Why do job advertisers want you to send copies of your passport?
That’s a very good question and I don’t think there’s a really straight answer. When Thai jobseekers apply for any job in Thailand, they usually have to submit copies of their ID card and house registration. So schools asking foreign teachers to submit a copy of their passport could simply be a ‘mindset’ and there may actually be little point to it. However, I’m not surprised that the mindset exists.
Going back to Thai jobseekers, they often draw two vertical lines through the copy and write something to the effect of “this is a copy and only for use by XYZ company, etc” and then they sign and date it. That said, I don’t think Thais are anywhere near as paranoid about ‘identity theft’ as other nationalities are.
