In Reply to: I've only ever been asked to fill out a posted by juba anne on Friday, 8. October 2010 at 18:36 Bali Time:
I have had to for quite awhile now
I fill in the obligatory form & the hotel etc takes a photocopy of your passport.
I usually now carry a couple of copies & just hand one over.
If the hotel can copy there & then the passport is given back straight away.
Other places may take it until it can be done then it's returned