Australians and New Zealanders may soon be able to use Automatic Gates at Suvarnabhumi

[4MyEgo]

Here's a thought, either do away with the TM30 and 90 day reporting, or make it compulsory to do online after you fixed your CRAPPY computer system, and do away with extensions after 5 years, then send the majority of your IO's to Swampy opening extra counters and then some to Don......to easy, vote for me as next PM !

Edited August 23, 2019 by 4MyEgo

[Peterw42]

Just now, ThaiBunny said:

Interesting seeing that Thai passports are not supposed to be eligible - https://www.abf.gov.au/entering-and-leaving-australia/smartgates/arrivals

You will see at the bottom of that page, last updated Nov2018.

 

Thailand wasnt on the list at arrivals but the list also said "and others"

It defiantly worked, I think it even put instructions up in Thai on the screen.

 

There may even be a joint announcement, always good for photo opportunity.

[ThaiBunny]

5 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

You will see at the bottom of that page, last updated Nov2018.

 

Thailand wasnt on the list at arrivals but the list also said "and others"

It defiantly worked, I think it even put instructions up in Thai on the screen.

 

There may even be a joint announcement, always good for photo opportunity.

I'll take your word for it (big of me, I know, I'm like that) but there's definitely been no announcement according to Mr Google

[peter14]

Oh discrimination and xenophobia   will get worse 

[Totoandlilly]

It’s safe to let kiwis,aussies,yanks and moose in, but please don’t let any country from schengen/EU us the automatic gate, to many terrorist and criminals there, Europe have become lawless continent , when I’m leave EU they should be allowed to use it though.

[Totoandlilly]

44 minutes ago, Tyrant said:

With all the arabs now in EU, a little more and Europeans will be banned from the rest of the world.

 

True. We must end the EU dictatorship 

[crickets]

Hopefully can become like Melboourne airport which takes about 2 minutes to process the e-passport for my whole family.

 

[BestB]

But how would the stamps work? or no more stamps?

[shaurene]

14 hours ago, Pungdo said:

Australia and New Zealand are part of the ASEAN Free Trade area, could be why ????

D

 

14 hours ago, catch104 said:

They are not member of ASEAN

 

14 hours ago, catch104 said:

They are not member of ASEAN

They are members in APEC. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation. There are 21 country members. I have an APEC card which allows me into any of the countries without a visa for 90 days at a time.

Edited August 23, 2019 by Sheryl
All caps changed to normal case by Moiderator. Please do not shout.

[tifino]

25 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

You better read up oi

 

https://dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/in-force/aanzfta/Pages/asean-australia-new-zealand-free-trade-agreement.aspx

well, they are hangeronerers, tugging onto ASEANs apron strings, suckling for all that it's worth;  a sort of 6th and 7th Amendments clauses, operating under the special case banner AANZFTA

[Reigntax]

1 hour ago, ThaiBunny said:

I'd suspect that Australia and New Zealand may well be negotiating opening their own smart gates to Thais

No. We still intend to send them though the gates marked "dumb".

It's the Aussie humour and something about sheep.

[chuang]

If you are O-A long term visa, how are these things work, will they stamp one year's stay.

[SuwadeeS]

Just another discrimination

[Thaifriends]

3 hours ago, sweatalot said:

Discrimination

Where are the automatic gates for Germans, Americans, Brits?

 

Moscow ????

[mngmn]

1 hour ago, ThaiBunny said:

I'd suspect that Australia and New Zealand may well be negotiating opening their own smart gates to Thais

Already open. Thais have been able to use smart gates in Australia for some time. About time the Thais reciprocated.

[PaulHamon]

1 hour ago, reargunnerph3 said:

I'm surprised it hasn't happened already as Thai passport holders can the automatic gates in Australia.

Not the last time we visited, but that was 16 months ago, I guess.

[craigieboy1973]

Mine doesn't work in australia look forward to explaining in thailand lol

[brucegoniners]

3 hours ago, sweatalot said:

Discrimination

Where are the automatic gates for Germans, Americans, Brits?

Exactly.

 

Of course my lovely country the USA doesn't have the passports with chips yet and I think that's required to make those gates work. Thailand does and has for awhile now.

[legend49]

The official claimed that mostly people pass in 15 minutes

 

and thats fast for Thai immigration?????  Singapore has you stamped in 1 minute.

[Thaifriends]

26 minutes ago, Totoandlilly said:

True. We must end the EU dictatorship 

Remembered the Hong Kong dictatorial rule. They were free as "the famous grouse"

[Marley01]

Works a treat in Bali, can’t see a problem at suvarnabhumi, unless a thai actually tries to intervene

[pmarlowe]

They have them in Hong Kong and anyone can use them. slide in your passport, it takes your picture and off you go.

[legend49]

52 minutes ago, Arkady said:

Wonderful news for Ozzies and Kiwis.  I hope they will have better luck using the machines than I have had.  As a Thai citizen the machine rarely recognises my prints first time and sometimes not at all, resulting in me being shoved into the manual queue.  I am hopeful that the new biometrics system hopefully to be introduced by the new 10-year passport concessionaire will be more efficient.  Mobile phones have no problem recognising prints every time, so I am not sure why a system costing millions of dollars cannot.

The wonderful news may take a decade to implement so we will wait.

[khunjeff]

10 minutes ago, brucegoniners said:

my lovely country the USA doesn't have the passports with chips yet and I think that's required to make those gates work. Thailand does and has for awhile now.

All US passports issued since 2007 contain chips (this doesn't include emergency travel documents issued overseas). The chips do not include fingerprint information, though. 

[helloagain]

4 hours ago, sweatalot said:

Discrimination

Where are the automatic gates for Germans, Americans, Brits?

Americans and brits turn left, germans turn right to the chambers 555555

[helloagain]

19 minutes ago, brucegoniners said:

Exactly.

 

Of course my lovely country the USA doesn't have the passports with chips yet and I think that's required to make those gates work. Thailand does and has for awhile now.

I thought usa have chips with everything 555

[Garry]

2 hours ago, catch104 said:

They are not member of ASEAN

And I think it's been reduced from 10

Quote: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

• Membership. 10 States ― Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam

 

[emptypockets]

44 minutes ago, SuwadeeS said:

Just another discrimination

Not all discrimination is negative. 

Jealousy usually is. 

[Centra]

2 hours ago, catch104 said:

They are not member of ASEAN

 

12 minutes ago, Garry said:

And I think it's been reduced from 10

Quote: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

• Membership. 10 States ― Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam

 

ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Membership

27 States – Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste, United States, and Vietnam.

https://www.nti.org/learn/treaties-and-regimes/association-southeast-asian-nations-asean/

 

[ballpoint]

I wonder if this will be able to take into account the type of visa, or if it will only be for a standard visa free entry for tourists?  If the latter, then long termers will still have to use the manned checkpoints.