Two Thai immigration officers transferred for allegedly taking visa extension bribes

[Percy P]

6 hours ago, colinneil said:

 

That is wishful thinking, stop ripping off their country and foreigners.????

Never going to happen.

Oh yes it will if applicant's was to have an hidden cctv  on their person when applying for a visa. Record your application. CCTVs can be very small. Expose the Bst.

[sahibji]

tip of the iceberg?

[Neeranam]

People should refuse and report these criminals. Instead I saaw many idiot farang give them tips in Khon Kaen. They are police for Christ's sake, don't aid and abet them.

 

 

[barney42bb]

What Fools actually subscribe and comply with this corrupt practice???

 

 

[IvorBiggun2]

26 minutes ago, parallaxtech said:

My extension is coming up next month, any suggestions?

Do it by the book and use your phone recorder. In fact just place your phone on the table in front of you. No need to have it switched on.

Edited July 22, 2020 by IvorBiggun2

[IvorBiggun2]

10 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I blame the thin-spined foreigners for being willing to pay.

Yahoo. You hit the nail on the head.

[Neeranam]

7 minutes ago, barney42bb said:

What Fools actually subscribe and comply with this corrupt practice???

 

 

One that don't qualify for a visa I guess. 

[Neeranam]

Before there was an office in Khon Kaen, I had to travel to Udon or Nong Kai every month for nearly a years for refusing to pay a bribe, but you know something, I slept at night knowing that I was true to myself and keeping my integrity.

[Zack61]

Transferred! That’ll teach them 

[Benmart]

Damaging the sacred image of Thailand. A common occurance from experience.

[natway09]

I am surprised that they are surprised 

[Neeranam]

If immigration ask for any illegal money, you should contact someone in a position of power. I used Korn and he got results in Khon Kaen. 

 

Edited July 22, 2020 by Neeranam

[Toany]

but if immigration stop taking bribes, then the agent system will fail.  Then many foreigners will have to leave Thailand because they don't have the required funds to qualify for a legal visa.

[overt2016]

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

Only two ?...

You beat me to it.

[wealthychef]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

reprimand but delay further punishment for the man in charge of the transferred officers for failing to deal with possible illegal activity taking place under their command

 

The buck always stops at the most lowly and vulnerable!  

[Burma Bill]

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

Only two ?...

Yes indeed, as I well know! I still have some "brown" Thai envelopes here in Cambodia, but no need to use. All one needs is US$ to pay the official fee for a visa extension - no other bureaucratic or financial paperwork that leads to corruption!!

Edited July 22, 2020 by Burma Bill
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[Mr Meeseeks]

47 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

People should refuse and report these criminals. Instead I saaw many idiot farang give them tips in Khon Kaen. They are police for Christ's sake, don't aid and abet them.

 

 

That is ludicrous, even by the clown standards here.

[DUNROAMIN]

Amazing Thailand, anywhere else, instant dismissal and possible jail time.

[Mr Meeseeks]

40 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

One that don't qualify for a visa I guess. 

Wrong.

 

Immigration officials threaten to not renew the visa, possibly in collusion with the agent and then ultimately the person does not receive the extension and has to leave the country, often those with little time remaining are singled out.

 

It is simple extortion. 

 

Nothing to do with not qualifying for a visa. All the paperwork was in order in every case. They just refuse to do it until the bribe is paid. 

 

Criminal scumbags.

[miamiman123]

Transfer

[gamini]

Are they any worse than the farangs paying 20,000 bt bribes to agents and others to have someone else put up the required 800 K for a Visa extension, it's because of these farangs that the regulations have been tightened and made a bit more difficult.

[lee b]

Why do these people keep getting transferred? They should be fired and made to empty bins early hours of the morning.

[Mr Meeseeks]

1 minute ago, gamini said:

Are they any worse than the farangs paying 20,000 bt bribes to agents and others to have someone else put up the required 800 K for a Visa extension, it's because of these farangs that the regulations have been tightened and made a bit more difficult.

That is not what this is about.

 

Stay on topic.

[Burma Bill]

11 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

I saaw many idiot farang give them tips in Khon Kaen.

Isn't it possible this is the box for "donations" after someone from Immigration has kindly photocopied pages from your passport, or other documents, free of charge???

[tomazbodner]

Now all the foreigners who ever bribed immigration directly or over an agent please step forward as witnesses... RTP might even promise a very long extension of stay in Thailand along with free food and lodging!

[Peter Denis]

1 minute ago, lee b said:

Why do these people keep getting transferred? They should be fired and made to empty bins early hours of the morning.

Well, it seems that at some IOs in order to get a job as Immigration Officer you need to pay a huge sum of money to get it.  And it is thus considered 'normal' to do some moon-lighting in order to recuperate that investment.  That's how the system works.

Occasionally some officers are transferred or even sacked.  The real reason behind such happenings are not Anti Corruption, but one of the following:

- Some internal strife between Immigration officers or with divisional level, resulting in an audit and weeding out of the 'losing' side;

- Plain stupidity, like in the current case where the 2 Nonthaburi immigration officers tried to play the same game on a HISo Thai that they do on a daily basis with 'stupid farangs', and demanding 20K tea-money to speed up the processing of the work permits of the foreigners employed by that HiSo Thai.  Big Mistake!

>> Don't get me wrong, not all thai IOs are rotten to the core but there are a couple that really deserve a brush-over, and the fact that this happened at Nonthaburi doesn't surprise me at all.

 

[rudi49jr]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Two Thai immigration officers transferred for allegedly taking visa extension bribes

Just two? I would find it a lot more believable if there were at least two (or even three) zeros behind that two.

[spidermike007]

Immigration is a franchise, just like the police and customs. Most do this. Someone was humiliated, as this went viral. That is all this is. Notice they were not fired. They were not arrested and charged with a crime. Like the police, they are totally immune to the law. Above any and all laws. Prayuth and the army insure that. A transfer with full salary is about as far as they are willing to go. Everything is done to protect these guys. 

 

We all know where this "so called investigation" is going to go. 

[terryofcrete]

7 hours ago, ChakaKhan said:

As per those 2 IOs..anyone know where they have been moved to and is the going rate for re-entry still 20k?

Should have been sacked and arrested ... oh ... sorry ... happened in Thailand ... ah... that’s a different story then 

[transam]

Is the word "hundred" missing from the title....?  ????