True, I walked up to the baggage off-on claim at Haneda airport Japan that was temporarily set up in an empty hanger and the immigration guy greeted me with a "good afternoon, Mr. Connolly". He told me they have face recognition cameras all the way from the main terminal.
Get a good lawyer, there is a lot of favorable legal avenues involving foreign possession of Thai real estate that can be achieved long term with proper contractual structure.