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Do I need an arrival card when landing in Thailand?
Has anyone recently got an arrival card after landing in Thailand?
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As of now, the Thailand Arrival-Departure Card (TM6) is no longer needed for arrivals by air. This card has been suspended for air travel for nearly a year, with travelers now only required to present their passport and boarding cards. However, for those entering Thailand through land borders, the TM6 is still necessary. This has led to some confusion regarding the documentation requirements when entering and exiting the country through different modes of transport.
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Ya *****
It has stop for years already just shop your passport and return flight details and you will have a smooth entire
Dca *****
If you arrive into Thailand via Air, then no need for a Thailand Arrival-Departure Card (Form ตม. 6). However, if you arrive into Thailand via Land, then you still need a Form ตม. 6
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Brad **********
No such thing anymore 👍
Gareth ********
@Brad *********
every time you come in by ferry from Langkawi to Satun you still have to do one.Phil ******
Jason *********
I don’t think u need them any more. I always hated those cards. Never remember to bring a pen Or reading glasses…glad they stopped using them
Michael *******
😂😂
Che ********
TM6 still used for Land Border crossings.
Daniel ************
you get now only by land - not by air anymore
Steve **********
I arrived 12th this month. Definitely not using those any longer.
Will ************
Used for land border entry MUST submit the counterpart when departing by any route
Phil ******
@Will ***********
tm30Will ************
@Phil *****
TM6 is for land border entries. TM30 is notification by house master of foreigner staying at address.
Nigel **************
@Phil *****
no u haven't that is not a TM30Phil ******
@Will ***********
no. I enter by plane and exit by border WillWill ************
@Phil *****
If you entered by border then the counterpart of the TM6 has to filled in on exit even if you leave by planePhil ******
@Will ***********
ok never done land borders before. So you enter by air and go out by land and they want to see tm6 but you have tm30 correct? You cannot show them something you don't have.Eg fly out to Phnom Penh and come back by the bordrr
Will ************
@Phil *****
you don’t. When ENTERING Thailand by land borders you fill in the TM6. TM30 is for notification of address to the immigration in the province you are stayingPhil ******
@Will ***********
thanks Will but when you enter by airports you cannot get a tm30. So how do you show a TM30 in a land border when you don't have one please?Will ************
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@Will ***********
so Will. How do you gain a TM30 when you enter by land as previously I have gained one through airports and used through border bounces?
J ******************
Been gone just over a year
Michael *******
Dont exist now
Steve *******
@Michael ******
Still needed for land border crossingsPhil ******
@Steve ******
no tm30 unless peevious border crossing
Stuart *********
@Steve ******
except Sadao.Stuart *********
@Andy *********
TiT. Makes no sense at all. Why they have them at all 40 years after they were obsolete.
Andy **********
@Stuart ********
do you know why they stopped doing the TM6 when arriving by plane into an airport, but decided to continue with the TM6 at land borders?? I'm Just curious, doesn't seem to make any sense.
Alex ***********
Nope
Patrick ********
I asked when I was on Plane staff said just passport
Didrik *********
@Patrick *******
That only goes for by air, by land and sea, the cards still exists.
Luc ************
@Patrick *******
passport and boarding card.
Bobby *********
@Patrick *******
yes
Peter *********
No
Ian *****
No longer
Cherayn ********
No and it's great!
Brandon ************
No. The TM6 has been suspended for air arrivals for almost a year now.
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