Five immigration officers swoop! German on five day overstay arrested outside Pattaya hotel

[Jaxxper]

I guess the bottom line here is if you are in an overstay position go to immigration and get it sorted. Better than being nabbed me thinks.

[ujayujay]

Xenophobia in TH.....no....never????????????????????

[No1]

2 hours ago, Langkawee said:

Come on, the first thing they do is write down everything down from your passport and TM6 card, you need to try checking into a hotel and you'll know. I was on my 2nd to last day and the hotel told me the last day I could stay was tomorrow. Manager was kind, didn't want to snitch on me, however I was flying out the next day. 

That is your experience. Mine and the one of my receptionist friend in a hotel in BKK is different. For what it's worth: when staying over at hotels in non-tourist destinations, I only show my Thai driver´s license and not my passport. Only once they have asked me for a passport and when I said that I had to leave it as a guarantee with the car rental company, they accepted my driver´s license.

[No1]

1 hour ago, Docno said:

You're putting the arrest of an over-stayer on the same level as the Nazi Party's persecution of its political opponents and the Jews? Wow. 

 

 

@Docno, Indeed a bit far fetched. But if the sentiment is "they are going one group after another", he is right. Nevertheless, it is up to the Thai people and authorities to determine what kind of tourism they want to have here. 

 

Edited November 28, 2019 by No1

[Sydebolle]

Pattaya is dying and the news is a German bloke with five days overstay being hunted by not less than five of Thailand‘s finest. 

This explains why the Red Bull grandson is still at large - and will remain so. 

I just wonder what would happen, if Europe would round-up and kick out all those illegal Thais without work permits in „artist theatres“ and the works. This is pathetic and what quite obviously did not get understood is the fact, that the internet allows access worldwide and this headline will go down particularly well with remaining few percent of Caucasian tourists. 

[Langkawee]

2 hours ago, No1 said:

That is your experience. Mine and the one of my receptionist friend in a hotel in BKK is different. For what it's worth: when staying over at hotels in non-tourist destinations, I only show my Thai driver´s license and not my passport. Only once they have asked me for a passport and when I said that I had to leave it as a guarantee with the car rental company, they accepted my driver´s license.

Try it now, think you're talking about the past, used to be like that, but yes it can still be possible, but much less so, even 6 years ago my friend couldn't even check into any hotel when he had misplaced his passport. 

[DJ54]

Holy smokes Batman they caught him without us.....<deleted>

[ThomasThBKK]

4 hours ago, Jaxxper said:

I guess the bottom line here is if you are in an overstay position go to immigration and get it sorted. Better than being nabbed me thinks.

No, then you get arrested.

You can only go to an airport and exit, that's the only safe way imo.

[No1]

1 hour ago, Docno said:

Get this. You travel to a different country from your own. They tell you very clearly when you are supposed to leave by. Why am I supposed to feel any sympathy for someone who ignores this and stays past that date. They have broken a reasonable law that they are very well of … the date is in their passport.

 

Yet nobody here has said that overstaying was ok. All criticism on this forum until now was that the actions taken by immigration seem inappropriately harsh for the kind of infraction. Why don't you stick to that? If you have no sympathy for someone who ignores laws, get prepared to get deported next time you forget to break at a zebra crossing

[Prince77]

I estimate 10 years ban - one year for getting caught with overstay and nine years for his shirt.

[gamesgplayemail]

23 hours ago, sunnyboy2018 said:

All hotels except short time hotels require a passport. I call BS.

 

Enjoy you obedient and accepting life ! let people with a brain manage theirs. You know what ? I have never done and will never do a tm30 also ! incredible no ?

 

 

[gamesgplayemail]

6 hours ago, No1 said:

That is your experience. Mine and the one of my receptionist friend in a hotel in BKK is different. For what it's worth: when staying over at hotels in non-tourist destinations, I only show my Thai driver´s license and not my passport. Only once they have asked me for a passport and when I said that I had to leave it as a guarantee with the car rental company, they accepted my driver´s license.

 

Don't waste your time replying to champions who know nothing... I checkin weekly in different hotels with only a hospital card..

 

 

[EricTh]

The other day somebody posted in this forum whether he will be arrested because he was on 7 days overstay in Chiang Mai.

 

He didn't believe that would become true as he went to an agent to extend one more month.

 

This proves you can be arrested even for 5 days.

[Timwin]

Do you see Vietnamese or any other nearby country officials arresting and parading tourists for few day overstays like hardcore criminals...

