All non-Thai nationals entering Thailand are now required to use the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC), which has completely replaced the traditional paper TM6 immigration form.
Last Updated: April 23rd, 2025 10:31 PM
Thailand has implemented the Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) which has replaced the paper TM6 immigration form for all foreign nationals entering Thailand by air, land, or sea.
The TDAC streamlines entry procedures and enhances the overall travel experience for visitors to Thailand.
Here's a comprehensive guide to the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) system.
The Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) is an online form that has replaced the paper-based TM6 arrival card. It provides convenience for all foreigners entering Thailand by air, land, or sea. The TDAC is used to submit entry information and health declaration details before arriving in the country, as authorized by the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand.
Official Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) Introduction Video - Learn how the new digital system works and what information you need to prepare before your trip to Thailand.
All foreigners entering Thailand are required to submit the Thailand Digital Arrival Card before their arrival, with the following exceptions:
Foreigners should submit their arrival card information within 3 days before arriving in Thailand, including the date of arrival. This allows sufficient time for processing and verification of the information provided.
The TDAC system streamlines the entry process by digitizing the information collection that was previously done using paper forms. To submit the Digital Arrival Card, foreigners can access the Immigration Bureau website at http://tdac.immigration.go.th. The system offers two submission options:
Submitted information can be updated anytime before travel, giving travelers flexibility to make changes as needed.
The application process for the TDAC is designed to be straightforward and user-friendly. Here are the basic steps to follow:
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Official Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) Introduction Video - This official video was released by Thailand Immigration Bureau to demonstrate how the new digital system works and what information you need to prepare before your trip to Thailand.
Note that all details must be entered in English. For dropdown fields, you can type three characters of the desired information, and the system will automatically display relevant options for selection.
To complete your TDAC application, you will need to prepare the following information:
Please note that the Thailand Digital Arrival Card is not a visa. You must still ensure you have the appropriate visa or qualify for visa exemption to enter Thailand.
The TDAC system offers several advantages over the traditional paper-based TM6 form:
While the TDAC system offers many benefits, there are some limitations to be aware of:
As part of the TDAC, travelers must complete a health declaration that includes: This includes Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate for travelers from affected countries.
Important: If you declare any symptoms, you may be required to proceed to the Department of Disease Control counter before entering the immigration checkpoint.
The Ministry of Public Health has issued regulations that applicants who have travelled from or through countries declared as Yellow Fever Infected Areas must provide an International Health Certificate proving they have received a Yellow Fever vaccination.
The International Health Certificate must be submitted together with the visa application form. The traveller will also have to present the certificate to the Immigration Officer upon arrival at the port of entry in Thailand.
Nationals of the countries listed below who have not travelled from/through those countries do not require this certificate. However, they should possess concrete evidence showing that their domicile is not in an infected area to prevent unnecessary inconvenience.
The TDAC system allows you to update most of your submitted information anytime before your travel. However, as mentioned earlier, certain key personal identifiers cannot be changed. If you need to modify these critical details, you may need to submit a new TDAC application.
To update your information, simply revisit the TDAC website and log in using your reference number and other identifying information.
For more information and to submit your Thailand Digital Arrival Card, please visit the following official link:
If I am a citizen of an ASEAN state, am I required to fill out TDAC?
If you're not a Thai national, then you need to do the TDAC.
How can I cancel a TDAC sent by mistake? I am not traveling until May and was testing the form without realizing I sent it with incorrect dates and without reviewing it?
Just fill out a new one when necessary.
If I’m visiting a bordering province in Thailand for a day trip only from Laos (no overnight stay), how should I fill in the “Accommodation Information” section of the TDAC?
If it's the same day, it won't even require you to fill that section out.
Kosovo is not on the list as far as the reminder for TDAC!!!... Is it on the list of countries when filling out the TDAC pass... thank you.
They do it in a very odd format. Try "REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO"
It is not listed as the Republic of Kosovo either!
Thank you for reporting this, it is fixed now.
IF BANGKOK IS NOT THE DESTINATION BUT ONLY A CONNECTING POINT TO ANOTHER DESTINATION SUCH AS HONG KONG, IS TDAC REQUIRED?
