samak Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Easiest way to identify myself is to speak swedish and give my social security number, police can directly see my passport photo. i speak thai to the thai police and nevertheless they insist that i am a farang! this trick only worked with a burmese guy at the entrance of a national park who let me in for the thai fee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLeakHunt Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Having had mine nicked with a non immigrant B stamp in it that they could not replace I would recommend you carry a laminated copy. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Me thinks that *** maybe *** a copy of one's passport will be OK...why...when I apply for my visa to say, China, the Chinese take my passport for up to 3 ~ 4 days while they issue me the visa. I have a receipt for my passport so I can "prove" where the passport is. So there are situations where one can not carry their passport. I always carry a coppy of my passport. One side is a copy of the page with my photo and the other side is a copy of the stamp of when I entered Thailand and of my Thai visa. In xx years, I have never been asked to show my passport, only my driver's license...YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 In over 20 years of visiting and living in LOS I have never ever carried my passport on me or even a copy of it and I have never needed it. :content: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 yep that's a good excuse! the visa for India even takes a whole week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 I'm with you less than paranoid guys (no need to carry passport/valid local ID, but carry *some* form of photo ID say drivers license, international/english ID etc, passport photo copy) to have a good schance of staying out of trouble On a related matter I see several occasions where foreigners need *ID* in LOS including following: 1) High profile nightspots such as Q-bar & other clubs - sometimes farang's are just waved through while ALL thais have to flash IDs otherwise I've had no problems using foreign photo drivers license or ID. 2) Driving to visit a gated community - security will require *ID* & again I was able to use as per above. Any other examples/experiences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 When I was haunting RCA I always needed my passport (remember one time when a TG in my group forgot her ID car -> can't enter), also places such as bed or Qbar... Was never asked my ID/passport in SC but after a bad experience I always asked the ID card of the BG :grin: I always carried my passport on me and never had a problem anywhere... YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilAnders Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 still, it all seems rather ambiguous, doesn't it? let's debate further, shall we? there are those who profess never carrying it, while there are those who insit it must be carried. why would a copy be enough? surely the local coppers know of photoshop and such, and how easily documents could be manipulated. if I'm in Sweeden, will my thai passport be enough? even if i'm fluent in sweedish? if i'm a paki peanut seller in bangkok, do i need to carry my passport, or is my forged work permit enough? discuss: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzz Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 The law is clear. You must have the passport in person. I keep it in a zip-lock bag to keep out the moisture. [As you know it can get very hot and humid in LOS...in more ways than one :grin: .] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 still, it all seems rather ambiguous, doesn't it? yes, exactly! it's actually up to the BiB in any single case whether he accepts copy or any other document other than the passport let's debate further, shall we? why? this has been discussed a trillion times on this board and it always has remained ambiguous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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