webfact Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Indians top the overstay charts, Cambodian takes longest overstay "honors" in latest crackdown Details have emerged of new immigration chief Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn's drive to achieve his stated aim: 7,000 foreigners out by the end of the month. The latest "X-Ray Outlaw Foreigner" push targeted 265 places and netted 700 illegal foreigners. Here is the league table of nationalities who overstayed published in the Immigration Bureau's website: India 31 Myanmar 23 Cambodia 20 Laos 17 French 4 Germany 2 Russia 2 Cameroon 2 America 2 There were one each from eleven other countries namely the UK, China, Sweden, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Ireland, Czech Republic, Philippines, South Africa, Vietnam and the Netherlands. Here are the top five over stayers: Mrs Ra Yeun Cambodia 1969 days had been living in Naratiwas Patrick Ndang Phuh Cameroon 1865 Surat Thani Mohammed Masood Ali India 1785 Undon Thani Franciscus Jan Ijzerman Netherlands 1562 Chaiyaphum Alexandr Beloglazor Russia 1104 Phuket In illegal entry Myanmar beat all comers with a 103 tally while in offences deemed as "others" Thais hit pay dirt with 210. The IB website did not say what "others" actually meant. They also said that 104 over stayers were arrested. The numbers added up to 114, notes Thaivisa's maths department. Source: Thai Immigration -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-10-19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Longcut Posted October 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) Sure would like to know the number of Thai "overstayers" in other countries. Edited October 19, 2018 by Longcut 12 3 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Artisi Posted October 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, Longcut said: Sure would like to know the number of Thai "overstayers" in other countries. Why, irrelevant to Thailand. 12 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post canopus1969 Posted October 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2018 Hmm, the French and Germans have beaten us Disgruntled Brit 3 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted October 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2018 I'm waiting for a netizens outcry about all the business they are losing with the roundup of all these foreigners! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRich Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 A guy from Cameroon staying 5 years in Surat Thani is pretty impressive as he would not be able to easily blend in within the community, especially if he were making a living in Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stanleycoin Posted October 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) 42 minutes ago, webfact said: chief Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn's drive to achieve his stated aim: 7,000 foreigners out by the end of the month Doesn't that just say it all. Shame Thailand cant sort out the 25,000 it tolerates every year dying on the roads. What a nonsense it all is. One more Photo op, Yawn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited October 19, 2018 by stanleycoin 9 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zaphod reborn Posted October 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2018 24 minutes ago, canopus1969 said: Hmm, the French and Germans have beaten us Disgruntled Brit Only because Big Joke hasn't raided any British or Irish pubs. ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy chappie Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 52 minutes ago, Longcut said: Sure would like to know the number of Thai "overstayers" in other countries. Yes most get educated to western life and ways and never want to come back and I don't blame them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Troll comments/responses removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 44 minutes ago, canopus1969 said: Hmm, the French and Germans have beaten us Disgruntled Brit Well, once in a (long) while... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcut Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 51 minutes ago, Artisi said: Why, irrelevant to Thailand. Because I am curious. Irrelevant to you maybe. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Misterwhisper Posted October 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Longcut said: Sure would like to know the number of Thai "overstayers" in other countries. Yup, just imagine tens of thousands of Thais returning from Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan all at once, joined by tens of thousands more from the U.S., Canada and the European Union and supplemented by further thousands from the Middle East. The Thai government would of course immediately complain how unfair it all is. Now having said that, I fully understand that Thailand doesn't want foreigners living here illegally, sometimes for years and years. It's the country's good right to enforce its visa rules and every foreigner better make sure they do so in line with immigration laws. But then again, it goes both ways; and my hunch is there are way more Thais staying abroad illegally than there are foreigners living in Thailand without appropriate visas. Edited October 19, 2018 by Misterwhisper 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 52 minutes ago, AlexRich said: A guy from Cameroon staying 5 years in Surat Thani is pretty impressive as he would not be able to easily blend in within the community, especially if he were making a living in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mduras01 Posted October 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2018 Interesting - I would have thought there to be far more Western overstayers. 1-2 per country isn't bad at all. No Chinese ? Must be a few who, in search for an airport, mistakedly barked their way to the wrong province. