Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) system is online (but not announced as starting yet)

[radiochaser]

Just now, Ralf001 said:

no.

Thank you. 

[Upnotover]

7 minutes ago, radiochaser said:

Are they videos pertinent to the information being provided on the web page?   

 

No.  They don't link to anything.

[radiochaser]

2 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

No.  They don't link to anything.

Thank you. 

[radiochaser]

8 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

I'm still looking for the black boxes.

What do you actually wish to know.

Seems very simple form to fill in.

 

As Upnotover advised, what I see as black boxes with the text I posted before, are videos.   The videos but not viewable due to my location, virus program, vpn, or any combination of these.  

Thank you for your response. 

[Upnotover]

5 minutes ago, radiochaser said:

As Upnotover advised, what I see as black boxes with the text I posted before, are videos.   The videos but not viewable due to my location, virus program, vpn, or any combination of these.  

Thank you for your response. 

FWIW the videos are not of Thailand, seem to be widely used on many random websites, so maybe indeed a security feature.

[radiochaser]

Just now, Upnotover said:

FWIW the videos are not of Thailand, seem to be widely used on many random websites, so maybe indeed a security feature.

I have seen those boxes before on the web browsers I am using.   None of the web browsers will link to any videos.   I suspected they were videos but was not sure.    I have Edge (which I really try not to use), chrome, opera, brave, and firefox.   I suspect it may be something to do with the Norton 360 virus program and vpn that I use.   

 

 

[Jack1988]

2 hours ago, sandyf said:

Going to be interesting to see how the auto gates deal with those that forget to modify the online version prior to departure

What do you mean? Explain better thanks 

 

You don't have to register a new tdac online if you are exit from Thailand

[Liquorice]

43 minutes ago, radiochaser said:

I have seen those boxes before on the web browsers I am using.   None of the web browsers will link to any videos.   I suspected they were videos but was not sure.    I have Edge (which I really try not to use), chrome, opera, brave, and firefox.   I suspect it may be something to do with the Norton 360 virus program and vpn that I use.   

 

 

I use chrome, edge and brave browsers and with or without using a VPN can view the video.
I suspect your issue may be the program you use to display video content.
Try downloading and using VLC, which will open video content in many different formats.

[radiochaser]

4 minutes ago, Liquorice said:

I use chrome, edge and brave browsers and with or without using a VPN can view the video.
I suspect your issue may be the program you use to display video content.
Try downloading and using VLC, which will open video content in many different formats.

I watch videos on youtube, rumble, and other video web platforms with all the browsers I have, excluding Edge.  Videos on my hard drives, cameras, or cell phones are usually watched with PotPlayer, VLC or a couple of other video playback applications I have on the computer.   None of the video players are embedded in my browsers.   

 

If you have any other ideas, feel free to pass them to me.   It is irritating that I can't see a video that others can. 

[ozfarang]

19 hours ago, UWEB said:

A bit strange as TDAC Start set for 1st of May.

TIT

[DrJack54]

9 minutes ago, radiochaser said:

If you have any other ideas, feel free to pass them to me.   It is irritating that I can't see a video that others can. 

Is this related to TDAC or simply an IT question.

I'm filling in TDAC form online on my cell phone. Zero issues. 

[treetops]

4 hours ago, Jack1988 said:

What do you mean? Explain better thanks 

 

You don't have to register a new tdac online if you are exit from Thailand

 

I suspect he means that if you omit departure information when first completing a TDAC (as discussed a few posts up) and then don't add it before your departure you may encounter problems at the immigration auto gate on exit.

 

Personally I suspect they're not that smart but time will tell.

[DrJack54]

1 hour ago, treetops said:

 

I suspect he means that if you omit departure information when first completing a TDAC (as discussed a few posts up) and then don't add it before your departure you may encounter problems at the immigration auto gate on exit.

I don't believe so. Sites such as this one from TAT ... 

Emphasize arrival..

In the short video (good one) ..it does not even mention the departure field.

