Keithambrose Posted June 11 Posted June 11 I gather that Thailand has launched a new Immigration App, THIM. This is supposed to facilitate entry to the Kingdom, I gather, though information is rather vague. I have downloaded it, it's quite charming! It opens, but as I am not travelling to Thailand, I didn't try to complete the online questionnaire. I read that someone who did complete it, found that it didn't work, what a surprise! It is suppose to automatically download your passport etc, but when this was tried the pages were blank! It's not clear if this is supposed be operational or not. Any info from members would be useful. Quote
Travelingguy Posted June 11 Posted June 11 I downloaded the app for an upcoming trip. I did input all my information. It all went in. I only need to update the health information a few days before I go. From a few comments on Reddit, I think this app will work better if you have a passport from western country. Quote
zoomomancs Posted June 11 Posted June 11 Launch in August: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thailand-to-replace-paper-arrival-cards-with-mobile-immigration-app Quote
Keithambrose Posted June 12 Author Posted June 12 9 hours ago, Travelingguy said: I downloaded the app for an upcoming trip. I did input all my information. It all went in. I only need to update the health information a few days before I go. From a few comments on Reddit, I think this app will work better if you have a passport from western country. Glad to hear you succeeded. Let us know if it speeds up your entry! Quote
Matthew285 Posted June 13 Posted June 13 Used it when I arrived on the 6th June, coming from UK, no problems did not have to show anything at immigration, the link to my passport seemed to work with no issues. I filled in all my details and trip information about a week before and then 3 days before the trip received an email and app notification to complete the health check, generated a bar code and that was that. It has stored my details ready for next trip so that is an improvement over the web based system. tm_nyc, Travelingguy, bkkmfj2648 and 1 other 1 3 Quote
Keithambrose Posted June 13 Author Posted June 13 2 hours ago, Matthew285 said: Used it when I arrived on the 6th June, coming from UK, no problems did not have to show anything at immigration, the link to my passport seemed to work with no issues. I filled in all my details and trip information about a week before and then 3 days before the trip received an email and app notification to complete the health check, generated a bar code and that was that. It has stored my details ready for next trip so that is an improvement over the web based system. Is there any chance that they may progress to automatic machine entry? Or are they too paranoid about overstaying, etc Quote
ichigo Posted June 13 Posted June 13 1 hour ago, Keithambrose said: Is there any chance that they may progress to automatic machine entry? Or are they too paranoid about overstaying, etc I think eventually probably. Singapore and maybe Hong Kong (?) can already use automatic entry gates on arrival as far as I know? Quote
floridarob Posted June 13 Posted June 13 1 hour ago, ichigo said: I think eventually probably. Singapore and maybe Hong Kong (?) can already use automatic entry gates on arrival as far as I know? Bali has them too, I don't remember if Jakarta does.... Quote
ichigo Posted June 13 Posted June 13 52 minutes ago, floridarob said: Bali has them too, I don't remember if Jakarta does.... I probably should have clarified, Singapore and Hong Kong passport holders can use the automatic entry gates into Thailand (as the Thai citizens use), I think it is only a matter of time before other nationalities will be able to. floridarob, Keithambrose and Enchanted_Elixir 2 1 Quote
jason1975 Posted June 13 Posted June 13 12 hours ago, ichigo said: I probably should have clarified, Singapore and Hong Kong passport holders can use the automatic entry gates into Thailand (as the Thai citizens use), I think it is only a matter of time before other nationalities will be able to. Yes. I use it all the time! ichigo 1 Quote
ichigo Posted June 14 Posted June 14 Interestingly enough, I came across this on Facebook - Mavica 1 Quote
Keithambrose Posted June 14 Author Posted June 14 1 hour ago, ichigo said: Interestingly enough, I came across this on Facebook - Would be great at Suvarnabhumi! Quote
ichigo Posted June 15 Posted June 15 11 hours ago, Keithambrose said: Would be great at Suvarnabhumi! Absolutely! Quote
