Can anyone respond to this question: When checking into a hotel, they ask for your passport to photocopy the picture page and the Entry Stamp page. For those without a stamp page, are the hotels overlooking that now?

@Nick ***********

I agree… Since the TM6 arrival/departure card is no longer in place, the boarding pass has all your details about you that the airlines already obtained. The TM6 only ask for lodging information which has very little impact.

When you arrive at the Immigration Desk, present your passport and your plane boarding pass.

A few at Suvarnabhumi:

Just remember not to keep your U.S. Bank account(s) dormant. To keep it active, make a small deposit at least once a year. Some banks will deem an account inactive if no activity is made within a 1 or 2 year period and will attempt to contact the owner using a mailing address on file. If unable to contact the owner, it will be sent to the owners state treasury for safe keeping until it is claimed by the owner or heirs.

If you do purchase a condo, make certain the building is not a lease-hold property but a free hold property. Meaning you own the condo but lease the building usually 30 years and after 30 years, you have to lease it again.

Note: Once you exit Thailand, that VISA stamp you entered with is no longer valid. You can get another 60-day VISA exemption when you return. Once you return with your new 60-day stamp, you can extend for an additional 30 days at the Immigration Office to total 90 days.

@Gregor *********

ah… good catch: let me rephrase:

Departing your USA home airport:

1. Present USA passport to airline gate agent.

2. Arrive Thailand- Present Thai immigration with Thai passport.

Leaving Thailand:

1. Present airline counter agent with USA passport

2. Exit Thai immigration with Thai passport.

3. Arriving USA: Present USA passport to USA immigration or use kiosk to check in.

I apologize for the incorrect information. 🤗

As others said: use your USA passport to exit USA, enter Thailand using Thai passport (stay as long as you wish). Exit Thailand with Thai passport and enter USA with USA passport. Very likely airline gate agent may question if you have no return ticket. Just show your Thai passport and they will note it into their system. We do it all the time.

When going to Laos or Cambodia, use your Thai passport as no visa is required for Thai passport holders.

When departing Thailand, use your Thai passport to exit Thailand immigration. At the departure airline, the gate agent may ask to see your USA passport.

Upon arrival to USA, Immigration officers or kiosk in USA will just welcome you back. Questions they will ask: are you bringing in food, how was your trip, etc.

Enjoy your trip to Thailand 🇹🇭