Phuket Immigration confirms B500 a day overstay fines are being levied

[patrick1968]

of course they will do this to us ! We are not Chinese   

[FinChin67]

22 minutes ago, Dukeleto said:

I do hope a couple of overseas tabloids pick up on that story and publicise it widely!

I'll translate this and post in couple of forums. I usually do that for the news that tourists should read before buying a trip to Thailand..

[CMNightRider]

This is reason 249 of why westerners should never visit or consider Thailand as a retirement destination.

[Canuck1966]

2 hours ago, unamazedloso said:

any possability of class action lawsuit? Cant punish people when its no fault of their own. The immigration acts mean nothing in times like this unless this type of situation is mentioned which is the way i see it. Anyone care to represent this?. probably not.

We all need to start a thread where everybody agrees to cough violently whilst waiting in line.

Might cause a few office closures and a change of approach

[Geoffggi]

The Thai government should be ashamed of themselves taking advantage of people stranded through no fault of their own

[brommers]

Ha ha ha. All these twits who complain about the risk to their health from being in an immigration queue would be happy to cram into the "Red Lion Bar" as soon as it opens. And I see that these same people cannot even maintain a safe distance between each other. Fine the lot of them for irresponsible queuing while you are fining them for overstaying.

[robertson468]

9 hours ago, Walter Travolta said:

This isnt really a surprise surely? The Thai autocrats havent wanted Westerners here for a long time. All they do is find ways to punish and for what? The racist was moaning a couple of weeks ago that it is the dirty falangs fault this virus happened and that we are the lowest spenders for their economy. 

As a former business owner, you rely on your least spenders as your bread and butter to keep your business running daily, yet when a bumper order comes in, great! The autocrats havent learnt that and probably never will. 

They brag that Indians spend 10,000 baht a day when we all know thats rubbish. That figure has got to be calculated form outside investments NOT from what comes out of tourists pockets.

 

They keep banging nails into the farang coffin and when the coffin is in the ground and the last shovel full of soil is strewn, they will wander why their coffers are low, no more tea money for no helmets etc haha

 

Push someone in the chest too many times and you end up getting a punch on the beak. There are many places more welcoming than Thailand now without its dual pricing, blatant racism, girls scrolling through their phones while you are waiting for service, 7 eleven girls throwing your change at you, scowls behind smiles and so much more. 

 

I feel for the old g!ts who settled down here years ago into a fine and dandy life now worried they are going to have it all taken away, that cant be a good feeling. Ive only been coming here 7 years and even I have noticed a difference and most of my time has been under the junta!

If they cannot show compassion in times like these, I hope the country goes under. They are basically China-Lite

Every system and Country evolves, but sadly, people like yourself do not appreciate that and when something new comes along you throw your teddy out of the cot.  Grow up and be rational and if you can't then go back to your Nanny State that will spoon feed you.  By the way I have lived very happily in Thailand for 15 years and intend to stay until "end of time" for me.

[Andycoops]

9 hours ago, Walter Travolta said:

This isnt really a surprise surely? The Thai autocrats havent wanted Westerners here for a long time. All they do is find ways to punish and for what? The racist was moaning a couple of weeks ago that it is the dirty falangs fault this virus happened and that we are the lowest spenders for their economy. 

As a former business owner, you rely on your least spenders as your bread and butter to keep your business running daily, yet when a bumper order comes in, great! The autocrats havent learnt that and probably never will. 

They brag that Indians spend 10,000 baht a day when we all know thats rubbish. That figure has got to be calculated form outside investments NOT from what comes out of tourists pockets.

 

They keep banging nails into the farang coffin and when the coffin is in the ground and the last shovel full of soil is strewn, they will wander why their coffers are low, no more tea money for no helmets etc haha

 

Push someone in the chest too many times and you end up getting a punch on the beak. There are many places more welcoming than Thailand now without its dual pricing, blatant racism, girls scrolling through their phones while you are waiting for service, 7 eleven girls throwing your change at you, scowls behind smiles and so much more. 

 

I feel for the old g!ts who settled down here years ago into a fine and dandy life now worried they are going to have it all taken away, that cant be a good feeling. Ive only been coming here 7 years and even I have noticed a difference and most of my time has been under the junta!

If they cannot show compassion in times like these, I hope the country goes under. They are basically China-Lite

Corruption and racism have been institutionalized in Thailand for along time.

[hansnl]

10 hours ago, rasmus5150 said:

Thai people rely on the healthy and rich Chinese, that will come in droves and give them all a "happy ending" ????

I think it is the top layer of this country that rely on the "healthy & rich" Chinese, not the Thai people in general.

Edited March 24, 2020 by hansnl

[Lacessit]

8 minutes ago, brommers said:

Ha ha ha. All these twits who complain about the risk to their health from being in an immigration queue would be happy to cram into the "Red Lion Bar" as soon as it opens. And I see that these same people cannot even maintain a safe distance between each other. Fine the lot of them for irresponsible queuing while you are fining them for overstaying.