Yes, it is still required. Select the same arrival and departure date. This will automatically select the option 'I am a transit passenger'.
I have never booked accommodation in advance during my trips to Thailand... The requirement to provide an address is burdensome.
If you are traveling to Thailand with a tourist visa or under the visa exemption, this step is part of the entry requirements. Without it, you may be denied entry, whether or not you have a TDAC.
Choose any accommodation in Bangkok and enter the address.
The surname is a mandatory field. How do I fill the form if I do not have a surname? Can someone help, we are traveling in May
In most cases, you can enter NA if you only have a single name.
Hi, but when on TDAC it asks you for the flight number when leaving Thailand. If I have a single ticket from Koh Samui to Milan with a stopover in Bangkok and Doha, do I have to enter the flight number from Koh Samui to Bangkok or the flight number from Bangkok to Doha, i.e., the flight with which I physically leave Thailand?
If it’s a connecting flight, you should enter the original flight details. However, if you're using a separate ticket and the exit flight isn’t connected to the arrival, then you should enter the exit flight instead.
Hello, when the tdac asks for the flight number for departure from Thailand, if I have a single ticket from Koh Samui to Milan with a stop in Bangkok and Doha, should I put the flight number from Koh Samui to Bangkok or the flight number from Bangkok to Doha, that is, the flight with which I physically exit Thailand?
What should I do if I want to temporarily enter during a transit time (about 8 hours)?
Please submit the TDAC. If the arrival date and departure date are the same, accommodation registration is not required, and you can select “transit passenger”.
Thank you.
Upon arrival in Thailand, do you need to show a hotel reservation?
Currently, this is not reported, but having these items may reduce potential issues if you are stopped for other reasons (for example, if you are trying to enter on a tourist or visa waiver).
Good morning. How are you? May you be happy.
Hi, may you be happy.
What departure location should be indicated when in transit? Departure country or country of layover?
You select the original country of departure.
If I am a Sweden Passport Holder and I have Thailand Resident Permit, Do I need to fill this TDAC?
Yes, you still need to do the TDAC, the only exception is Thai nationality.
It’s good aides.
Not that bad of an idea.
I am an Indian passport holder visiting my girlfriend in Thailand. If I don’t want to book a hotel and stay at her home, what documents would I be asked for if I select staying with a friend?
You just put your girlfriend's address. No documents are required at this time.
What about a visa run? When you go and come back on the same day?
Yes, you would still need to fill out the TDAC for a visa run / border bounce.
Yes, you would still need to fill out the TDAC for a visa run / border bounce.
I work in Norway every two months. and am in Thailand on visa exemption every two months. is married to thai wife. and has Swedish passport. is registered in Thailand. Which country should I list as a country of residence?
If you are staying more than 6 months in Thailand, you could put Thailand.
Good afternoon 😊 Suppose I fly from Amsterdam to Bangkok but with a layover at Dubai airport (of about 2.5 hours), what should I fill in at “Country where you boarded”? Regards.
You should choose Amsterdam because flight transfers do not count.
You can also create unnecessary problems, I used to provide some fake address for my stay, with the occupation Prime Minister, it works and no one cares anyway, for the return flight also some random date, no one wants to see the ticket anyway.
Good morning I have a retirement visa and I live in Thailand 11 months per year. Do I need to fill out the DTAC card? I tried to complete an online exam, but when I enter my visa number 9465/2567, it is rejected because the symbol / is not accepted. What should I do?
In your case, the 9465 would be the visa number. The 2567 is the Buddhist Era year it was issued in. If you were to subtract 543 years from that number, you would get 2024, which is the year your visa was issued.
Thank you so much
Is there any exception for senior citizens or elders?
Only exception is for Thai nationals.
Hello, we will arrive in Thailand early in the morning on May 2 and leave in the evening for Cambodia. We will have to recheck our luggage in Bangkok traveling on two different airlines. Therefore, we will not have accommodation in Bangkok. How should we fill out the card then? Thank you.
If arrival and departure occur on the same day, you are not required to provide accommodation details, they will automatically check the transit traveler option.
I need a TDAC application to travel for a 3-week vacation to Thailand.
Yes, even if it is for 1 day, you will need to apply for the TDAC.
I need an application for a 3-week vacation to Thailand.
