Originally Posted by
mcdevit
Since a few years ago when they started putting the Thai departure tax on the tickets rather than collect it before immigration has anyone ever been asked to pay it? Immigration only looks at your boarding pass. I transit BKK all the time, it doesn't even seem like they would have a procedure now to collect it.
This issue is covered in the TG forum. Your BP will reflect where it was issed (look for e.g. "BKK" in small print on the lower part of the BP). If immigration spots that your BP has not been issued at BKK they will send you back to get a BP at check-in. Check-in will check whether dep.tax has been paid and if not you will have to pay at check-in to get a new BP. Transit BPs used to be issued on different stock or should be stamped "transit" which are easy for immigration to spot. BUT as stated above there has been many reports that imm.officerers off guard will not discover that your BP is issued elsewhere than BKK.