Thailand Requires Digital Arrival Card Submission 3 Days Before Entry starting May 1

[chuang]

Singapore has a similar scheme..once you submitted your arrival details they will email you confirmation..

When you landed in Singapore you just go through the e-gates...you don't have to show QR code or Q up for immigration..

[GammaGlobulin]

Some people DO have difficulties filling out on-line forms.

I know I hate doing so, because they are so very often poorly designed, and normally requires too much trial and error fiddling around.

Also, I only use Linux.

And, I only use open-source browsers with no spyware.

 

[watchcat]

  On 4/11/2025 at 1:08 AM, webfact said:

Starting 1st May, foreign visitors heading to Thailand must fill in an online arrival card before their trip, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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What about people who doest have a mobile phone, what dshouuld they do? As I'm sure whe you go to the Immi they'll want a Paper filled in using a blue ballpoint pen?

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[AAArdvark]

How many visiting tourists actually know the required province, district and subdistrict where they will be staying

[richard_smith237]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:22 AM, watchcat said:

What about people who doesnt have abobile phone, what do they do?

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It seems there will be options to fill out the digital form on arrival.

 

I'm assuming there will be 'iPad stations' where this can be carried out.

[watchcat]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:25 AM, AAArdvark said:

How many visiting tourists actually know the required province, district and subdistrict where they will be staying

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Not many not to mention the address.

[brewsterbudgen]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:31 AM, watchcat said:

 

Not many not to mention the address.

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  On 4/11/2025 at 8:25 AM, AAArdvark said:

How many visiting tourists actually know the required province, district and subdistrict where they will be staying

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Like with the TM6 form, any address will do.  Just the hotel name and city should be fine.

[metisdead]

A troll post trolling about bargirls has been removed.

[Pieter1964]

  On 4/11/2025 at 2:20 AM, Tropicalevo said:

I wonder what will happen if the visit to Thailand is an emergency and within the three days?

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nothing happens, because you can fill this in 1 hour before you go into the airplane while you sit in the airport of departure.

make a print screen of the QR code and finished.

previous you filled in the paper one and did that in the airplane.

now you can do it on your computer.

and a bit later there will be an app where you can store all your info, only need to update the arrival and departure date and finished.

 

why make so much fuzz about something so simple

[watchcat]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:34 AM, brewsterbudgen said:

 

 

Like with the TM6 form, any address will do.  Just the hotel name and city should be fine.

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Sounds good to me as I've no idea what an "iPda station is" and how to find it in an airport.

[kwilco]

I read this a while ago, but was told that they meant UP TO 3 days before arrival.

 

Is this real or a translation problem?

 

- I think requiring it to be filled in a minimum of 3 days before arrival could raise all sorts of practical problem - not least people who didn't know and turn up a Suvarnabhumi without.

the old system of cards would allow you to fill your card in at a bench in the airport itself.

 

I'm sure there will be many people whose travel arrangements change at last minute - altered flights, different hotels - a lot can happen in 3 days.

 

It sounds like a recipe for disaster.

 

 

[kwilco]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:34 AM, brewsterbudgen said:

 

 

Like with the TM6 form, any address will do.  Just the hotel name and city should be fine.

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how do you know this or are you just making an assumption?

[watchcat]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:43 AM, Pieter1964 said:

nothing happens, because you can fill this in 1 hour before you go into the airplane while you sit in the airport of departure.

make a print screen of the QR code and finished.

previous you filled in the paper one and did that in the airplane.

now you can do it on your computer.

and a bit later there will be an app where you can store all your info, only need to update the arrival and departure date and finished.

 

why make so much fuzz about something so simple

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Paper and and a plue pen sounds simple to me.

[kwilco]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:06 AM, chuang said:

Singapore has a similar scheme..once you submitted your arrival details they will email you confirmation..

When you landed in Singapore you just go through the e-gates...you don't have to show QR code or Q up for immigration..

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...but you can?

[Pieter1964]

  On 4/11/2025 at 5:50 AM, quake said:

 

I can just see, a very nice Thai immigration lady,  standing behind a computer terminal at

BKK airport. and a queue of 500 angry people in front of her..

That would never happen here, would it. 

 

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that only will happen with people who dont prepare their trip.

that are probably the same people who forget to buy travel insurance or check their insurance

same who drive a motorbike in thailand without a drive licence and without a helmet on.

the same that think what they can do at their home back yard they can do also in the middle of the beach in thailand.
and the same who think that the laws in thailand are not for them.

 

and the same people who complain that thailand is not like their home country.

that all is different.

 

I already knew this was going to hapopen 1 moth agoi.
only not yet where to regiter it.
and the 3 days was also known already

 

so I put it in my electronic agenda on my phone to warm me 3 calandar days based on THAI time to fill in the website.

but yes you are right, most people dont prepare their trip decent.

[brewsterbudgen]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:47 AM, kwilco said:

I read this a while ago, but was told that they meant UP TO 3 days before arrival.

