mikeymike100

Being devils advocate here, but if the stamp is for 7 months and in the database, presumably, then when this person leaves Thailand at say Bangkok airport, how would the IO at the airport know a mistake has been made?

If you use agents, you don't get a visit?

Yes, but don't give your name or address?????

I worked in Taipei for a few weeks about 8 years ago, very interesting place, especially the food, but I found very few people spoke any English, which made thing rather difficult.

Its not the smart car that did a bad job its the people operating it?????

That's all you need! Been doing 90 day reports at Soi 5 in Jomtien for 7 years, first time say after going overseas TM47 after that just your passport with bar code slip from last time!

If I have a valid visa/extension of stay, not married, living where I am registered, do my 90 day reports, why would they feel it necessary to visit me? To be fair I have been here 20 years and they haven't! Their job is to ensure every foreigner is in Thailand legally. if not what is their job description?

Right, if someone had been charged and convicted of a crime relating to this, surely it would have splashed all over the news/social media. Now if it had happened to one agent, all the others would be up in arms, protests, maybe, I don't know, but it would big news? Certainly on forums like this?

I am in agreement with you that people can and should discuss the topics presented and related topics, but where do you draw the line? The topic of 'retirement visas and agents ' has been done to death and really people have there own views on it? Its a personal decision and I accept that. As for foreigners doing it in your home country, well that would depend on where that is? It would be naive to assume Thailand is the only country that has corrupt cops/immigration/judiciary? Corruption is widespread in most countries, maybe not so obvious, but its there?

Wouldn't that be ironic?????

Immigration might spend their time better by visiting houses/condos etc where they have information about people overstaying, instead of 'harassing' people who are legally in Thailand? Presumably illegal over-stayers would take precedence over legal people?

This has happened is the last few weeks. As others have said , avoid Mondays and Fridays and any day after a holiday!

The reason Jomtien is taking longer with just about everything is not because they have changed any of their procedures, its because of the sheer volume of people applying. There has been an influx of Russians and others in the area, plus now Covid is, lets say 'over' many people have returned. They cannot cope and are therefore taking longer to process everything, its not rocket science!

Aren't the recent irregularities all connected to the Chinese mafia/gangsters/businessmen?

Absolutely correct, but now with social media etc it may spread faster than anyone thinks?

Certainly agree with you, its tough to match the original, but I thought Top Gun Maverick did it and also the John Wick series are also very good?

If you are out in the 'sticks' as it were, then quite possibly, just don't go to Phuket or Pattaya? The smart BMW's will catch you?????

Here we go again? How can this song be called racist, or even one word of it? Why do we have to put up with this <deleted>? Radio stations should be ashamed! How can the word 'yellow' by itself be racist?

In a public place, outside........NO!

I wonder how many bars are selling alcohol without a license? Must be hundreds in Thailand?

Quite so! Thailand and TAT only think about one thing, Money? Everything else is secondary.

News to me also! Maybe in Bangkok its more normal? Is this kind of thing the shape of things to come?

As before Musk took over, bought Twitter, the execs and CEO were banning, or suspending people like Trump, Jordan Peterson, Charlie Kirk etc, because it was and still is a private company and they had every right, so surely Musk has that same right, its effectively his company?

It is amazing, its almost like 'someone' tipped them off?????

Maybe double?????