This is just like in Cambodia, where they too have kiosks (tablets) to fill out "Digital Arrival Cards" at their arrival area in their airports, and TDAC is similar to Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, etc. so TDAC or " ตม.6 ออนไลน์ " should not be something that travelers entering Thailand should be overly worried about....

Hopefully, arrival queues at Thai Immigration do not go too crazy during May 2025 because of TDAC!

@Stuart ********

Yeah, because some of the very first initial DTV Extensions were issued without UC Stamps, but it seems that nowadays, a DTV Extension would be after an UC Stamp

@Stuart ********

At Phuket, did the Thai Immigration Office immediately issue a DTV Extension, or, did they get an Under Consideration (U/C) Stamp first, then subsequently went in again to get the actual Extension Stamp?

@Daniel ******

Of course my initial Comment is relevant because it is pertinent information that Hong Kong is NOT a part of China for Mainland China immigration and transit purposes, and Hong Kong is NOT a part of China's Visa–Free Transit Policy

Therefore, you would be making a direct entry into China at Beijing, as Hong Kong is NOT 1 of the 60 Ports of Entry China has specified for their 10-Day Visa-Free Transit Policy

Hong Kong SAR and P.R. China (Mainland China) have 2 different immigration schemes and visa policies

A visa (or exemption or transit) for Hong Kong is different than a visa (or exemption or transit) for [Mainland] China

However, one can easily use the SRT Long Distance Trains from Krungthep Apiwat Central Station at Bang Sue to Vientiane (Khamsavath) Station for easy entry into Vientiane, Laos from directly from Bangkok using a Lao Visa on Arrival (Lao VoA) Sticker which is USD $40 and cheaper than a Lao eVisa at USD $55+ , but the Lao eVisa Sticker is smaller than the regular Lao Visa Sticker which takes up a whole passport page

@Omar *****************

Unrelated to a Thai DTV Visa, Thai Visas in general, or Thai immigration, if you want to catch a Thai international bus (บขส) that crosses from Thailand into Laos (particularly the Udon Thani–Vientiane บขส buses), then you need a Lao Visa Sticker beforehand as the บขส Thai buses will NOT wait for those that are getting a Lao Visa on Arrival (Lao VoA) or even have a Lao eVisa (only those with a Lao Visa Sticker issued by a Lao Embassy/Consulate)

only 8 land borders and 8 sea ports (yachts and cruise ships) suspended the use of the Paper TM.6 Arrival Card since 15 April 2024, but starting 01 May 2025, ALL of Thailand's borders will start using the TDAC Digital Arrival website

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Which province/local Thai Immigration Office are you having issues with?

Yes, for someone holding an Expired Thai Passport and making a direct trip to return back to Thailand, it is up to the airline to allow boarding or not, but on arrival in Thailand, a Thai Immigration Officer will stamp the following: