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Your passport. The name and number on your TDAC have to match it character for character, so work from the document itself rather than from memory.
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Thailand Digital Arrival Card — your TDAC, checked and ready
Complete your Thailand Digital Arrival Card online before your trip. Provide your travel and passport information and submit your TDAC online before arrival in Thailand.
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What the Thailand Digital Arrival Card is
The Thailand Digital Arrival Card, or TDAC, is the electronic Thailand entry form that replaced the paper card cabin crew used to hand out before landing. Every foreign traveller entering Thailand completes one, at every airport and every land border, whether they arrive by air, by road or by sea.
Your Thailand arrival card records your passport details, your flight or crossing, your arrival date and where you are staying. Everything on it is tied to your passport, so the details have to match your travel documents exactly. A passport number with one character wrong, or a flight number that does not match your booking, is the most common reason a traveller is held up at the Thai immigration desk.
Each traveller needs their own TDAC, children included. A family of four is four separate arrival cards, not one shared entry.
You will see it under several names. TDAC Thailand, Thailand arrival card online, digital arrival card Thailand, Thai digital arrival card, Thai arrival card, Thailand tourist card and simply the Thailand entry form all point at the same document. The arrival card Thailand requires today is entirely electronic, and whichever of those names brought you here, this is where you complete it.
Your TDAC at a glance
A careful review of your passport and travel details before filing.
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Your completed document is dispatched directly to your inbox as soon as processing finishes.
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The filing window is 72 hours
This is the detail that catches people out, and it is worth being exact about. Your TDAC can only be filed in the 72 hours before you arrive in Thailand. Not a month ahead, not a week ahead. Three days, and not one more.
That window is narrow and it opens exactly when you are busiest. If you are flying long-haul with a connection, it may open while you are already in the air. If you are crossing by land from Malaysia or Laos, it opens while you are still on the road.
Send us your passport and travel details whenever suits you, today if you like. We prepare your TDAC Thailand application now, hold it ready, and file it the moment your window opens. Your confirmation reaches your inbox the same day.
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Thailand tourist visa, visa on arrival, eVOA and the TDAC
Four names, three of them about permission to enter and one about the arrival form. Most travellers only need to think about two.
Many nationalities enter Thailand without applying for anything in advance. Others arrange a Thailand tourist visa before they travel, through a Thai embassy or by applying for a Thailand visa online. Citizens of a further group of countries take a visa on arrival at the airport, paid at the counter after landing, which covers a short stay. Some of those can now use the Thailand eVOA, which is the same visa on arrival applied for electronically before the flight.
Whichever of those describes you, the Thailand arrival card is the same requirement on top. A Thailand tourist visa does not replace it. A Thai visa on arrival does not replace it. The eVOA does not replace it. Entering visa-exempt does not replace it. The TDAC is the entry form, and everyone entering Thailand files one.
This is where travellers most often come unstuck. Someone who has already sorted out a Thailand tourist visa online assumes the paperwork is finished, lands in Bangkok, and finds there is still a Thailand entry form to complete. Someone planning a Bangkok visa on arrival at the airport assumes the same. Both still need the TDAC, and both are far better off arriving with it already filed.
Your visa, if one applies to you, is the part to sort out weeks ahead. Your Thailand arrival card is the part that waits until the final 72 hours, and it is the part we handle.
Entry rules for Thailand changed during 2026, so check your nationality against the current requirements before you book. What has not changed is the arrival card.
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Entering Thailand at Bangkok and beyond
Most travellers enter Thailand through Bangkok, at Suvarnabhumi or Don Mueang, and that is where the queues run longest. A Thailand arrival card that is already filed and matches your passport moves you through the desk faster than one being sorted out on the spot.
The same form covers every other point of entry: Phuket, Chiang Mai, Krabi, Koh Samui, Hat Yai, U-Tapao, and the land crossings from Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. There is no separate Bangkok arrival card and no separate form for arriving by road. One TDAC covers your entry to Thailand wherever you land.
Complete your Thailand arrival card online before you fly and the only document left to hand over at the border is your passport.
If your trip includes leaving Thailand and coming back, for example a few days in Vientiane or Siem Reap, each entry needs its own TDAC. Travellers doing a visa run are often surprised by that, and it is worth planning for before you book.
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Transiting through Thailand
If you stay airside at Suvarnabhumi and connect straight to your onward flight without passing immigration, you do not need a TDAC. You never formally enter Thailand.
If you clear immigration for any reason, you do. That includes changing airports between Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang, collecting and rechecking bags on a separate ticket, or leaving the terminal for a hotel on a long layover.
Bangkok layovers are long and the city is close. Plenty of travellers plan to make use of the time, and the moment they pass through the counter they are entering Thailand and the arrival card applies.
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Who needs one
Every foreign traveller entering Thailand submits a TDAC. That means every person on the booking, not one form per family.
