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What should I put as my country of residence when returning to Thailand with a DTV visa after my border bounce?

Sep 11, 2025
4 days ago
Question about doing the TDAC, we’re doing our first DTV border bounce this weekend to Malaysia. When returning what should we put as country of residence, our home country or Thailand since we have been here 6 months and rent a long term condo?

Thanks!
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TLDR : Answer Summary
When filling out the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) after a border bounce, you should declare your home country as your country of residence. Although you have been living in Thailand for six months and rent a long-term condo, your DTV visa does not grant official residency status. Therefore, declaring Thailand as your residence may misrepresent your legal status according to immigration regulations.
Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC)

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Phil ******
@ANONYMOUS MEMBER its where the majority of time is spent but Immi really doesn't care
Biff *******
Honestly, it doesn’t really matter. It’s just an arrival card. Don’t sweat it.
Elías ********
Whatever you consider as country of residence.
Oleg ***********
It needs address in Thailand
James *******
@Oleg **********
address in Thailand is not 'country of residence' and not part of the question being asked.
James *******
When filling out your Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) to return to Thailand, you should list your home country as your country of residence. While you are residing in Thailand and have a long-term condo, your DTV visa does not confer official residency, and therefore, declaring Thailand as your residence could misrepresent your legal status.
Elías ********
@James ******
it's just an arrival card. In the past they handled it by paper (printed). You can write whatever you consider relevant. I always write my country of residence as South Korea. Would they ask me "proof" of it? Of course not.
James *******
@Elías *******
Yes, you're getting into Thailand if you write your home country or Thailand anyway but I don't believe the DTV fulfils the definition of the term 'resident' as it would need to be permanent for that to be the case.
Anonymous ******************
@James ******
they don't say anything about a permanent residence. They are asking about residence. Don't you see a difference?
James *******
Anonymous participant 615 They are immigration, so safe to assume they want to know where your from in the legal sense (where you are legally a resident - even if you don't live there) not where you live on a tourist visa for a maximum of 6 months at a time. There is another section for your address in Thailand.
Anonymous ******************
@James ******
nah, that's not true. If you permanently live in Thailand you are a resident of Thailand. It doesn't matter what kind of visa you have. I have no address in my home country anymore thus I'm a resident of Thailand. I clearly state it to all the companies, banks or officers and everybody accepts it (sometimes they need TIN or rental agreement). So I will definitely put Thailand as my country of residence
James *******
Neither do I but I don't consider myself a Thai permanent resident on a DTV (tourist visa) and neither does immigration. I will always put my home country as my 'residence' and my address in Thailand in the 'address in Thailand section' as the DTAC is about collecting information about you and technically everyone could write 'Thailand' as their residence even if coming for a few days in your reasoning.
Anonymous ******************
@James ******
they are not asking if you have a "permanent residence" or not. Please distinguish residence, permanent residence, tax residence etc. According to the law: "a residence is the place where a person lives or resides". It has nothing in common with a visa or permanent residence or anything else. The confusion is because the names are very very similar. But they have different meanings. And yes, even after a few days in Thailand my european bank told me my residence is in Thailand (if I want to reside there) and required me to upload some documents.
Elías ********
@James ******
this might be too of a philosophical question, but how does a country is home country when your home isn't there?
James *******
@Elías *******
When it's your home land. i.e. a person's or a people's native land.
Anonymous ******************
@James ******
how will you explain that dtv visa holders can get "a certificate of residence" without any problem in Thailand? How can we get it if we can't be residents according to you?
James *******
Anonymous participant 615 Sure, it's where you live, just not your residence in the legal sense.
Anonymous ******************
@James ******
ah, so a certificate of residence is not about your residence. Clear... /s
Elías ********
@James ******
not always. I mean, the definition you mention can apply very well for you, and/or most of the people, but not always applies to everybody. I was born in Costa Rica, for example, and I have a passport, but Costa Rica isn't neither my residence country, neither my home land, and it's never been.
Anonymous *************
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@James ******
makes sense, thanks.