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon537687643 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Yes ! Round them up! Give RTP tip offs if you know anything Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 1 hour ago, PatOngo said: I'm waiting for a netizens outcry about all the business they are losing with the roundup of all these foreigners! Or they are happy because some of their business competitors are no longer competing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Syduan Posted October 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2018 47 minutes ago, PoorSucker said: It's also not easy to blend in if you walk around holding a sheet of paper in front of your face. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 1 minute ago, Syduan said: It's also not easy to blend in if you walk around holding a sheet of paper in front of your face. It's no different to the usual 'blank' expressions from some of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Each random statistic is a number plucked from a monkeys' bottom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, PoorSucker said: Well, I always thought those skin whitening creams were a load of BS. how wrong you can be sometimes. Edited October 19, 2018 by stanleycoin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 10 minutes ago, Pattaya28 said: Each random statistic is a number plucked from a monkeys' bottom. Which begs the question: How and why were the numbers up a monkey's bottom in the first place? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 once an italian guy in a pattaya bar was bragging about 14 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Syduan said: It's also not easy to blend in if you walk around holding a sheet of paper in front of your face. That's so they won't be recognised as foreigner's... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 They need to put up TV screens around crowded areas with live updates on foreign overstayers. They can have the overstayers’ nationality table in the bottom right corner of the screens with real-time updates. Also, lots of rerun clips of BJ in military-looking attire banging his fist on his podium threatening illegal foreigners. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post xylophone Posted October 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2018 4 hours ago, AlexRich said: A guy from Cameroon staying 5 years in Surat Thani is pretty impressive as he would not be able to easily blend in within the community, especially if he were making a living in Thailand. He only went out at night! 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fex Bluse Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Misterwhisper said: Yup, just imagine tens of thousands of Thais returning from Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan all at once, joined by tens of thousands more from the U.S., Canada and the European Union and supplemented by further thousands from the Middle East. The Thai government would of course immediately complain how unfair it all is. Now having said that, I fully understand that Thailand doesn't want foreigners living here illegally, sometimes for years and years. It's the country's good right to enforce its visa rules and every foreigner better make sure they do so in line with immigration laws. But then again, it goes both ways; and my hunch is there are way more Thais staying abroad illegally than there are foreigners living in Thailand without appropriate visas. Thais are notorious for working illegally on tourist visas in places like US. It's almost a guarantee that if you meet a Thai working in abroad in restaurants, massage, labor, agriculture, they are illegal. I REALLY wish other countries would publish some numbers to embarrass these arrogant officials. Publish all their names, too! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futsukayoi Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 4 hours ago, canopus1969 said: Hmm, the French and Germans have beaten us Disgruntled Brit Of course they haven't. Our over-stayers are just smarter to avoid being caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post observer90210 Posted October 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) Ok ... do the job against people who do not respect the law. That's fine. But how about making things more easy on visa issues and extension of stay issues for the quality expats/retirees living in Thailand, who wish to do things as per the law ? Why make life so difficult in some areas for the foreigners (meeting the requirements of stay) wanting to extend their sojourn with excessive formalities, red tape or disgraceful queues lasting hours, etc ? What's the point ? In that case why not just plainly close the borders and make it clear that only a certan quota of foreigners will be allowed, if you dislike that much the farangs and retirees legally wanting to stay ? Edited October 19, 2018 by observer90210 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Mcseismic Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, observer90210 said: Ok ... do the job against people who do not respect the law. That's fine. But how about making things more easy on visa issues and extension of stay issues for the quality expats/retirees living in Thailand, who wish to do things as per the law ? Why make life so difficult in some areas for the foreigners (meeting the requirements of stay) wanting to extend their sojourn with excessive formalities, red tape or disgraceful queues lasting hours, etc ? What's the point ? In that case why not just plainly close the borders and make it clear that only a certan quota of foreigners will be allowed, if you dislike that much the farangs and retirees legally wanting to stay ? Because they are preparing for the next slogan; Rich people in; Poor people out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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