Maestro

Correct. This is one of the situations where the distinction between visa and permission to stay is crucially important.

I wish I could say that you are exaggerating with the "50% chance" claim but I would be hard put to prove that I would be right.

Did the immigration official ask you before or after he scanned your passport?

Correct answer: "Yes sir, I did it myself"

I'm still trying to recreate the problem that Liquorice reported to me via PM. No luck so far. A couple of links have gone dead, which is not surprising with government websites.

I removed some abusive posts made by the OP an the replies to them. This topic is now closed.

During the last two weeks of your permission to stay, goto the local immigration office in the province where you will then be staying.

Thank you. Mistery solved: different mobile phone providers use different USSD codes.

The above says it all. The good lady hopes that next time around you will help her fill her monthly quota.

I have a feeling that *102# is for checking one's phone number, not the last for digits of one's passport number àregistered with the mobile phone provider.

Your experience shows that sometimes, perhaps not always, standing one's ground earns oneself respect from the government agency concerned. Thank you for sharing it.

Thank you.

Where is the full document?

There is a TDAC database. The immigration officials at the entry points have access to this database. The immigration officials at the provincial immigration offices don't seem to have access to this database. The immigration officials in both places are part of the Immigration Bureau, which is part of the Royal Thai Police, which is part of the Ministry of the Interior.

I am moving this topic from thr Visa Forum to the Teaching in Thailand Forum, where you will probably more likely get replies.