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11 minutes ago, cleopatra2 said:

Never happened to me when I have used the PO here in Thailand.

They do request the phone number , which I give , but they have never requested to physically handle my phone.

Didn’t request, just picked up my unlocked phone and did it. ???????????? 

God son if I was going to make up a story I’d make up a more exciting one than that. No where in my post does it say she took the photo with my phone. She took the photo with her phone.  
 

They do that, they tap away at your phone, add the post office to your line contacts and send receipts etc. If you live in Thailand this will have happened to you many times. 

Easy thing to do if English isn’t your first language and you’re used to android instead of iOS. 
 

I’ve unsent it in LINE. If she hasn’t taken a screenshot it’s gone. 

Ok, here’s the story. I had to send a signed document at the post office, and they wanted a copy of my passport. I have a copy of my passport on my phone, she was tapping away on my phone and sent a picture of the parcel and my passport to my line account… and a copy of my passport to a slightly unstable Thai lady in my contacts. 
 

Is there anything she can do with that? I’m not going to find out she’s taken out lots of loans in my name sometime in the future am I?

To all those who say rappers have zero talent... Let's hear you rap then. ????????????????

Waiting for the day when I started going "All new music is rubbish, music was better in my day".

I'm 50, it ain't happened yet... When I was a kid it was the early 80s, music was sh*t. 

Good Em loves Biggie, still the illest.

7 hours ago, JackThompson said:

That's crazy.  Front side of the card is not a big deal - assuming it is just to prove you have access to the bank-statement shown - but PIN? - forget it.  I think there was a miscommunication.

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Yeah, there's a potential for thievery even without the pin, I don't have my bank book with me, but I'll go to the branch of my bank here and see if I can get a new bank card. Might be the best 100 Baht I ever spend. Better to be safe than sorry. Even if it's only a 10% chance.

Love everybody, serve everybody, trust only a few baby...

Didn't see it, but I just found it now.

^^ There's the trouble maker. Time for a new passport.

I'm not super upset or anything, I'm really burnt out on Thailand, been here for the last 6 years. Vietnam is all new and exciting, I want to go there instead. And staying out of Thailand during the twin whammies of Songkran and the elections is also appealing.

Not decided what I'm doing yet. Direct flights out of Vientiane are limited.

But anyway, there's some confirmation. 4 Thai TRs in my passport since January 2018, 4th one in a row will get you the dreaded stamp.

In Vientiane, Laos, just back from the consulate.

Said I had too many Tourist Visas in my passport (I have 4), and wanted a copy of my Thai Bank Card and pin number, and said I had to bring bank statements. I would have to write out a reason why I wanted another tourist visa. They asked if I had a Thai girlfriend(Just got one two weeks ago, told them I do now). Sometimes with immigration it's better if you don't have a girlfriend, I think in this case it would be better if I did have one, as in a thai dependant.

And they asked why I didn't get a retirement visa. That's because I'm 48.

Like a fool I went away and got a photocopy of my bank card but managed to wise up and get my passport and the photocopy of the bank card back off them. No, I didn't give them my pin number. ????

I get paid on the 22nd, they wanted me to leave my passport with them overnight but I can't provide juicy bank statements tomorrow anyway. The day after tomorrow sure.

Think I can get a visa exempt entry into Thailand over the Friendship Bridge, or I could just bugger off to Vietnam and Cambodia for a month or two. I packed and prepped for two months outside the country.

Actually quite keen to go to Vietnam, and I'm quite enjoying the hotel breakfasts. ????

13 minutes ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

Where are you getting this from? I see absolutely no indication that he was being belligerent in anything that he says in his account of how he was denied entry. His description of telling then about his girlfriend, how he liked Thailand and that he had sufficient money does not betray any hints of belligerence to me.

On the basis of "eliminate everything else". Valid visa, out the country for a decent amount of time, here's my 20,000 Baht in cash, right on the table, boom! In fact more than 20,000. No job required.

And the lad did get a little hot in the thread.

When in a position of zero leverage there's nothing left but honey.

I'm no House but that's my theory.

1 hour ago, onera1961 said:

No it is not. I could spend all night drinking in Sukhumvit side walk bars. Gone. I am asked to undergo a urine test this year just after I arrived from Amsterdam. You know what happens. Yes, they found something which is perfectly legal in Amsterdam and I had to bribe. This is a police state. People in power can make up any rules they want. This place is also becoming expensive. I just spent one moth in Benidorm and my expenditures are almost the same as a tourist in Bangkok. Bangkok is now in the top 100 most expensive city for the expats. Thailand has lost its charms. 

 

Refusing entry with an METV is outrageous. 

Yeah, my take on this is our friend got belligerent or angry and they just went "screw this guy!". He should not have been denied entry. I'd like Klaus to talk about his demeanour. He's the only one who really knows. Just a theory.

Lesson here is go by the entry points that play it straight, and travel light, carry on baggage. Anything big, leave with a friend in your country. Wallet, keys, phone, passport, a little clothes, what do you really need to travel? Leave all your big heavy stuff with your gf, or in a locker. I spend a lot of time at airports and wonder why people feel the need to pack their entire house when they go on holiday.

As for Thailand. I got interviewed last time and I was immediately thinking "Screw this country! I'm going to stay in Vietnam instead! It's so much cheaper!". Then I got to a bar with my friends and you immediately chill out and remember why this country is my favorite in the world. Got to work on that welcoming committee though. ????