What is this really all about? I make a withdrawal, or any other transaction at my bank, and they run off to make a photocopy of my passport or driver's license, then require me to sign it. Seeing a doctor? Same thing: a signed copy of my passport or DL accompanies my paperwork. What for? Do they think the copier is gonna get it wrong? Was there a scam in the past in which people, I dunno, photoshopped unsuspecting customers' driver's licenses? What is accomplished by this continual signing of photocopies?

I usually striketrough the copy with a note that it is just for the ocassion, eventually with a date and company name.

Renders the copy useless for something else than that what it is written on the copy.

 

It is like to write " I certify that this is a true copy of the original document. " to make the copy certified by the bearer of the original ID.

Edited March 29, 20197 yr by donim

In Thailand, a lot of places ask for a "certified copy". This is achieved by signing the copy, the idea being it works as some kind of basic fraud prevention.

 

Sometimes you may see this ink stamp used as well:

 

I come from Canada, where I am very proud to say, strangers can trust each other. 99.999% of the time, nothing goes wrong. Here, no one can trust anyone who is out of their sight,or even within their sight. I am not talking only about Thai-foreigner relations;it is equally true Thai - Thai.

3 minutes ago, allane said:

I come from Canada, where I am very proud to say, strangers can trust each other. 99.999% of the time, nothing goes wrong. Here, no one can trust anyone who is out of their sight,or even within their sight. I am not talking only about Thai-foreigner relations;it is equally true Thai - Thai.

And of course some people believe in 99.9999% statistics they made up.

Are there any jails in Canada? If yes, why?

It's the same when you go to immigration for your annual extension of stay, I sign everything in advance to save time, I should ask my neighbour to do it, they probably wouldn't bat an eyelid, it's really pathetic.

i recently did an extension  visit to im office  i only initialed all the copies rather than full name  it did not create a problem 

If you ever get married and it's a immigration head office that's bad enough go into another province imm office and your get handwriters cramp.  

5 hours ago, donim said:

I usually striketrough the copy with a note that it is just for the ocassion, eventually with a date and company name.

Renders the copy useless for something else than that what it is written on the copy.

 

It is like to write " I certify that this is a true copy of the original document. " to make the copy certified by the bearer of the original ID.

That's Thai style.

They will not strike through the whole copy,  just 2 diagonal strokes across lower left corner of the copy. Write date, for whom or for which purpose,  signature. 

 

They do this for a reason.  You can do many things with an unsigned copy of your girlfriend's ID card. 

Land has been sold this way. 

On 3/29/2019 at 6:45 PM, Kwasaki said:

If you ever get married and it's a immigration head office that's bad enough go into another province imm office and your get handwriters cramp.  

I remember one year I counted how many times I had to sign my name at immigration to extend my Non B visa: 148 times.