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The measure is expected to be introduced by the end of August and will allow millions of travellers to avoid traditional immigration queues at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. But there is small a catch: Travellers arriving in Thailand in the coming months could soon have a considerably faster experience at immigration. Thai authorities are preparing a major expansion of the automated immigration gates at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, which will become available to citizens of 33 nationalities. Until now, automated gates for international arrivals have been available only to Thai citizens, Singaporeans and holders of Hong Kong travel documents. The plan, according to Thai media, is to add 31 more nationalities, with the expansion expected to become operational by the end of August, once the necessary administrative procedures have been completed. The nationalities expected to be included are: Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Japan South Korea Latvia Luxembourg Malaysia Malta Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Hong Kong The selection of nationalities took into account factors such as entry refusal rates, countries’ positions in the Henley Passport Index and security assessments Despite the expansion, travellers entering Thailand for the first time will not be able to simply head to an automated gate. During their first trip, they will need to go through traditional immigration, where their biometric data will be collected. Source: https://www.fly4free.com/flight-deals/europe/thailand-to-expand-automated-immigration-access-to-33-nationalities-at-bangkoks-main-airport/

It’s not Christmas but I had the Sunday Roast today at The Red Lion. Chose the Roast Lamb option (NZ lamb). everyone always says my Mum or Dad does the best Sunday Roast, in my case my Dad but “wow” The Red Lion got close. Plate was huge and I got beaten, just in the end. Lamb was delicious, roasted veggies mostly too my liking. Dear old Dad probably got them on the veggies. price 429 baht. That’s about $18 in my currency AUD. In Australia compared would be about $35-$40 AUD at a pub near me. Would I repeat - yes I had never been into the Red Lion before but will make it a stop again if not just to give the roast another go. PS baht Buster breakfast 150baht as mentioned previously on this thread is still there. Cheers W

Just landed and am in my taxi to Soi 11. I never installed the app. I just did my TDAC as usual. And as usual they never asked to see it anyway. THIM definitely not mandatory yet, but I still don’t know about TRIM, haha

@CanadaVisitor - they are the same thing. One is a webform and one is an app. You’d get a QR code and your trip will be registered with immigration whichever option you choose.

Not sure this is a "seasonal fare" you're dealing with. Thanks to wars in Iran and Russia/Ukraine, jet fuel supplies are way down and fares are way up. You can thank Putin and Trump for this.

I agree with both gents. Asking for your QR code seems rather random at immigrations. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. I have the idea they simply check their system when they do. Filling out a TDAC takes a few minutes, no hassle at all. At least for me, not worth downloading another app and again sharing passport details on the online highway

Yes it’s live and I’ve used it in the last week. It’s not an additional thing to do, and it’s the same information that you need to enter into the webform. The difference is that you can create a profile to store your passport and personal detail which will pre-fill most of the requested information before each trip.

If you walk into the Trendy Building on Sukhumvit Soi 13, there is probably the greatest concentration of visa agents under one roof in the whole of BKK. I have used the agent in the shop on the right hand side as you walk in through the main door. It is about 3 shops in and is manned by 2 Thai ladies. They do all kinds of admin services (all visa types, drivers licenses, bank accounts, photocopying, scans, attestations etc.) and have always been highly efficient. Costs wise they appear to be charging the standard rates for the various services, so I would recommend starting with them. The older lady has very good English and knows all of the ins and outs. SAG