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Can Thai citizens travel to Cambodia without a passport, using only an ID card?

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Jan 13, 2023
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Símon ****************
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My friend is going to Cambodia from Thailand. He like take his Thai girlfriend with him. She not have passport. Can Thai citizens travel to Cambodia without passport, only with ID.?
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In general, Thai citizens are required to present a passport for entry into Cambodia, regardless of whether they are traveling by air or land. While there was previously an allowance for limited travel using an ID card for border provinces, this option has been revoked for Cambodia. Those who need to travel must obtain a passport, which can be processed quickly in Thailand. Additionally, comments suggest that using an ID card may only permit limited travel within specific districts of neighboring countries like Laos and Myanmar under certain conditions.
Mou **********
you must be a good guy
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Becky **********
Now you can get a passport in one day. Might as well get one
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Paul *******
Even standard processing means they send out the passport the very next day after application. It could be that passports applied for close to closing time in the afternoon won't be sent out until the day after that, but in any case it will take no more than 2 business days for the processing and an extra 1-3 days to be sent out by mail.
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Thank you for all this good advices. My friend is now in Suvarnabhumi traveling alone to Cambodia for visa run. His lady call him video call every 30 minutes and tell him be careful about ladys in Phnom Penh. I tell him look street 136 🤣🤣🤣
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Paul *******
Next time tell him to choose Laos instead. Besides, the Phnom Penh embassy is pretty tough to deal with.
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Paul *******
Why is his girlfriends passport being held for so long? Anyway. If he had chosen Savannakhet or Vientiane Laos for his visa run, his girlfriend could have joined him for up to 3 days on a border pass.
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John ***********
No is the answer from my Thailand born wife.
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Paul *******
As wives usually are!
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Paul *******
But yeah, your wife is correct.
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John ***********
@Paul ******
 Paul, I've been married to her for 7 years, she's always right 😆, even if she is not 😁, that's why I am still married.
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@John **********
 my understanding is that the border pass option for Thais going to Cambodia was revoked a few years ago except for Sra Kaew residents (and possibly other border provinces). Thais from outside of these provinces need a passport in any case, even just to visit a casino 100m from Thai territory for a few hours.
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@John **********
 just like Maple states, most Thais need a passport except for those who's ID card states they reside in Sra Kaew province. Even then, they can only access two provinces and must come back the same way they came.

For travel around Cambodia and to exit at a different border a passport is mandatory.
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@Paul ******
 that's what my wife said, the question by Simon didn't state any pertinent information so as a general rule to travel in any other country unless you lived on the border province you would need a passport which is easily attainable in Thailand.

I am not sure about the length of stay in Cambodia without a passport even in said province. I see that route 5 and 59 probably the way in and easiest way to get to Steven's street but the poster didn't say if they were trying to get to angkor wat or just a border town run or were they flying in.

