Guides
Travel guides
Plain answers about the paperwork a trip can involve, from visas to arrival cards. Each guide is useful whether you do it yourself or with us.
Entry basics
Visa, eVisa, ETA or arrival card: what's the difference?
Four kinds of travel paperwork that are often mixed up. What each one is for, when you need it, and real examples from the UK, Canada, the US and Thailand.
Travelling with an arrival card: what happens at immigration
What an arrival card does and doesn't do at the border, what the officer checks, and what to keep to hand, with Thailand's TDAC as the example.
Thailand
Before you fly to Thailand: an entry checklist
Passport validity, a visa or the visa exemption, your onward ticket and the TDAC. What Thai embassies and the Foreign Ministry ask visitors to have ready.
Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC): a complete guide
What the Thailand Digital Arrival Card is, who needs one, when and how to submit it, and what you receive. A plain guide for visitors.
When to submit your TDAC: the 3-day window explained
When you can send the Thailand Digital Arrival Card, how to count the days in Thai time (UTC+7), worked examples, and what to do if your flight changes.
What you need before you start your TDAC: a checklist
Everything the Thailand Digital Arrival Card asks for, from passport details to your accommodation address, so you can gather it before you begin.
How to fill in the TDAC, section by section
A walk through each part of the Thailand Digital Arrival Card, with the usual mistakes in names, nationality, boarding country and address.
Arriving in Thailand by land or sea: the TDAC
Crossing from Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia or Myanmar, or arriving by boat? What the Thailand Digital Arrival Card asks for land and sea arrivals.
Made a mistake on your TDAC? How to update it
What you can change on a submitted Thailand Digital Arrival Card, what needs a new card instead, and what to keep with you when you arrive.
