Can I go from Pattaya to Bangkok and check into a hotel there if my passport is physically in the immigration office for a student visa? Is it possible about checking into the hotel will not show the original passport, can anyone know?

[Maria]

Can I go from Pattaya to Bangkok and check into a hotel there if my passport is physically in the immigration office for a student visa? Is it possible about checking into the hotel will not show the original passport, can anyone know?

[William]

Thai driver's license can be 100%, maybe even international ones, or if you're lucky and they accept it, then a printout of your passport will take you for a ride.