Immigration Thailand Digital Arrival Card. TDAC

[CharlieH]

 

[brewsterbudgen]

Seems clear.  I'll be a guinea pig as arriving from the UK on 1 May.

[Maestro]

Following this official announcement from immigration, the previous topic 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1356064-thailand-digital-arrival-card-tdac-system-is-online-but-not-announced-as-starting-yet/

is now closed.

 

Starting 28 April, foreign travelers to Thailand can submit their data for the TDSC on

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

 

Please post your experience with the TDAC or remaining questions about it here in this topic.

[Ricardo]

Dear TDAC/Immigration, 

 

I do not have a mobile-phone or smart-phone, how should I try to comply with the new entry-system ?

 

As a twenty-year resident of Thailand, I do have a current re-entry permit, and am used to giving my finger-prints to identify myself & my Immigration-status, will that still be sufficient ? 

 

I do also have a computer-printer, it is located at my residence here in Thailand, so I cannot access it (to print a copy of the QR-code) until after I have arrived, and been let back into Thailand.

 

I have looked into completing the new arrival-form, but it does not currently allow me to give my country-of-residence as being in Thailand, how should I complete the entry-form in this case ?  Of course I don't want to give an incorrect address/country-of-residence, to you.

 

I will return to Thailand, from my next trip overseas, on 13th May  ...  and hope that all will become clear, by then.

 

[treetops]

2 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Seems clear.  I'll be a guinea pig as arriving from the UK on 1 May.

 

The video is nothing like the actual process.  Granted it's two weeks old and the process is being developed, but better to work it out for yourself than go by what's shown above.

 

27 minutes ago, Ricardo said:

I do not have a mobile-phone or smart-phone, how should I try to comply with the new entry-system ?

 

Read the linked threads.

[Jack1988]

let's say you got a tourist e-visa from your embassy in your country. Should you also write your visa number on the TDAC registration or you could just leave it blank? It looks like isn't mandatory to fill the visa number

[Upnotover]

1 hour ago, Ricardo said:

I do not have a mobile-phone or smart-phone, how should I try to comply with the new entry-system ?

They have already said that there will be a facility for the incapable to complete it on arrival.  In any case there is no requirement to have a smartphone, if you can manage to complete it before leaving wherever you are then it is surely easy enough to find a way to print the thing.

[Maestro]

7 hours ago, Ricardo said:

....As a twenty-year resident of Thailand...

I have looked into completing the new arrival-form, but it does not currently allow me to give my country-of-residence as being in Thailand, how should I complete the entry-form in this case ?...

 

Seeing that you have a re-entry permit, you have a temporary permission to stay in Thailand and therefore Thailand is, for immigration purposes, not your country of residence.

 

In your case you should give the name of the country that issued your passport as your country of residence.

[Maestro]

8 hours ago, Ricardo said:

...

I do not have a mobile-phone or smart-phone, how should I try to comply with the new entry-system ?...

I do also have a computer-printer, it is located at my residence here in Thailand...

 

If your scheduled arrival date in Thailand is within three days after your departure date from Thailand, eg a so-called border run, you can complete and print the TDAC before leaving Thailand.

 

Otherwise, you can go to a business centre or a so-called Internet café in the location where you stay outside Thailand or, alternatively, as a last resort, do it on arrival in Thailand using the facilities provided at the arrival point before going to the immigration desk.

[farang51]

7 hours ago, Jack1988 said:

let's say you got a tourist e-visa from your embassy in your country. Should you also write your visa number on the TDAC registration or you could just leave it blank? It looks like isn't mandatory to fill the visa number

It is not mandatory as many travellers do not have a visa. If you do have a visa, it may be a good idea to write the visa number, as it may make the process through immigration faster.

[BenCrew]

 I will be leaving Thailand next month for two nights. When do I complete the TDAC, before I depart!!? 🤔

[Upnotover]

14 minutes ago, BenCrew said:

 I will be leaving Thailand next month for two nights. When do I complete the TDAC, before I depart!!? 🤔

Any time in the 3 days before arrival. Up to you.

[sammieuk1]

Someone is bound to ask for a photocopy of your TDAC at some stage surely 🤔

 

[Ralf001]

4 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Someone is bound to ask for a photocopy of your TDAC at some stage surely 🤔

 

A PDF is sent to your email, print it out if you want.

 

 

[sammieuk1]

At the end of May I will be returning with a new passport and old one with Retirement and re-entry visa in it anyone decrypt what Passport number to use with TDAC 🤔

[Ralf001]

5 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

At the end of May I will be returning with a new passport and old one with Retirement and re-entry visa in it anyone decrypt what Passport number to use with TDAC 🤔

is the old passport still valid ?

[Upnotover]

6 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

At the end of May I will be returning with a new passport and old one with Retirement and re-entry visa in it anyone decrypt what Passport number to use with TDAC 🤔

The new one.

[sammieuk1]

Is that a guess?🤔

[sammieuk1]

7 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

is the old passport still valid ?

Date wise yes, valid not🤔

[Ralf001]

5 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Date wise yes, valid not🤔

 

you have answered your own question.

 

You must hold a valid passport to enter.

[Upnotover]

8 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Is that a guess?🤔

No.

[Yagoda]

40 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

At the end of May I will be returning with a new passport and old one with Retirement and re-entry visa in it anyone decrypt what Passport number to use with TDAC 🤔

You can only use a valid passport. Bring both with you of course.

[Crossy]

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

You can only use a valid passport. Bring both with you of course.

 

And hand both to the immigration officer 🙂

[Yagoda]

10 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

And hand both to the immigration officer 🙂

Rule 1: Be Helpful to IOs

 

 

 

[Crossy]

Rule 2: Check your stamp before leaving the desk area, we all make mistakes, even immigration officers.

[KannikaP]

Still cannot put Thailand as country of residence.

[Ralf001]

2 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Still cannot put Thailand as country of residence.

 

Just put the country of your passport... It aint rocket science.

[KannikaP]

1 minute ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Just put the country of your passport... It aint rocket science.

Ah, you mean tell lies?

[Ralf001]

Just now, KannikaP said:

Ah, you mean tell lies?

 

Your passport is a lie ?

[KannikaP]

Just now, Ralf001 said:

 

Your passport is a lie ?

What are you on about. Country of Residence is where you live, in my case Thailand.

Earlier in the application you already put your Nationality and Passport number.