Flashermac Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 HUA HIN:-- Following yesterday’s news regarding the requirement for foreigners in Thailand to carry ID with them at all times, Thaivisa.com and local Immigration offices have been inundated with messages and comments from foreigners concerned about how they may be affected by this news. In order to seek fruther clarification about this, Thaivisa.com has today met with Pol.Col. Thanasak Vongluekiat, Superintendent of Prachuap Khirikhan and Phetchaburi Immigration. Pol.Col. Thanasak confirmed the following: 1. By law, all tourists and expats nationwide are required to carry their original passports with them at all times. There is no exception to this. Failure to carry your original passport may result in a 2,000 THB fine. The reason behind this is that Immigration needs to keep track of overstayers and foreign criminals who may be staying illegally in the country. 2. The information provided at an Immigration meeting yesterday was unclear. The correct information, which has always been the case, is that no other forms of identification are acceptable. This includes any other form of photo ID, such as a Thai/foreign driving license or a photocopy of your passport. 3. Immigration does not provide any kind of ‘stamp’ verification on a photocopy of a passport as announced at the meeting yesterday. Therefore, you are required to keep your original passport with you at all times as per point #1 above. Thaivisa.com would like to thank Pol.Col. Thanasak Vongluekiat and his staff for taking time out of their busy schedule in order to clarify this. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/747424-hua-hin-immigration-clarifies-rules-on-foreigners-carrying-id/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumsoda Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 ????? guess swimming is out of the question in future :dunno: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kung Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Achtung! Give me your paperz! OK, Zat is ahl. Enjoy your stay in Land of Smile! Ve're maintaining der happiness. Erweybody happy! Happy, happy, happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 more tea money to pay....... so, even if you work in LOS and have a WP, yo must carry your passport! .....at your own risk ! BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kung Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Thai police already rifle through farangs backpacks and pockets around Bangkok without cause or suspicion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseafan Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Just Hua Hin or everywhere? I'd rather pay the 2000 baht fine than carry my passport around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 What chelseafan said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 To bad our Embassies didn't sort this out but Thaivisa to the rescue For sure, let the Thais in the USA carry their passport around...tit for tat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 I'd put more faith in this if it had come from the commanding general of Thai Immigration, not just a colonel in charge of a regional office. Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 To bad our Embassies didn't sort this out but Thaivisa to the rescue For sure, let the Thais in the USA carry their passport around...tit for tat... And give all Thais a free one month visa on arrival in the US too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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