TDAC Update

[mikebell]

I  know I face criticism from those more blessed/smart than I.  Before I went on holiday to Spain, I did a dry run and photographed & printed it out. 

Then I attempted the real thing!

 

It took at least 30 attempts to progress not helped by doing it on my phone with the hotel's slow internet.  The site is not kind towards ex-pats.  All these years of being carefully to avoid using the 'Retirement Visa' phrase, I now find TDAC asking for my 'Visa number'. I had to check and for the 1st time in 20 years, the number had been printed in pen and legibly.  Then came more false starts over my (Thai) telephone number - 'Insufficient Data' times 10.  In the end I made up an English one and moved forward.

 

Many have said it's a piece of cake to fill it in; I disagree - I was lucky enough to have my TGF with me to photo my eventual success.  When I got to Malaga airport yesterday for the return journey, the authorities asked for it  (As I don't have a satellite phone package and relied on her 'Gallery' photo! They've not got it quite sorted as they also asked for my companion's Digital card & I pointed out as a Thai, she did not need one.

(Meanwhile Vietnam tourism keeps it simple to visit whilst Thailand's numbers are circling the plughole.)

[zzzzz]

visa # NOT required!!!

I found it extremely easy and took less than 5 minutes and 2 minutes later got the reply