Safest bet is always have a passport in my opinion. I'm heading back in September to Bkk and yasothon, been too long 😩 I'm hoping to retire in a few years and live there until it's time for me to depart this world 🌎
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@John **********
 yes. She can if she lives in Sa-keaw province.
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@Maple ********
 i think not lives in born in
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Maple *********
@Stelar ******
 ID live in (house registration) more than 6 months.
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@Maple ********
 but can you travel around Cambodia for a time or is it just an overnight pass?
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@John **********
 They can go to Siam-reab but not more than 7 days. (Only Sa-keaw province population)
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It takes like zero effort for a Thai person to get a Thai passport. My gf got hers on the spot.
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Dave *******
you know you can get more consistent answers to your questions if you look somewhere other than facebook.....for instance google ... or even better the cambodia government website...... don't rely on heresay from social media
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May ************************
Thai people can go to there without visa but must take passport ( she doesn’t know ? )
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May *******
Let she get the passport very easy and quick
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Maple *********
If she has house registration live in Sa-Keaw province she can pass with national ID. But the other provinces she must to have passports.
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Paul *******
How would a border pass be extended from within Cambodia? Sounds complicated. I think a passport is the way to go because Cambodian visas can easily be extended. Tourist visas for 1 month and ordinary for 6-12.
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@Paul ******
 yes. Why I said with passports it’s convenient more. Pass with ID it’s good for local people who visit family.
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@maple Piyajit yes I'm pretty sure they can't take a car if traveling by border pass. Indeed, it's simply much easier to use a passport in any case.
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@Maple ********
 with only a border pass, a Thai can't take a car to Cambodia though. That stated, up until now, Cambodian customs doesn't readily allow Thai vehicles across except for local travel within 30km of the border. Usually they just refuse entry (except for driving around the casino zone). Of course I'd imagine most Sra Kaew locals who don't use a passport are probably pretty poor and likely don't even own a car. A Thai passport is after all, so easy to get, costs very little and comes with 66 pages, which is more than double that of many other countries, which only provide 32 page passports.
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@Paul ******
 I’m not sure for they can take a car to Cambodia with ID. But They can pass with ID and stay in Cambodia 7 + extend. They need to ask for border pass in official little bit complicated more than you pass to Laos border with ID. So with passport it’s more convenient.
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@Maple ********
 ah I see. I didn't think Siem Reap was covered but OK that could be. Anyway, they have to travel in/out via the same crossing (Aranyaprathet) and can't go to Phnom Penh. For that a passport is required. In the opposite direction, Cambodians on border passes can probably only visit Sra Kaew.
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@Paul ******
 yes. That’s right.
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Ah yes that could be one of the exceptions but then travel is limited to the border province entered. Travel to say Siem Reap requires a passport in any case.
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Maple *********
@Paul ******
 for people from Sa-keaw province they can travel to Siem Reap with ID not more than 7 days.
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Glyn **********
She needs a passport for Cambodia, not for Laos. You don't need to take coal to Newcastle, if your English you'll understand the joke.
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Mario **********
I'm not not English but got it. Sand to the beach. Pussy to the party. Vag to the brothel.
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Paul *******
If the OP's friend is desperate to travel to a neighboring country with his girlfriend and this elusive passport of hers isn't likely to be retrieved anytime soon, may I suggest an overland trip to Vientiane or Savannakhet instead?

These two cities/provinces are located right on the Thai border and Thais may use border passes for entry. However, check carefully how long the maximum permitted time to stay is. For Vientiane, it was 3 days the last time I checked.

If the purpose of travel is to apply for a Thai visa, both of these cities have Thai consulates. Savannakhet offers a fast turnaround (next day) so this is within the timeframe of the border pass validity.
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Rei ***********
I'll just pretend I didn't read this question....
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Steve *******
She can enter using her ID card via land borders, she'll need a passport to fly in.
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@Steve ******
 this is a forum for serious questions not dumb trolling and providing misleading advice. Your "advice" is a joke and shouldn't be taken seriously by anyone with a functioning brain.
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@Steve ******
 I also find it highly insulting and xenophobic of you to suggest that Thais and Cambodians would trade their grandma's. A statement of utter ignorance. Many Thais and Cambodians make more money in a year than you'll make in a lifetime.
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@Paul ******
 Oh dear, I can only guess that along with many other things sarcasm is not your strong point. Resorting to personal insults just proves that your argument doesn't hold any water.
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@Steve ******
 you're probably on drugs! Give it up already. Your advice is laughable nonsense.
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Mma *******
What a wonderful debate gentlemen- the OP really opened up a can of worms.
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@Mma ******
 Yes! Mr James seems to have some serious issues and he clearly doesn't really know what he's talking about!
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@Steve ******
 Clearly you don't. You're here to troll and suggest doing illegal and insulting things.
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@Paul ******
 Give it up Mr James, you're obviously living on a different planet to everyone else!
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@Steve ******
 they'll end up in jail if they listen to your advice. You're acting like an entitled brat.
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@Steve ******
 trading in Phnom Penh using Baht. LoL. That's the dumbest thing I've read on here in a long time.
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@Paul ******
 You obviously don't know the Thais and the Cambodians very well!

They'll trade in anything, even your Grandma!
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@Steve ******
 I know the Cambodians very well and Thais too. They're not idiots. They'll trade in their own currency or other acceptable ones only.

Pushing Thai Baht on someone based in Phnom Penh is an insult. Next time, try purchasing something with Bangladeshi Taka and see how far you get.
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@Dale ******
 if you can't even afford to get your wife a passport then you really can't afford to be traveling anywhere.