 

Is this real or a translation problem?

 

- I think requiring it to be filled in a minimum of 3 days before arrival could raise all sorts of practical problem - not least people who didn't know and turn up a Suvarnabhumi without.

the old system of cards would allow you to fill your card in at a bench in the airport itself.

 

I'm sure there will be many people whose travel arrangements change at last minute - altered flights, different hotels - a lot can happen in 3 days.

 

It sounds like a recipe for disaster.

 

 

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As has already been mentioned, you can fill it in at the airport in Bangkok after you've arrived if you have to, just like the TM6 form.

[impulse]

Catch me up here...  The last time I tried their website, it was blocked here in China.  I don't know on which end...  But I can't find the link in my history. 

 

Has anyone posted the link in the past 5 pages?  I'm too discouraged to read through so many Thai bashes.

 

[brewsterbudgen]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:48 AM, kwilco said:

how do you know this or are you just making an assumption?

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Making an assumption based on the TM6 form.  What else can you do if you don't know the address where you're staying?

 

[treetops]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:47 AM, kwilco said:

Is this real or a translation problem?

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Do a dummy run on the website and all will be revealed.  Hint - look for what arrival dates can be selected.

[Pieter1964]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:48 AM, watchcat said:

 

Paper and and a plue pen sounds simple to me.

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ow but then you need tto think about bring a pen with you in the airplane.

and what I have noticed is that at least 30% of the people in the plane dont have a pen.
dont know what to fill in.

and even not fill it in at all and just goto the passport control to see what happens.

[watchcat]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:47 AM, kwilco said:

It sounds like a recipe for disaster.

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Most Thai apps are just that.

[kwilco]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:50 AM, brewsterbudgen said:

As has already been mentioned, you can fill it in at the airport in Bangkok after you've arrived if you have to, just like the TM6 form.

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so the headline is incorrect?

[treetops]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:50 AM, impulse said:

Catch me up here...  The last time I tried their website, it was blocked here in China.  I don't know on which end...  But I can't find the link in my history. 

 

Has anyone posted the link in the past 5 pages?  I'm too discouraged to read through so many Thai bashes.

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https://tdac.immigration.go.th/arrival-card/#/home

 

[impulse]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:52 AM, treetops said:

https://tdac.immigration.go.th/arrival-card/#/home

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Thanks!  It works fine here in China now.

 

[quake]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:49 AM, Pieter1964 said:

that only will happen with people who dont prepare their trip.

that are probably the same people who forget to buy travel insurance or check their insurance

same who drive a motorbike in thailand without a drive licence and without a helmet on.

the same that think what they can do at their home back yard they can do also in the middle of the beach in thailand.
and the same who think that the laws in thailand are not for them.

 

and the same people who complain that thailand is not like their home country.

that all is different.

 

I already knew this was going to hapopen 1 moth agoi.
only not yet where to regiter it.
and the 3 days was also known already

 

so I put it in my electronic agenda on my phone to warm me 3 calandar days based on THAI time to fill in the website.

but yes you are right, most people dont prepare their trip decent.

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Glad your so organized.

The general public are not. 

 

 

 

[kwilco]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:51 AM, watchcat said:

 

Most Thai apps are just that.

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Yes - it is a symptom of ALL Thai authorities web site that they are badly designed, ill-thoght out and often grossly unreliable.

I get the impression that when a site is needed some nabob tells everyone that his son is an IT wizzard and can build the web site for them - the inevitable result of nepotism is a site built by someone who just hasn't the skills to do it.

[kwilco]

  On 4/11/2025 at 8:51 AM, treetops said:

 

Do a dummy run on the website and all will be revealed.  Hint - look for what arrival dates can be selected.

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and thois is in English?

[sandyf]

  On 4/11/2025 at 2:20 AM, Tropicalevo said:

I wonder what will happen if the visit to Thailand is an emergency and within the three days?

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Never believe what a headline says, journalistic licence in pursuit of sensationalism.

[markeewan]

  On 4/11/2025 at 2:25 AM, BritManToo said:

I predict 1/2 the current tourists will just go to Vietnam instead!

They also have digital arrival, but you can fill it in after you land.

Brits get 45 days visa waiver on arrival.

And it's a better destination for most tourists.

 

Alternatively ...... flip ...... flop .......

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AU needs $50 visa, but no digital arrival card to fill in. VN is 30% cheaper than TH.

[NanLaew]

  On 4/11/2025 at 2:32 AM, Upnotover said:

  On 4/11/2025 at 2:27 AM, JustinT said:

The requirement is 3 days or less.  You can do it one minute before checking in for your flight if you want.

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One minute before immigration in fact - they have already said there will be provision on arrival for those that didn't already complete it.

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Of course there is. Just like the auto gates that the usual Thai bashers ridiculed and said they would cause colossal backups have manned kiosks for those that missed the memo, or like me, have a dud chip in their passport.

 

But bashers won't like that either.