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What documents do I need to provide my friend visiting Thailand from the USA on a passport waiver?

Oct 18, 2025
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Paul *******
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I have a guest coming to visit me. I rent a house. What docs do I need to provide my friend for passport control?

He is flying in from the USA and will enter via passport waiver.

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The guest from the USA visiting Thailand under a passport waiver does not need many documents; primarily, ensuring he has your full address in Thailand is important for filling out the TDAC arrival card and complying with immigration requirements. It is mentioned that as the renter, there's no obligation for you to register him per TM30 unless he seeks an extension. Some suggest sending an invitation letter to your friend for added assurance, but overall, many users shared that minimal documentation is necessary.
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)

Bruce ***********
I never do anything why worry about it
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Bent *************
None
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Stephen *******
Email him a letter inviting him to stay at your house. I use this often
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Bob **********
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do t need it either an exempt stamp
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Stephen *******
@Bob *********
maybe not but have been asked in the past it's just a piece of paper no hassle
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Bob **********
@Stephen ******
up to you
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Steve **********
From my experience I’m pretty sure you could give them a 7-11 address and they wouldn’t care.
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James ********
Eh ?
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Zaw *******
It's really comfortable that your friend needs to book a hotel (with free cancellation fee) and then cancel the hotel booking.
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Graham ******
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No need to book, just use the name/address for the TDAC
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Jan ******************
Just make sure he has your full address in Thailand. He’ll need it to complete the TDAC arrival card and in case Immigration asks, which they rarely do.
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Stephen *********
If anyone has to do it then it should be the house owner, but I would not bother. If he needs to put an address for the immigration form then book a place print it out and then cancel it later.
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Nongnuch ********
if he won't have any business to do on Immigration (like a 30 days extension) you can ignore registering him per TM30
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Graham ******
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He will not need a TM30 to enter which was the question
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Graham ******
Nothing
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