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

[pomchop]

2 hours ago, proton said:

 

Quite, how can 90 day reports, TM30, re entry permits, and now this digital arrival nonsense possibly be annoying, time wasting or duplication? I love forms I do 😆

Nobody loves forms until a country lets in a buch of low life criminals then they all go on forums to complain about lack of controls.  How long does it take to fill out this one?  Two minutes?  Oh the horror.

[treetops]

26 minutes ago, kwilco said:

and thois is in English?

 

Yes, the site is available in English.  Did you try it yet and find the answer to your question?

 

36 minutes ago, kwilco said:

Is this real or a translation problem?

 

[portisaacozzy]

7 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

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

you will be ok as long as you fill in BS 9 requesting a delay in emergency

[BusyB]

36 minutes ago, sandyf said:

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

 

Depends on your source. There are good and clever HL writers and there are bad ones. And then there are clickbaiters.

 

Buyer beware.

[WHansen]

2 hours ago, fulhamster said:

Could be long queues at Immigration waiting for the forms to be completed

If paperwork is missing you will get directed to an area to complete it and then join the back of the queue, it's happened a few times to me over the years when working in new countries.

[sandyf]

3 hours ago, jwl53 said:

Most backpackers do not have rebooted rooms.  Health records? Do I have to go to my GP and get a copy of my health records which by the way is very confidential 

Someone once told me "believe nothing that you read and half of what you see".

There are no health records involved, the form only points out that you should be aware of the vaccine requirements and asks where you have been in the last 2 weeks.

Up to you what you say.

 

 

[kwilco]

58 minutes ago, treetops said:

 

Yes, the site is available in English.  Did you try it yet and find the answer to your question?

 

 

I've seen the site..I think it's a translation problem

 

Form, before, by, between and until are commonly misused on Thai government sites

[Kerryd]

I wonder what will happen to the MILLIONS that arrive and "forgot" to fill it out, or didn't know where to find the app (not everyone has a smart phone with internet access and is tech savvy).

Do they all get put into an IDC pen until they figure it out ? Denied entry ? Held by Immigration and put on the next flight out ?

And how many weeks (or days) before a) the system crashes and b) the system is hacked and everyone's information is released onto the internet ?

We know the problems they have/had with the simple 90 Day online report system and that only has to handle maybe what, a few dozen people a day ? (Consider that not everyone uses it and there are 365 days in a year.)

I'm guessing that there will be MASS chaos starting from Day 1 and by Day 7 the program will be "temporarily" suspended because they couldn't handle the volume of people doing the online TM6s as well as the massive numbers of arrivals that didn't do it at all.

Probably not a good time to be flying in to Thailand.

[John Drake]

5 hours ago, grain said:

Even foreigners with PR have to do this as they travel on their foreign PPs.

 

Sort of hard because I went to the website and the drop menu for country of residence and Thailand was not an option.

[Ralf001]

3 hours ago, bananafish said:

The dumbest immigration policy of any country I've heard in quite a while.

 

and yet many countries have a similar entry requirement !

[Ralf001]

7 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

Sort of hard because I went to the website and the drop menu for country of residence and Thailand was not an option.

 

You choose the country that issued your passport.

 

Hardly rocket science.

[Cardano]

5 hours ago, Upnotover said:

Use passport country.

That is not country of residense and if you do that you need to input a visa number, which many here on extensions do not have.

[Ralf001]

7 minutes ago, Cardano said:

That is not country of residense and if you do that you need to input a visa number, which many here on extensions do not have.

 

Had to check that, you  are correct, my extension does not have a number.

[Burma Bill]

42 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

and yet many countries have a similar entry requirement !

 

Yes indeed like here in Cambodia if you arrive by AIR at Phnom Penh, Siem Reap or Sihanoukville International Airports. The only difference is you complete the electronic form on ARRIVAL in the Immigration hall where tablets are provided, not beforehand. If you arrive at a land or sea border crossing, you still have to complete an old paper arrival/departure card.  Whatever you have to do, remember in addition you still need to complete another form for your visa unless you already have a tourist e-visa.

[Ralf001]

Just now, Burma Bill said:

 

Yes indeed like here in Cambodia if you arrive by AIR at Phnom Penh, Siem Reap or Sihanoukville International Airports. The only difference is you complete the electronic form on ARRIVAL in the Immigration hall not beforehand.

 

Nothing formally posted thats says you cannot do the TDAC in the arrivals hall in Thailand... until you pass immigration the arrivals hall is technically within the 3 days window !

