I heard there are 120+ foreigners arrested on Koh Phangan for overstaying. Anyone know details?

New info (unconfirmed) - army stops buses at the border with people who go to visarun and arrests everyone who overstayed.

8 minutes ago, ethaniel said:

New info (unconfirmed) - army stops buses at the border with people who go to visarun and arrests everyone who overstayed.

I highly doubt that people on overstays will be going on a visa run

 

Info about arrests comes from Jim in Penang. People have been calling him asking for help. Unfortunately no more info at the moment.

New info (unconfirmed). Arrests right inside the immigration office in Samui.

new info Don't overstay

New info (unconfirmed). Police is rounding up people that depart on ferries.

38 minutes ago, steve187 said:

new info Don't overstay

People have their own reasons. Some just can't afford. Some are just stupid. But they are not bad people. And don't deserve to be treated like animals.

 

It's easy being a salty old englishman when you're sitting at a warm home behind a computer screen. But remember that even you might be breaking laws. Having sex with ladyboys for example. Just saying.

26 minutes ago, ethaniel said:

People have their own reasons. Some just can't afford. Some are just stupid. But they are not bad people. And don't deserve to be treated like animals.

 

It's easy being a salty old englishman when you're sitting at a warm home behind a computer screen. But remember that even you might be breaking laws. Having sex with ladyboys for example. Just saying.

Where? In the east midlands?

Well if Jim in Penang say's it, it must be true!! <deleted>?

The PM has ordered arrest of up to 200.000 overstayers, so probably just the beginning. 

1 hour ago, AlexRich said:

Well if Jim in Penang say's it, it must be true!! <deleted>?

I know Jim, he doesn't bullshit. 

3 hours ago, sanemax said:

I highly doubt that people on overstays will be going on a visa run

 

If you are less than 90 days overstay and make it to the border you will not be blacklisted, if caught then blacklisted. 

Troll post removed, this is a serious forum for people that wants information. 

1 hour ago, AlexRich said:

Well if Jim in Penang say's it, it must be true!! <deleted>?

I suspect you may not know who jim is. 

2 hours ago, HooHaa said:

I suspect you may not know who jim is. 

 

Enlighten me! I'm dying to know who Jim in Penang is.

8 minutes ago, AlexRich said:

 

Enlighten me! I'm dying to know who Jim in Penang is.

Jims-Place is the most reliable visa agent in Penang. 

https://m.facebook.com/pages/Jims-Place/151258461691517

Thanks for both the initial news and all the updates, and please keep them coming!

 

Although I am 100% legitimate in regards to immigration, I find it interesting to see what is going on in the country and (more specifically) on the island.

 

Time to ensure that the photocopy of my passport and current visa is up to date...

 

Cheers

 

14 hours ago, ethaniel said:

New info (unconfirmed). Police is rounding up people that depart on ferries.

They have been doing this for years on Samui. Not frequently, but quite regularly.

 

Hand  yourself in - pay a fine.

 

Get caught by the police or immigration - go to gaol

 

Better still, do as steve187 says.

14 hours ago, ethaniel said:

People have their own reasons. Some just can't afford. Some are just stupid. But they are not bad people. And don't deserve to be treated like animals.

 

It's easy being a salty old englishman when you're sitting at a warm home behind a computer screen. But remember that even you might be breaking laws. Having sex with ladyboys for example. Just saying.

Have you stopped taking your medication?

45 minutes ago, carmine said:

Have you stopped taking your medication?

In case you don't know what Immigration Detention Center in Bangkok looks like from inside (filmed by a journalist from a hidden camera).

 

 

 

2 hours ago, ethaniel said:

In case you don't know what Immigration Detention Center in Bangkok looks like from inside (filmed by a journalist from a hidden camera).

 

 

 

Shocking ... Don't break the law .

18 hours ago, ethaniel said:

People have their own reasons. Some just can't afford. Some are just stupid. But they are not bad people. And don't deserve to be treated like animals.

 

It's easy being a salty old englishman when you're sitting at a warm home behind a computer screen. But remember that even you might be breaking laws. Having sex with ladyboys for example. Just saying.

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There has been no law against homosexual sex since 1956 in Thailand.

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4 minutes ago, PoorSucker said:

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I'm sorry. I just couldn't help myself.

Round them up and dump them outside the country if they can’t pay for ticket to home country


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3 minutes ago, markaoffy said:

Round them up and dump them outside the country if they can’t pay for ticket to home country


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 I'm sure Myanmar - Laos - Cambodia en Malaysia are thrilled to have some 200.000 illegal immigrants from Thailand; maybe you want to pay for their roundup and dumping ? 

2 hours ago, markaoffy said:

Round them up and dump them outside the country if they can’t pay for ticket to home country

Why not just go the good old German way while we're at it?

It's happening in Pattaya also , more than 900 arrested a few days ago. I am happy they are doing something about this , not all of them are bad people but some are just criminals been hiding in Thailand for too long. 

47 minutes ago, balo said:

I am happy they are doing something about this 

Then you must be extremely happy with mothers and children sitting behind bars in Bangkok's IDC in violation of United Nations Law. These are refugees that are registered with the UN. Children are kept in horrible conditions with their mothers (100 people on 1 cell). They don't see their fathers. Fathers are kept separately.

 

In my opinion this is nothing but a show of power by the prime minister trying to keep his place and postpone elections even further.