Thailand Simplifies Immigration at Key Checkpoints, Suspends Filing of TM6

Immigration check out counters at the Thai-Laos border
Immigration check out counters at the Thai-Laos border in Vientiane, Laos. Photo: shankar s. / flickr.

BANGKOK (NNT) – The government has announced a temporary suspension of the ‘To Mo 6’ (TM6) immigration form for foreign travelers at various land and [Read More…]

Thailand Urges Ex-pats and Long Stay Visitors to Try ‘New and Improved’ Online 90 Day Check in Website

Immigration passport control counter at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok.
Immigration passport control counter at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok. Photo: gurmit singh / flickr.

At 10:00 AM, on January 22nd, 2024, Pol. Lt. Gen. Ittipol Ittisaranachai, the Royal Thai immigration police chief, publicly spoke about the “Online notification of [Read More…]

Chaos at Suvarnabhumi Airport due to passenger check-in system failure

Immigration passport control at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok
Immigration passport control at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok. Photo: Wolf-Dieter.

Long queues formed at Suvarnabhumi airport on Wednesday morning after the biometric blacklist system used by the Immigration Bureau broke down. AOT to extend automated [Read More…]