Travellers from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden can now use automated passport-control gates when arriving at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The four Nordic countries are among 33 nationalities displayed on new signage at the airport’s arrival e-gates. Iceland is not included.
However, holding an eligible passport is not enough. Travellers must enter Thailand under the visa-exemption scheme and must previously have entered the country using the same passport.
First-time visitors and travellers who have renewed their passports must therefore continue through a staffed immigration counter.
Eligible passengers must also complete the Thailand Digital Arrival Card, known as TDAC, before travelling. Completing the digital form does not automatically provide access to the e-gates.
The expansion follows plans announced in August to extend the arrival system beyond travellers from Singapore and Hong Kong. Thai authorities said the measure should reduce pressure on immigration counters ahead of the approaching high season. Suvarnabhumi can receive between 5,000 and 6,000 arriving passengers per hour during its busiest periods.
Automated passport control has already been available to foreign travellers departing from Suvarnabhumi. The latest expansion concerns passengers entering Thailand.
