Visa extension fraudsters: Further details emerge as Thai police go after Russian retirees who used service

[foreverlomsak]

2 hours ago, NanLaew said:

You mean?

He means the UK Embassy wanted to downsize their staff and that was the excuse.

[holy cow cm]

Last thing we all need is more crack downs and more hoops to jump. But at least I am squeaky clean. Let's hope they be cool on the ones who side step but are great folk. Still good guys so should stay in. 

[digibum]

On 3/23/2021 at 1:24 PM, Enzian said:

The big problem with Thai Immigration no longer accepting the sworn statements of US citizen (and others-I don't know the list) is that it means that a certain % of us who used to rely on the affidavit system will of necessity use agents, thus ensuring a large flow of cash into the offices to be distributed according to whatever system they use. A flow and amount that is in addition to whatever was happening before. So it looks like the system was changed expressly for that reason, not to keep ex-pats honest. And given the gravy, the system can never go back.

 

Or, you know, maybe they could have changed the rules so that people would follow the laws.  

[digibum]

On 3/23/2021 at 5:38 PM, crazykopite said:

My understanding is that the BE only churned out 2,000 letters per year and at 3,000 +baht per letter that was considerable income

 

Considerable income to whom?  Are you suggesting that the British government gets all giddy when they collect 150K GBP?  It's a nice size of money for an individual but it's not even a rounding error for a government with a 2 trillion GBP economy.  

[voulez vous]

Upset the Russians at your peril.

[Raffer]

17 minutes ago, voulez vous said:

Upset the Russians at your peril.

What'll they do? Invade?

[voulez vous]

1 minute ago, Raffer said:

What'll they do? Invade?

They are by far the biggest country in the world. Have a big army. Friends with China. Many nuclear weapons. Superior technology.

 

This is time for little countries to make friends; not enemies.

[worldexpress]

Is there a quite unspoiled place with no Chinese, Russians and Indians? ????

 

And no! I'm not being a racist.. let's not even go there.

[nausea]

8 minutes ago, worldexpress said:

Is there a quite unspoiled place with no Chinese, Russians and Indians? ????

Oh, rumour has it there's some pristine island in the Gulf of Thailand with a beautiful hidden beach and lagoon; no Russians, Chinese, or Indians as I recall, though there were a couple of Bosnians there at one time.