@Steven *****

ALWAYS show them your visa, whether it's a printed copy of an e-visa or your visa sticker as IOs are prone to making mistakes and your visa is NOT in their system, they will only know about it if you tell them (although with the TDAC, they should be able to see it in their system as you enter your visa details in there) hence why, since May 1, it should no longer be the case that your visa is overlooked.

@Elías *******

I hope that's what they mean, but what it says on the screen can be interpreted in both ways.

@Dca ****

I don't want to show anything. That's the point. it should be showing in their system. People who don't have smartphones or they're out of battery shouldn't have to deal with this nonsense - if they've done their TDAC, it should be in the Thai immigration system, otherwise Thailand needs to upgrade it's IT infrastructure.

When I come through the airport, I'm not going to have any proof on me. I will assume it's in their system.

If Aranyaprathet could stamp me without asking me for proof, that means Suvarnabhumi should be able to as well, as you'd assume their IT infrastructure is even better than any land border.

@John ***************

Good to know. As mentioned, on my last two post-TDAC entries, they were via land (one major land border, which didn't need to see it) and one smaller one (which did).

My next re-entry is likely to be by air as I'm planning a trip to Europe soon.

@Tee ********

Did you also have a printed proof (or some other proof) of your TDAC? That's what is of most interest to me.

@Tee ********

Great, therefore you've done the right thing. Printing the e-visa is to be expected, because they tell you to do that in your approval email. On the other hand, I'm surprised they're asking for proof of having done the DTAC thing. Some passengers will only do it on arrival and I'm pretty sure those machines in the arrivals concourse don't spit out a paper receipt (of course, if anyone can correct me there, please provide evidence).

From my own experience - having done the DTAC twice now since it's inception on May 1, I re-entered Thailand through a large border for my first post DTAC re-entry. No proof was requested and I didn't have any proof of having done it (well, technically, I could have shown the email I received had that been asked for, but it wasn't).

Second re-entry through a smaller land border and immigration couldn't find it, so they asked to see proof. I went back to my car to retrieve my phone and showed a partial picture on my phone and they finally found it.

Therefore, Suvarnabhumi airport of all places should be the most advanced and least likely to require a paper print out, or even a QR code...everything should be in their system. It seems like smaller border crossings may require some sort of proof, while larger ones will have the capability of seeing it in their system without needing to show proof.

E-visas are NEW...most people would still be using visa stickers unless their visas were recently issued. Over time, immigration will become more used to e-visas, particularly by next year when the only visa stickers left will be visas on arrival and older DTV visas and other types issued pre-2025.

Strange that immigration is asking travelers to prepare their TDAC, when that should be automatically visible in the immigration system.

@Doug *******

Why would they need to look at it? Either it shows up in their system automatically or they will ask for the QR code or confirmation code.

They might ask for these if you're entering shortly after having filled out the form and it hasn't made it to their system yet.

It may also be border specific; the first time I did it, was in the morning and I re-entered Thailand that afternoon, no need to present anything but it was a big border crossing.

Second time, I did it in the morning and re-entered Thailand by car 2-2.5 hours later. The officers wanted my QR code or confirmation. I took a photo with my phone (just in case) and that was good enough.

On the first trip, I don't think I took a photo of anything but would have had confirmation in my email.

There are no issues with entry or re-entry on a DTV although it is best to spend a little bit of time outside of Thailand between trips and not max out your 180 days on each occasion(though there is nothing to stop you from doing so) it's better to look like someone who's traveling abroad for work or pleasure from time to time to ensure a smooth re-entry.

The TDAC registration should be done on a computer or if entering by air, at the terminals before immigration.

Hardly anyone on a DTV faces any issues coming and going. As long as you don't overstay your 6 month (180 day) stamp or if you've extended it, your extension, which gives you an additional 180 days, then you're fine.

While not required, it does look better to immigration if you're coming and going regularly, let's say, spending 1 or 2 months in the country leaving for 3 or 5 days, coming back for 2 weeks, leaving against for a week, coming for 4 months then departing for 3 weeks that sort of thing, rather than spending 180 days, doing a same day land or air border run and then returning.

However, I have generally not heard of anyone facing trouble for doing that on a DTV just that it's best not to do it more than once. Look like someone who has a reason to travel, on business or for pleasure (or both) and immigration will just wave you through.