9 minutes ago, oldcpu said:

but when I check into a hotel in Thailand, they still want my passport. 

 

When I go to fly on a domestic flight, they still want my passport. 

For a hotel, they still need to file a TM30 for you.  That requires your passport number (and also your passport country). A Thai drivers license includes your passport number but I don't believe a pink ID card does.  So they would still ask for your passport in order to file the TM30.  Normally they just ask for my passport country verbally with my Thai DL.  

 

I'm surprised about the domestic flight one.  I haven't used my passport for a domestic flight for a few years, since I got my Thai drivers license.  If they accept that, they should have no problem accepting a pink ID card.

7 minutes ago, BrandonJT said:

For a hotel, they still need to file a TM30 for you.  That requires your passport number (and also your passport country).

This comes up regularly and folk posting they used TDL or pink card etc. 

Few weeks back I checked into hotel in Pattaya. 

I thought I would experiment in order to post on AN. 

I flipped over my TDL. 

Lady: Need passport

Ok so I give pp. 

After looking and looking in pp.. 

I ask : what are you looking for. 

Lady: your visa. 

 

I then pointed out my current annual extension page. 

Lady: thank you

 

Bit tired of folk posting a pp not required to check in hotel. 

I'm sure it happens. 

What's the point. Have your pp for hotel, bank, domestic flights... Whatever. 

 

P/P needed now even for booking a long distance bus .

10 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

 

Bit tired of folk posting a pp not required to check in hotel. 

I'm sure it happens. 

What's the point. Have your pp for hotel, bank, domestic flights... Whatever. 

 

I checked into hotel in Bangkok last week with my Thai drivers licence. 

No problem. So it does happen

12 minutes ago, ozfarang said:

No problem. So it does happen

Of course it's possible. 

Especially hotels not filing a TM30

5 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Of course it's possible. 

Especially hotels not filing a TM30

Said hotel files TM30

15 minutes ago, ozfarang said:

Said hotel files TM30

Didn't file you for you. 

This is all off topic. 

Go back to OP. 

 

The thread concerns certificate of residence. It's not about is it possible to check into a hotel with TDL. 

For things such as obtaining a COR or 30 day extension etc etc may/will require a TM30. 

The fact that hotel you checked into did not file a TM30 is irrelevant. 

31 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Didn't file you for you. 

This is all off topic. 

Go back to OP. 

 

The thread concerns certificate of residence. It's not about is it possible to check into a hotel with TDL. 

For things such as obtaining a COR or 30 day extension etc etc may/will require a TM30. 

The fact that hotel you checked into did not file a TM30 is irrelevant. 

IT DID