Thank you so much! This will be my first visit to the new/old office :D
Uhm... If I travel again (thinking in going out for Loi Kratong), when returning, should I update in 24 hours or can update in 2-3 days? I thought you should update in 24 hours every time you come back...
Going to Vientiane for my first ever ED at the end of October, I hope it will be without problem... I will bring the original paperwork. Will update here.
In fact I replied to Robert's post because I wanted to know if I need the 20K with exempt in DMK or if it's needed only 10K as the Act states, because I am not sure if Robert was referring to TV or to any entry via Bangkok...
you have to show a valid ticket, and they can check if it's valid. Unless you could web check-in in advance (what usually is not possible until 14 or less days before the flight) you only have your e-ticket, and they can want to check that it's a real paid e-ticket.
Personal data protection has no matter here because you're not giving any personal data to third party - trust me, I'm a web developer from EU, the last half a year I have struggled as f*ck with the f*ck GDPR ;)
In EU every company are going to check that. At least as my experience (Qatar and Cathay Pacific) and my friend's experience.
And remember that this is not only the airline - the inmigration officer can ask for it as well. It's not as easy as not fliying with some companies.
Anyway, I can not understand the "I'd change airlines". If my onward ticket is legit, I have absolutly no problem they check it in the company website - with my previous consent.
I've traveled with TV sometimes. But last year I traveled with visa exempt because I was arriving at CM and two days later traveling to Laos - it was a Laos-Camboya-Vietnam trip. This year I came in another exempt because I'm applying for an ED Visa, and in my country is a pain to get a SETV/METV (3 days, and implies a 500Km travel and hotel stay or pay an absurd fee to UPS)
Duncan Riley let's see it in other way: the officer ask you to prove your onward ticket. So he ask you to YOU enter the website and put your booking number in it. Do you think it's illegal? Or even unethical?
In fact, they have already your name, and if you show the ticket you're showing him the booking number. They can check it in the website and I can't see any illegal here.
You're responsible of prove you have an onward ticket. If the prove involves you show it in the company website... well, it's the prove.
Of course, you can refuse to do it; but then, you have not proved anything so they can deny entry.
BTW, they checked my onwards tickets twice in Europe, the land of the GDPR - which don't have any to do with this, because you're not giving any personal data more than your name, which your air company has already. And, in the case you think you're doing it, the important part is "without consent", but you're giving consent - because if you don't, they'll deny entry.