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IfyouarestoppedbytheMilitarytheywilwanttoseesomeform ofID. Somewil acceptyourDriversLicence, somewilacceptacopyofyourPassport. Ingeneralthe Militaryoficerwilexpectyoutohavethisdocumentationonyourpersonandifyou donothaveit, youmaybedetainedwhilesomeonebringsittoyou, oryoumaybe escortedbacktoyourhomeorhoteltogetthedocumentsandproducethem. Ifyou failtoproducethesedocumentsyouwilmostlikelybedetainedandImmigrationwil becontactedandtheywildealwithyou. Now, iffoewhateverreason, youcannotshow Immigrationyourdocuments, wela) haveaverygoodreasonwhyandb) beprepared tobesittingonaplanerelativelysoonhavingbeenaskedtoleavethecountry. IfImmigrationstopyou, thenyes, they wilwanttoseeyourPassport. W hy?, wel theywanttocheckyouarenoton overstayandthatyouhavethevalidVISA etc. Now yesyoucanhaveacopyand show them bothyourPhotoID pageand currentVISA, buttheywilstilmost lilikelywanttoseeyouroriginalPassport

toensurethatthecopyofyourVISA isactualyfrom yourpassport, andnot somebodyelse’ s! Now ofcourse, wealknow tocarryyouroriginalpassportoutwith youifyouaregoingforadrink, isnotthewisestofmoves, especialyifyouhitthe beertoohardandenduplosingit. Soit’ satoughonetocalwhattodo, Ipersonaly carryacopyofmyPassportalongwithmyThaiID, andasyet, haveneverhadanissue whenIhavebeenstopped. Iguessalotwildependonwhostopsyou, whatmoodthe oficerisin, andwhatID youhaveatthetime. CarryingyourID inPattaya, aswelasacrossThailandisimportant, onereasonthat peopleforgettothinkabout, isshouldyoubeunfortunatetohaveanaccidenthere, whatmethodsofID wilyouhavetohelptheauthoritiesidentifyyou, andmore importantlyletyourfamilyknow. So, getacopyofyourPassportandVISA, shrinkit downtoaBusinessCardsize, laminateit, stickitinyourwaletandcarryitatal times, alongwithanydrivingLicenceyoumayhold. Thenifyoudogetstoppedand askedifyouarecarryingyourID, welyoushouldbeOK.

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