Like I said, border passes only allow limited travel near the border. Ask any immigration officer. Or take the risk your wife ends up in a Lao or Cambodian jail. As they say in Thailand "up to you".
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Paul *******
You're both full of shit. You need a passport and no Steve, Baht can't be used in Cambodia except near the border. Stop trolling here.
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@Dale ******
 there is no "Asean agreement" its only an agreement between the border provinces of the two countries that adjoin one another. There is an Asean agreement that allows member states to travel to another member state with a visa exemption though. Nearly all members have signed on but some exceptions still exist. For instance, Thailand doesn't allow Burmese citizens to enter visa free (except for limited travel near the border on day or weekly passes) so the visa exemption they're eligible for is only for arrivals by air and vice versa.
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@Paul ******
 absolute rubbish, my wife and I travel by touring bike all over Asia. She's never had a problem. Don't know who's been feeding you full of crap.
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@Steve ******
 absolute nonsense. Please don't provide this kind of advice, because if people listen to you they'll get in trouble. The truth is where border passes are acceptable they're ONLY valid in the province or state that you entered in.
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@Paul ******
 You're way out of touch, I dont know where you get your info from but it's certainly not from practical experience and your info is way off the mark. I'm 100% convinced no Thai's will "get in trouble" if they listen to my advice 😂
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@Paul ******
 Complete bullshit, my family regularly travel from Chong Sangam to PP on the border pass for business, where they also trade in Thai Baht!
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@Steve ******
 No. Like I explained, for Cambodia that isn't an option (anymore) and even when it has been, only limited travel from the border is ever permitted on a border pass. A Thai can't roam around any neighboring country without a passport. Only the border district or province entered (each one has their own rules).
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@Paul ******
 The border pass is valid for 72hrs, you can go anywhere in the Country. So you CAN roam around the whole country without a passport albeit only for 3 days!
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@Paul ******
 my wife gets in under ASEAN agreement with ID. 3 Day pass, same as Laos
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Nick ****************
I thinkThais can travel to neighbouring countries on ID card alone.
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@Nick ***************
 need passport she won't need a visa to go she'll get into Cambodia without a visa but will need a passport
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@Nick ***************
 no
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 Wrong. Only short travel within the border district or province entered and must return the same way you came. Cambodia stopped allowing it a few years ago due to criminal activity involving casinos, so now it's passport only. For Laos and Myanmar, a border pass is permitted but each province/border checkpoint has their own rules.

A border pass requires you to apply during Thai government office hours and pay a small fee, which depends on the length of the permit (usually 30 Baht for one day, 120 for 3 days something like that). Except for Myanmar, the other countries require a passport if a Thai wants to bring a vehicle across.
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@Paul ******
 I would never buy Thai beer. 555
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@Paul ******
 they know I am only going for the Beer Laos 555
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 how is the price of beer Lao compared to beer Leo?
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@Paul ******
 ahh thanks. I usually just hop over the border with my passport. Wife and daughter on ID Cards. They don’t even stamp my passport now. Just put a sticker on the car and take it off when we leave.
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@Nick ***************
 How is it that they don't stamp your passport though? Legally you need an exit stamp from the Thai side to be able to obtain a Lao arrival stamp and the same in the reverse direction.
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 What border and how far/how long do you go for?
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@Paul ******
 Nong Khai and anything from a couple of hours to 3 days.
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 Ah yes, that works. I think the limit is 3 days and only for travel within Vientiane city (Kampaeng Nakorn as it's known in Lao).
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Also, where is this couple traveling to within Cambodia? The answer is passport ONLY in any case, if it's Siem Reap or Phnom Penh, irrespective of whether the mode of transportation is by car, bus or plane.

The same applies to Laos and Myanmar, where border passes are acceptable for some types of overland travel, but to reach the interior of either country, a passport is mandatory. Border passes only allow travel within either one district or one province. So a Thai going to Vientiane by road, can use a border pass and spend up to 3 days and 2 nights there, but in order to bring their own car and/or to travel to other provinces and/or exit elsewhere, a passport is compulsory.
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Brad **********
Not sure, but I traveled to Laos from Thailand with my girlfriend & her family! I was the only one with a passport??????
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@Brad *********
 For Laos that's permitted IF it's a short stay of 3 days or less (or perhaps 7 days depending on the border crossing as each one has their own rules) AND a Thai using a border pass isn't bringing a vehicle across the border AND they're staying in the same province entered. For example, if a Thai enters Savannakhet from Mukdahan using a border pass, they're permitted to roam around that province but have to return the same way they came AND they can't bring in a vehicle. To drive a vehicle across, I believe it's passport only.

