I was living in Thailand for about a year previously before I moved on to other parts of Asia. During my stay there, I was doing border runs every month, so there's a clear history in my passport of stamps. I also overstayed my visa twice - two accidents.
Next year I'm planning on returning there only for a couple weeks. I'll probably be crossing the Thai/Burmese border at Maesai. Here's my question: I don't want to get there and be denied entry or go through a big deal. If I get a new passport, do they check the passport number on a computer for previous overstays/entries, or do they just look through your passport to see any previous stamps? Would a new passport convince them that I hadn't been in and out before, or is there some sort of database?
New Passport And Immigration?
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Hi,
I was living in Thailand for about a year previously before I moved on to other parts of Asia. During my stay there, I was doing border runs every month, so there's a clear history in my passport of stamps. I also overstayed my visa twice - two accidents.
Next year I'm planning on returning there only for a couple weeks. I'll probably be crossing the Thai/Burmese border at Maesai. Here's my question: I don't want to get there and be denied entry or go through a big deal. If I get a new passport, do they check the passport number on a computer for previous overstays/entries, or do they just look through your passport to see any previous stamps? Would a new passport convince them that I hadn't been in and out before, or is there some sort of database?
Thanks.