You have a point. There are farangs at my condo that start drinking and smoking together at 11 am, as soon as they can get their hands on a beer.

Not my scene and each to their own; however, I can't help thinking they put themselves at risk through stupidity.

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[BestB]

Thailand 1 Compassion 0

Well done thailand 

[bkkflynnsta]

11 hours ago, Toany said:

Money comes before anything else to the government.

If the tourists have a long memory, they will never returm

I guess they all know that Tourism as they once knew it is dead.  Perhaps a final parting shot at us "filthy farang" - one final fleecing for proper effect. Farming here will persevere, everything else will shrivel and die.  *disclaimer: I'm usually wrong about everything, according to my wife...

[baansgr]

As everyone is in the database, surely a 1,900 baht payment could be made on line for 30 days.....

[vukovar77]

1 hour ago, longevity said:

After last year's <deleted> show with T38 etc, we put in exit strategy, which was supposed to be this month.

 

Now locked down and stuck with this shower show till thing return to some semblance of normal. 

 

After 15+ years here, myself, wife and kids can't wait to escape. 

Escape where?there is a chaotic everywhere ?

[ronaldo0]

If you ever had any doubt you are nothing more here than a walking atm here is your proof !!

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Phuket Immigration has confirmed that B500 a day fines are being levied on any people who remain in the country after their permits to stay have expired.

I hope all the other nations do likewise for overstaying Thais... lets have a level playing field.

And what is the response from embassies... silence so far!

[rosst]

Ah yes, the tourists have stopped coming let us screw the ones we have to make up for it. 

Good old Thailand, make sure EVERYONE hates you. 

[Orton Rd]

Can only think of three words for it, shameful, despicable and predictable

[ThailandRyan]

11 hours ago, Toany said:

Money comes before anything else to the government.

If the tourists have a long memory, they will never returm

Absolutely ludicrous for these Immigrant people to use a tactic like this. Just confirms they don't want us....Well when the world see's this they will get their wish and no one will want to come here....As a long stay expat this is utterly a no-starter for anyone now in my family to come and visit.  Forcing people to stand in line to extend when social distancing is being bandied about shows that they really do not give a shiittee.  

[WineOh]

money money money.

an utter disgrace. 

pathetic. 

[Straight8]

Absolutely disgusting. Thainess shown at its finest

[ronaldo0]

4 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

Can only think of three words for it, shameful, despicable and predictable

What , the , <deleted> ??????

[ThailandRyan]

11 hours ago, SpanishExpat said:

not only tourists. Once that horror has finished, many long-term expats treated like sh** will rethink to stay here. Thai-farang couples may prefer to pass all the hurdles to enable the Thai wifes to move back to the husbands home country and just visit LOS for holidays. 

 

No one expects to be able to stay 1month+ on overstays for free, but in this special situation they could make an exception for lets say 7-10 days (in addition to the anyway 7 day denied exempt stamp which costs 1900 THB). It`s up to a few morons in BKK to pass that order nationwide. Everything can be done within one day, but what you expect from guys who just have "military, military" in their pea-sized brains.

Hell, they opened all the borders last night to let out all of the migrant workers who had fled Bangkok, thus ensuring the spread of this virus now reaches even more people.  Why? because they do not want them here either.  

[Straight8]

2 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Absolutely ludicrous for these Immigrant people to use a tactic like this. Just confirms they don't want us....Well when the world see's this they will get their wish and no one will want to come here....As a long stay expat this is utterly a no-starter for anyone now in my family to come and visit.  Forcing people to stand in line to extend when social distancing is being bandied about shows that they really do not give a shiittee.  

I've been saying this for years, when I saw right past those fake smiles, so to me it comes as no surprise!!!

[NickJ]

Immigration officers need to all where there super emergency outfits, large shoes , red wigs and big red noses.

[ThailandRyan]

25 minutes ago, BestB said:

Thailand 1 Compassion 0

Well done thailand 

And the Gold Medal for being Com-passionless, and irresponsible goes to........Thailand 

[newatthis]

51 minutes ago, robertson468 said:

By the way I have lived very happily in Thailand for 15 years and intend to stay until "end of time" for me.

Only if Thailand will have you. Always remember: you don't choose to stay until you die; Thailand chooses for you.

[Toany]

Soon an immigration officer will get Covid-19.  Then they will have to close the office and clean it.  Or, some poor foreigner will catch it and report it on social media.  Then the immigration office will become the centre for spreading the virus like the boxing stadium.

Will they never look ahead?

Edited March 24, 2020 by Toany

[justin case]

should we all write to our embassies & foreign affairs in home country to 

 

1) inform them about this 

2) ask to do the same on thais 

 

3) do nothing as nobody gives a <deleted>, certainly not you ball-less embassy that is a visa deliver enterprise for profits

 

this whole situation is DISGUSTING, but hey, what do you expect in Thailand? MERCY ???