Malaysians entering Thailand via its land border points will soon no longer need to fill arrival/departure forms

Malaysians entering Thailand via its land border points will soon no longer need to fill arrival/departure forms

In the near future, Malaysians travelling to Thailand by car or motorcycle will no longer need to fill the country’s arrival and departure cards, or T.M.6 form, as Thailand plans to abolish the requirement for Malaysians entering the country via its land border entry points, the New Straits Times reports.

According to a Thai spokesman, the move to scrap the need to fill the T.M.6 form upon entry, which is presently a mandatory requirement, comes after a successful trial omitting the process.

“As filling up the T.M.6 takes time and could cause inconvenience for travellers from Malaysia, Thailand last year exempted the need for filling the form for six months until April 30 for Malaysians crossing the border through the Sadao checkpoint in Songkhla.”

“The initiative of exempting the T.M 6 requirement at the Sadao checkpoint has been successful as the number of Malaysians visiting the country via the checkpoint has tripled from 10,000 to 30,000 on weekends. Seeing this, the Thai government is planning to exempt the T.M. 6 requirement at all land borders with Malaysia,” the spokesman said.

Malaysians entering Thailand via its land border points will soon no longer need to fill arrival/departure forms

The upcoming move also comes following a recent discussion on the matter between Thai prime minister Srettha Thavisin and prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Srettha had reportedly said last year that by abolishing the requirement for arrival and departure cards, more tourists from Malaysia would visit Thailand this year. In 2023, the country recorded over 4.6 million visitors from Malaysia.

Last November, Anwar had requested that development of the road alignment project connecting the Bukit Kayu Hitam and Sadao immigration complexes at the Malaysia-Thailand border be sped up to ensure faster and more comfortable traffic flow on both sides.

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  • welcome to thailaand aroy mak mak suay suay mak mak i love thailaaand

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  • PlainBS on Mar 13, 2024 at 3:38 pm

    No need fill anything, go over border and their friendly policemen will be waiting to give 2000BHAT saman for not displaying roadtax thanks to Loke forcing rakyat to go paperless.

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    • Charlie III on Mar 13, 2024 at 4:01 pm

      Pitiful i gives you one like. Stop taking LSD loves your brain health.

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    • YB Kunta Kinte on Mar 13, 2024 at 6:18 pm

      Like that, we should fine all the Sinkie cars because they have no road tax on the windshield since 2017

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  • Meanwhile we prevent Thais from coming into our country due to their tinted windows.

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  • Alek Ho on Mar 13, 2024 at 7:01 pm

    The first time I went to Thighland was in 1981, required hotel layover (less than 24 hrs) on way to the US; not allowed to go out of the airport. Now I’ll drive my Axia to visit Koh Samui, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai + 2 more.
    Not for Women Thighs, but for Chicken & Quail Thighs; Fried Sago worms & locusts (grasshoppers). HorChiak!

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  • ahbeng on Mar 14, 2024 at 10:37 am

    Land of Smile still so open receiving RM2 donation for each person passing thru their border. Open corruption at its best.

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  • Rabbitguy on Mar 15, 2024 at 4:30 pm

    No TM6 but driver of vehicle still need TM2 and TM3. Still need documentation. Overtime fee for driver still 25B and each passenger 5B.
    I go in weekly so it’s routine.

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