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There are lots of laws in Thailand that are sporadically, selectively, unevenly or not at all enforced. The TM30 foreign resident laws in Thailand were put on

• dageshi 7y ago
  Mobile data plans are cheap enough and good enough that most people, even travellers use them now. Enforcing this law could simply get free anonymous wifi turned off so all traffic goes over the mobile networks.
  • Cakez0r 7y ago
    My experience is that SIM card providers (at airports) will take a scan of your passport before giving you a SIM card, so they are probably already in compliance.
    • stephenr 7y ago
      They have to I believe by law - foreign tourists (not sure about non-tourists my sim is older than the law) also get different sims apparently. I’ll see if I can find a link about it. Edit: found it. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/10/thai-regulator-backs-sim-card-plan-to-track-tourists https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/10/thai-regulator... Edit: to clarify I don’t think the two are linked specifically - most services/purchases like this in Thailand require some form of Government ID. For locals that’s usually an ID card, some places will accept my Thai drivers licence others want passport.
• stephenr 7y ago
  My wife was asked to submit a TM30 when I first dealt with the local immigration office here in town... 6 years ago? L I’m not saying it’s always been enforced but it’s not “the last few months”.