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What should you do if you don't have a personal reference or passport numbers for your Certificate of Entry (COE) in Thailand?

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Dec 24, 2020

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Valerie **********

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What if you do not know anyone In Thailand for a reference on your COE? I put hotel manager’s name from last year’s visit but they want their passport number too. Also, I don’t have passport numbers for US reference either. Is this going to be a problem?

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If you don't know anyone in Thailand for your COE reference, you can use the hotel you are staying at as a reference person. It may not be necessary to provide their passport or ID number. Also, if your US reference does not have a passport, it is generally acceptable.

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If your US reference doesn’t have a passport it is ok

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Garrett ***********

Just put the hotel you're staying at as a person of reference. You don't need their passport or ID number.

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