What is the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC)?
A free online form every foreign visitor files within 3 days before arriving in Thailand. It is not a visa — filing takes about five minutes on the official portal.
- Cost:Free
- Window:3 days before arrival
- Official site:tdac.immigration.go.th
Written by the visayes team · Checked against the official portal on 4 Aug 2026
What is it?
The digital replacement for Thailand’s paper TM6 arrival card.
- Passport, trip, and stay details — filed online before you land
- Immigration scans your QR code on arrival
Who needs one?
Required
- Every foreign passport
- Air, land, and sea entries
Not required
- Thai nationals
- Transit without immigration (one ticket, bags checked through)
- Airline crew
Separate tickets or re-checking bags? You pass immigration — you need one.
When to file
3 days
Any time in the 72 hours before arrival.
Forgot? File on your phone before the immigration counter.
How to file
- Open tdac.immigration.go.th
- Enter passport and trip details
- Answer the health declaration
- Submit — save the QR code
- Show it at immigration
One group filing covers up to 10 travelers.
Fix a mistake
- Flight, dates, or address
- “Update Arrival Card” on the portal — any time before you travel
- Name, passport number, nationality, or date of birth
- Those four can’t be edited — submit a fresh card; the latest one is the one that counts
Never pay a third party to “fix” it.
Spot the official site
Only .go.th domains are Thai government sites.
The Immigration Bureau’s THIM app files the same TDAC. It is a pilot, not a second requirement, and it does not replace the portal.
FAQ
- Is it free?
- Yes — the official portal charges nothing.
- Is it a visa?
- No. Visa rules depend on your passport.
- Family trip?
- Group filing: up to 10 travelers, one flow.
- Land or sea entry?
- Same rule as flying.
Does your passport need the TDAC?
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Cyprus
- Georgia
- Hong Kong SAR
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Macao SAR
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- State of Palestine
- Syria
- Taiwan, Province of China
- Tajikistan
- Timor-Leste
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Viet Nam
- Yemen
- Albania
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe