Anonymous participant 287 it totally is the reason. Yes not perfect, but they do this in Vietnam and other countries as well. Most people are going back to Thailand to wait though and is you did that, you would have a Thai entry stamp
if you applied on Feb 1st 2026, they just need to scan to see if any dates after that date. Would take less than a minute or two to do. They only ask for it/do it, if they have reason to believe one left or randomly selected.
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