Seeking confirmation of a couple of points regarding the TM.6 Form and whether Immigration has reinstated its use as a matter of post Covid policy or is its use specific to (1) southern land border crossings at Betong and Sadao  or (2) due to the recent crackdown on overstays?

 

Context:  I'm on a non-O based on Ret w/ a multiple entry and have (...since the country opened "post Covid") been in and out of Thailand and the TM.6 form wasn't used.  This past weekend, I went on a bit of a road trip through southern Thailand and Malaysia exiting at the Betong crossing and reentry one day later at the Sadao crossing.   I was part of a local group tour.  The IMO at Sadao required that I fill out TM.6 as in the "pre Covid" days?!  Is the TM.6 a thing again?  Thanks in advance.

TM6 required at land border crossings not at airports.

The tm6 # etc will not be required by Thai immigration for such things as extensions etc. 

TM6 not required for arrivals by air.

 

Still required at land borders.

Thanks for the clarification.

On 12/26/2022 at 3:02 PM, DrJack54 said:

TM6 required at land border crossings not at airports.

The tm6 # etc will not be required by Thai immigration for such things as extensions etc. 

Yesterday I visited the Ratchaburi IMO to submit an annual ext. of stay application/re-entry permit.  (DrJack54) To you point above "...The tm6 # etc will not be required by Thai immigration for such things as extensions etc. ..." it's worth noting that I was asked to provide the TM6 number and a copy of the TM6 form with my application packet.  It did feel more like a box-checking exercise than anything else, but I gave the IMO what they asked for and I was in/out in about 20 mins with a new extension stamp and multi/reentry....

Thanks for everyone's comments...

1 minute ago, jackson2513 said:

it's worth noting that I was asked to provide the TM6 number and a copy of the TM6 form with my application packet

They are robots.

I just returned from 2 weeks out of Thailand.

Obviously no TM6. 

If I needed to do an extension today the tm6 would not be required. 

Seems like yet another case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing.