A visit from the BIB

[Can samui]

Sitting on my porch this morning and a couple of the local lads in brown ride up to my gate and ask" khun Kevin"?

Yes I say, how can I help you fine lads?

Immigration they say, just want pic on my porch with passport and the junior lad in the pic. No probs says I and they snap away and off they went.

Very polite and personable visit and over in 3 minutes. Never been checked before but all and all a painless process.

 

 

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[khunPer]

They began with home visits by BIB on behalf of Immigration about a year ago – just want proof of the alien staying at the address with a photo showing the alien + house number + passport + one BIB – I had my visit early morning (for me, probably not for the BIBs), so there I was, with only a towel around my waist, politely smartphone-snapped by smiling BIBs; believe they had a good laugh, but hopefully the picture is not shared in too many forums, I had awful wild morning hair and looked like "Animal" (if anyone remembers him)...

[khunano]

They also seem to do that picture taking stunt on other occasions. Have observed it at my condo several times, two BIB's driving up on their motorbike and taking a picture with the security guard, probably as proof that they have visited our place on their patrol.

[evadgib]

Not entirely related but they were stopping and searching cars on top of the mountain road a few days ago therefore advisable to ensure dashcams are up-to-speed; especially if travelling alone...

[Skeptic7]

A much more accurate acronym nowadays is BBIB...Big Brother In Brown. The way of the world anymore, but SUX. 

[connda]

Hummm.  I doubt they would have volunteered to come through the gate to get to the porch to take a picture.  At best, I'm thinking they would have stayed outside the gate and taken a pic of me and the four dogs.

 

[dpdp]

1 hour ago, evadgib said:

Not entirely related but they were stopping and searching cars on top of the mountain road a few days ago therefore advisable to ensure dashcams are up-to-speed; especially if travelling alone...

 

Piss tests also...

 

 

[evadgib]

...none that I saw.

[mfd101]

Now I'm watching Peter Sellers and can't stop!

[swissbie]

Try to be friends with them, not enemies, helps a lot, they are human too.

[saakura]

16 minutes ago, swissbie said:

Try to be friends with them, not enemies, helps a lot, they are human too.

Oh but how can? We are superior intelligent handsome farangs. How can we be friends with the uncouth stupid natives?

[serpent32]

What does BIB stand for?  I've been hearing all about these immigration home visits but in 4 years of living here I've never had a single immigration home visit.  Probably just because of where I live.  

[serpent32]

Where does the OP live?  What city?

[smokie36]

1 hour ago, serpent32 said:

Where does the OP live?  What city?

 

Well the clue might be in the forum title.

 

Stupidity always rules the roost on here these days however! 

[huberthammer]

11 hours ago, mfd101 said:

Now I'm watching Peter Sellers and can't stop!

haha - me too, what a joyful turn this thread has taken.

[catman20]

they should try doing that in the UK a bit more

[Samui Bodoh]

59 minutes ago, catman20 said:

they should try doing that in the UK a bit more

This is a thread about Koh Samui.

 

Why don't you take your UK nonsense somewhere else?

 

Good bye!

[catman20]

46 minutes ago, Samui Bodoh said:

This is a thread about Koh Samui.

 

Why don't you take your UK nonsense somewhere else?

 

Good bye!

[Skeptic7]

10 hours ago, serpent32 said:

What does BIB stand for?  I've been hearing all about these immigration home visits but in 4 years of living here I've never had a single immigration home visit.  Probably just because of where I live.  

BIB = Boys In Brown aka Royal Thai Police. 

 

Seems highly against the probabilities of getting a home visit. Some unlucky few will, but vast majority will not. Kinda like the lottery in reverse! 

[transam]

10 hours ago, serpent32 said:

What does BIB stand for?  I've been hearing all about these immigration home visits but in 4 years of living here I've never had a single immigration home visit.  Probably just because of where I live.  

Boys in Brown....And it doesn't matter where you live, the "troops" are fed names to check up on by the boss....

[Andrew Dwyer]

Yeah, happened to me last week, but they did call to say they were coming first, then called again ( twice ! ) because they couldn’t find the place !!
Ayutthaya province.

[blackcab]

1 hour ago, transam said:

Boys in Brown....And it doesn't matter where you live, the "troops" are fed names to check up on by the boss....

 

I'm not aware of this happening in Bangkok. I could very well be wrong though.

[transam]

Just now, blackcab said:

 

I'm not aware of this happening in Bangkok. I could very well be wrong though.

I think perhaps none of us know what immigration and the BiB are up too behind the scenes wherever you reside...Just keep smiling....

[khunPer]

1 hour ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Yeah, happened to me last week, but they did call to say they were coming first, then called again ( twice ! ) because they couldn’t find the place !!
Ayutthaya province.

So Ayutthaya Immigration, unlike Samui, don't ask for both Google Earth Map with coordinates, and a hand drawn map..?

[Andrew Dwyer]

So Ayutthaya Immigration, unlike Samui, don't ask for both Google Earth Map with coordinates, and a hand drawn map..?

Nope, just moved here about 2 months ago, done 1 x 90 day, 2 x TM30’s and a re-entry permit and none of that was asked for.

[PoorSucker]

They came by my place yesterday while I was on the mainland. 

[transam]

6 minutes ago, PoorSucker said:

They came by my place yesterday while I was on the mainland. 

 

[serpent32]

12 hours ago, transam said:

Boys in Brown....And it doesn't matter where you live, the "troops" are fed names to check up on by the boss....

 Huh well apparently not where I live.  

[transam]

6 hours ago, serpent32 said:

 Huh well apparently not where I live.  

Yet....

[serpent32]

16 hours ago, transam said:

Yet....

Well considering that my wife's sister is a section chief for my local immigration office I think I'll be fine.  Although I've never had to call in any favors yet.  Although whenever I show up to report they never even ask to see our paperwork they just print out my next report date and I'm out of there in less than a minute.  Whenever we show up they know who we are and they're just kind of like here you go see you next time.