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Of course he does. Nothing better than to deflect the accusations for his corrupt government than to redirect blame to the Russians. Worked for Hillary, almost...

I grew up in Sweden and I've been to these so called 'no-go zones'. We used to call them ghettos. But they are not ghettos in any sense of the word. We only called them that because in Sweden we don't have the same problems as in other countries, as for example in the U.S. 

Sure critizice immigration all you want. But making statements as that there are 'no-go zones' in Sweden is ridiculous.

3 minutes ago, rabas said:

Obama has maintained US policy and strategy that has been tested and proven reliable since the time of Thatcher and Reagan when they  caused the demise of the Soviet Union.

 

Then why did the Soviet Union shrink under Reagan and Russia expand significantly under Obama on two fronts, including military bases in the Middle East? Russia is now on the march (as is China). They ran from Reagan.

 

Reagan built up the US Military.

Obama reduced it.

 

Reagan open mike comment "Bombs away"

Obama open mike comment "Tell Vlad I'll be more flexible after the election"

That's like comparing apples and oranges. The cold war was about an ideological conflict. Today Russia is not an enemy. But very influential people in the military industrial complex are trying to perpetuate that myth in order to justify excessive military spending.

The reality is that with nuclear weapons there is either peace or complete destruction of humanity.

Legalize it and problem solved. Drug addicts can continue being drug addicts without resorting to crime. Which ironically I have heard Duerte himself does, being addicted to morphine.

On 12/28/2016 at 8:26 AM, phantomfiddler said:

But isn,t China doing in the South China Sea exactly what Japan attempted to do 80 years ago ? ie take over a large area that did not belong to them ! Hypocrites !

Eh no. The Japanese murdered and raped millions of people. The South China sea is not populated. Not a very good comparison.

On 12/12/2016 at 2:41 PM, Jingthing said:

That's exactly trump's B.S. excuse. Talk about baseless propaganda.

So the burden of proof lies with Trump and Russia? Guilty before proven innocent you mean?

1 hour ago, seancbk said:

Which means that every single person who comes here on holiday but replies to work emails from back home or checks on their website and processes some orders etc is 'working illegally' 
 

If you are here for more than 3 months they would probably consider that yes. Strictly from a legal point of view you are probably correct though. But prostitution is also illegal.

8 hours ago, jaltsc said:

However, there are other signs of rape.   Tests to check for tears,  semen & STDs are available in a much shorter time.

That you can somehow test for rape from tears is a dangerous myth. They did a study in Copenhagen about this. Normal vaginal sex also causes tears. Unfortunately there are men in prison sentenced only due this pseudo science. 

Jews and Arabs were living in peace. Now they have a Jewish state were around half the population believe that Jews are the chosen people and thus have rights to all the land. Not so far from what the Nazis believed about Europe and white people.

Just came back from the BOI/immigration office. They finally cancelled my visa/re-entry permit. But they made me pay 20 000 in overstay fee

I was under the impression that as long as I leave the country after my last company reported me as unemployed to the BOI office, I could come in on the same re-entry permit. But apparently that is not the case.

Love the irony that in the MRT you are told to not walk on the escalator, where at 90% of the stations you cannot fall over and die anywhere. And in the BTS, which is extremely dangerous. You are told to stand on the right.

Yes, re-entry permit. Those were the words he used. Thank you.

I think I might be in big trouble.

I went to the BOI/immigration office right next to MRT Sam Yan with the cancelation letter from the BOI office that stated I had until 30th of August to leave the country. But since I did not have the work permit book, they refuse to let me cancel my old visa. The immigration officer recommended that I leave the country, pay the overstay fine, and come back on the new non-b visa, which I was planning to do the next day. She also said I was on overstay since September 1st, and that I should come back and cancel my old visa asap.

Leaving the country they did not ask me to pay any fine. So I didn't.

Last Thursday night I came back with my new non-b visa. The immigration officer asked me why I had two valid visas. I told him to use the new one, and he wrote something in Thai in my passport and had me sign my name next to it. I later ask my girlfriend, and the note said something like: "The person refused to use his old visa".

So I think today is 88 days overstay and immigration is closed. And by Monday I will be on 90 days overstay.

1. Am I in big trouble? And if so what should I do?

2. Will I get a 1 year ban? And if so, will they deport me immediately? Or will the ban come into effect the day I voluntarily leave the country?

3. Can I still get a work permit even though I'm on the ban list?

I just called the BOI myself and what the guy there said was nonsensical. He claimed that I need to cancel my visa, but at the same time that I could use my old visa to apply for the new work permit. When I asked him whether by cancelling the visa, he meant cancelling the extension of stay. It didn't seem like he understood or knew what extension of stay was.

He also said that the old company needs to cancel me in the system. And something about the BOI having, or will, send them a letter that they have to give to me. I would then take that letter to the BOI office and "cancel my visa" (probably extension of stay).

7 hours ago, BritTim said:

 

Again, are you talking about a Non B visa or an extension of stay? Do you realize they are different and the distinction matters?

 

If you have a current , unexpired multiple entry Non B visa, I would imagine you could just leave the country (canceling the current permission to stay and any extension based on it) and return with a new permission to stay, then apply for an extension of stay based on the new employer. With no valid visa, but an extension of stay, especially if paired with a re-entry permit, it is tricky without at least some evidence that your original employment has been terminated. At a land border, they probably will not even allow you to leave without.

I do have an unexpired multiple entry non-b visa. I believe I did have an extension of stay. But after I resigned I left the country. That was little over 60 days ago. So my assumption is that the extension of stay got cancelled when my last company reported me as resigned to the BOI. But then why is the BOI office saying I need to cancel my visa and get a new one in order for them to process my application?

And the only piece of paper I have is my resignation contract that both me and my last company signed.

@ubonjoe Any recommendations on what to do in this case?

I never cancelled the extension of stay. I simply left the country. So do you think I need a special form to do that? Or is it simply a matter of showing up at immigration to cancel it? 

And is also true that I cannot get a BOI work permit on my current non-b visa? It was issued for my last company.

I've had a BOI work permit before and the new company that is applying for a new BOI work permit for me, says the BOI needs me to cancel my non-b visa first. They say that they sent my old company a form, which they were supposed to give to me but didn't. Does anyone know if this is true, and if so what form this is and how I can get my hand on one? The people at my last company are not being cooperative.