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Do Filipinos and Americans need an arrival card to enter Thailand visa free?

Apr 21, 2026
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John *********
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Coming to Thailand next month. It is my understanding that Filipinos can enter visa free.

Americans can also enter visa free but need an arrival card that is obtained no more than 3 days of arrival.

Can someone verify this?

I just want everything to go smoothly. I’ve been to Thailand twice and don’t remember having to do anything other than have my passport.
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Both Filipinos and Americans can enter Thailand visa free; however, all non-Thais, including both groups, must fill out an arrival card (TDAC) within three days of arrival. This is a mandatory requirement for all foreigners. The arrival card is now digital, and travelers are advised to use the official government website to avoid scams.
Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC)

WARNING: Only trust Thai government websites with .go.th domains or Thai agent websites with .co.th or .in.th domains, as these require verified Thai registration and cannot be registered anonymously.

The official TDAC form is available at tdac.immigration.go.th, which uses the official .go.th government domain.

The services by AGENTS CO., LTD. does NOT charge any fees for arrivals within 72 hours. If you need to book more than 72 hours in advance, there is a service fee of $8.

Do not trust other sites pretending to be a trustworthy agency. Pay attention to delivery time - the service operated by AGENTS CO., LTD. has 1 minute delivery time for arrivals within 72 hours.

Don't fall for sites pretending to be agents.co.th or the official government tdac.immigration.go.th website. Always double-check the exact domain in your browser.

Scam services may take days to process your application, others may not even do anything. With these TDAC scam services you also need to worry about double charges.

Please watch out for TDAC misinformation spread by fugitive Jesse Nickles and his many fake accounts on Quora, TripAdvisor, Reddit, and other platforms.

TRUSTED TDAC LINKS:

Official Government TDAC Form: tdac.immigration.go.th
Official TDAC form by AGENTS
Official TDAC information page by AGENTS (tdac.in.th)

Deslea ********
The “arrival card” is a digital card now and it applies to all foreigners. Tip - there are scam sites asking you to pay that show ahead of the official site in Google. The real site has go.th in the address, and there is no fee.
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Jasper *******
Digital arriving form applied to all foreigners
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Chris ***********
Ever non-Thai, thus also Filipinos, need to fill out the arrival card
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Larry ***************
Everyone entering needs an arrival card not only Americans you will need one as well
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Bazaar******
Filipino can enter Thailand visa exemption no problem..

But getting a single Filipino woman out of the Philippines on an international flight will be your biggest challenge..

Plenty get off loaded without the correct information and reason for travel..
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John *********
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BazaarAsia57 My partner is 32. We have hundreds of photos of us together.
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Che ******
John Feldman yes your gf still need to fill up the TDAC, this is mandatory

Been there last month and im a filipina
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Peter **********
John Feldman Wow.

Do the same at Emigration as you do for her.

Money down?
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Bazaar******
John Feldman Yep, should be ok but plenty of women in the past have had problems exiting the Philippines so don't assume its a no brainer..

Its helpful that you are traveling with her but still won't garrentee no problems.

Be prepared for the questions depending on the immigration officer you strike on the day and have plenty of evidence on hand .

If your girlfriend has a job make sure she has evidence of permission to take leave from work from her boss...
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Brandon ************
Anyone entering Thailand without a Thai passport is required to fill out a TDAC.

You can submit it anytime within 3 days of your arrival in Thailand.

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