Immigration officials in Nonthaburi accused of asking for a 20,000 Baht bribe

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I was in Chiag Khan imigration office early March. Just when this hole covid sht start coming real.

They chance all the time what papers i should have, so i need visit copy shop totaly 4 times.

Same time there was chinese family! In one point man of family bring 2 big box donut to the officers. Whitch box they carry right away in one officers room. All copys what chinese family need they make them if office.

And they go even before monks to haddle they visa's!

Must be really DELICIOUS """"DONUT""". 

 

[PatchinExPat]

I would like to say about the 2 months I went through with perfect papers,

but I want to a stamp next year, so I will keep my mouth shut.

[elliss]

1 hour ago, Susco said:

Visa agents are owned by the corrupt immigration.  An IO can determine by a simple look at your visa stamp which agent you used

 

      Spot on . 

          Thai immi get a back hander from agents , everybody happy ..

           From the farlang , turning up @ immigration , with everything in order ,

         IO,  gets sweet nothing, and pencil in this farlang , get visit soon , from immi soon ..

 

[luckyluke]

1 hour ago, CorpusChristie said:

Would be be happy to pay a person 14 K to do his job, a job that he is already getting paid to do ?

14 K simply to put a stamp in your passport, a stamp you are entitled to get without the 14 K?

So far an I.O. officer is allowed to decide who and at what price one will receive a stamp. 

[CorpusChristie]

1 minute ago, luckyluke said:

So far an I.O. officer is allowed to decide who and at what price one will receive a stamp. 

No, they cannot privately sell visas at an extortionate rate and they also have to follow rules in regards  to who is eligible to receive visas .

  They cannot sell visas for a higher rate , well they do, but thats against the rules and illegal

[luckyluke]

Just now, CorpusChristie said:

They cannot sell visas for a higher rate , well they do,

That's it, since years, don't care it is illegal. 

 

It may change one day. 

[Pilotman]

18 minutes ago, Susco said:

I have a "friend" who is a plain clothes immigration officer, he looked at the retirement extension stamp in my foreign friend passport, and straight away told us which agency had arranged that extension.

 

Over to you

Over to me?   Like I said, they are standard  stamps, no difference between them, bar the office stamp and IO signature  

[PatchinExPat]

2 hours ago, jackdd said:

You realize that this money goes in their pocket? The government pays their fuel.

It looks like every time they ask you for money you pay. Don't be surprised if in the future they create arbitrary problems with your application and offer to make this problem go away for a fee. People like you are the reason why many people have problems with legit requests.

You are full of crapolla, hiring a lawyer to make your case would be a 

whale of a lot more, and would not change a thing for the next guy in line.

If you don't know that, you know much about Thailand.

With  30 % of a population , with certain jobs, expecting tea money

it would take wholesale firings and restaffing to even began to change it.

[CorpusChristie]

5 minutes ago, luckyluke said:

That's it, since years, don't care it is illegal. 

 

It may change one day. 

That was previously when all your papers were not in order

[PatchinExPat]

8 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

No, they cannot privately sell visas at an extortionate rate and they also have to follow rules in regards  to who is eligible to receive visas .

  They cannot sell visas for a higher rate , well they do, but thats against the rules and illegal

5555, now you catch on.

No foreigner has to be here,

you want to stay pay the freight. 

[luckyluke]

1 minute ago, CorpusChristie said:

That was previously when all your papers were not in order

So, they have even more power now. 

[CorpusChristie]

1 minute ago, PatchinExPat said:

5555, now you catch on.

No foreigner has to be here,

you want to stay pay the freight. 

I dont have to be here and I wont be paying 

[CorpusChristie]

Just now, luckyluke said:

So, they have even more power now. 

Yes, before you had to go abroad to get certain visas , now, due to Corona , they can legally be issued from within Thailand  , buy the guys want paying off for doing what they are getting paid to do

[PatchinExPat]

6 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

Yes, before you had to go abroad to get certain visas , now, due to Corona , they can legally be issued from within Thailand  , buy the guys want paying off for doing what they are getting paid to do

Man you got a bug up your pooter tonight.

Don't come to Thailand thinking you have rights you don't pay for,.

Rich drunk rear ends a car killing 2, he heads to a Wat to do 2 weeks

as a novice monk, gets out spreads the baht around,

begs forgiveness , gets suspended sentence.

Pay your freight, and otherwise try to avoid contact with

people in green uniforms.

That is the rule.

[DaftToPutRealName]

4 hours ago, male expat said:

other Immigration offices aleady switched to Visa agencies. In Europe this is called money laundering.

I thought that was when you load up your rabbit card and lend it to your Thai gf?

[northsouthdevide]

Surely this must have been a misunderstanding ????????

[clorox]

you people are naive, you havent been here long enough, you ruffle their feather everybody pay the price

[nightfox]

Guess their cutting out the middle man agent and want the whole slice for them self's. Cant blame them as they must be hurting since the free amnesty started and as today its extended again till Sept. 26. 

[darrendsd]

5 hours ago, AndyPa said:

The end of visa agents.

Hahahaha that is funny

[DavisH]

I've never had a problem doing my non-B in Nonthaburi, ever since Suan Plu was used for extensions. Never been bribed in 20 years and no fellow worker has ever been bribed. Note the accusation was made by a facebook user. That's very brave of them. perhaps they sould come forward and explain exactly what happened and who was involved. 

[Jack Hna]

It would be good just to know a few of these options just as a precautionary measure but no one has ever asked me for Jack.

[darksidedog]

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[Jackcwba]

They hate farangs but love our money 555

 

[Youlike]

5 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Rogue office. One of the worst. If I dealt with that office I would set up Sham address and deal with CW.

They do home-inspections...how would that work with a false address?

[Youlike]

I'm always amazed at the overweight of the IO's....many of them have it but still wear the tight clothes and white sneakers or even cheapo slippers.

[Calvin1976]

Like a mandarin saying... 

"Strong dragon ????won't try to fight with local snake????" 

 

This is not our country. 

Even in our country, this kind of thing also might happen. 

Take it or leave it. ????????

[johnny1966]

Wonder if this will lead to a crack down on agents and their customers. Somehow I think not.

[Tounge Thaied]

My limit is 10,000 for my "expedite" fee ????

[CorpusChristie]

2 hours ago, PatchinExPat said:

Man you got a bug up your pooter tonight.

Don't come to Thailand thinking you have rights you don't pay for,.

Rich drunk rear ends a car killing 2, he heads to a Wat to do 2 weeks

as a novice monk, gets out spreads the baht around,

begs forgiveness , gets suspended sentence.

Pay your freight, and otherwise try to avoid contact with

people in green uniforms.

That is the rule.

Pardon : Run that through me again 

Me no understand 

[Maestro]

5 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said:

If all legit complaints  were reported via the  number advertised in  every Immigration Office  the apparent volume of accusations might have  some positive effect!...

 

The advertised number is 1078.

 

To improve the chances that my complaint goes on record I would do it in writing to:

 

Office of the Prime Minister

Post Office Box 1111

Bangkok 10000