 

https://www.tatnews.org/2025/04/thailand-digital-arrival-card-system-set-to-launch-on-1-may-2025/#:~:text=Completion of the TDAC will,entering using a Border Pass.

[radiochaser]

11 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Is this related to TDAC or simply an IT question.

I'm filling in TDAC form online on my cell phone. Zero issues. 

The only relationship to the TDAC issues is that I cannot see any videos at the bottom of their page, just black retangles with text about logging in and safety of community issues.  

 

Based on responses to my issue, the particular videos I cannot see, may be random videos and are not TDAC related.

 

The side issue to that is, what if there are official, government videos, related to the thread (any thread), on a Thai Government website, that I cannot see that are pertinent to any aseannow thread?

 

As to filling in forms on cell phones, I try to avoid doing that and do it only as a last resort when I can access internet services.   Any other time I that I fill in a form on the internet, I use a computer, believing that my computer is better protected from hacking than my cell phones are.   The additional problem with a cell phone is that it is much easier to lose than my laptops or desktop computers.

 

I also find it very difficult to enter strings of text on a cell phone, using only one or two fingers, that sometimes takes me several minutes to enter, vs using a full size keyboard taking me several seconds.  I have 61 years of typing experience using fingers of both hands and have yet not been able to transfer that experience to typing text on a cell phone. . 

[Liquorice]

1 hour ago, radiochaser said:

The only relationship to the TDAC issues is that I cannot see any videos at the bottom of their page, just black retangles with text about logging in and safety of community issues.  

 

Based on responses to my issue, the particular videos I cannot see, may be random videos and are not TDAC related.

Direct link to the page with unrelated videos to the TDAC.

https://tdac.immigration.go.th/manual/en/index.html

 

Screenshot of the bottom of that page.

 

 

2 identical videos that pan along a coastline for 10 seconds before repeating, with no text or sound.

[EVENKEEL]

On 3/28/2025 at 7:08 AM, still kicking said:

What happens if you don't have a smartphone?

Bummer to be you.

[Maestro]

On 3/28/2025 at 3:08 PM, still kicking said:

What happens if you don't have a smartphone?

 

Two options:

 

1. Do it before leaving home.

Quote

Travellers may submit the TDAC up to three days before their scheduled arrival date. 

Source: https://www.tatnews.org/2025/04/thailand-digital-arrival-card-system-set-to-launch-on-1-may-2025/

 

2. Upon arrival at the destination airport in Thailand, do it in the arrival hall, where facilities will be provided.

Quote

Travellers who are unable to complete the TDAC before arrival and do not have internet access at the point of entry will be assisted at designated help points located at immigration checkpoints. This assistance is intended for exceptional circumstances only. All travellers are strongly encouraged to complete the TDAC online in advance to avoid delays and reduce congestion at entry points.

Source: https://www.tatnews.org/2025/04/thailand-digital-arrival-card-system-set-to-launch-on-1-may-2025/

[sandyf]

On 4/7/2025 at 11:53 AM, Jack1988 said:

What do you mean? Explain better thanks 

 

You don't have to register a new tdac online if you are exit from Thailand

Rather than being a piece of paper the new TM6 will be an online document.

Completion of departure information shouldn't be necessary prior to arrival, but would be required for departure by modifying the tdac used on entry.

The auto gates for departure should only open if everything is in order, like the paper TM6 I can see many failing to complete the information before going to immigration.

At a kiosk the IO will say what is wrong and either fill it in for you, or send you to the back of the queue. However if the gates just don't open, many will scratch their heads for 5 minutes before coming back out and going to a kiosk.

[Upnotover]

5 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Rather than being a piece of paper the new TM6 will be an online document.

Completion of departure information shouldn't be necessary prior to arrival, but would be required for departure by modifying the tdac used on entry.

The auto gates for departure should only open if everything is in order, like the paper TM6 I can see many failing to complete the information before going to immigration.

