24 October 2023 at 18:54 PUBLISHED
The Sadao immigration checkpoint in Songkhla’s southern border province will no longer require non-Thai tourists to complete Tor Mor 6 ( TM ) immigration forms for three months as of November 1.
The expulsion of the TM 6 condition will go into effect next month, according to assistant state official Kharom Polpornklang, with the goal of facilitating the visit of Malay tourists to Thailand. & nbsp,
The immigration processes at the checkpoint in Sadao district took more than two hours for tourists, especially during festivals and holidays, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand( TAT ).
Malaysians made up the majority of foreign visitors to Thailand between January and September of this year, totaling 3.1 million and earning 52 billion ringgit in accumulated money. Indonesian tourists typically spent 16,588 baht per vacation.
According to statistics from the Immigration Bureau, each quarter, 100,000 Indonesian visitors pass through the Sadao immigration station on their way to Thailand. According to the surrogate spokesman, this indicated that several Malaysians wanted to visit the nation and that the majority of them also intended to travel to other regions.
According to Mr. Kharom,” the elimination of the TM 6 forms at the Sadao immigration checkpoint will expedite immigration processes, enhance the nation’s reputation, reduce traffic jams in front of it, and offer more comfort to tourists with great potential.” ” This will encourage more go, generate income for other regions, and encourage economic spending flow.”