Yes, it is even required if it is for 1 day.
Is this application necessary for a three-week vacation?
Vaccination is only required if you traveled through the listed countries. https://tdac.in.th/#yellow-fever-requirements
I don't have a surname or a last name. What do I input in the field of last name?
What do you use for flight number? I come from Brussels, but via Dubai.
The original flight.
I'm not so sure about that. For the old flight, it had to be the flight number upon arrival in Bangkok. They won't check it anyway.
We, Malaysia, neighbor Thailand, regularly travel to Betong Yale and Danok every Saturday and back on Monday. Please reconsider the 3 days TM 6 application. Hope for a special entryway for Malaysian tourists.
You simply select LAND for "Mode of Travel".
I am a tourist bus driver. Should I fill out the TDAC form with a group of bus passengers, or can I apply individually?
This is unclear still. To play it safe you could do it individually, but the system does allow you to add travelers (not sure if it would allow a whole bus full though)
I’m already in Thailand and arrived yesterday have a tourist visa for 60 days. Want to do a border run in June. How do I apply then in my situation for the Tdac because in Thailand and border run?
You can still fill it out for a Border Run. You simply select LAND for "Mode of Travel".
Excuse me, I would like to ask. The country I am currently residing in does not allow me to select Thailand. Should I choose my country of origin or the last country I stayed in? Because my husband is German, but the last residence was in Belgium. Now that he is retired, he has no other address except Thailand. Thank you.
If the country of residence is Thailand, it is advisable to select Thailand. The problem is that the system does not yet have Thailand in the options, and the Tourism Authority of Thailand has informed that it will be added by April 28.
Thank you very much.
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My name is Carlos Malaga Swiss nationality living in Bangkok and duly registered in Immigration as Retired. I am not able to enter in "Country of Residence"
Not sure about the Switzerland issue, but the Thailand issue should be fixed by April 28th.
Also, the email <a href="mailto:[email protected]"
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My 7-year-old child holds an Italian passport and is traveling back to Thailand in June with their Thai mother. Do I need to fill out TDAC for my child?
If I have not purchased a return ticket, do I need to fill it out or can I skip it?
Return information is optional.
There is a fundamental flaw in this. For those residing in Thailand, it does NOT give Thailand as an option of Country of Residence
The TAT announced already that this would be fixed by April 28th.
Must one fill out a TDAC with a retirement visa and also with a re-entry?
All expats must do this before coming to Thailand from another country.
Convenient.
Do I need to fill it out twice if I'm coming first to Thailand and then flying to another foreign country and then flying back to Thailand?
Yes, it is required for each entry into Thailand
This is for business people. What about those who need to fly urgently, buy a ticket and fly immediately? They cannot fill out the information 3 days in advance. What should they do? Also, people at home do this often, and they are afraid of flying. Whenever they are ready, they just buy the ticket and fly.
Within 3 days before your travel date, so you can fill it out on the same day as your travel date as well.
And in the case of someone needing to fly urgently, buy a ticket and fly immediately, they cannot fill out the information 3 days in advance. What should they do? Also, for those who frequently travel like this, they are afraid of flying. Whenever they are ready, they just buy a ticket.
Within 3 days before your travel date, so you can fill it out on the same day as your travel date as well.
WHAT TO DO WHEN ADVISED TO FILL IN THAILAND IN COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE BUT IT IS NOT INTELLIGENTLY SUGGESTED IN THE LIST OF PROPOSED COUNTRIES.....
The TAT announced that Thailand will be available on the list of trial countries when the program launches on April 28.
Does this replace the need to register a TM30?
No, it does not.
What about Thai citizens who have lived outside of Thailand for more than six months and are married to a foreigner? Do they have to register for the TDAC?
Thai citizens do not need to do the TDAC.
I arrive in Bangkok on April 27th. I have domestic flights to Krabi on the 29th and fly to Koh Samui on May 4th. Will I need TDAC because I am flying within Thailand after May 1st?
No, only required if entering Thailand. Domestic travel does not matter.
Domestic flight not, only when you enter Thailand.
I’m going to get there April 30. Do I need to apply TDAC?
No, you do not! It is only for arrivals starting May 1st.
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