Children need one. Infants need one, completed by a parent or guardian. A family of four is four separate Thailand arrival cards.
Everyone files a fresh Thailand entry form for every entry. There is no card that carries over from your last trip, and returning visitors submit again each time they come back.
Add everyone travelling with you to a single application and the shared details, your flight and your address in Thailand, are typed once and applied to each traveller.
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Thailand immigration, at the counter
Thailand immigration checks your arrival card when you reach the inspection desk, and the officer sees it linked to the passport you hand over. When the form and the passport agree, that is the whole interaction.
Travellers whose Thailand immigration form does not match their passport are the ones who end up standing aside while it is sorted out, at the end of a long flight, with the queue moving past them.
Almost every problem with a TDAC comes down to that mismatch, and that is exactly what we look for before yours goes in.
Before you begin
What to have ready
Four travel details to keep the TDAC accurate from the first step.
Flight or crossing
Your flight or crossing. The flight number and arrival date for the leg that brings you into Thailand. If you are connecting through Doha, Singapore or Hong Kong, it is the arrival into Thailand that counts.
Accommodation
Where you are staying. The address of your first night, whether that is a hotel in Bangkok, a resort in Phuket or a guesthouse in Chiang Mai. A booking reference on its own is not enough for the Thailand arrival card.
An email address. Your confirmed Thailand digital arrival card is sent there, and it is where we reach you if a detail needs checking before filing.
A more confident arrival
Why travellers complete their TDAC with us
A careful review of the details that matter before your Thailand arrival card is submitted.
Read, not just forwarded
Your passport number, your flight and your arrival date are checked against each other before your TDAC is filed, not after.
Filed inside your window
We prepare your Thailand entry form in advance and submit it the moment the 72-hour window opens, so a narrow deadline is not yours to track.
The whole party in one go
Add your family or group to a single application. Every traveller gets their own Thailand arrival card, but the shared details are typed once.
Reachable any hour
Thailand is six hours ahead of London and twelve ahead of New York. Questions arrive at odd times, and someone answers.
Apply in 3 easy steps
Send your Thailand entry details in one guided application. We prepare the form and file it inside the 72-hour window.
Step 01 Start your Thailand arrival card
Enter your passport and travel details for your Thailand entry form. We show you the information needed before you continue.
Step 02 Complete your application online
Fill in the guided form in minutes. Real-time validation catches errors instantly, so nothing holds up your Thailand application.
Step 03 Receive your confirmation
Our specialists review and file your details. Your Thailand arrival card confirmation is sent to your inbox once filing is complete.
Ready for Thailand?
Send us your passport and travel details today and your Thailand Digital Arrival Card is prepared, read by a specialist, and filed the moment your 72-hour window opens.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Clear answers about the TDAC, Thailand visas, transit and entry to Thailand.
What is the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC)?
The TDAC is Thailand's online arrival form for foreign travellers. It records the passport and trip information linked to your entry, whether you arrive by air, land or sea.
When should I submit my TDAC?
The TDAC can be submitted during the 72 hours before arrival in Thailand. You can prepare your passport and travel details in advance so everything is ready when that window opens.
Can I complete the TDAC on the day I travel?
Yes, provided it is submitted before you arrive in Thailand. Completing it as early as possible within the filing window gives you more time to check that every detail is correct.
Which details do I need before I begin?
Keep your passport, arrival date, flight or border-crossing details, first accommodation address in Thailand and contact information ready.
Is a TDAC the same as a Thailand visa?
No. The TDAC is an arrival form, not permission to enter. If a visa applies to your nationality or trip, you still need to arrange the correct visa separately.
Do I need a TDAC if I already have a visa or eVOA?
Yes. A tourist visa, visa on arrival or eVOA is separate from the TDAC. The arrival form is still part of the entry process.
Does every traveller in my group need a separate TDAC?
Yes. Each traveller, including children and infants, needs their own TDAC. Shared travel details can be prepared together, but every passport has its own arrival card.
What if I am only transiting through Thailand?
If you remain airside and continue to your next flight without clearing immigration, you generally do not need a TDAC. If you pass immigration—for example to change airports, collect bags or leave the terminal—you do.
What happens if my plans change after I submit?
If your passport information, arrival date, flight or accommodation changes, make sure the TDAC reflects your current trip. A new submission may be needed before arrival.
Will I receive a confirmation?
Once your TDAC has been filed, keep the electronic confirmation available on your phone. A screenshot or printed copy is useful while travelling.
Do I need a new TDAC when I re-enter Thailand?
Yes. The TDAC applies to a specific entry. If your itinerary takes you out of Thailand and back in, prepare a new arrival card for the next entry.
Does a completed TDAC guarantee entry?
No. The TDAC provides your arrival information; final admission to Thailand is decided by immigration officers at the border.
Ready for Thailand?
Send us your passport and travel details today and your Thailand Digital Arrival Card is prepared, read by a specialist, and filed the moment your 72-hour window opens.
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