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When tourists travel across borders, the "exit inspection" is often stricter than the "immigration inspection". However, when tourists travel to Thailand, the entry inspection is also very strict, checking cash, goods, and air tickets, and the process is very cumbersome.
Many people are very puzzled by this: Aren't China and Thailand visa-free, and why are there such strict inspections?
Extraordinary scrutiny
From April 2024 to the present, Thailand's screening of inbound tourists has become more stringent. Chinese tourists are the largest tourist "customers" in Thailand, with the privilege of visa-free, but due to some special reasons, they are subject to stricter inspections!
Thai customs officers focus on four areas: inbound goods, passports, return tickets and currency, and if one of them does not meet the requirements, tourists may be repatriated by Thai officials.
Among them, "inspection of inbound goods" is the easiest to understand, and various countries have similar regulations, while Thailand's restrictions on tourists' goods are mainly in the food sector.
Raw meat, sausages, ham and other meat products that have not been inspected by Thai officials cannot pass through Thai customs to prevent the spread of viruses such as swine fever in Thailand. If a tourist violates the rules, Thai officials can fine the tourist or even jail him.
In addition to meat products, dairy products such as fruits and vegetables, seeds, cigarettes, and milk must be restricted, and only a small amount of pickles and pickles can be left unaffected.
Thai customs inspection of passports and return tickets is much simpler, and tourists only need to ensure that the passport is valid for six months. Of course, tourists should also be careful about their stay in Thailand, not more than 90 days.
The most puzzling thing is that if Chinese tourists want to enter Thailand, they must carry a sufficient amount of cash!
A single tourist must present a cash value of 10,000 baht and a single household must prepare a minimum of 20,000 baht worth of cash. It doesn't matter what currency you have, but you have to bring enough money!
Some tourists did not prepare in advance and had to make temporary withdrawals to make up the requested cash, and even then, they would be alerted by Thai customs.
The purpose of the cash inspection by Thai customs is simple: to make sure that the person entering the country has a certain amount of financial resources. Thailand does not want people entering the country to engage in illegal acts because of financial problems, or because they have no money, and they are in a situation of begging.
The word "begging" may sound ridiculous, but it is a real thing. Many people don't know that some Chinese who enter Thailand make a living by begging, and there is a certain connection between them, and Thailand attaches great importance to this phenomenon!
Premeditated begging
On March 1, 2024, Thailand and China officially implemented a visa-free policy. Before the official visa exemption, China and Thailand had been testing the waters for several months, and during this time, some Chinese took advantage of the convenience of exchanges and came to Thailand to beg.
Begging is understandable for people who are unable to work, and any country will take care of these vulnerable groups, and Thailand is no exception.
However, a small number of Chinese beggars who beg in Thailand, who are healthy, have sound limbs, and have a certain ability to work, in order to gain mercy, they dress themselves up as miserable and disguise themselves as real beggars!
These beggars often have the same disability on their bodies, either sulfuric acid corrosion, fire burns, or mutilated limbs, difficulty in moving, in a word, how miserable they are.
When the Thai police asked them about their addresses, passports, mobile phones, etc., the beggars often answered the same and inconsistent answers, which was really suspicious.
Once the search continues, the Chinese beggars who are begging in various locations will be quickly evacuated. It is clear that these people were premeditated and organized to beg.
Soon, the Thai police discovered the residence of the beggars, who lived together and exchanged the money they had begged for 1,000 baht, and even the Thai contact was the same person!
Since November 2023, it has been revealed in Thailand that Chinese beggars are begging in Thailand, when the "main battlefield" of beggars is still in Bangkok. Later, the begging range of these beggars spread to Chiang Mai and Rayong, and there was a trend of intensification.
Thai police arrested six Chinese disguised as beggars, but did not punish them severely, only repatriated one, and the remaining five were barred from entering Thailand for ten years.
At the same time, the Thai Immigration Bureau announced that it would strictly check the entry of Chinese tourists, and reduce the situation of "disguised begging" on the premise of ensuring the normal flow of Chinese tourists. Therefore, Thai Customs will only require passengers to show a certain amount of cash.
As a matter of fact, this kind of begging deception has long been outdated on the mainland, and the people on the mainland have long been surprised and will not be easily fooled. Moreover, the truly disabled people on the mainland have long been relieved by the government, so they do not have to come out to beg.
But the Thai people have never seen such a routine, and the Thai people generally believe in Buddhism, and most of them will give a charity or two when they see these poor people begging. In this way, these beggars easily gained a lot of money.
If it is just to guard against "disguised begging", Thailand does not need to engage in such a big battle, and the reason for the strict entry review is to crack down on fraudulent activities.
Anti-fraud is always on the way
After the fraud gang in northern Myanmar was smashed by the mainland, the fraudsters did not completely disappear, but were scattered in Cambodia, Myanmar and other places, and there is a great tendency to resurge.
At the time of the fraud, these fraud gangs did not dare to make direct contact with the mainland, but instead transferred from Thailand to contact the deceived people on the mainland.
The mainland police have no choice but to cooperate with Thailand, and at the same time strictly investigate the number of people entering and leaving the country, minimize the number of deceived people, and crack down on the remaining fraud forces.
In fact, mainland tourists may also be questioned by the mainland police after returning from Thailand. It can be seen how hard the mainland has cracked down on fraudulent activities.
The implementation of strict immigration control is good for tourists and the safety of Thailand, but the entry time for tourists has also increased significantly, and the entry time of about an hour is now back to two or three hours.
However, if Chinese tourists don't want to wait, they can take the "special channel" set up by Thai airports specifically for China. However, the special passage is not free, and Chinese tourists who use this passage will need to pay a handling fee of 200 baht.
Finally, tourists entering Thailand should also pay attention to one point: you can't take pictures at the airport! Many tourists have the habit of taking pictures in their lives, and the same is true after arriving at the Thai International Stadium.
However, the behavior of "taking pictures at the airport" is not allowed by the Thai authorities, and the staff will supervise the tourists to delete the photos before letting the tourists leave, and the tourists who do not comply with this regulation may be repatriated by the Tourism Authority of Thailand!
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