‘Big Joke’ vows to get rid of 7,000 overstaying foreigners by end of month

[FritsSikkink]

43 minutes ago, Oziex1 said:

Good BJ are you going after all employers of illegals.  No your not that silly.

Read the article, then you would know he does.

[hansnl]

I am completely and utterly in favour of control of illegals.

But I do think these razzias eventually will give Thailand a bad name.

People might get afraid, even if they are legal, talk about these raids at home, and who knows.......

[hansnl]

44 minutes ago, observer90210 said:

Very good thing to get rid of the farangs who do not respect the law.

 

After that, we would like to suggest around 7'000+ taxi drivers in Bangkok who regularly refuse the meter.

 

We would also like to suggest around 7000+ immigration police officers who regularly are unaware of the rules, make up their own red tape on visa extension issues and make life complicated for the foreigners who wish to play by the rules.

 

Please also remember to tackle 7000 employees of the DLT - Land Transport Offices who also make trouble here and there on driving licence issues with foreigners.

 

And this will be a good start, Sir. Well done for your efforts to make this country a better place and keep up the good work.

Get rid of the farangs?

What about neighbours staying illegally?

[crazykopite]

The prisons will be bursting at the seams I say good luck to the guy   In catching them hope it doesn’t have an adverse effect on the economy !

[UncleE]

I'm with the folks saying to get rid of em:

 

• Surely they are the ones who make life more difficult for the rest of us by giving resident foreigners a bad name
• If they don't have enough money to comply with the law they should be at home anyway
• Those of us who pay what it takes to make ourselves legal have always felt it's not fair that so many simple get by without jumping through the legal hoops.  It's just not that difficult.

 

Cheers

[utalkin2me]

Give a 500 baht reward to anyone who reports an overstayer who gets thrown out. Problem solved. 

[natway09]

I do not agree Fintan.

If you wanna make your life here then you invest 800,000 Baht in a Thai bank.

Is that too much to expect ? If not prepared to do that (when the Big 5 banks are as secure as any in the world)

then maybe you should not be here

[Sophon]

55 minutes ago, Oxx said:

 

What does that mean? Not doing 90 day reporting? Or not submitting TM.30 (which is not required by Bangkok immigration, but was still used in the case of the woman complaining about the noise from a nearby temple)?

Actually, there was a very recent report (yesterday if I remember correctly) that Bangkok Immigration may now have started requiring TM30 reporting as well.

 

Sophon

[stanleycoin]

5 minutes ago, Sophon said:

Actually, there was a very recent report (yesterday if I remember correctly) that Bangkok Immigration may now have started requiring TM30 reporting as well.

 

Sophon

That's very bad news if true.

[quadperfect]

I think BJ is just on crack. Why else would he be up at 2.30 am

[Pedrogaz]

3 hours ago, bluesofa said:

I just wonder roughly what percentage do in reality report their address?

I'm sure it will be a flash in the pan, but who knows.

 

I wonder is this a 90 day report violation. Failing that is it a failure of the homeowner where they live to report that they are staying there. In many countries ti have claw stipulating that the homeowner make the report and then fining or kicking out the third party that is reminding there is a failure of jurisprudence. Only the party that had to make the report could be held liable in any other jurisdiction.

[lkv]

28 minutes ago, UncleE said:

I'm with the folks saying to get rid of em:

 

• Surely they are the ones who make life more difficult for the rest of us by giving resident foreigners a bad name
• If they don't have enough money to comply with the law they should be at home anyway
• Those of us who pay what it takes to make ourselves legal have always felt it's not fair that so many simple get by without jumping through the legal hoops.  It's just not that difficult.

 

Cheers

Look, when some of you moved into Thailand, you probably did it for the lax environment amongst other things, and easy going lifestyle.

 

The fact that this lax environment has been ideal for all sorts of dodgy activities is an effect of the way the laws have been applied. Or not applied.

 

Nowadays, the laws are being applied in a "military style" which will affect ALL "law abiding" expats. And it is likely to continue.

 

So this is a different Thailand than the one you chose to move into years ago, and it's "not the overstayer's fault".

 

 

Edited October 19, 2018 by lkv

[marcusarelus]

4 minutes ago, hyku1147 said:

Why is the Baht so strong?

"The strong baht is probably a combination of the $4-billion-per-month inflow from tourists and lower imports because of sluggish domestic consumption... " http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/your_say/30329627

Thus, if Chinese tourism declines drastically, then they will want us again. In reality, we are just the equivalent of early post-segregation Blacks - except that we have money. Beware the Thai smile.

