Originally Posted by
gallagher
Are you sure? IIRC in February this year I was allocated nice yellow sticker which indicated I was a international transiting passenger. My luggage came out in a separate area in HKT and I cleared customs there
I cleared immigration on arrival in BKK this past February and picked up my bags in the intl baggage area in Chiang Rai...previously you cleared immigration at your final destination (HKT, CNX, CEI, or KBV).