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I'm sorry but it doesn't help at all. For one, we have ALL already had our identifications verified by PayPal and no doubt have been using the service for years. To claim now that we won't be able to in the future because you can't verify our identity is a cop-out. Secondly, as has been stated repeatedly, as foreigners we can NOT get a Thai ID card and therefore can NOT register with the NDID program. I'm not sure which part of that is hard to understand. We CAN'T use the NDID system. Which means, if this change is implemented, you will be cutting off almost every foreigner in Thailand that uses your service, including all the ones like myself who use it for personal matters and not business related transactions. Funny how Thailand has NO problem verifying my identity using my Passport, but PayPal can't do the same. ... View more

I am in the same boat, except I am Canadian. And literally the only PayPal transactions I make are to pay for things (or services) online, which then get  charged to my personal credit card. It is ridiculous to make a requirement that you HAVE to have a Thai ID card to prove who you are, especially when you've been verified (by PayPal) and been using it for years. Not to mention that foreigners living in Thailand CAN'T get a Thai ID card. Period. (And if you knew what it takes to even try to get Permanent Residency here you'd know what I mean.) Also note that THAILAND does NOT require us to have a Thai ID in order to get a Driving License, open a bank account, buy a condo or vehicle (or both). Seems a little "off" that we'd suddenly be required to have an ID just to keep using a service we've been using for years. ... View more