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  • Eoffrey
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    Passport Required For Hotel Stay Or Vehicle Rental

    For my first big trip I went to Thailand. The hotel I stayed at in Bangkok gave me the option of leaving my passport with them or leaving a deposit of about $100 US. On Ko Phangan the hotel required I leave my passport. It had been a long few days so I acquiesced. The last instance was from a scooter rental shop who wanted the passport or a exorbitant deposit. I have had it drilled into me to never hand over my passport to anyone except a government official for any reason. The only other place I have been outside of the US is Mexico where I did not encounter the passport deposit.

    My questions:

    Is this common anywhere besides Ko Phangan?

    How has anyone else handled this situation?

    8 years agoin Health & Safety-Shenzhen
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  • Analucia
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    Usually places are willing to take a photocopy. That said, Vietnam is one country where you do actually have to leave your passport. This is because the police have the right to ask the hostel owner for the documentation of everyone staying there. It's the law there and there's no way around it.

    I often leave my passport with the people behind the front desk in hostels because it's manned at all hours, or the passports are put in a safe. If you feel the place is shady enough to lose your passport then don't stay there!

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  • Phindiw
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    Usually places are willing to take a photocopy. That said, Vietnam is one country where you do actually have to leave your passport. This is because the police have the right to ask the hostel owner for the documentation of everyone staying there. It's the law there and there's no way around it.
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  • Abdullaev
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    A photocopy is all they ever need. Under no circumstance would I leave my passport with anyone for any reason. Go the way Wozza did, just refuse and say you're going elsewhere and watch how quickly they change their tune. There's plenty of hotels/ scooter hire/ car hire places.
    8 years ago
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  • echoirico
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    The hotel requires deposit is common everywhere, but for passport I don't think so
    8 years ago
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  • Laraadl
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    A hotel I stayed in Bangkok wanted my passport but I refused. They settled for a photocopy after I almost left to stay elsewhere. It's far to important a document for me to be handing it out to anyone!
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  • Issam
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    It is relatively common people will ask, but others won't and you should never do it. Carry photocopies of your passport with you and give them that. As for the hotels, they can take photocopies if they like, but as long as it is within my sight (ie immediately behind reception). If they get funny, there will be another hotel a short walk away.
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  • Lorrain
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    I had to do this everywhere I went in Costa Rica. Even when I rented a bike for 24 hours.
    8 years ago
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