The Immigration Bureau ( IB ) is putting forth new technology, including the TIS, to enhance its work at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang, Phuket, Chiang Mai, and Hat Yai are the main immigration gates ‘ main priorities, according to Pol Maj Gen Choengron Rimpadee, Commander of Immigration Division 2, which is in charge of maintaining a balance between quick service and national security.
In an interview with the Bangkok Post, Pol Maj Gen Choengron, 56, said the TIS, which is now under growth, does play an important role in improving the services of immigration officers at the airports.
The commander’s expertise in the commission spans more than 12 years. He was a student in the Royal Police Cadet Academy’s 43rd group and a student in the 27th course of the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School.
His classmates included Pol Lt Gen Itthipol Itthisarnronchai, IB commissioner, Lt Gen Amarit Bunsuya, commander of the 1st Army Corps and Pol Lt Col Wannapong Kotcharak, secretary-general of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre ( SBPAC ).
He learns quickly and is adept at handling complex issues. For instance, when former prime minister Srettha Thavisin unannounced a trip to Suvarnabhumi Airport, he learned about traffic congestion at immigration gates, which resulted in the hiring of about 300 extra soldiers and a$ 20,000 funds for new technology when he visited.
Suvarnabhumi Airport is a significant proper area in Southeast Asia, according to Pol Maj Gen Choengron, who wants to make it one of the top 20 terminals in the world in the next five years. The airport is anticipated to hold about 150 million people annually at that time.
Better company
At present, Suvarnabhumi aircraft handles an average of 120, 000 people a time, increase the power of Don Mueang aircraft of around 60, 000–70, 000 individuals per time.
” At the end of this year, we expect the number of visitors will increase from an average of 120, 000 people per day to 135, 000 per day during the high season. He argued that more officials must be put in place to prevent overcrowding at the immigration station.
Originally, each immigration official spent an average of 1–2 moments verifying passenger information. He claimed that new methods have been put in place to limit the number of people being subject to immigration power to 45 seconds.
Because the program is connected to the flight information with the airport or carriers, we have made some changes. Thai travelers are not required to have their eyes scanned and fingerprinted upon arrival, he said, despite the fact that officers are no longer required to sign the entrance mark.
With each IB official spending about 45 hours per customer, full time including queuing up at immigration does not reach 20 minutes, he said.
The IB tries to apply a territory management system, which divides arriving passengers among the three immigration zones, to shorten the time between arrivals and departures.
” We have reduced the superfluous inspection actions, but we have not cut checks that affect protection”, he said.
Security vision
Every aircraft immigration officer has a major security task, but they must move quickly through passport control to better assist global arrivals.
According to Pol Maj Gen Choengron, the Advanced Passenger Processing System ( APPS) you notice immigration officials if a card holder has an arrest warrant for them in Thailand or overseas.
We may even check their behavior and look up their card or ethnicity. For example, people with a Taiwanese looks using a Vanuatu card will be strongly monitored”, he said.
The IB has denied access to about 7, 000 individuals, including those who have been involved in contact heart con sites. They are prohibited from entering the land because of their titles, he said.
Legal or criminal groups rely on changing a person’s ethnicity or buying a new nationality. Transnational criminal organizations can hide themselves, so Ba soldiers must be more difficult to spot them.
New technologies
Suvarnabhumi aircraft will also increase its services. The issue of support rate cannot be solved by adding 300 to 500 new IB officials.
” A new engineering program is needed like at Singapore’s Changi aircraft, which uses an automated network technology program for almost all arriving passengers. We have to adapt to that in the future, but our back-end system may become strong”, he said.
In two years, the Thailand Immigration System will have improved stability control thanks to AI research and technology.
The commission is developing a pre-registration system through a website and a smart software, according to Pol Maj Gen Choengron. With the assistance of Thailand’s airports, immediately foreigners will be able to use automated card screening channels.
He sees his principal issue as being able to strike a balance between quick service and national security while working as an immigration officer.
” Our duties are similar to those of a front-door security guard, with the principal gate being at Suvarnabhumi Airport. We expel poor actors while maintaining strict surveillance and control measures, according to Pol Maj Gen Choengron.
Pol Maj Gen Cherngron Rimpadee