Finally the egates in Thailand: at the moment the revolution is starting in Bangkok
There is one moment of a trip to Thailand that is every tourist's nightmare: immigration. Entering the Kingdom does not [...]
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There is a moment of a trip to Thailand which is the nightmare of all tourists: immigration.
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Entering the Kingdom is not difficult, visa on arrival now extended to 90 days, But it is passing the controls that is frustrating.
Of course if you travel business class, or first, there is fast track, but If you travel in economy and arrive at the wrong time, for example when the A380s of Emirates, Qatar, Korean, as well as a few dozen other planes of different sizes land, you can spend as much as 90 minutes in line before you get the coveted stamp in your passport.
Same thing, of course, on the way out of the country, but things have finally begun to change.
Egates at Bangkok Airport
In the past few days I experienced for the first time the exit through automatic portals, scanned my passport and recognized the face I passed over in less than 60", of course I was lucky since there was no one there, but where there used to be a counter with an attendant now there are at least 3 if not 4 automatic portals.
The interesting thing is. I was able to use them on the output even though I had passed traditional controls on the input, complete with a chat with the gendarme and a stamp in the passport. There is not only the time savings, but for those who travel often the exit stamp is avoided saving valuable space on the pages of the document.
Hopefully, this novelty will be extended into the coming
At the moment, incoming egates are mainly for Thai citizens and residents, but we hope that as is the case in Singapore, Malaysia and beyond, total automation will soon be achieved in the land of smiles. No more hours lost in the queue, no more time wasted debating how spoiled the document is, and above all, no more stamps in the passport.
Now let's see how long it will take to see these machines also appear in Phuket and at Dom Muang, the second port of Bangkok, Where the last time I landed, I queued for over 90 minutes.
In conclusion
More and more Asian nations have set up automatic systems for entry into the country. Entering Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and many other destinations is truly a pleasure. From the plane to the baggage claim belt in less than 10 minutes.
