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Re:Immigration Crackdown on Digital Nomads in Chiang Mai, Th... by BenC88 on Wednesday October 01, 2014 @07:50AM (#8393829)
Some would argue what carrying your passport at all times is riskier than facing a small fine.
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Re:Immigration Crackdown on Digital Nomads in Chiang Mai, Th... by nraynaud on Wednesday October 01, 2014 @08:20AM (#8393915)
I would advise you to at least keep a copy of it. In France that I know best, they could book you up to four hours to find your identity without any suspicion of wrongdoing. But if you carry a copy of it, everything changes, because now they have to either accept it as true or make a case for falsification of papers ID.
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Re:Immigration Crackdown on Digital Nomads in Chiang Mai, Th... by wila on Wednesday October 01, 2014 @09:14AM (#8394090)
Same in Thailand. The copy is not legally valid, but helps a lot when asked for your ID. If you show enough respect to the officer then it might be sufficient.

Side note I lived in Thailand for several years and was never asked for an ID.

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