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

[ChipButty]

On 4/18/2025 at 3:49 PM, sidneybear said:

Lots of countries use similar systems. It's not a big deal. Just install an app and fill in your details. No need to ask the air hostess to borrow a pen anymore. 

Not allowed to call them hostess no more, 

[Upnotover]

16 hours ago, salavan said:

So I can't do it 5 or 6 days before I travel? 

No.  It's the current and the next 3 days that can be entered.

[kimamey]

On 4/11/2025 at 10:18 AM, 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!

The last time I tried needed to do the online 90 day report it didn't work and those at immigration didn't think it was a temporary glitch. There were a lot of reports online that it didn't work. 

I also notice that you'll need to have filled this in for arrivals from 1st May so that's from 28th April. It's now 20th April as I write this, is the app working now, has it been trialled, or will it be ready sometime in the middle of May? There often seems a lack of preparation with these ideas. 

[DrPhibes]

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

Not allowed to call them hostess no more, 

Your right "Bring on the Stu's baby" A. Powers

[kimamey]

On 4/11/2025 at 9:27 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.

The headline seems to be wrong in that case. I have seen articles on other sites suggesting that it needs to be filled in 3 days before arrival. Hopefully that's incorrect and it's 3 days or less, as you say.

I only just returned from the UK yesterday and I won't have to enter again until the beginning of September so hopefully it should all be working fine by then. 

I wonder what terrible things have occurred between the dropping of the paper TM6 and the starting of this new scheme? Are we in great danger due to this lack of oversight?

[Ralf001]

1 hour ago, PoorSucker said:

I'm at immigration... Cell phone battery dead, immigration staff is sooooo helpful...laugh

 

Most likely not helpful with the TDAC as it has not been introduced yet and they are thinking... "what the <deleted> is this dumbass asking us about".

[bdenner]

11 minutes ago, kimamey said:

The last time I tried needed to do the online 90 day report it didn't work and those at immigration didn't think it was a temporary glitch. There were a lot of reports online that it didn't work. 

I also notice that you'll need to have filled this in for arrivals from 1st May so that's from 28th April. It's now 20th April as I write this, is the app working now, has it been trialled, or will it be ready sometime in the middle of May? There often seems a lack of preparation with these ideas. 

I have to admit I have been using (or in the early days, trying to use)  the 90 day reporting since it's inception and over the passed two years I have NO problems receiving the receipt within a few hours. I believe the service varies between Provinces.

 

I will be trying the new online card prior to 3rd May on my arrival back from Aust. Watch this space!

[rough diamond]

2 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

I'm at immigration... Cell phone battery dead, immigration staff is sooooo helpful...laugh

If your phone batter is dead how are you making the above post!  Sounds like Bob!

😁

[sidneybear]

16 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Not allowed to call them hostess no more, 

Attempts at language control are a woke western construct that's dying out, and doesn't apply to Thailand anyway. 

[sidneybear]

16 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

I'm at immigration... Cell phone battery dead, immigration staff is sooooo helpful...laugh

Oh, they'll probably have a form for folks who didn't charge their batteries. Or you'll have to queue up for ages at shared computer terminals to do it.

[redwood1]

Between the people who dont know about the TDAC

 

The people who miss the 3 day TDAC window.

The people who forget about the TDAC...

The people who cant figure out the TDAC...

The people who just dont want to do the TDAC...

 

I predict between 50 to 85% of people will not have done the TDAC on arrival in Thailand...

 

No Joke...

 

What are they going to do when hundreds if not a 1000 people are backing up immigration at the airport with no TDAC ?

[PoorSucker]

35 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

Between the people who dont know about the TDAC

 

The people who miss the 3 day TDAC window.

The people who forget about the TDAC...

The people who cant figure out the TDAC...

The people who just dont want to do the TDAC...

 

I predict between 50 to 85% of people will not have done the TDAC on arrival in Thailand...

 

No Joke...

 

What are they going to do when hundreds if not a 1000 people are backing up immigration at the airport with no TDAC ?

Blame DTAC, ....sponsored by AIS

[ChipButty]

Judging by some of the comments in the Facebook groups regarding traveling to Thailand this is going to be fun and games when they get to immigration, not some but a lot of people are thick, 

I was trying to help some people and one guy this morning does this supersede the TM 30, I'm done helping them now, they just don't read, 

[Upnotover]

2 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Judging by some of the comments in the Facebook groups regarding traveling to Thailand this is going to be fun and games when they get to immigration, not some but a lot of people are thick, 

I was trying to help some people and one guy this morning does this supersede the TM 30, I'm done helping them now, they just don't read, 

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