Popular Post webfact Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 Sent packing: 14 year stay in Thailand is up for German pensioner on 2,241 day overstay Picture: Naew Na Pathum Thani immigration and the tourist police went to a housing estate in the Lamlukka area where they found a German retiree on overstay. Naew Na pictured Gunther Z., 61, showing his passport with a suitcase outside his house. He has been in Thailand for 14 years but last renewed his retirement visa in 2014. He was thus on overstay of 2,241 days. In such a case he would likely be deported and banned for ten years, notes Thaivisa. In the media's standard stock phrases they said this was all part of immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang's plans to rid the kingdom of illegal foreign law breakers and inspire confidence among the public. They urged the public to continue to call 1178 to report infractions. Source: Naew Na -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-06-23 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dmaxdan Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 Has he got to wait until September before he can get a flight home? 3 2 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Logosone Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 World safe again. Old man thrown out. Great job. 26 4 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rvaviator Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Logosone said: World safe again. Old man thrown out. Great job. The locals can feel safer now .... 10 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post orchis Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said: Has he got to wait until September before he can get a flight home? there are daily flights OUT 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunKenAP Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 I can sleep better now. Why he did not renew is a better question? 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post drbeach Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, orchis said: there are daily flights OUT yeah like what, 5 flights a day half of which end up being cancelled? What I'd like to know is, who ratted him out? 16 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 4MyEgo Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) I wonder what would happen if they granted farangs visas to stay, you know like permanent resident visas, OMG, what would all the immigration and police have to do then, no more chasing down hardline criminals comes to my mind, that and all the BS paperwork that goes with it......hmmm, some might be out of a job x 1,000 at least ???? Yep, as others have said, Thailand is safe again, and somehow I wish other countries who grant permanent residency to Thai's thought about providing the same level of transparency that the Thai's provide to us farangs living here, on extensions, but guess their too smart for that, too much paperwork and continues checking, life being more relaxed and important that the Thai way of things Vs other countries, I would guess, done once and dusted. Edited June 23, 2020 by 4MyEgo 15 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) How many are left? Does anyone know a number of people who are still hiding here? Edited June 23, 2020 by Oldie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VillageIdiot Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 47 minutes ago, KhunKenAP said: I can sleep better now. Why he did not renew is a better question? Probably because it's such a bloody hassle if you don't have a lot of money. Ever since easy visa runs and back-to-back visas have become difficult it's not hard to see why people living under the radar have increased dramatically. Those who were on the lower rungs of the ladder just barely getting by are now faced with the stark choice of going back to Farangland or becoming illegals. 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 I guess he was like believing it was visa amnesty much earlier than it became. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JomtienRay Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 Maybe his money tree died and the princess dobbed him in to make way for a new money tree? 2 3 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 Very easy for them to do a data search in the system. Find those that have expired and see if they have left the country by the IO data base as well. If not checked out, literally and figuratively, a check of the last registered residence would uncover whether they were here on overstay or had expired.....How simple, and then they could stop with these stories and how safe it is making Thailand.... 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 2 hours ago, webfact said: plans to rid the kingdom of illegal foreign law breakers and inspire confidence among the public. Seriously? They are busting more and more dangerous Chinese setting up illegal shop here than anything else. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bkk6060 Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Logosone said: World safe again. Old man thrown out. Great job. Maybe in your world but 61 is not old. 8 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post baansgr Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Oldie said: How many are left? Does anyone know a number of people who are still hiding here? Trillions 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bodga Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 2 hours ago, webfact said: and inspire confidence among the public. how does it do that exactly 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, baansgr said: Trillions The immigration must have this number. If they never left the country they are either dead and not discovered yet or on overstay ... or simply an error of the immigration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhaoYai Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 Quite why foreigners take part in these 'parade' photo sessions is beyond me - he had nothing to lose by telling the to p%* off! 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chelseafan Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Logosone said: World safe again. Old man thrown out. Great job. Whilst I don't agree with the media circus, I would think most of us would applaud the police catching illegals in our own country and sending them back from where they came. This guy, whatever his reasons tried to cheat the system and got caught. What did he think would happen ? Edited June 23, 2020 by Chelseafan 2 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bob A Kneale Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 2 hours ago, drbeach said: What I'd like to know is, who ratted him out? Why? What difference does it make, do you want to support him and other illegals like him? 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob A Kneale Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 2 hours ago, 4MyEgo said: I wonder what would happen if they granted farangs visas to stay, you know like permanent resident visas They do. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 3 hours ago, webfact said: In such a case he would likely be deported and banned for ten years, notes Thaivisa. on the plus side, immigration restrictions and insurance demands for covid might be over by then....maybe 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post timendres Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 54 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said: Very easy for them to do a data search in the system. Find those that have expired and see if they have left the country by the IO data base as well. If not checked out, literally and figuratively, a check of the last registered residence would uncover whether they were here on overstay or had expired.....How simple, and then they could stop with these stories and how safe it is making Thailand.... You lost the average IO's attention after sentence two. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob A Kneale Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) 58 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said: they could stop with these stories and how safe it is making Thailand.... The IB did not say that this time, it was the daft media that said it. Edited June 23, 2020 by Bob A Kneale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 19 minutes ago, Bob A Kneale said: Why? What difference does it make, do you want to support him and other illegals like him? Can you explain just how you or anyone else is supporting him if he stayed here? He was obviously just going on about his business, just never took the time to obtain his extensions for the past 5 plus years. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThailandRyan Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 20 minutes ago, Bob A Kneale said: They do. I believe he meant offered them to all.....not the hoop jumping that has to be done to obtain PR and only 100 a year if that. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 It has just occurred to me that there may be more of such "catches". Bearing in mind that under the said terms of the amnesty for foreign presence that Immigration would be "automatically" updating/validating etc. things such as 90 day, TM 30, and in whatever way making temporary extensions to all eligible visa's. With the absence of the usual people coming through Immigration Office doors it would have allowed time and staff to work through all existing files of foreigners to do that. As part of it it is it not possible that due to the integration of the system that some files come up as a void/ invalid presence? So maybe the "snitch" was the system rather than a person? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CorpusChristie Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 34 minutes ago, Chelseafan said: Whilst I don't agree with the media circus, I would think most of us would applaud the police catching illegals in our own country and sending them back from where they came. The general consensus on TVF seems to be to kick all foreigners out of their home Country , but retired felangs should be allowed to stay in Thailand visa free for as long as they like 5 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashBrownHarry Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 3 hours ago, drbeach said: yeah like what, 5 flights a day half of which end up being cancelled? What I'd like to know is, who ratted him out? It's better to be thought of an idiot than to open your mouth and confirm it! You have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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