[Kulex]

The easiest way to avoid any hazzle with them: Just stay from an unfriendly country. If the officers are already grim at immigration, the Tuk Tuk drivers constantly are cheating and the police urges normal people to report money-bringing tourists (yes, also the ones with overstay spend THEIR money from THEIR country in Thailand, don't forget that) - then stay out. Laos, Vietnam, even Cambodia and especially the Philippines welcome tourists kindly. 

Edited November 28, 2019 by Kulex
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[fforest1]

This is the horrible crime I have ever heard of this dirtbag needs to go to jail for life...

[MeePeeMai]

1 hour ago, Kulex said:

The easiest way to avoid any hazzle with them: Just stay from an unfriendly country. If the officers are already grim at immigration, the Tuk Tuk drivers constantly are cheating and the police urges normal people to report money-bringing tourists (yes, also the ones with overstay spend THEIR money from THEIR country in Thailand, don't forget that) - then stay out. Laos, Vietnam, even Cambodia and especially the Philippines welcome tourists kindly. 

I'm sure that with all the recent negative publicity, it will surely result in the desired effect.

[Jaxxper]

Agree only 5 days now, but is this a potential 1,000 day plus overstayer in the making. Guess we’ll never know.

[bristolgeoff]

5 days is nothing maybe he was waiting for the flight who knows.now he has a goal fine and a lot more red tape

[jacko45k]

21 hours ago, Docno said:

They have broken a reasonable law that they are very well of … the date is in their passport.

They came for a holiday, were enjoying themselves, lost track of time, and didn't feel or know ahead of time that arriving at immigration or the airport a few days late, in the easy going environment, to do the extension, or pay a fine, would be much of a big deal. And one morning, jackboots kicking at your hotel room door! 

Don't see that warning on the TAT adverts. 

[RJRS1301]

15 hours ago, Kulex said:

The easiest way to avoid any hazzle with them: Just stay from an unfriendly country. If the officers are already grim at immigration, the Tuk Tuk drivers constantly are cheating and the police urges normal people to report money-bringing tourists (yes, also the ones with overstay spend THEIR money from THEIR country in Thailand, don't forget that) - then stay out. Laos, Vietnam, even Cambodia and especially the Philippines welcome tourists kindly. 

And how they treat those who break the immigration laws?

[PhilippBKK]

15 hours ago, fforest1 said:

This is the horrible crime I have ever heard of this dirtbag needs to go to jail for life...

Dear fforest1,

I respect your opinion, but for this heinous cirme there can only be one punishment: Death!

[Mitkof Island]

1 hour ago, RJRS1301 said:

And how they treat those who break the immigration laws?

Just as they do in Thailand . Some are too dense to figure that out.

[Mitkof Island]

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

They came for a holiday, were enjoying themselves, lost track of time, and didn't feel or know ahead of time that arriving at immigration or the airport a few days late, in the easy going environment, to do the extension, or pay a fine, would be much of a big deal. And one morning, jackboots kicking at your hotel room door! 

Don't see that warning on the TAT adverts. 

I guess they just forgot to bother.

[StayinThailand2much]

18 hours ago, EricTh said:

The other day somebody posted in this forum whether he will be arrested because he was on 7 days overstay in Chiang Mai.

 

He didn't believe that would become true as he went to an agent to extend one more month.

 

This proves you can be arrested even for 5 days.

Overstaying on purpose, esp. as long as 7 days is plain stupid. But 3 or 5 days could be accidental.

[StayinThailand2much]

22 hours ago, Sydebolle said:

Pattaya is dying and the news is a German bloke with five days overstay being hunted by not less than five of Thailand‘s finest (...)
 

No need to ask: "Where are the 'falang'..."

 

Answer: Yes, they are still travelling to Asia. Just not to Thailand in numbers they used to. 

 

Is it all about the exchange rate, or the U.S.-China trade war? - No, it's not primarily about that.

 

Is the Internet to blame? - Not primarily, but such news from Thailand don't encourage people to travel there. Also, Thai's general attitude is to blame.

 

But fear not, Thailand. "The Indians (reportedly) will save Thailand's tourism..."

Edited November 29, 2019 by StayinThailand2much

[ZAKY]

Very big crime!!! He deserves to be executed without the right to appeal!!! 

[metisdead]

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[ukrules]

I think it's important to keep track of this this case progresses through the courts over the coming weeks.

 

I would like to know how long he will spend in custody for his 5 days of overstay before being sent back home.

[lkv]

2 minutes ago, ukrules said:

I think it's important to keep track of this this case progresses through the courts over the coming weeks.

 

I would like to know how long he will spend in custody for his 5 days of overstay before being sent back home.

A while in Pattaya, until he gets scheduled for transfer to IDC Bangkok, and a few weeks there, unless he "fast tracks it" with some tea.