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Which is indeed unfortunate but the information I posted is correct. the program was "turned on" (as in you can get to the website, fool around with it, and it'll even email you a TDAC confirmation) BUT It does not start transmitting data to the immigration side until the 28th AND That TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand) update clearly says they will have fixed the "country of residence" issue when the activate it on the 28th AND Why would it be too late? The system goes live the 28th of April, AND you can apply any time from 72 hours before your arrival right down until you actually DO arrive here I think you're under the false impression (as a lot of people are) that there is some imaginary rule that you have to do it 3 days before you come here 😞 There is not. You have a window of opportunity to apply from 3 days before your arrival right on down to your arrival here. They even said there will be assistance in the arrival hall for the people who didn't do the TDAC before they got here Seeing as you don't need to travel yet, how about you wait it out and see how it works, see what people report, etc before jumping on the "I don't like this" bandwagon? 😉 Safe travels

First off the entire system is not live yet as in it is not transmitting data to the thai immigration office it is only a system that people can fool with. Secondly they already came out with an update saying that you will be able to select Thailand as your country of residence once the system goes live on April 28th. I would post the link to the update but this forum has link posting disabled to stop spam here's a screen grab of the pertinent information. remember you can ONLY file a TDAC within 3 days of your arrival to thailand, AND you only need to do it if you're arriving May 1st or later so you fooling around with it now doesn't really help you much unless you want to practice 😛 here's the link to the update, you can copy and paste it in your browser to get the info https://www.tatnews.org/2025/04/thailand-digital-arrival-card-system-set-to-launch-on-1-may-2025/

The immigration office at Chaengwattana has used 21 Day under consideration stamp for marriage and raising Thai children for quite a while now. AND They did away with the old update your bank book when you go get the extension inked in policy a good while ago as well. Why would there be any drama? You don't leave your passport with them, you come back in that date to get the year inked in Most likely, she asked about travel because of you were leaving the country on the u/c stamp you'd have to have a new rentry permit good only for that stamps validity AND You'd have to be back in the country in time to go back and get the year inked in.

That is a pretty back water border up in a "Nakhon Nowhere" province and gets few foreigners bouncing out and back Even if they say you have to stay out overnight, like Chiang Saen and Chiang Khong in Chiang Rai Province does (and now Nong Khai it seems) I would bet dollars to durian there's a way to "grease the wheel" at that b/s border and get right back in 😛 I know that people who bounced at Chong Mek/Vang Tao in Ubon, and people who bounced at Mukdahan/Savannakhet in Lao got out and back with minimal 'wheel greasing' sometimes with none 😉

You have almost no leverage with an employer who doesn't provide you with the documentation to cancel your work permit/extension 😞 you will have no issue getting in to the country visa exempt (at least no issue from not having cancelled your "open" extension before you left) you will have no issue getting an extension on that visa exempt entry you will have no issue getting a new Non-B visa from a thai consulate in another country you WILL have an issue if you go to extend a non-B visa based on employment (or really any Non-Imm visa) and they will fine you 500 baht a day from the date the work permit was cancelled for every day you didn't cancel the extension (even though you exited before it ran out, that doesn't matter, what matters is you didn't cancel it "officially" at the immigration office). The fine caps out at 20k baht after 40 days.

Surprisingly, or not 😮 There is actually NO rule that says a "trailing spouse" Non-O (visa for a foreign spouse of a foreigner legally working in thailand on a Non-B visa/extension) must be gotten outside of thailand. Chaengwattana issues them no problem at all AFTER the primary visa holder has their yearly extension from the initial 90 day Non-O. They do it from both a visa exempt entry AND a tourist visa entry as long as you have the documentation and the required days left on your current stamp. The reason people go out of the country to get it is because the spouse has to figure out a way to stay until the primary visa holder has their year extension. At most consulates will issue the 90 day Non-O visa to a trailing spouse while the primary visa holder is still on the initial 90 day Non-O I think the confusion on whether they will or won't issue the Non-O trailing spouse of a foreigner legally working in thailand comes from the fact that you CANNOT get a trailing spouse Non-O issued in country based on being the spouse of a "retirement visa/extension" (Non-O visa/extension) holder. That is one category that immigrations won't issue Non-O's for the trailing spouse.. Taipei is a good, organized and fast consulate to use as long as you remember to go to the immigration office once you're there and get that "Certificate of Entry and Exit" to upload with your application

