TDAC – A Friendly Clarification (and a Little Nudge)

A few days ago, I made a post about the Thailand Digital Arrival Card.

(The comment section has since been closed – not sure why).

Here’s the link to the original post:

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And here’s the official update from TAT: 2 hours old.

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> *“Long-term or permanent foreign residents in Thailand are advised to select ‘Thailand’ under ‘Country of Residence,’ which will be available once the system is activated.”*

So yes – Thailand was initially missing from the dropdown. That was an error, which I confirmed directly with TAT. It will be there when the system goes live.

In my own case – having previously held a NON-B visa and now holding a DTV – I am supposed to select Thailand as my country of residence, because I have my apartment here, live here, pay tax here, and is here 300+ days a year.

I must say it’s been amusing to read some of the confident “expert” answers in the group with things they don't know anything about.

So here’s a kind request:

Let’s try to stick to facts and official sources when giving advice – especially in a group where people rely on accurate information. Guessing can be fun, but it’s not always helpful. 😉

Update to getting my “Annual Reporting” done for the LTR-WP Visa.

One-Stop Service Center (Chamchuri Square Building) has now relocated to a new office at One Bangkok Building (6th-7th Floor, Parade zone) under the name of Thailand Investment and Expat Services Center (TIESC).

Up to the 5th floor in the Street Food Court u will find an escalator going up to 6th floor.

Showed up at exactly 11:05p today. Checked in at window D1 and presented my TM.95 form filled out, passport and 1-Year report notification card that was in my passport. Was given and ticket and watched for my number to be called. Was only one person ahead of me and I was next in line and handed her my papers and passport. Handed me my receipt in about 60 seconds flat and told to report back in 1 year.

Arrived 11:05pm and had my receipt at 11:09pm. Took just 4 minutes and was crazy quick.

Just checking is there any latest news on the tm6 rules and also the new eta (tdac) rules for thailand?

The new ETA is supposed to come into effect on the 1st of may I fly to Thailand in the 30th April and land in Bangkok at 09.30 on the 1st of may how will I get round this situation?

Is it a good idea to get DTV visa pre-emptively? I will not be in Thailand for much time most likely this year or next but I do know I will be spending significant amount of time here sometime in the next 5 years and I don’t want to deal with the hassle of border runs then. I am not sure if I will be able to apply for DTV then as the program might be changed.

Would you recommend the DTV for me then?

During this past week, several Thai Embassies and Consulates around the world have officially announced and posted Notices that they will go to the Thai E-Visa website [members only]/ system to accept Thai E-Visa applications, process, and issue Thai E-Visas starting on the New Year, 01 January 2025.

Generally, they will stop accepting in-person visa application submissions and stop issuing Thai Visa Stickers on Christmas Eve, 24 December 2024, with a few Thai Embassies/Consulates stopping before that on 20 December 2024 or earlier. At Taipei, they will stop on 27 December 2024.

Do note the processing times with Thai E-Visa are longer than before with many announcements stating 10–15 working days to process and issue Thai E-Visas.

Also, some Thai Embassies/Consulates will NOT be accepting card payments via the Thai E-Visa website, but will instead be accepting payments in Cash after submitting an Thai E-Visa application via the website.

Those Thai Embassies/Consulates that have announced this different method of payment (Cash) are: Vientiane, Savannakhet, Yangon, India, Brunei, Pakistan, Tel Aviv, Jordan, others....

These announcements are in line with the stated goal of the Thai Government to change all 94 Thai Embassies/Consulates around the world to the Thai E-Visa website system by December 2024.

Hi can anyone confirm if eta starts dec1 or has it been back thank you

Throughout Laos at both the Thai Embassy in Vientiane + Thai Consulate in Savannakhet will start accepting Thai E-Visa applications on 01 January 2025 with 10-15 working days for processing of a Thai E-Visa. The last day for accepting in-person applications at Vientiane + Savannakhet is 20 December 2024.

Again, the Thai Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia will start accepting Thai E-Visa applications on 26 November 2024 with 10 working days for processing of a Thai E-Visa.

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Is Taiwan moving to eVisa from the 19th or will they stay with the walk-in system?

Hi everyone !

Is the ETA entry from 01.12.2024 confirmed?