At a kiosk the IO will say what is wrong and either fill it in for you, or send you to the back of the queue. However if the gates just don't open, many will scratch their heads for 5 minutes before coming back out and going to a kiosk.

Surely if the departure element of it was actually required it would have been mentioned somewhere already? Or did I miss it?

[sandyf]

4 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

Surely if the departure element of it was actually required it would have been mentioned somewhere already? Or did I miss it?

How many have left the country on a tdac?

I have seen many have problems through not completing the departure side of a TM6, but feel free to ignore it.

[Maestro]

On 4/7/2025 at 3:58 AM, sandyf said:

...Going to be interesting to see how the auto gates deal with those that forget to modify the online version prior to departure.

 

One cannot forget to do something that one is not required to do.

[sandyf]

23 hours ago, Maestro said:

 

One cannot forget to do something that one is not required to do.

If you want to believe every IO will let people leave the country without completing the TM6 departure details that is up to you, doesn't make it a fact.

I have never completed departure details on arrival with the paper TM6, but have been picked up a couple of times on the way out having forgotten.

Why on earth would anyone would think that will be different, selective memory?

Time wil tell,it always does.

[DrJack54]

On 4/8/2025 at 3:39 PM, Upnotover said:

Surely if the departure element of it was actually required it would have been mentioned somewhere already? Or did I miss it?

I haven't read/seen any mention of departure requirements for TDAC.

 

Granted this AI answer is not good evidence however when asked if TDAC is required for departure....

 

"No, the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) is not required for departure from Thailand, but rather for entry into the country, starting May 1, 2025" 

 

I have no reason to believe it will be required for departure. 

[jayboy]

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

I haven't read/seen any mention of departure requirements for TDAC.

 

Granted this AI answer is not good evidence however when asked if TDAC is required for departure....

 

"No, the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) is not required for departure from Thailand, but rather for entry into the country, starting May 1, 2025" 

 

I have no reason to believe it will be required for departure. 

 

Agreed.I don't believe it will be.

 

But there's the certainty that long term residents and PRs on say a 1-2 day business trip to Singapore or HK may need to seek a TDAC approval for re-entry before they have even departed Thailand.

[DrJack54]

8 minutes ago, jayboy said:

 

But there's the certainty that long term residents and PRs on say a 1-2 day business trip to Singapore or HK may need to seek a TDAC approval for re-entry before they have even departed Thailand.

That will also apply to folk doing border bounce to obtain visa exempt stamp.

Something they would do prior to jumping into minivan for border bounce. 

[CallumWK]

4 hours ago, sandyf said:

I have never completed departure details on arrival with the paper TM6, but have been picked up a couple of times on the way out having forgotten.

 

It has been many years since the paper version was canceled, so I forgot, but did IO remove the TM6 from your passport on departure?

[DrJack54]

2 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

It has been many years since the paper version was canceled, so I forgot, but did IO remove the TM6 from your passport on departure?

Many folks did not have it.

BTW it should not be stapled into pp.

 

Bit like boarding pass on arrival many folks did not provide it to immigration. (is a requirement) 

[Maestro]

On 4/7/2025 at 5:46 AM, radiochaser said:

Are they videos pertinent to the information being provided on the web page?   

 

 

Not relevant to the TDAC, just advertising the beauty of Thailand. Perhaps they are placeholders for instructional videos to follow later.

[Upnotover]

8 hours ago, jayboy said:

 

Agreed.I don't believe it will be.

 

But there's the certainty that long term residents and PRs on say a 1-2 day business trip to Singapore or HK may need to seek a TDAC approval for re-entry before they have even departed Thailand.

Why?  The only thing that gets "approved" is simply that you have entered information in the form correctly.  Nothing is checked or verified.  And as has been stated if it is not done in advance there will be a facility to do it on arrival.

[brewsterbudgen]

Many Immigration forms have (or used to have) a box for 'TM6 number'.  Since the TM6 was stopped, we just left the box blank.  Once the TDAC is running, will we need to provide the number again?