There are some local border crossing points which are locals only and use a ferry so you can't bring a vehicle anyway (such as That Phanom in Nakorn Phanom province and Chiang Saen in Chiang Rai).
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@Paul ******
 thanks for the clarification 👍
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Miriam ***********
Your friend should get his information from official immigration sources, not from FB through you.
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Thai passports are literally the easiest and fastest to process passports in the world. For 1500 Baht, your friends girlfriend can get a 10-year passport (or for 1000 Baht its a 5-year one) that will be issued the same day, mailed out the next and if she lives in Bangkok, she'll receive it just 2 days after applying (add another day or two for upcountry applications).

There is even a same day service available, whereby you apply at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pay 3500 Baht and you'll get it within 4 hours. Until today, you could apply for a passport for the normal cost of
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Baht and get it the same day by being one of the first persons to apply every day and then pick it up in the afternoon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From tomorrow, the price will revert back to the usual 3500 Baht.

Despite our many complains about the inefficiencies of Thai bureaucracy, they stack up remarkably well when it comes to issuing passports to their own citizens.

Moreover, Thai passports are cheap as chips. Virtually any Thai can afford one. If they can't, then they can't afford to run a car and must be extremely poor, because it costs more in fuel than the cost of a Thai passport just to drive from say Bangkok to Chong Chom (Surin, border with Cambodia).
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David *********
Different country ..you need passport for her , will not take long , apply straight away .
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Sri ***
Any air travel requires passport only land can be done with ID card if country allows
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@Sri **
 Wrong. Cambodia travel requires a passport, even for short journeys into the country. When a border pass is accepted (for entry into Laos and Myanmar) it only allows journeys of short distances and you have to return the same way you came.
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@Paul ******
 land is possible if country allows with ID, any air passport is must
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@Sri **
 Moreover, each border has their own rules. The most generous are the Burmese borders. Off the top of my head, here are the rules for Thais using border passes:

Myanmar borders:

Mae Sot: 1 day with car permitted within 12km of the border to Myawaddy. 7 days without vehicle and permitted to stay overnight in Myawaddy. Must use local transportation as Thai cars are not allowed to remain overnight in Myawaddy.

Mae Sai: 7 days with car permitted but only in Tachilek. Beyond that, a passport is required with a 14 day pass that allows travel up to Kengtung or sometimes even Mong Lar. Must return the same way you came. Else, a passport + Myanmar visa or e-visa and then you can travel to other parts of the country and exit from a different border. Permitted length of stay for tourist visa holders: 28 days. Must fly from Tachilek or Kengtung if seeking to travel to the "interior" of Myanmar. Overland travel west of Kengtung requires special permission and can't be granted on the spot.

Phu Nam Ron, Kanchanaburi: Thais can get a 7-day pass to travel to Dawei and back. Permission is granted to stay overnight at beaches just to the north and south of Dawei, down to Grandfather beach. If seeking to travel south to Myeik or north to Mawlamyine, a passport with visa is required. Thais using a border pass will be arrested. There is a checkpoint about 100km north of Dawei and hotels outside of Dawei and nearby beaches won't accept a Thai border pass. Thais registered in Kanchanaburi can get a 14-day border pass and have the same restrictions on travel.

Dan Singkorn, Prachuab Khiri Khan: Thais on a border pass can get a 14-day pass to travel to Myeik and its immediate surroundings. They must return the same way they came. It's illegal to travel north to Dawei or south to Kawthoung on a border pass.

Three Pagodas Pass, Kanchanaburi: a one day pass is issued to Thais with permission to travel no further than the waterfall, about 12km from town.

Ranong pier: Thais receive a 14-day permission to visit the islands of the south and Kawthoung. Generally, they want a passport here but I understand a Thai border pass is equally acceptable. Permission is granted to travel as far as 24km north of Kawthoung.
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@Sri **
 No, not anymore. Cambodia doesn't allow Thais to use ID cards. Like I explained, when an ID card can be used, it only allows limited travel within the same border province and you can't bring your car. For that a passport is required.
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But what happens when she coems back and they think she is Cambodian with fake Thai ID?
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@Shane *******
 I know you're being sarcastic, but the fact is, she won't be allowed to leave Thailand without going through immigration and presenting her passport.
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@Paul ******
 USA has no exit check
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@Shane *******
 Yes true, but in Thailand (and most other countries around the world) there are both entrance and exit checks.
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@Paul ******
 oh ok so it's not like USA/mexico
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Get a passport very quickly, they have automated machines in MBK and apparently in 50 other locations. Took my wife 20 minutes in machine picked up passport 3 days later.

