poolsiriron

I'm surprised at how many people seem to regard overstays of 10 years (or more), more as a trivial offence rather than a serious one. What I'd like to know is where do they get their money from to exist here for such a long time. Do they marry a Thai lady who goes out to work and supports them for 10 years, or do they have a very generous pension fund. Or do they work illegally, and pay no taxes for ten years (or more), which I'm sure the locals Thais don't mind at all. As has been mentioned before, I'd much rather respect the Thai people and the country by living here and obeying their laws - all of them.

Poolsiri_Ron

Surely retirement and permission to work are contradictions in terms.

Poolsiri_Ron

I was refused boarding with EVA in December last year for not being able to produce an onward/return ticket. I had a multiple one year Non O visa valid for 5 months. I had to buy a return ticket on the spot before I was allowed on the plane. You can find my full story in a previous posting. I finally got the full refund for the extra ticket yesterday! This is the only time this has happened to me.

I agree with Maestro - the biggest risk seems to be with the airlines, and not Thai Immigration.

Poolsiri_Ron

First the good news. Today I received confirmation that I will get a full refund from EVA on the air ticket I had to buy at Heathrow, (see my previous post). The bad news is that EVA will pay the refund into my Thai bank account, but this will take two to three months! And as the exchange rate is dropping, I reckon I will end up about 7 thousand Baht short.

The email I received simply stated that I will get a full refund and sorry for the delay. I really think that I should get a full apology.

I have travelled with EVA quite few times, and and have always been been impressed with their aircraft, and have enjoyed travelling with them (as much as you can enjoy a 12 hour flight). I've got to go back to England in four months time, and you can guess who I won't be going with. But more to the point, I don't want this to happen all over again. So if I go armed with Maestro's printout, a re-entry permit, and a valid 1 year non O visa, do you think I'll be safe.

Poolsiri_Ron

Theyreallrubbish-hope everything goes OK. Seeing that EVA say that you won't need an onward ticket, I'm determined to try to get the 200 pound admin fee back as well. To Maestro, I'd like to use the page you talked about, but as this is the first time I've ever used a forum, please forgive my ignorance, but could you please tell me where your attachment is.

Poolsiri_ron

You could say you're travelling overland to Krabi, and get a one way ticket from there to Kuala Lumpur. Look on AirAsia's site and hunt for any promotions. You should be able to get a flight for about 1500-2000 Baht. Tickets are non-refundable though.

Re my comment about only one check-in desk enforcing rules. I only found out because I was redirected to an information desk where five other people were in the same boat as me, and they told me they had been refused at the same desk. By that time it was too late.

Re the comment about tickets being fully refundable. I understand that a hefty administration fee will always be levied.

I was another caught by EVA at the end of last year. I now live in Thailand, and bought a return ticket Bangkok-London-Bangkok. I have a valid year's Non O visa. At Heathrow, check-in insisted that I have a flight out of Thailand. When I pointed out that I live in Thailand, and didn't need to go out of the country, the woman then said that I did not have all of the necessary documents. When I asked which documents she meant, she replied a residency permit, or something like that! I had to buy a return ticket for 800 pounds. New rules just introduced in the last three months they said. Funnily enough, it was only at one of the check-in desks that these rules were being imposed. I travelled to England last year with EVA in exactly the same way, and had no problems at all. Thai immigration let me into the country without asking for an onward flight - I'd left this blank on my departure card, (just to see what would happen) nor did they ask to see an onward ticket. I went EVA office in Bangkok and asked for a refund on the tickets I was forced to buy. They agreed immediately, but charged me 100 pounds administration fee for each leg. When I asked if a re-entry permit or a residency permit would be acceptable extra documentation in the future, they could not assure me that they would be. They suggested that I buy a cheap flight to KL.

As I go in and out of Thailand at least every 90 days (obviously), this is the first time that this has happened to me. So was I unlucky - possibly. Am I researching re-enty permits and residency permits - of course. Actually, EVA office in Bangkok would be interested in my findings.

PS - sarcastic comments about learning how to read I do not find at all useful.