Carrying Passports again and 90 days reporting

[Guest Boxer]

Carrying Passports again and 90 days reporting

From Pattaya City News.com

 

Immigration Check Niran Grand Condo in search of illegal foreigners.

 

Police Colonel Itipon, the Superintendent of Pattaya;s Immigration Bureau along with Police Colonel Sutin, the Superintendent of Pattaya Police accompanied by Immigration Police Volunteers made their way to the Niran Grand Condo Complex in Soi Arunothai in Central Pattaya on Wednesday Afternoon. The purpose of the operation was to conduct an inspection of each of the four main condo blocks in search of foreigners with either expired visas or those who have entered Thailand illegally and do not possess a valid passport. The search led to the arrest of one man from Russia who was not in the possession of a passport. He will be dealt with in accordance with Immigration Laws. The Immigration Police would like to warn viewers that random checks on foreigners will be made over the coming weeks so please ensure that you carry your original passport with you at all times and for those who are residing in Thailand on long stay visas, you must report to the Immigration Office every ninety days confirming your current address and telephone number. Failure to do this can result in a fine not exceeding 5,000 Baht.

 

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Thank you, Boxer. You probably just saved plenty of people from a lot of grief.

 

This is a relatively new set of goings on. Only a few weeks ago there was a raid in Pattayaland. The police were checking foreigners for their passports, or acceptable copies of their passports. It is my understanding that no one was actually arrested, but those who were not even carrying an acceptable copy were subjected to a very stern warning. Now random checks are being conducted.

 

Thai law does require that foreigners carry their passport with them at all times, just as it is required of Thai citizens to carry their national ID card at all times. Under Thai law, the police have every right to demand to see your passport and place you under arrest if you do not have it with you. In the past, a good copy of both the identification page and the visa page has been acceptable in lieu of carrying the actual passport, but technically the requirement is for the actual passport to be with you.

 

You will have to make your own decisions, of course, whether to carry the actual passport or a copy. But if I were you, I'd at least carry one of them.

 

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The following appears in the PATTAYA CITY NEWS:

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Immigration Check Niran Grand Condo in Search of Illegal Foreigners

 

 

Police Colonel Itipon, the Superintendent of Pattaya;s Immigration Bureau along with Police Colonel Sutin, the Superintendent of Pattaya Police accompanied by Immigration Police Volunteers made their way to the Niran Grand Condo Complex in Soi Arunothai in Central Pattaya on Wednesday Afternoon. The purpose of the operation was to conduct an inspection of each of the four main condo blocks in search of foreigners with either expired visas or those who have entered Thailand illegally and do not possess a valid passport. The search led to the arrest of one man from Russia who was not in the possession of a passport. He will be dealt with in accordance with Immigration Laws.

 

The Immigration Police would like to warn viewers that random checks on foreigners will be made over the coming weeks so please ensure that you carry your original passport with you at all times and for those who are residing in Thailand on long stay visas, you must report to the Immigration Office every ninety days confirming your current address and telephone number. Failure to do this can result in a fine not exceeding 5,000 Baht.