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Do Thai citizens no longer need to fill out the TM form when exiting Thailand, and how does this affect foreigners?

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Sep 16, 2017
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Jordan ********
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From what I understand listening to the news today. Thai citizens no longer a required to fill out their TM form when stamping out of Thailand at the border. This will speed up the process at the immigration gates for Thai citizens.
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Recent news reports indicate that Thai citizens are no longer required to fill out the TM form when exiting Thailand, which is expected to speed up the immigration process at border crossings. Comments suggest mixed feelings about how this change impacts foreigners, as they still must complete the TM.6 form. Some participants in the discussion express concerns that despite improving processing times for Thais, the changes may not significantly benefit foreigners passing through immigration.
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Graham *********
over 60..use the premium Lane. ..no problem
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Graham *********
please do....you will be ok...better than join a big ques
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Hans *********
I'll try it next time
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Graham *********
learnt that from a Thai. ..lol
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Graham *********
up to the desk. ..put passport in with a smile....sawadee krup sabai dee mai...then I say jep kar mak mak......no questions asked....
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Graham *********
tit....I am 64. been using it for 0ver 10 years.....
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Hans *********
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Hans *********
Senior citizens over 70
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Graham *********
also over 60 some entries are free to certain things
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Graham *********
if in doubt take a walking stick as a prop...
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Graham *********
Yes been doing it for over 5 years...
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Jordan ********
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Really that's convenient for elderly 🙂
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Is it correct that if a foreigner is with his Thai wife he can use the Thai only queue?
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Kari ********
How does it even work considering only 1 person at a time goes up to the counter?
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Nigel *********
Depends Ken, polite smile normally works, only been sent to separate line once, that was on way out of Hkt
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Ashley ********
Yeah news to be after being through the Thai lane about 40 times with the wife
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Kari ********
Not correct. The thai wife goes in Thai lane and he'd have to go to the foreigner lane.
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Andre **********************
And Singaporeans are able to use the fast track gates same as the Thais...
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 that would be if I ever went
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@Jordan *******
 nope only singaporeans for now as SG is considering giving the fast lane to Thais as well. And well they claim Singaporeans frequent bangkok on weekly basis etc.
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Jordan ********
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All ASEAN unless I'm mistaken?
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Although it does make things quicker it won't have much impact on foreigners unless they do away with tm.6 form for us also haha
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@Tod ********
 You should try arriving In Houston at the wrong time.........
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Jordan ********
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It was a Wednesday so I guess that might of made a difference
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@Tod ********
 I tell you something when I went to Laos last time there was only me and a few others at the border on both side very quick and quiet!
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Tod *********
I think they're just more on top of it after the cluster fuck they had a while back with the international press picking up on the terrible waiting time to stamp in and out of the country
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The difference was although they did have electronic gates they still had to fill out the T.M 6 form witch was a pain in the backside for my wife as her English writing skills are terrible as it had to be written out in English so I had to help her through the gate witch give the officers something to laugh about but since they done a way with that and it's much eisier...
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Richard *******
Really ??, because my wife has been told by different immigration officers that it was OK to write the TM6 in Thai script.
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Kari ********
Thai officials: "What can we do to clear immigration lines quickly to help tourists?"

Thai officials: "Let's eliminate TM6 cards for Thais!" (Pats each other on back for brilliant idea.

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Graham *********
only reason is thais go through quickly. .then they use the staff to open up other gates for foreigners. ..lol
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Tod *********
thais can also use that scan into the country dealy, but hardly anyone does..
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whether thaiz do or don't fill out the TM.6 departure card didn't have any bearing on clogging up the queues for foreigners comin' in because thaiz use a different line. :/
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David *************
The same in Australia as well great idea.
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Duncan *******
those e-gate scanners are a blessing...when they work.
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Ray *********
Great at Don Muaeng yesterday, all double desks manned and virtually no queues. Through in 5 mins. Also a much better queueing system than last year's shambles and had staff checking that TM6 forms were completed before letting you into the immigration area.
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Ken *******
My son came through there last week from KL super quick..took me by surprise lol
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Hoping that now they slow down Thai lanes with less officers and transfer these officers to international lanes.
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Kari ********
That would make too much sense. So...it'll never happen.
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For Thai citizens yes. They have their own lanes so I don't know how it helps everyone else?
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Graham *********
hope so.....they are slow going through immigration
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