Surat Thani immigration say "bye" to German on overstay

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Surat Thani immigration say "bye" to German on overstay

 

Thai caption: Surat Thani immigration 

 

A contingent of immigration and tourist police arrested a 49 year old German man on Koh Samui who had overstayed in the kingdom.

 

Manfred L. was taken into custody near the Bo Phut market on the ring road that encircles the holiday island. 

 

He was on overstay of 14 days. 

 

Naew Na said the arrest was in line with immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang's policy and that the public can call 1178 to report violators. 

 

They published a picture of the arrested man with his face hidden by a blob saying "bye".

 

Source: Naew Na

 

 

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[petedk]

Well done guys. A whole contingent of immigration and tourist police to catch a guy on 14 days overstay.
With a bigger contingent you can get those on 1 day overstay.

Surely someone must have reported him. It doesn't sound like he was stopped randomly.

Do they blacklist a 14 day overstay?

Silly of him really, not to apply for an extension.

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[madmen]

2 minutes ago, petedk said:

Do they blacklist a 14 day overstay?

no

[cornishcarlos]

Judging by his T-shirt, could well have been working illegally at a dive shop !! Maybe not....

 

Overstay is overstay though... No real excuse

[Basil B]

Using a sledge hammer to crack a nut?

 

Probably more to the story...

[bristolgeoff]

14 days is nothing maybe he was planning to stay longer who knows.but little over the top I think

[cornishcarlos]

Just now, bristolgeoff said:

14 days is nothing maybe he was planning to stay longer who knows.but little over the top I think

 

2 or 3 days you could possibly put down to bad memory... 

14 days ?? Seems intentional to me....

[The Stranger]

1 hour ago, petedk said:

Well done guys. A whole contingent of immigration and tourist police to catch a guy on 14 days overstay.
With a bigger contingent you can get those on 1 day overstay.

Surely someone must have reported him. It doesn't sound like he was stopped randomly.

Do they blacklist a 14 day overstay?

Silly of him really, not to apply for an extension.

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Who knows, maybe he did apply for the extra 30 days extensions and once they'd expired he decided to stay more... either way it is silly.

[The Stranger]

1 hour ago, madmen said:

no

Actually YES, according to the new rules if the overstayer is arrested in this case is banned for 5 years. I guess it will be up to the judge to decide.

[Old Croc]

27 minutes ago, The Stranger said:

Actually YES, according to the new rules if the overstayer is arrested in this case is banned for 5 years. I guess it will be up to the judge to decide.

Doubt they would prosecute. Probably just got him on a plane.

Dobbed in - girlfriend, work mates or someone he <deleted> off at the pub?

The law here always travel in groups, there may be a photo op coming.

[wendyfromoz]

A contingent for one man who overstayed a couple of weeks.  Would two officers be enough?

[trainman34014]

Meanwhile; dangerous Criminals walk the corridors of power in Bangkok !

[Basil B]

1 hour ago, bristolgeoff said:

14 days is nothing maybe he was planning to stay longer who knows.but little over the top I think

Maybe has a history of overstaying.

or something lost in translation, maybe entered on a land border 14 day visa exempt stamp a long time ago. 

[Matzzon]

So many posters make a small thing of this again. trying to put the blame on other people and that it was too many people involved. The thing is that he was breaking the law and they cought him. Good Job! Hope they will ban him for 5 years too. Let it stand as an example for all other that think about doing the same. Out with all the pack that can´t live by the rules.

[bluesofa]

5 hours ago, Matzzon said:

So many posters make a small thing of this again. trying to put the blame on other people and that it was too many people involved. The thing is that he was breaking the law and they cought him. Good Job! Hope they will ban him for 5 years too. Let it stand as an example for all other that think about doing the same. Out with all the pack that can´t live by the rules.

Not forgetting where we are: Perhaps 'buy the rules' for those that have megga money?

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[Matzzon]

23 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Not forgetting where we are: Perhaps 'buy the rules' for those that have megga money?

Ok, keep to topic, might also be a thing that we should not forget. You do not need any "megga money" to avoid an overstay.

Another thing, though. There is not much changes, and most people are able to go buy the rules if they wanted to. Unfortunately we have a lot of people coming to a foreign country on this forum, that believes they are able to set the rules. Maybe they once could, but those times are long gone.

[tomacht8]

14 days.
At least he did not smuggle kilos of heroin.

[AsiaCheese]

Enough to make TV's headline today. If that's the level of serious sh!t going down today, we're actually doing fine.

Edited October 14, 2019 by AsiaCheese

[metempsychotic]

the schadenfreude on this site is strong indeed.

[rexall]

1 hour ago, Matzzon said:

So many posters make a small thing of this again. trying to put the blame on other people and that it was too many people involved. The thing is that he was breaking the law and they cought him. Good Job! Hope they will ban him for 5 years too. Let it stand as an example for all other that think about doing the same. Out with all the pack that can´t live by the rules.

When I get to by tyrant of a small country, I shall nominate you as a charter charter citizen!  Then I can be certain that I can get away with doing exactly what I like, and you will stand behind me chanting deeply meaningful slogans such as "The Law is the Law!" and so forth.

[Destiny1990]

Very childish and If the guy was a Cambodian overstayer would  they have done the same ?

 

[visarunner]

4 hours ago, madmen said:

no

wrong, he blacklist. Since the catched him, at least 5 years. 

[visarunner]

36 minutes ago, metempsychotic said:

the schadenfreude on this site is strong indeed.

This is Thai Visa Forum , a lot of arm chair warriors here. 

[bluesofa]

6 minutes ago, visarunner said:

This is Thai Visa Forum , a lot of arm chair warriors here. 

[Chazar]

2 hours ago, Matzzon said:

So many posters make a small thing of this again. trying to put the blame on other people and that it was too many people involved. The thing is that he was breaking the law and they cought him. Good Job! Hope they will ban him for 5 years too. Let it stand as an example for all other that think about doing the same. Out with all the pack that can´t live by the rules.

And  how  about  applying all the other  rules also like.....no helmets, no seatbelts, no  licence, drunk, wrong side of the road..............I mean its ALL or  nothing, you cant pick and choose...........oh  wait? That's just how it works

[Chazar]

29 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

Very childish and If the guy was a Cambodian overstayer would  they have done the same ?

 

nope  just  back  over  the  border  then  pay someone to get back in.....rinse repeat

[PoorSucker]

Found him after a quick search. 

He is a dive instructor. 

He has made a real nasty and personal review of a local dive company and its owner under his own name. 

Guess that wasn't the most clever thing to do if you were on overstay. 

[kimpil01]

3 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Doubt they would prosecute. Probably just got him on a plane.

Dobbed in - girlfriend, work mates or someone he <deleted> off at the pub?

The law here always travel in groups, there may be a photo op coming.

They do, an acquaintance of mine get arrested with 3 days overstay, result: 5 days in jail in a police station in Bangkok and then 2 weeks in IDC in Bangkok. Overstay is a very serious crime these days.

[Colabamumbai]

5 hours ago, Basil B said:

Using a sledge hammer to crack a nut?

 

Probably more to the story...

Surely ratted on. 

[Tayaout]

5 hours ago, madmen said:

no

Wrong he did not surrender himself at the border he will be blacklisted 5 years.