Richard Barrow may not have his visa renewed and could be forced to leave Thailand

[Hamus Yaigh]

14 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

He certainly knows how to generate publicity (hits!).

It's his hobby:-)

[newatthis]

4 hours ago, Jack Hna said:

Barrow needs to get vocal and get some answers on an amnesty extension. If this guy wants to turn the tide then he needs to push support for a further amnesty. Yes Richard we know you do not need this one but a lot of heads are on amnesty and used all non O + extension so of you are not the self serving tosser you appear to be. Prove it and barrage the digital world with the questions we need desperately.

If you and your mates want answers to questions, go and ask them yourself instead of sitting on your backside expecting others to do so.

[AlfHuy]

8 hours ago, AndrewMciver said:

Same time next year guys .... in another enthralling episode of 'Will Barrow stay'. 

 

 

Or "Wheel Barrow" on its way out.

[scoupeo]

5 hours ago, smutcakes said:

If you have lived here for 20 years you could be a Thai citizen, like you wife a British one- but you have either been to lazy or to entitled to have bothered to follow the process.

 

working without work permit and without paying tax for 20 years, it's hard to get a residency or citizenship...

 

 

[scoupeo]

5 hours ago, Caldera said:

So he got his extension and was just attention whoring once again. I wonder if he wants to make this stunt a regular thing, considering it's already the second time.

 

His work situation does come across as a little odd though. As per his post, he works for a small company that sends him to a school to look after computers there.

 

and now everybody knows his boyfriend !

 

[lamyai3]

5 hours ago, smutcakes said:

If you have lived here for 20 years you could be a Thai citizen, like you wife a British one- but you have either been to lazy or to entitled to have bothered to follow the process.

This poster has a lifetime elite visa since many years already and has none of the yearly aggravation of applying for extensions. 

[smutcakes]

6 minutes ago, lamyai3 said:

This poster has a lifetime elite visa since many years already and has none of the yearly aggravation of applying for extensions. 

Who does?

[balo]

41 pages with mostly nonsense.   I just wanted to hear if he will stay for another year, and already confirmed by another poster. 

Why all this drama ? 

[thaibeachlovers]

On 8/17/2020 at 11:22 AM, BobinBKK said:

Richard has a very large following and reaches tens of thousands of people. If he returns to the UK he still has the same following of people. This is the global information age and anyone living in the Kingdom can provide him with information as well as following the local media stories. Once he returns to the UK he's free to publish and post anything he wants. Life and our perceptions of everything is all about the optics. Giving Richard the boot in my opinion is not a very well-thought-out plan. Biting the hand that feeds you is a 2-way street and Richard will always have the upper hand residing in the UK.

Depends on where he gets his money from. He will find the UK is a lot more expensive than LOS.

[Lammbock]

Just follow him on Twitter and you get his updates in realtime. 

[thaibeachlovers]

1 minute ago, Lammbock said:

Just follow him on Twitter and you get his updates in realtime. 

I'd rather cut them off with a rusty razor blade than go on that thing. The world is <deleted> by so many people believing all the lies on "social media".

[poohy]

His business is to generate hits likes followers call them whatever

 

Although admittedly I can't  warm to the bloke at all"

 

Seems hes doing it rather well hence his  announcement of both approval "hurrah" and terrible pending i am going to be expelled if i dont get approval "Boo hiss"

Edited August 20, 2020 by poohy

[ExpatOilWorker]

Did he get his visa or not?

[salsajapan]

38 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Did he get his visa or not?

ask his wife richard smith

[salsajapan]

20 hours ago, Lammbock said:

Just follow him on Twitter and you get his updates in realtime. 

 

But do not comment in a way that he doesn't like, because he will ban you without warning !

He could be a mod here ! hahaha

 

 

[Tanoshi]

On 8/20/2020 at 3:53 PM, Lammbock said:

Just follow him on Twitter and you get his updates in realtime. 

Sure Twitter isn't spelt with 'a' instead of 'i'.   