Sure you do.

[maccastime]

No more annoying suit sellers?? Where you from mate? I said Bangkok. He said where you buy shoes mate I said Burger King 

[Chicken George]

This is not about getting rid of forigners or farangs so to day. Its about getting rid of criminals who are hiding out here. Yes becsuse of porous borders but also because some of those here are really not good people. So they are enforcing the system. The rules they have but have not enforced for lots of reasons. The shrine bombing was the cataylist for this.. So don't use visa agents now or if you have go back to your own country and get a new/legally obtained visa.. If not be prepared to maybe spend some time in prison.. Its no good saying you did'nt know!

Its illegal to use fake documents to obtain a visa. Bank statements and the like. Fines and upto five years in prison..

 

Edited October 19, 2018 by Chicken George
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[Jonmarleesco]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Surachate, better known as “Big Joke”, made the promise in a 2.30am press conference 

So neither he nor the press have anything better to do in the early hours?

[malibukid]

start by requiring police reports from anyone applying for a retirement visa from the appropriate agencies, interpol, scotland yard, FBI.  lots of rich scumbags here and  i would also suggest that Thailand upgrade immigration at all entry points to bio-metric finger print and iris detection.

Edited October 19, 2018 by malibukid

[lkv]

28 minutes ago, Chicken George said:

This is not about getting rid of forigners or farangs so to day.

- Farangs have decreased significantly since 2014 and they are lobbying Chinese (closer ideology since they come from a communist country).

- Internet Firewall

- Fingerprint registration ideas for sim cards

- Regulate regulate regulate.

- Racism (although that was always there).

- Increased nationalism, and inflicting the idea that all foreigners are bad.

- Pre election.

 

Edited October 19, 2018 by lkv

[bristolgeoff]

It will worry the overstayers if legal all is good

[totally thaied up]

2 hours ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

Many have the money but quite rightly don't want to keep it in a Thai bank account in perpetuity.

 

So just cough up the 65/40,000 cash a month with proof and that is the end of it unless they are not making that? 800/400 is a breeze to do and very, very simple if you got plenty of cash. 

 

The main problem is many of these guys do not have the money but they won't admit it.

[Time Traveller]

None of what this clown says makes any sense. Is there like 7000 overstayers waiting in immigration detention now and he's about to buy them air tickets to deport them?

Or is it he is speaking to his fortune teller who told him they will find 7000 overstayers before the end of the month ?

Or is it that they know the 7000 overstayers locations and they just haven't got off their fat aassses yet to arrest them? 

Which is it?

Edited October 19, 2018 by Time Traveller

[Time Traveller]

9 minutes ago, bristolgeoff said:

It will worry the overstayers if legal all is good

Don't be so sure, buddy. YOu are guilty until proven innocent. The Joke himself said he was targeting Foreigners, Not illegals, but all foreigners - those with and without visas 

[sanemax]

4 minutes ago, Time Traveller said:

None of what this clown says makes any sense. Is there like 7000 overstayers waiting in immigration detention now and he's about to buy them air tickets to deport them?

Or is it he is speaking to his fortune teller who told him they will find 7000 overstayers before the end of the month ?

Or is it that they know the 7000 overstayers locations and they just haven't got off their fat aassses yet to arrest them? 

Which is it?

You sound a bit edgy 

Are you on an over-stay ?

[Burma Bill]

Amazing Thailand - does this man ever get any sleep?

[spw888]

Excellent news, keep at it!

[Tchooptip]

 Why the sale of sleeping pills for insomnia doubled in some pharmacies...

[Burma Bill]

3 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Good question. saw another recent report regarding this. I'd guess only a fine, but who knows?

Don't recall seeing the outcome of the previous article.

 

Let us not forget, the arrests and detentions also include Thai landlords and hoteliers who do not report/register their tenants/guests. What finally happens to them I have no idea.

[marcusarelus]

29 minutes ago, hyku1147 said:

Can you be more specific?

You wrote, "except that we have money."  Should read, "we had money."

[onera1961]

Could not be better. Let them arrest all overstayers. What I don't like is the urine test they do to catch users of Marijuana (and other drugs) after they verify your passport and immigration status. Once, I just arrived from Amsterdam and caught up in this stupid raid. And guess what happened? Why do a urine test? I think it is a violation of privacy and my American friend thinks it is OK. He has been living in Thailand for a longtime and lost all sense of privacy I think. ????

Edited October 19, 2018 by onera1961

[CharlieH]

 

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