From April 15 to October 15, 2024, the requirement to complete the Tor Mor 6 (TM6) entry form will be waived at several land and sea border crossings into Thailand. The TM6 requirement has been lifted. The government and immigration authorities hope this will reduce congestion at border crossings and facilitate entry for tourists.

What is the TM6 form?

The TM6 form serves as an entry and exit card and must be completed before passing through immigration control at Thailand airports and carried at all times. It registers incoming and outgoing foreign nationals and stores information such as name, passport details, flight number, address in Thailand, and, if applicable, visa information. It is also required for visa extensions or changes.

However, this has also led to delays at immigration control for tourists entering Thailand. Furthermore, fees and fines can be incurred if the card is lost, which is a nuisance for many tourists.

Recent efforts to promote tourism in Thailand

The TM6 passport requirement was lifted for tourists arriving in Thailand by air from July 2022 and is still in effect at the time of publication (May 2024). It was also temporarily lifted at the Sadao border crossing in Songkhla from November 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024, resulting in an increase in the number of tourists of all nationalities entering Thailand from Malaysia throughout this period.

Due to the success of its previous efforts to boost tourism by waiving the TM6 form requirement, the government has now decided to suspend the forms at the following land and sea borders in order to further stimulate tourism:

  • Aranyaprathet Immigration Checkpoint, Sa Kaeo
  • Mukdahan border crossing (only accessible via the land route from the border to the border crossing)
  • Nong Khai border crossing (accessible only via the land route from the border to the border crossing and via the railway route from the border to Nong Khai railway station)
  • Chiang Saen border crossing, Chiang Rai (only accessible via the land route from the border to the border crossing)
  • Immigration checkpoint Padang Besar, Songkhla
  • Sadao border crossing, Songkhla
  • Immigration checkpoint Su-ngai Kolok, Narathiwat
  • Betong border crossing, Yala
  • Pattaya border crossing, Chon Buri
  • Si Racha border crossing, Chon Buri
  • Si Chan, Chon Buri border crossing
  • Map of the Ta Phut border crossing, Rayong
  • Phuket Immigration Checkpoint
  • Krabi immigration checkpoint
  • Surat Thani border crossing
  • Samui Immigration Checkpoint, Surat Thani

    • Who needs to fill out the TM 6 forms?

    If you are entering Thailand via one of the border crossings not listed above, you will still need to complete form TM6. Please also note that the suspension of the requirement to complete the form is only temporary, ideally indefinitely. Should this measure significantly boost tourism in Thailand or otherwise have a positive impact on the country, the government may extend the suspension of the requirement to other border crossings in the future or even abolish it entirely.