[Englishabc]

On 8/14/2020 at 3:44 AM, 4MyEgo said:

That would be a sad day indeed, if they oust him, no doubt it will have an impact as we will need to get behind him on social media apps, like Facebook, Instagram, whatsapp to let everyone we know to spread the word on how Thailand looks at farangs, should be great for future business.

Richard Barrow does more for me to decide where in Thailand to visit than a lot of more official-looking documents and videos. He would be a sad loss to the tourism industry if he were prevented from living and working in a country for which he has a lot of affection. 

[billsmart]

On 8/19/2020 at 4:35 PM, richard_smith237 said:

 

 

 

See my post below...

Edited August 22, 2020 by billsmart
posted by mistake

[billsmart]

On 8/19/2020 at 4:35 PM, richard_smith237 said:

 

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So.. Don’t try to dress up a basic level of acceptance and tolerance of hoop jumping as if we are being ‘treated with a great degree of hospitality’.... its not. 

 

That said, I accept the hoops I have to jump through to stay here. But I would prefer not to have to do so. 

 

 

Not having heard of Richard Barrow just means you may have not paid as much attention to media around as others. 

I’ve not followed RB, but have heard of him, as I’ve heard of Andrew Drummond, Andrew Hall, Jonathan Head.... and many other reporters and bloggers, I’d heard of Trink, Stickman, stickboy.... too...  its difficult not to have heard of many of these people if you have half an ear to the ground. 

 

 

 

 

My main point is that when living here, the Thais make the hoops, and they can make them as large or small and place them as high or low as they like. It's up to you to jump through them or go home. Or, perhaps, like you say Richard Barrow has done, you could whine about them.

I've never heard or read anything by any of those you mentioned above, except maybe for "stickboy." His pseudonym rings a bell. I think I've seen posts or comments of his here on ThaiVisa, but I have no idea what he wrote.

 

Edited August 22, 2020 by billsmart
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[salsajapan]

On 8/21/2020 at 5:50 PM, Englishabc said:

Richard Barrow does more for me to decide where in Thailand to visit than a lot of more official-looking documents and videos. He would be a sad loss to the tourism industry if he were prevented from living and working in a country for which he has a lot of affection. 

 

What a sad life you must live to need barrow to tell you where to go ! hahahahahaha

 

 

 

[ExpatOilWorker]

Did he get his visa or not?

[hotandsticky]

11 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Did he get his visa or not?

 

Yes

 

 

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Good news today. Immigration has just extended my stay in Thailand by another year. I wish to thank everyone who sent messages of support which helped with my c...

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Good news today. Immigration has just extended my stay in Thailand by another year. I wish to thank everyone who sent messages of support which helped with my case. I wish to also thank Samut Prakan Immigration who were very supportive. I can now continue promoting Thailand around the world.

Thank you immigration. Samut Prakan province, immigration. The big one that Chaeng Wat who has visa connected to me in Thailand for another 1 years. Thank you to all my friends who supported me to stay. This is good news for me. I just listened to the result in immigration. Samut Prakan

I love Thailand so much. I think my life is Thailand. I have lived here for more than 25 years and I will promote Thailand for foreigners to know Thailand. There are many attractions to find. Thank you very much.

 

Edited August 25, 2020 by hotandsticky

[AlfHuy]

On 8/20/2020 at 3:53 PM, Lammbock said:

Just follow him on Twitter and you get his updates in realtime. 

I follow BritManToo on Twitter. He has a live chat when he is banging the students. Live. updates and live streaming. 555

[AlfHuy]

Richard Wheelbarrow just promoted to the Ministry of Tourism.

[MaxYakov]

"This is my home now. I am not going anywhere." - Richard Barrow HERE [link]

[salsajapan]

On 8/25/2020 at 9:50 AM, ExpatOilWorker said:

Did he get his visa or not?

 

who could think that he would not get it ? not even himself, he is just a whining old "man"...