Old Croc

Apart from all the people in the various entertainment premises who were randomly checked as outlined in the OP. The alternative being a compulsory visit to the police station. You persist with your mindless one liners on my posts.

Nobody should ever be dragged back to a police station just because they can't produce their PP, or a facsimile on a phone. Elsewhere, technology has been available for decades to remotely search a data base for visa details. Cherry picking is also considered an infringement of people's rights in most places. Compelling people to carry a valuable document with them at all times encourages crime. Theft of a passport in a crowded social area is a real crime.

I've been asked to bring six colored photos this year, 3 in 3 out. Can vary with offices and officers.

Unfortunately, not all offices work the same way. Last year I booked an appointment on-line, but it was ignored by the IO and I was given a number in last place. After a 2 hour drive I had to wait about the same time again before getting a very officious officer who took over an hour to finish shuffling papers and getting approx 7000 signatures on every scrap of paper he could find, despite me having already done so on most. The 2 hour drive home made it a long day. Having to go back again a month later is a pain. (I won't entrust my PP to Thai post)

I've extended multiple times using both methods. I would much prefer to still use retirement but have an O-A visa and refuse to purchase the corrupt insurance that was added to the criteria long after issue. (I'm not able to buy this insurance now if I wanted it) For some the marriage path is much more friendly financially, but I have always maintained more funds than is required for either method so is not a decider for me. Marriage requires the photos and several other additional vexatious tasks, a much lengthier processing time on the day, and a waiting period of a month necessitating a second 125 km drive for the stamp, I know, a border run to change to an "O" could make life easier, but it's not so easy for someone in a wheelchair. I'll just have to man up!

I was about to post that the victim has been named in the media in Perth, his hometown, but I see another has posted a link. He lost an infant daughter in the tsunami in 2004, but has always held a strong connection with Thailand.

I have a slow heart rate, resting about 48, this prompts many doctors I visit for other reasons, to check further. I take medication. Over the last 1/2 dozen years I've had 3 or 4 EKGs and several Echo tests. I self-insure, and it is not cheap to get these tests done in a private hospital. Not a problem for me because before moving here, I made sure money would not be an issue with any future unforeseen event. My last EKG was in a small government hospital and cost peanuts (Under $25 including some blood tests). The downside was that the doctor was not a cardiologist, and any more advanced treatment would involve travel and expense. Low cost rarely gets top level care. My wife lost both parents in the last couple of months. The care available locally was minimal, but neither of them, nor family, would move to the big hospitals in the capital which may have prolonged their lives. I did offer to cover costs. The OP doesn't want to hear this, but if you move to a foreign country with the bare minimum funds and no insurance at all, the only thing left for you is the charity of others. I wish the subject well and hope he has enjoyed his life choices.

Yes, correct. I changed my mind after a second close up look.

Concrete trucks have a good rep in one-on-one confrontations.

Looks like a toad.

No money in board games? Is the work permit office open on 1st April?

I'm confused. I don't even know where British Malaya is.

Our house in Phuket has been for sale since we moved to the Isaan property over two years ago. No agencies no hard sell, as it's been occupied the whole time. The sudden influx of so many visitors to the island has apparently put pressure on long term accommodation there. We are currently choosing from 3 definite purchase offers, with another probable, received in just the last couple of weeks. This, after we increased the price by 1 mill. The Russian invasion is not sad news for some. To the poster who said I would never sell for a profit in a House rent vs Buy debate on the forum years ago, I say HA!

HaHa

Perhaps thinking is your problem. One fool doesn't change an entire country's culture. Unfortunately, all countries produce young drunken idiots, even "civilized" Canada. Canadians are not normally known for bigotry, I guess you have just changed the perception of your country as being civilized!

A lot of nonsense written here. If the guy entered legally all those years ago almost certainly it would have been as a tourist. He never would have started with the TM30 or 90-day reporting regime, so likely was not recorded anywhere. I don't know if Thailand compares arrival and departure records to pick up overstayers, I would guess not. If you keep a low profile and are supported by somebody (wife), as this character apparently did, you could stay off the radar for a long time. However, there are always some people who will report somebody they dislike for any of a thousand reasons. The dob-in is a major way long term overstayers get caught, despite agencies here claiming it's because of their sterling work. Foreigners are disliked by many locals and can stand out in Thailand. Don't like this guy's future, I can understand his distress at getting caught. He probably has little money, no passport, no prospect now of being picked up as a refugee by a western country and has a bleak future if returning to Iraq.

Come on! Why would they arrest a Euro Citz on departure for a missing arrival stamp in this day and age? There' more to it than that.

Three, according to their website: International Patient Services | Bangkok Hospital Phuket – International Hospitals in Thailand (phukethospital.com) Phuket, as one of the most visited places in the world, is a center for international medical tourism and. of course with so many tourists, a certain percentage will come to grief during a visit. BHP is a truely international hospital, perhaps more so than almost any other in Thailand. They've always had a large staff of interpreters available. Obviously, they now have Russian speakers on staff..

Here is my theory, just for amusement, probably for my critics, and I am also risking being compared to a fictional detective from a TV show made 50 years ago, [Theory Only] The lady is not a Euro citizen. She entered some time ago from an unknown country with little protections for individuals. She worked (!) and overstayed (speculation), before coming into possession of a Dutch passport (illegally) and was attempting to use it to depart Thailand and enter the Euro zone where she could apply for refugee status. I don't think the modern and cyber equipped Immigration Dept of today would be mistakenly locking up legal tourists from Europe. Just a theory, and if wrong feel free to mock.

If you really have to diss something, you will look a lot more believable and less foolish if you were up to date on the subject. That crappy old airport, and probably most of the staff who annoyed you a dozen years ago, are long gone. It's been massively upgraded over the last 10 years to a point where it is capable of handling 15m pax in a year (before covid), second only to Bangkok. Phuket International Airport - Wikipedia

Did you read the title of this thread?

I made comment in another thread about why I think they do it. Unsure why you pose this question at me as I didn't make mention of it in my post here.

I remember that case. About 10 passengers found a door direct to the baggage area and by-passed Immigration processing. Technically entered illegally. Should have been handled differently by Immigration at the time. This case is not the same. I'll wait for further updates to find what this lady's story is.

That's not true, and I'm very sure the saying refers to a different part of the anatomy.

I wouldn't give 2 satang for that gem of a post.