I understand the first time you enter Thailand they take prints of all 10 fingers/thumbs. Do they continue to do all 10 on additional arrival and departures?

On my 3rd arrival after initial registration they did only one hand

I was surprised I had to register at both airports, seems not to be linked...

 

 

  It's getting ridiculous. What's next? A penis size scanner? 

 

   

11 minutes ago, Isaanbiker said:

  It's getting ridiculous. What's next? A penis size scanner?    

They will need to upgrade the scanner screen sizes...

No.

 

First time I was scanned coming into to Hat Yai back in February, 4 fingers left, 4 fingers right, thumbs together. Since then arriving at Hat Yai and Suvarnabhumi they've just needed the one scan of 4 fingers. The system, at least with the airports, seems to be joined up.

Reports vary.  I had to do 4 fingers times 2 but no thumbs on entry at Friendship Bridge, Nong Khai this week following a full set at BKK 3 weeks before.

4 hours ago, timendres said:

They will need to upgrade the scanner screen sizes...

Need high resolution lens to find the mini members for scanning,

What would it be good for, if not scanning every time?

Thailand is not the only country with scanners!

2 minutes ago, Aachen said:

What would it be good for, if not scanning every time?

They don't need to do all 10 digits every time to identify you, hence the question in the OP.

Rumor has it they are going to add a special lane for amputees..... Captain Hook, can you hear me?

it is a nice way to get germs from thousands of other people...

good for hospital business

Just now, justin case said:

it is a nice way to get germs from thousands of other people...

good for hospital business

Come now, there are not many nose pickers on the airplanes.

21 hours ago, timendres said:

They will need to upgrade the scanner screen sizes...

For egos?

My personal experience is as follows:-

When I recently flew from Khon Kaen to Siem Reap with Air Asia's "fly-thru" service, I gave a full biometric set of prints (4 fingers and 2 thumbs) with a photo at the Immigration Desk in Khon Kaen International Departure lounge. On my return all I had to show were the 4 finger prints of my right hand and a photo taken. Since then, I have flown to Yangon from DMK. On the outward journey there were only 3 Immigration desks open and the queue of passengers for early morning flights grew longer and longer, even back into the Check-in Hall! The biometric system was suspended and all we had to show were our passports, TM6 (Departure) and boarding cards. A photo was taken. No fingerprinting at all. On return from Yangon, prints of 4 fingers of right hand were checked and a photo taken. It appears to be a "hit or miss" situation depending on the number of IO's on duty and the number of passengers for processing.

I Have not been fingerprinted yet because I haven't gone anywhere since fingerprinting started. When I leave and/or come back, what is the procedure I should follow so I don't double Queue coming or going. 

Why not just take life as it comes....what the purpose/advantage... of knowing in advance?

3 weeks ago 2 of us returned from Europe. We stood in the same queue in fasttrack. Hubby got fingerprinted, I didn't. We both hadn't been f'printed in the past. 

39 minutes ago, Danthai said:

I Have not been fingerprinted yet because I haven't gone anywhere since fingerprinting started. When I leave and/or come back, what is the procedure I should follow so I don't double Queue coming or 

Absolutely scandalous and a true infringement of civil rights unless truely valid reasons for doing so!????

Of course they will always scan at least 4 fingers. It is an identification of you.

On 8/23/2019 at 11:39 AM, jumbo said:

On my 3rd arrival after initial registration they did only one hand

I was surprised I had to register at both airports, seems not to be linked...

Are you really surprised? ????

26 minutes ago, kevinmartyn said:

Absolutely scandalous and a true infringement of civil rights unless truely valid reasons for doing so!????

What's your problem? Do you think Thailand is the first country using fingerprints? If you have a new passport,you have 2 fingerprints scanned in it. 

3 hours ago, Emdog said:

Rumor has it they are going to add a special lane for amputees..... Captain Hook, can you hear me?

It's called a Premium Lane,and it already exists at Suwarnabhumi. ???? 

4 minutes ago, Max69xl said:

What's your problem?

maybe if hes never  committed a  crime he feels its a  frikkin invasion of his  privacy  like those  effin body scanners........I agree  with him too. Once youve committed a  crime is  the only time they should be taking these things.

19 hours ago, treetops said:

Reports vary.  I had to do 4 fingers times 2 but no thumbs on entry at Friendship Bridge, Nong Khai this week following a full set at BKK 3 weeks before.

They don't have a clue about how many fingers are supposed to suffice. 4 should be enough.

23 hours ago, Isaanbiker said:

 

 

  It's getting ridiculous. What's next? A penis size scanner? 

 

   

I hope they have a setting for 'it's cold and I haven't been well.......'

4 hours ago, Emdog said:

Rumor has it they are going to add a special lane for amputees..... Captain Hook, can you hear me?

What was Capt Hook called BEFORE he met the Crocodile?

For what it's worth, when I flew out from DMK a few days ago, only 1 out of 3 outbound immigration lanes I could overlook was using the fingerprint scanner. No idea why the others didn't work or weren't used, but it's quite surprising after such a short time in service. Amazing Thailand, fingerprint scanners that disintegrate after two months in operation.

 

I ended up in a lane where no fingerprinting was done. I, too, was curious if they were only going to scan the initial 4 fingers in my case, as I earlier had all 10 fingers scanned.

13 minutes ago, Max69xl said:

They don't have a clue about how many fingers are supposed to suffice. 4 should be enough.

Obviously neither do you; four is more than enough.

2 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

I gave a full biometric set of prints (4 fingers and 2 thumbs) with a photo at the Immigration Desk in Khon Kaen International Departure lounge. On my return all I had to show were the 4 finger prints of my right hand and a photo taken.

Ditto recent border hop at Nong Khai, going over the bridge.

Identical to the above.

30 minutes ago, wgdanson said:

What was Capt Hook called BEFORE he met the Crocodile?

Captain Ambidextrous.