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23 hours ago, malt25 said:

Ah ! so relevant to this post then.

It certainly is or are you THAT dense and illiterate? It was about the same charge and this is a discussion of the consequences!

2 hours ago, BestB said:

One question . Why?

 

what is wrong with using thai ID cards or passports ?

Presumably and most definitely, perhaps because using e-kyc ensures the integrity of the account opening process and eliminates the risk of identity theft or opening accounts using proxy documents or passports obtained fraudulently... or by way of deed poll in some countries which allow such a heretical practice!

On 10/4/2019 at 5:13 AM, WTProduction said:

just came back yesterday. The visa as been approved but I had to meet an agent for a proper interview.

That's just half of the "chance factor". The other half is the crossing-the-border bit. It's never 100%, even with a visa.

If he did, by stroke of luck, manage to reach Norwegian soil, then he's safe... but only within Norway's borders. He can forget about travelling. Immigration systems of most if not all countries are now connected to the Interpol database of fugitives and flagged passports. Norway will indeed not extradite it's own nationals to another country but other countries extraditing to Thailand is a totally different story.

To enjoy freedom, he would have to live the remainder of his life in Norway which would be a convenient form of imprisonment.

Nicely played, Mistel Wiloj... nicely played

On 8/23/2019 at 2:39 PM, ryanhull said:

Hi BuckBee it was, quite a nasty piece of work makes me wonder if it is the same women, I think she was quite high ranked, fairly old looking, very prison warden type look to her

 On what basis do you judge her as "very prison warden type look to her"? Been in prison to have such great insight about a warden's looks? There is some section of immigration law that says convicted felons are not to be allowed in this country. They should really think about interlinking immigration databases with those of international police systems. Hopefully in the future.

They should have refused you entry. How incompetent of that senior officer. Your history of long-term ins-outs and your claimed shock over the issue of having been questioned about staying "3 months 10 days within a 7 month period" is mindbogglingly arrogant. 

I hope that next entry will lead to a far greater level of scrutiny. 

5 hours ago, thesetat2013 said:

Difficult to believe biometrics caught him since they have only just been installed and used on a semi-regular basis. Being that biometrics is only used at the airports currently and he was caught at the immigration office. .

They keep posting their catches and claiming it is due to this new biometrics they have when in reality they are catching these guys using simple observations and actually doing their job checking for real. 

Not hard to believe at all. Prior to the introduction of biometrics at airports, blacklisted persons, convicted criminals, imprisoned and deported persons were all enrolled in the police's AFIS system. This system was then merged with the currently rolled out biometric system used by immigration. Interlinking these national systems (perhaps even with Interpol's I-24/7 database) can lead to impressive results such as the one reported on this news article.

21 minutes ago, visarunner said:

Re Filipios you wrong, in the meantime they are the only on the 2 land border limit. Myanmar can enter only by air if they want visa free entry. The Countries no hassle are Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

Nope, you're hopelessly wrong. Philippines is an ASEAN member. The same rules apply ASEAN wide. Read your geography book for a better understanding of how ASEAN transnational travel and rules work. 

33 minutes ago, RobboR said:

Only because he went to get an extension. 

How did he get back into the country?

Thought that thing was impossible with Thailand's 4.0 high tech wizardry.

He probably re-entered before this biometric system were enforced at all airports. Deported and blacklisted persons are fingerprinted and this perhaps explains why his fingerprints were already on the immigration system.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

It contained gold jewelry - rings, bracelets, necklaces and diamonds - and various currency. It was all valued to half a million baht. 

500k thb = 15k usd

Did she declare and pay duties?

Imagine if they were 8 feet long... 

In fairness to the other guy who was charged and jailed for 10 days, he too moved it to a different location, which is considered theft under Thai law, so he should be charged with theft, despite the happy ending. 

The authorities will surely condemn and arrest anyone who claims these Thai criminal gangs deserve the blame. Why? Simple logic. If the foreigners were not there, they wouldn't have died in the first place.

4 hours ago, oldskoolbeatz said:

- Did they search your phone with/without your consent?

They searched my backpack first. Then I was frisked. Things like my phone and wallet were placed on the table. After checking everything, she asked me to unlock my phone. I asked why and she simply said "i want look.. i want look".

- Were you allowed to fly to any country you wanted or only allowed to fly to Japan where you came from? Could you have flown to Laos or Cambodia??

No, I was offered no option. After being in that room, an officer returned with someone from Thai Airways. He looked at my ticket and left. Then returned later with a backdated booking. Showed my VietJet ticket. They ignored that.

- Did the airline pay for your ticket back to Japan or was that out of your own pocket? (I read that it is the airlines responsibility if refused entry??)

It was the return portion of my roundtrip ticket (LAX to NRT with United and NRT to BKK with Thai Airways as codeshare partner). Same route back. I didn't pay but was worried I might be charged more which wasn't the case.

- You showed them the money (20,000b atleast), + a flight ticket out within 30 days, did they give you a specific reason for denial?

Yep, showed them my USD + JPY (almost 1k USD combined). Showed them my Chase and Wells Fargo credit cards too. All were ignored.

- What is your next move, as Joe stated, you won't be able to get a Tourist visa without residency in Japan?

I might fly to Vietnam or Cambodia first. I just checked. There are daily ANA flights to Phnom Penh but I have to check how much it will cost me. Will drop by a HIS travel agency in Shinjuku tomorrow.

 

 

 

Ok.. left BKK at midnight and arrived in Tokyo the following day. They gave me my passport at the boarding gate in BKK but there was no stamp on it. It's as if I never arrived in Thailand. 

Japanese immigration guy leafed through my passport and asked me where I flew from. Pointed at the disembarkation card where I wrote BKK and showed him the boarding pass stub. Fingerprinted and got the 90-days sticker. 

Will getting a visa at the Thai embassy here boost my chances of entry to Thailand? Or should I fly to Vietnam and get one there, then use the land border in Cambodia?

The thing is I'm not detained. I'm allowed to roam freely in the transit area. Instructions are to be at the gate later this evening by or before 10 PM. Buying anything on duty free is not allowed. They want to see the passport and boarding pass which they are holding on to and I suspect they will only return to me either before I board or when I arrive in Japan.

Yes, will update what happens tomorrow morning. 

6 minutes ago, stevenl said:

And does the OP have an onward flight ticket from Thailand?

Any extensions on the 30 day visa exempt entries?

No extensions on the previous visa exempt entries.

I have a VietJet ticket to Vietnam on Apr 27, returning to BKK on May 2. They totally ignored it.

1 minute ago, BEVUP said:

What nationality is your passport ?

US (originally from a Caribbean country)