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I am considering a job with APAC scope with a foreign company without any presence in Thailand. No need for a visa as I am permanent resident here. 
How might the authorities view this in terms of WP and tax requirements?

I have been told that at suvarnnabhumi Airport the automatic passport check gates are now in service again for Thai nationals. Previously PR holders were able to register to also use them. 

anyone knows if this possible again and what is required to do so?

• In certain cases, German citizens may apply for dual nationality, allowing them to acquire foreign citizenship while retaining their German citizenship.

There are some exceptions. Looking for someone who has been able to maintain German nationality and acquired Thai nationality

I have German passport and PR for more than 6 years. Is there anyone out there who has first hand experience with getting Thai nationality and NOT relinquishing German passport?

If they ask for it simply give it to them or look for a different company.

My husband managed the comms with them in Thai. Nothing to hide


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I signed a contract for life insurance with Prudential not having to give any medical information. Now they are calling me to get an HIV test done after they found out I am gay.

Anyone has had similar experience?

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Sorry to hear, but thanks for the feedback. I have no further ideas at this time.

Thanks onthemoon. The scanner system cannot read my passport


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Good luck at arrivals next time then.
 
By the way, I have used Fast Track at Departures many times, but it's run by VFS now. Last time, the lady refused to let me in, stating that PR does not give me access, but BOI would. Dunno.
 
If you get in to Fast Track, after security check there is a small door that connects Fast Track and general area, so you can go to the auto-channels there. 

Good luck at arrivals next time then.
 
By the way, I have used Fast Track at Departures many times, but it's run by VFS now. Last time, the lady refused to let me in, stating that PR does not give me access, but BOI would. Dunno.
 
If you get in to Fast Track, after security check there is a small door that connects Fast Track and general area, so you can go to the auto-channels there. 

There are several places at Suvarnabhumi were you can register. Some may have already gotten the new machines that can read the new German passport, others have not. Where it worked for me:
 
1.) Departure, the immigration office (after passport control) that is closer the lower check-in row letters (i.e. the left one when your back is to the road). There are two computers with passport scanners in that little cubicle, at least one of them can read the new German passport.
 
2.) Arrivals, Immigration 2 (Fast Track). You have to ask the immigration officers (before passport control), because that one cubicle where they scan your passport is not usually manned. It has one scanner, and that works.
 
That is, if the problem is that the scanner cannot read the passport. If there is another problem, please let us know. The reason why I know that two machines can read it is because there was another problem when the passport could be read first time.

Tried again yesterday to register my (not so new anymore) German passport. Again no luck. 2 years since I have got it. Fo those that were able to get it registered what did IO do differently?


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I have same problem as@onthemoon. Passport canot be read in the cubicle were they scan it to update the system

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This is great news.
Did the IO mention any software upgrade done? I have not been able to use auto channel ever since I got new German passport 18 months ago.
The issue always was to get the new passport details updated in the system in that little room they go into between the two autochannel areas at departure. I did not even get to test at the actual AC machine.
So updating your PP details went all smooth with you then
Congratulations.


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It hadn't been fixed two weeks ago, but I had a long chat with the IT guy, who also talked to his office several times. There were two possible reasons why the "new" (not so new any more) German passport couldn't be read, one was software and the other one hardware. If it was the software, it is possible that it has been fixed in the meantime.
 
In any case, please do try and apply for the e-channel. If nobody tries, they think there is no demand. Kindly update us here. I would also like to ask all Germans who are interested in using the e-channel to try and apply every time you fly. Feedback in this thread would be appreciated.

Hi have been having the same issue with my new German passport as well since Oct last year. System cannot read the data page when trying to set up new PP.  Also being told that SW update is "coming" since then.
 
Very frustrating especially that at the manned IO stations there are no more queues for "Thai passports only"  when leaving. When arriving I ALWAYS go to the right for VIP, BIZ class, special needs.  Never got any questions or problems doing that

What passport do you hold?


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Congratulations!

What passport do you carry?

Now that Chinese can use auto-channel at Suvarnabhumi immigration, have they done a system upgrade that fixes the issue of not recognizing German and other new generation passports?


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Has any German passport holder of the new latest passport version has had any luck with going to immigration eGates at Suvarnabhumi?


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On 7/5/2018 at 1:51 PM, tblbkk said:

I registered with my previous passport in September 2016 and got a sticker in the back of it but I never managed to use the auto channel. When scanning the data page of my -German- passport the gate would open but upon scanning my finger a 'data error' would pop of every time. I tried it a few times, endless discussions with various IOs at Suvarnabhumi, their IT department and also Chaeng Wattana. Finally I was advised it was a general problem for the machine to read German passports (?). 

 

I got a new passport a month ago (new design) and Chaeng Wattana -upon stamping my new non quota visa- advised that generally Immigration at Suvarnabhumi had been making a mess of data entries for auto channel applications for PRs. They provided me with a print out from their system highlighting in yellow the crucial parts the IO would have to enter. 

 

Leaving Thailand one week later I tried to update my data after passing through immigration. It took an IO about 30 minutes but he couldn't update my information as the machine wouldn't read my passport according to him. The IT guy was called in who advised that the auto channel gates generally have a problem reading the new German, US and Hong Kong passports. According to him they are waiting for a software update but he couldn't tell me when it would it would come. Traveling to the EU, US and also Singapore (going out) non of the auto gates or readers ever had any problems reading my passports.

 

Highly frustrating as especially going out -if not traveling in business class- there can be long ques at immigration. Coming in is of course less of a problem as you can always swing right and use the manual counters for Thais and special needs. Any other PR having similar problems?

 

 

Hi have been having the same issue with my new German passport as well since Oct last year. System cannot read the data page when trying to set up new PP.  Also being told that SW update is "coming" since then.

Very frustrating especially that at the manned IO stations there are no more queues for "Thai passports only"  when leaving. When arriving I ALWAYS go to the right for VIP, BIZ class, special needs.  Never got any questions or problems doing that