You need to go to the thai consulate website where you're applying and see what their posted holiday schedule is As Upnotover correctly stated 👍 eVisas are processed thru the embassy you apply for them thru For instance this is the embassies in the US posted holiday closure for Songkran

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS: IMMIGRATION OFFICE CLOSURE FOR SONGKRAN Remember people all immigration offices in the country close at 4:30PM today (Friday the 11th) and will not re-open until 8:30AM Thursday the 17th If you have a stamp that expires on a day the immigration office is closed (weekends or holidays) and you go the very next day the immigration office is open you can get your extension like normal (you will get an overstay stamp in your passport but will not be fined) I would hazard a guess and say that ALL offices in the country will be mobbed with people next Thursday when they re-open and if you don't have to go, DON'T.. Borders are open like usual, they don't close for holidays Have a Safe & Happy Songkran everyone !!

My question to you would be, what does this have to do in the least with visas, entry, extensions? You're not even wanting to exit/re-enter at the Burma border there.You're just wanting to go to a border town. If all you're doing is meeting Burmese in the town of Mae Sot go do it. The worst that will happen is they won't let you into the town.

Both the Mae Sai/Tachleik and the Mae Sot/Myawaddy borders with Burma are closed to foreigners, and have been for close to several years now. You're not going to bounce out/back at those borders no matter if you're just trying to get a new 60 day free entry or activate another entry on a valid multi-entry visa. You wanna bounce up there you use the Lao border crossings at either Chiang Saen or Chiang Khong. Mae Sai & Mae Sot are open to locals only (Thai & Burmese)

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS There is updated information from TAT on how the TDAC (Thailand Digital Arrival Card) program will work It will go live the 28th of April so people arriving May 1st can apply AND It will have Thailand as a choice in country of residence too https://www.tatnews.org/2025/04/thailand-digital-arrival-card-system-set-to-launch-on-1-may-2025/

You can't see this landing page?

Nope a border pass is just that, the pass neighboring country passport holders get at the land border to come into thailand for the day those people are exempt The way it reads is ANY foreigner coming in free stamp (visa exempt) Visa On Arrival, with a valid tourist visa, with a valid Non-imm visa, OR with an extension and a re-entry permit has to fill out the form

It would appear that the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (the system that replaces the old TM6 paper arrival/departure cards) has an operational website.. It would also appear in the user manual that this is for EVERY traveler who enters thailand by air or land Here's the link; TDAC Thailand Digital Arrival Card They have good video about how it works and the user guide is also easy to understand. Other than the earlier announcement saying it would start May 1 there has been no update Just wanted people to know it appears to be 'up and running' 🙂 /Edit by Maestro UPDATE on 4 April 2025 Jump to this post: https://aseannow.com/topic/1356064-thailand-digital-arrival-card-tdac-system-is-online-but-not-announced-as-starting-yet/page/8/#findComment-19709723

Sadly your friend was told incorrectly, and once the Canadian embassy stops issuing the affidavit of income from abroad notary document there will be no way for Canucks to show income in Canada. The only way they will be able to show proof of funds for monthly income method will be to transfer in the minimum required amount per month, each month, every month, for the previous 12 months before they apply for a new extension. Just like every other country whose embassy has stopped issuing that affidavit. There is no in country work around, there is no document you can show from your country, once the embassy letter stops you are done showing proof of funds in your country for monthly income method