Do I need to complete anything online before arriving in Thailand for a 60-day visa exemption?

When did you read that? You need to supply a reference for that....

Thaiger are not very reliable - but the ETA was scheduled for June 2025, but then with the implementation of TDAC, this seems to have been put back. It's bad enough the Thai authorities implementing one digital system but to do two simultaneously seems rather foolhardy!

@Dany *******

Super kind. I am going to. Bangkok for 2 weeks

Hope I can meet. One night

@Wayne ********

thank you ..so do I actually need to leave and come back or can I keep extending at immigration like in philippines I do 2 months at a time

Sorry , not "boarding card" - TM6 is the "arrival/departure card" - it used to be stapled into your passport by immigration. It has been discarded for several months to make it easier to process people at immigration.

however, they are now introducing an "online" version. the "TDAC"

How do you access this without an internet connection?

It seems that there will be kiosks at airports in THailand.

I don't know what they will do before you check in in you home country. Maybe the airlines will have some facility?

With the old system they used to hand out the form on the plane but there were still lots of people filling in the forms on arrival before proceeding to immigration.

Thailand has very bad at doing anything online, so I would expect all sorts of problems when it starts - people who didn't know, those who can't get online and of course the system itself not working.

I think Thai immigration are hoping that most people will use the e-Visa portal before they fly.-

If you arrive without one the airport has free wifi that you can access with you phone so you won't need any local account.

I'd also suggest that regardless of this you get a Thai SIM card or e-SIM for you phone before or after you enter Thailand - it's very cheap and convenient

@Philippe ********

not sure...as said ask airline or embassy.

@Philippe ********

ask your airline di

@Jessica *****

one is a visa

@Jessica *****

You just go.

Visa exemption is for almost all counties. No need to get a visa beforehand. Currently it’s good for 60 days - planning to reduce back to 30.

You can extend that for 1900 baht adding another 30 days.

And yes you should have a return ticket. Some airlines want to see that you’re leaving the country.

@Jessica *****

60 days visa exemption is offered to passport holders from 93 nations. If you’re not among these you’ll need to a apply for a tourist visa to get a 60 days stay.

Onward ticket within 60 days is basically an airline issue rarely checked in the immigration and a changeable flexi ticket is a good option for a 90 days stay.

@Jessica *****

60 day visa on arrival does not exist. The 60 day exempt, is a stamp on arrival which (for the moment) will give you 60 days to stay in the Kingdom.

@Jessica *****

What is your nationality? Currently the citizens of 93 countries are visa exempt (that means you just turn up at the airport in Thailand and Thai immigration will just stamp your passport). You get 60 days, which can be extended a further 30 days by going to an immigration office in Thailand 3 or 4 days before the 60 days is up at a cost of ฿1900. Go to the immigration office before this to find out about passport-size photos and the TM30 form you get from your accommodation.

@Jessica *****

not much difference right now. Visa exempt used to be 30 days but now it's 60. Same as a tourist visa

@Mandy *******

it’s not based on the airline, it’s based on your travel history and the immigration agent. It is not uncommon for them to ask for where you are staying (hotel, Airbnb, etc.) and when you are leaving the country (follow on travel). They normally don’t ask for proof unless you show difficult to give information or if they have suspicions that you are abusing the visa exemption based on your travel history.

@Mandy *******

there is no fixed list as they all can ask for it.

@Mandy *******

I was asked for return flight details when checking in and immigration asked to see it too.

@Mandy *******

it could be any. There is no certainty that they will or will not ask. You will hear from plenty of folks that they didnt have an exit airfare and made it in-country and others who say they were checked. Your options can include doing nothing and hoping you make it, a cheap airfare from Thailand to one of the surrounding countries or even there are websites who will sell you an itinerary that will apparently stand up to a check but you will never fly with. - an option I have never tried.

@Mandy *******

just buy a bus ticket from Bangkok to Cambodia online (12GO.asia) for 250-350b

@Mandy *******

no, it's not that simple. Some people even on the same airline are asked and some are not. Some at one airport are asked and some at another airport are not. Best to contact your airline for their official policy and have it ready if you encounter any issues at the airport.