How to Apply for a Thailand Digital Arrival Card

Introduction

If you are looking for how to apply for a Thailand Digital Arrival Card, the practical answer has two parts. You can complete the official Thailand TDAC application directly through Thailand Immigration, or you can use an independent assistance service such as VisaPal to help prepare and submit it.

This page explains how to complete a TDAC application with VisaPal: what to prepare, what each step involves, and what happens after payment. VisaPal is not the official government website. The official TDAC remains free when completed through Thailand Immigration.

For timing rules, see when to apply. For the information checklist, see TDAC requirements. For what the service fee covers, see TDAC cost.

Before you start

Have the details ready before you begin a Thailand arrival card application. That usually means:

• your passport, so names and numbers can be entered exactly
• your arrival date and related travel details
• accommodation information for your stay in Thailand
• a working email address and telephone number
• a record of countries or territories stayed in during the previous 14 days, where required

Step 1 — Confirm your arrival date

Start by confirming when you expect to arrive in Thailand. VisaPal accepts assistance requests for arrival dates from today up to seven calendar days ahead, using Thailand calendar dates (Asia/Bangkok).

• if the date is today, tomorrow or the following day, it falls inside the official TDAC submission window
• if the date is three to seven days ahead, VisaPal can accept it as a secure pre-booking and hold it until submission becomes eligible
• dates before today, or more than seven days ahead, are outside VisaPal's current booking window

Pre-booking is not the same as early official submission. Thailand Immigration currently allows TDAC submission within three days before arrival, including the arrival date.

Step 2 — Enter your personal details

Next, enter the personal and passport information required for the Thailand Digital Arrival Card application. Use the details exactly as shown in your passport, including:

• family name, first name and middle name where applicable
• passport number
• nationality or citizenship
• date of birth
• gender
• contact details such as email and telephone number

Accuracy matters more than speed here. VisaPal relies on the information you provide when preparing the submission on your behalf.

Step 3 — Add your travel information

Add the journey and stay details needed for the TDAC. This typically includes:

• arrival and departure dates where applicable
• purpose of travel
• mode of travel and transport details, such as a flight number
• accommodation type and address details in Thailand
• recent travel history for the previous 14 days

Have your itinerary and accommodation information available so you are not guessing mid-form. If arrangements are still changing, wait until the details are reliable enough to enter accurately.

Step 4 — Review your application

Before payment, review the full application. Check passport numbers, dates, email address, transport details and accommodation carefully.

You will also need to confirm that the information is accurate and authorise VisaPal to submit the TDAC on your behalf. Those confirmations are part of the service request, not a claim that VisaPal is part of Thailand Immigration.

Step 5 — Secure payment

Choose Standard or Express processing and complete payment through secure checkout. Prices are shown before payment. VisaPal does not store your payment card details; payments are handled by Stripe.

Processing begins after successful payment and receipt of the required information. You are paying for VisaPal's assistance service, not for a government TDAC fee. Service conditions are set out in the Terms of Use.

Step 6 — Receive your completed TDAC

After payment, VisaPal reviews the request. If your arrival date is already inside the official submission window, the application can be processed for submission. If it is a pre-booking, the details are held securely until the request becomes eligible.

Once processing is complete, VisaPal emails the completed TDAC directly to you. Sensitive application information is retained for no more than seven days from VisaPal submission and is then permanently deleted. How that data is handled is explained in the Privacy Policy.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Rushing the passport fields

  Names, passport numbers and dates of birth must match the passport exactly. Small typing errors are one of the most common reasons applications need follow-up.

• Using an uncertain arrival date

  Eligibility and pre-booking status depend on the arrival date you enter. Confirm the date before you continue.

• Guessing accommodation details

  Enter the stay information you actually expect to use. Incomplete or invented addresses create avoidable problems later.

• Skipping the review step

  The review screen is there so you can catch mistakes before payment. Take a moment to check every section carefully.

• Mistyping your email address

  Your completed TDAC is delivered by email. If the address is wrong, you may not receive the document even after successful processing.

Frequently asked questions