[Mike_Hunt]

It looks like Thailand is copying Singapore's entry method.   

[NanLaew]

2 hours ago, watchcat said:

 

Ever been to a Immigration office and done a aretirement or marrired visa ?

 

No. But I have done marriage extensions and retirement extensions at two different immigration offices.

 

Why do you ask?

[NanLaew]

2 hours ago, watchcat said:

 

But this article was about Tourists entering Thailand.

Yes it is. But you are the one banging on about ALL Thai apps being rubbish.

 

Are you a tourist then?

[NanLaew]

1 hour ago, Kerryd said:

I wonder what will happen to the MILLIONS that arrive and "forgot" to fill it out, or didn't know where to find the app (not everyone has a smart phone with internet access and is tech savvy).

Do they all get put into an IDC pen until they figure it out ? Denied entry ? Held by Immigration and put on the next flight out ?

And how many weeks (or days) before a) the system crashes and b) the system is hacked and everyone's information is released onto the internet ?

We know the problems they have/had with the simple 90 Day online report system and that only has to handle maybe what, a few dozen people a day ? (Consider that not everyone uses it and there are 365 days in a year.)

I'm guessing that there will be MASS chaos starting from Day 1 and by Day 7 the program will be "temporarily" suspended because they couldn't handle the volume of people doing the online TM6s as well as the massive numbers of arrivals that didn't do it at all.

Probably not a good time to be flying in to Thailand.

 

Oh God!...not another glass perpetually half-empty post?

[Upnotover]

1 hour ago, Cardano said:

That is not country of residense and if you do that you need to input a visa number, which many here on extensions do not have.

If you're worried about a visa number use your re entry number. But they say Thailand will be added, if not it's not going to be any issue.

[LittleBear57]

10 hours ago, 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 .......

Entered Vietnam yesterday for a 2 week holiday. 45day visa waiver yes. Did not fill in any forms either paper or digital. Just gave the grumpy bugger my passport and he stamped it and threw it back to me (and everyone else same too so at least I wasn't singled out).

[LittleBear57]

9 hours ago, bdenner said:

Don't forget it was this lot who created the 90 day online report, took em what? 3-4 years to perfect? --- Sort of!

Sort of . For some certainly not for me though. I know why it doesn't work for me and it won't work ever unless I change something.  But immigration say don't,  so I just do my 90 day in person and do some shopping on my day trip to Pattaya. 

If the new app performs like the 90 day report it'll be chaos.

[brewsterbudgen]

1 hour ago, Cardano said:

That is not country of residense and if you do that you need to input a visa number, which many here on extensions do not have.

Use your Re-entry Permit number, like you did with the TM6 card.

[brewsterbudgen]

46 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

It looks like Thailand is copying Singapore's entry method.   

Yes.  Seems like Laos are going to do the same.  No doubt it will be standard in many countries soon.  Better than paper card and pens, surely?

[rabas]

 

You mean like the old days, filling in the card standing in line? Just with a hand phone?

 

[Ralf001]

53 minutes ago, LittleBear57 said:

Entered Vietnam yesterday for a 2 week holiday. 45day visa waiver yes. Did not fill in any forms either paper or digital. Just gave the grumpy bugger my passport and he stamped it and threw it back to me (and everyone else same too so at least I wasn't singled out).

Which countrty are you from ?

45-day visa exemption is granted to citizens of 13 countries: South Korea, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Belarus

[couchpotato]

19 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Which countrty are you from ?

45-day visa exemption is granted to citizens of 13 countries: South Korea, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Belarus

So it's obviously one of those countries..so why ask.

[Mario Cosmopolite]

11 hours ago, JustinT said:

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

I suspect that the real requirement is that it must be submitted not more than 3 days before arrival (same as Singapore, which includes a health declaration, so the 3-day maximum makes sense).

I'm leaving my next trip for at least a month after this starts so they can iron out all the glitches.

[Upnotover]

4 minutes ago, Mario Cosmopolite said:

I suspect that the real requirement is that it must be submitted not more than 3 days before arrival (same as Singapore, which includes a health declaration, so the 3-day maximum makes sense).

I'm leaving my next trip for at least a month after this starts so they can iron out all the glitches.

The "health declaration" is only relevant if you have travelled recently to Yellow Fever countries.  Hardly a reason to postpone travel plans if you have not.

[Mike_Hunt]

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Yes.  Seems like Laos are going to do the same.  No doubt it will be standard in many countries soon.  Better than paper card and pens, surely?

It does beat paper cards.  It works well in Singapore.   I hope it works as well in Thailand.