I think ID can only work at land border not sure though
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 Doesn't work for Cambodia. Border passes were suspended a few years ago, so a passport is a must. It's even faster than 3 days in Bangkok. Apply today and receive your passport in the mail the day after tomorrow (2 days later) by EMS. EMS makes deliveries on Saturdays too.
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@Paul ******
 ah ok actually been about 13 years since i did land border crossing to cambodia
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 Yes, back then border passes were permitted, but it was mentioned in the news maybe 3 or 4 years ago that they put a stop to it. Only for Cambodia though. Laos and Myanmar are still fine. Malaysia - not sure.
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@Paul ******
 think malaysia is only for registered people in adjacent states/provinces but again that may have changed after all the roghinya smuggling a few years ago. Again been a while since been that far down
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 Ah I see, yes that could be. I was just down in Malaysia a month ago and don't recall even seeing a border pass office or option but I didn't really look either. I arrived by car and used the booths for drivers to get stamped out. I then crossed back at a different border, which is much smaller and quieter but same thing there.
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Tony *********
Your traveling to different country so yes need passport .
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Bård ********
For 3,000 baht it taks 3 h in Pattaya. 1,000 3 to 5 days.
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@Símon ***************
 needs a passport but it only takes a few days
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@Phil *****
 she have passport but it is in immigration because she like travel to Iceland. It have been there for 3 weeks and they are still asking questions 😢
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@Símon ***************
 ok thats bad luck. Lets hope she can have her passport soon
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Phil ********
Generally speaking, a Thai citizen is usually able to obtain a passport relatively quickly.

YMMV
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@Guan ****
 for normal delivery, you apply today and then they mail your passport out the very next day. It is then received the day after in Bangkok and other major cities or 2 days later in other parts of the country.
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@Phil *******
 VERY quickly actually. The issuing times must be fastest in the world.
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@Paul ******
 how quick is it?
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They go with airplane.. Is it same as go with car ?
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@Símon ***************
 Yes in the case of Cambodia and yes in general, if the destination is outside of the border province entered. Each border has their own specific rules but from memory, Cambodia stopped allowing Thais across using border passes some years ago and now its passport only.
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Thank you.
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@Símon ***************
 need passport at the border also not only with a flight
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yes id card
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Ivan *********
I think you are spot on , we right up to the border crossing about 4 years ago . I have a Thai wife /sister in laws . As per your thoughts we could not enter Thailand ( we did not even try ) We had a nice meal at a nearby place in Trat .
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Onne ***********
only id card is good.
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@Onne **********
 No it's not. For starters, ID cards used to make border passes are only ever acceptable for SHORT distances inside the neighboring country but to crack down on people crossing over to Cambodian casinos and so the authorities can track them better, Cambodia stopped allowing Thais to enter with a border pass. Now it's passport only. However, it's easier to enter with a passport anyway. No need to stop off at some border pass office before the border and waste time in line applying for the pass and spending money. Just head directly for the border and get stamped into Cambodia, with a free 14 day stamp (that Thais are eligible for).
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@Onne **********
 no, passport
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 you write ID card. Id card is not passport
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Can I travel domestically in Thailand without my passport if it's being held at the embassy for a visa?
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3 months ago
What are the steps for a Thai citizen to obtain a passport?
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5 months ago
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What are the requirements for Thais crossing from Buriram to Angkor Wat?
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2 years ago
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2 years ago
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2 years ago
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3 years ago
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3 years ago
Can a 15-year-old Thai national travel domestically without a passport?
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3 years ago
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3 years ago
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4 years ago
Are Cambodians currently allowed to travel to Thailand, and what are the requirements?
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4 years ago
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Is one page enough in a passport for entering Thailand after obtaining a Cambodian visa?
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6 years ago
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6 years ago
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6 years ago
What does my Thai girlfriend need for a visa run to Vientiane, Laos?
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6 years ago
Can I visit Cambodia while traveling to Thailand for 16 days, and what visa do I need?
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7 years ago
Can a Thai national cross into Laos using only an ID card?
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7 years ago
Do Thai passport holders need passport photos to visit Cambodia?
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7 years ago
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