Old Croc

Not buying into the bigotry of nationalities, but on the subject of visa status, law breakers do have an impact on those of us who stay legal and hope for stress free stays. The Immigration Act is legislation, and law of the land, just like the criminal code. Breaches of the Act attract penalties such as incarceration, fines and exclusion. Thailand officialdom has always proven that they are reactionary and thus likely to introduce more draconian rules for all when a few miscreants stand out. As a bored and angry old man who's been affected by just such an over reaction by bill dodgers, I feel justified in reveling in the fate of overstayers when they're detected.

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It is noticable that the noise, bluster and childish insults have slowed down considerably on this forum. Some have gone very quiet.

MAGA's live in the moment. They have no capacity to remember past their last Trump rally nor the interllect to work out they're beng screwed even as their jobs and medical care disappear,

A perfect illustration of what the MAGA's consider humour.

He certainly does.

Some years back I was with a Brit mate at Sunday Brunch in Phuket when a character my mate knew, decided to invite himself to our table. The mate filled me in about him when he went up to the bar, and we decided he would be our entertainment for the day. He ws well known by local expats, not in a good way. He was well dressed, quite fit and had the sleeves on his short sleeve shirt rolled up to display his biceps. He also had a set of handcuffs on the rear of his belt! He started talking about himself and his exploits, claiming to be a special police officer. When I asked what he actually did he had trouble with consistancy. He talked a lot of rubbish before settling for police training officer. Asked about what sort of Police ID he had, he produced a dodgy looking card that could have been anything and made by anybody. I actually just wanted to get his full name. I queried the handcuffs, and got a "you never know when" type of answer. I told him I carried handcuffs on the job at times, but never felt the need to take them to Sunday brunch! He didn't respond. He bragged about climbing Mt Everest as part of a special British expedition. Knowing his name, I later checked on-line through the extensive records of all who have done so. He was not one of them. I can confirm a Bear Grills did it! When time to go and we were all sipping a final glass of red, I said I'd pay the bill which promoted him to sprint to the bar to grab another glass of wine despite the half full one in front of him. A pathetc pig of a man, but he provided us with many laughs when recalling the encounter.

Not sure how they would qualify for PR in Australia.

Not common, nor easy to obtain, a second valid passport. Upon renewal an old document is nearly always cancelled electronically, and physically by defacement of the cover. However, in special circumstances a second valid document may be needed by a traveller..Read the quted post again, many Arab countries refuse entry to people with Israeli stamps in their document. If travelling through the middle East it can be vital to have a second PP. What surprises me is that the German authorities issued one to the OP just because of his unfounded concerns about valid entry stamps in the old PP.

Application for second German passport. Usually, one passport is enough, but sometimes you might need a second one. For instance, if you travel a lot to countries that require visas or visit places that may deny entry because of stamps from other countries. Getting a second passport in Germany can be difficult and needs a good reason. The Federal Ministry of the Interior controls this process, and a second passport is only allowed in special cases. The German Passport Act states that a person is not allowed to have more than one passport from the Federal Republic of Germany unless they can prove a valid reason for needing more than one passport (according to § 1 para. 3 of the Passport Act). A second passport is valid for up to six years. In contrast, a first passport is valid for ten years What's the validty of the second PP, 6 or 10 years?

You may be right, but that doesn't mean my statement is incorrect, if your intent was to belittle my post. The topic was about blowhards in Thailand. Where do you live?

To address the actual question in the OP. Of course there is an over representation of such people in Thailand! Because of it's attractions of easy entry and stay, cheap living, exotica, scenery, climate, etc. this country has become an end destination for much of the world's detritus. People who don't fit comfortably in their home country because of lack of retirement funds, loss of close relstionships, loneliness, criminality, mental illness or simply needing to re-invent themselves as something bigger than their reality, move here. In the crowded expat bars, they can find a plethera of similar lost souls assuaging their various demons with cheap booze. Many are very eager to meld in with their peers and are open to social intercourse with strangers. The story tellers, who harbour a need to magnify their deeds and persona, are in hog heaven.

You used to boast about authoring books about Thailand that sold on Amazon and now here you are sprouting childish personal insults like a complete MAGA moron.

Yes, these are undocumented arrivals who have had their refugee claims dismissed and confirmed by independent review tribunals. They refuse to cooperate with removal to their home country. All can depart on the next available flight to their homes at any time by request.They choose to stay in the camps at Australia's expense for years with the hope they will eventually be accepted. These detention centers are Australian run and funded, with the host country benefitting from the economic boost it brings. They are not dumped in prisons in countries with tyrannical governments. Governments like USA can exert economic or political pressure on smaller ountries to accept their citizens back. Vietnam used to refuse to accept their criminals back until an MOU was agreed with Australia. A case of mine was one of the first sent back. He murdered someone on the street following a traffic accident