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Foreigners’ TM6 immigration form necessary for security: Nattorn

Foreigners’ TM6 immigration form necessary for security: Nattorn

While the comment about people just turning up and the authorities wanting information is fair enough, they have no way of checking on the spot if the information being given is honest, so in itself there is a problem to address. 

More importantly though, many people coming here do have visas, which means the authorities already have those people’s information. Massive amounts of time and money could be saved if visa holders are exempt from the TM6 and would only be required for those arriving without a visa.
darksidedog

In response to criticism that travellers to several countries in European do not require such a form, someone said those countries require travellers to apply for a visa before entering which provides all details.
But many travellers come with Thai visas too: Tourism, business, retirement, education or marriage visas. By the same logic the TM6 would be superfluous for these groups.
Maybe they should only split the groups at the control counters in : with visa/without visa. If hourly waiting times and duplicate data 
collection can be avoided, would be good.
tomacht8

I'll translate the commander’s comments.
“TM6s are a massive money-spinner for persons connected with immigration senior management and any suggestion of their demise will be fought tooth and nail by me until an even bigger payer has been put into place to replace it.”
Briggsy
ThaiVisa

There is more than meets the eye in the case of the long lines at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueng airports. How come this problem arose simultaneously at both Bangkok airports, and during the low season when there are fewer arrivals than the high season? 
Could it be that Immigration officials are on a work-to-rule strike for a reason unknown to us?
Clara Holzer

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