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Can I use e-gates in Thailand with a new passport after entering visa exempt previously?

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Question about e-gates.

I have previously entered Thailand visa exempt but now I have renewed my passport, can I still use e-gates or do I need to line up?
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When entering Thailand with a new passport after previously entering visa exempt, you cannot use the e-gates immediately. You need to go through a staffed immigration counter for your first entry with the new passport to register your biometric data. Only after this process can you use the e-gates for future entries with that passport.
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Rules for Using Thai e-Gates

• Same Passport Required: You must have previously entered Thailand using the exact same passport so your biometric data (fingerprints and facial image) is already stored in the Thai Immigration system.

• New Passport Process: If you have a brand-new passport (even if you are a citizen of one of the 33 eligible nationalities), your biometric record is not linked to it yet.

• First-Time / New Document Check: You must go through a staffed immigration counter on your first entry with a new passport to register your biometrics. Once that entry is logged, you can use the e-gates on future trips with that same passport.

• Be a citizen of an eligible nationality (open to 33 specific countries at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport).

• Enter Thailand on a visa-exempt (visa-free) status rather than holding a physical visa or long-stay permit.

• Submit a completed Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) before arrival.
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You can no problem. Passport Not important
Wayne *********
Wayne *********
ProficientCelery3854 They can not use egate with a new passport as it does not have any biometric data recorded against it. First entry must be via an officer
Wayne *********
Wayne *********
As Graham said no. Its because biometric data and previous history will not match to the new one.
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New passport needs to be stamped for your first entry with it
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Graham Seal Thank you

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