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Will leaving the USA on the 11th and arriving in Thailand on the 14th violate the TDAC advance submission requirement?

Dec 25, 2025

2 days ago

Hello, I have a TDAC question. I will leave the USA early on 11th but not get to Thailand until the 14th.  Does this create a 3 day in advance problem? TY.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The TDAC (Thailand Digital Arrival Card) submission must occur no later than 3 days before your arrival in Thailand. Since you are leaving the USA on the 11th but arriving in Thailand on the 14th, this could potentially create an issue as your arrival exceeds the 3-day window. However, it’s noted that you can complete your TDAC submission at your layover airport, or even during your flight if WiFi is available. It's essential to submit it correctly within the allowed timeframe.

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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.

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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)

David ******

In addition to the TDAC, you will need to show your boarding pass (flight that brought you into🇹🇭) to the IO.

a day ago

Mick *****

So the website will only allow you to submit 3 days before your arrival date - all based on Thai Time /calendar. If it's taking you 3 days to get there and assuming your not walking you must be stopping over somewhere. If you cannot do it just before you leave do it during your stopover. Note there is no approval or non-approval it is just collecting information. It takes 5 minutes to do online. If you plane has wifi you can even do it en-route. Still today many people forget or don't know and you will see them doing it just before immigration counters on arrival.

a day ago

John ********

ORIGINAL POSTER

flight time is 30 hours adding 24 hour is 54 hours before id get there time wise. so im good it seems. ty everyone

a day ago

Graham ******

@John *******

but your home departure is within 72 hours of Thai arrival in real time (ignore time zones)

a day ago

John ********

ORIGINAL POSTER

the 24 hours was the time i leave my computer and sent it in and then i go to a close hotel to airport.

a day ago

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John ********

ORIGINAL POSTER

ty everyone i will do it last minute and hope. i will have no electronic devices with me.

a day ago

Brandon ************

@John *******

they have kiosks at the airport you can use but the line can be long

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Colin **********

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a day ago

Lynnette *******

It's within 72 hours of standing in front of immigration desk. So any time within that window, even after landing. It's same as when it was filled in, on paper, with a pen and handed to the immigration officer.

2 days ago

Stephen *******

Do it the day you leave you will be good

2 days ago

Brandon ************

Try to do it before you leave. If you cannot select your correct date, do it in one of your layover airports using their wifi.

2 days ago

Kyung ******

@Brandon ***********

I’m arriving in early January so I haven’t seen the TDAC yet. Is it an electronic document that I can show on my device or is it something that I need to print and show?

2 days ago

Brandon ************

@Kyung *****

it's all electronic and you get a QR code after you submit it. The passport control officer should be able to see that you completed it when they scan your passport.

2 days ago

Jim ********

@Kyung *****

99% of the time you don’t have to show it because when the immigration officer takes your passport they can see it. However if there’s an issue you may be asked to show it but on your device would be fine

2 days ago

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Jim ********

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