhist Era year, พ.ศ.);
- title, family name, first name, middle name, nationality, age, date and place of birth, occupation;
- present address in Thailand: house no., road, tambol/khwaeng, amphoe/khet, province;
- type of permit: single or multiple entries;
- destination country, departure date, type of transportation, purpose of travel and approximate return date;
- passport: country, place of issue, number, dates of issue and expiry;
- category of the previous visa, where and when it was issued, arrival date and permitted-stay date;
- signature or right thumb print by hand, photograph 4 × 6 cm.
All dates on the form use the Buddhist Era year (2026 → 2569). FoxDocs converts it automatically.
Documents usually brought along
- passport and copies of the photo page, visa, latest entry stamp and extension;
- one 4 × 6 cm photograph for the form;
- fee: single and multiple permits cost different amounts and, according to the form, the fee is non-refundable — check current amounts with immigration.
The document list and procedure depend on the office — check the Immigration Bureau website before you go.
Where to submit
At the Immigration Bureau office responsible for where you stay. Some international checkpoints also issue re-entry permits — check in advance whether this is available where you leave.
How to fill it in with FoxDocs
- Open the chat on this page and write in any language where and when you are travelling.
- Send a photo of your passport with the stamps or answer the questions — the assistant fills in the boxes and ticks the right squares.
- Check the fields and download the PDF.
- Print, attach the photo, sign and submit to immigration in person.
Sources
Immigration Bureau form ตม.8: bangkok.immigration.go.th; Immigration Bureau immigration.go.th. Checked on 2026-10-08. This is not legal advice.