British tourist arrested for overstaying in Sisaket, says he loves Thailand so much he doesn’t want to leave

[snoop1130]

PHOTO: Matichon

 

A British tourist was arrested in Sisaket after overstaying his visa for two months. The tourist confessed his affection for Thailand to immigration officers, saying he loved the country so much he did not want to leave.

 

The 30-year-old British man, Mr. Michael Mclaughlin, was stopped by Sisaket Provincial Immigration Police while walking on a road in the Nong Phai subdistrict of Mueang district Tuesday, December 6th. The immigration officers told local media that they tracked Mclaughlin through their database and found that his visa had been expired since September 21st, 2022.

 

The British tourist was taken to the Sisaket immigration office. During his questioning, Mclaughlin admitted that he knew he should have left Thailand last September, but he loved the country so much that he did not want to.

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/12/07/british-tourist-arrested-for-overstaying-in-sisaket-says-he-loves-thailand-so-much-he-doesnt-want-to-leave/

 

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[ThailandRyan]

The fallout continues of the crackdown.....he will be banned now for a year.

[Mac Mickmanus]

There is a crack down going  on at the moment and if I was on overstay , I would hand myself in and leave Thailand as hiding in your house or living in remote  areas of Issan doesn't seem to be an option anymore

[Dmaxdan]

Those BMW smart cars are becoming too damn clever.

It appears they can now locate overstayers when they are just walking down some random road minding their own business!

 

 

 

[Mac Mickmanus]

6 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

Those BMW smart cars are becoming too damn clever.

It appears they can now locate overstayers when they are just walking down some random road minding their own business!

 

 

 

The report says that immigration found him through database checks and immigration smart cars aren't even mentioned in the report 

[proton]

Bloke is either on drugs or mentally ill ????

[ozimoron]

6 minutes ago, proton said:

Bloke is either on drugs or mentally ill ????

I guess that's why Bangkok is or was the most visited city in the world.

 

https://www.atlys.com/post/the-most-visited-cities-in-the-world

[Onerak]

That is just such a stupid answer that he likes Thailand so he did not want to leave. No wonder Thailand is getting quality tourists who could not even tell the truth why they can't leave or get their status legalized. Is he a moron? does he think that Thai immigration would let him go if he says he likes Thailand when caught hiding in Si Saket.

I love Si Saket. My daughter's mother is from Si Saket. The cops helped me once when my GF stole my Passport and credit cards and I reported to the Police. They took me to my GF's house and her mom said he has a baby with her. The officer said oh it's a family matter and told me to sort it out with her. I said I have to go to Udon and take a flight to Bangkok. He took me to the bus station in his vehicle and told me where to buy tickets and which bus to take. 

[Mac Mickmanus]

8 minutes ago, Onerak said:

That is just such a stupid answer that he likes Thailand so he did not want to leave. No wonder Thailand is getting quality tourists who could not even tell the truth why they can't leave or get their status legalized. Is he a moron? does he think that Thai immigration would let him go if he says he likes Thailand when caught hiding in Si Saket.

I love Si Saket. My daughter's mother is from Si Saket. The cops helped me once when my GF stole my Passport and credit cards and I reported to the Police. They took me to my GF's house and her mom said he has a baby with her. The officer said oh it's a family matter and told me to sort it out with her. I said I have to go to Udon and take a flight to Bangkok. He took me to the bus station in his vehicle and told me where to buy tickets and which bus to take. 

Did you get your passport back from your GF ?

[Onerak]

16 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Did you get your passport back from your GF ?

The officer wrote a letter that I lost my passport and got a new one and transferred my visa info into the new one. I wanted to teach her a lesson that she can't do anything to me even if she takes my passport. She thought Police will arrest me for not having a passport and I have to come to her crawling because I am in her country and she had the upper hand. It was more than 15 years decades ago.

[3NUMBAS]

there must be an army of overstayers all over the realm 1000s of em

[cheapcanuck]

To bad  so sad, now he's gone.

[proton]

2 hours ago, ozimoron said:

I guess that's why Bangkok is or was the most visited city in the world.

 

https://www.atlys.com/post/the-most-visited-cities-in-the-world

But this dumbell was in Sisaket ????

[ozimoron]

Just now, proton said:

But this dumbell was in Sisaket ????

I never knew there was an international airport in Sisaket ????

[it is what it is]

2 hours ago, Onerak said:

That is just such a stupid answer that he likes Thailand so he did not want to leave. No wonder Thailand is getting quality tourists who could not even tell the truth why they can't leave or get their status legalized. Is he a moron? does he think that Thai immigration would let him go if he says he likes Thailand when caught hiding in Si Saket.

I love Si Saket. My daughter's mother is from Si Saket. The cops helped me once when my GF stole my Passport and credit cards and I reported to the Police. They took me to my GF's house and her mom said he has a baby with her. The officer said oh it's a family matter and told me to sort it out with her. I said I have to go to Udon and take a flight to Bangkok. He took me to the bus station in his vehicle and told me where to buy tickets and which bus to take. 

 

a stolen passport is a family matter? he wasn't really that helpful was he?!

[webfact]

UK man arrested on a Sisaket road for 75-day visa overstay faces Bangkok jail and deportation

by James Morris and Son Nguyen

 

Michael McLaughlin was detained and questioned by police on Thursday in Sisaket. He is now being held at Sisaket Police Station as legal proceedings are prepared against him for overstaying his visa in Thailand.

 

30-year-old Michael McLaughlin at first denied any knowledge of breaking the law but later changed his story by admitting he was hiding in Sisaket because he wanted to stay in Thailand and avoid returning to the United Kingdom.

A 30-year-old UK national is facing deportation after being arrested by Immigration Bureau officers in Sisaket as part of a nationwide crackdown on visa overstayers. 

 

The Immigration Bureau in Sisaket province, in lower northeastern Thailand, announced on Tuesday that it had arrested a UK man for overstaying his visa in Thailand by 75 days.

 

The move appears to be part of a nationwide crackdown with reports of foreigners being rounded up also in other parts of the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/07/uk-man-arrested-in-sisaket-on-visa-overstay/

 

-- © Copyright Thai Examiner 2022-12-08

 

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[Mac Mickmanus]

4 hours ago, Onerak said:

The officer wrote a letter that I lost my passport and got a new one and transferred my visa info into the new one. I wanted to teach her a lesson that she can't do anything to me even if she takes my passport. She thought Police will arrest me for not having a passport and I have to come to her crawling because I am in her country and she had the upper hand. It was more than 15 years decades ago.

What happened to the old passport ?

Did you lie to the Police and say that you lost your Passport ?

[d4dang]

5 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

The report says that immigration found him through database checks and immigration smart cars aren't even mentioned in the report 

Immi will not reveal the role of its smart cars in nabbing overstaying tourists. Gone are the days of Immi officers roaming the streets with clipboards of passport photos of overstayers. The Immi smart cars may have facial recognition technology from China.

[Lucky Bones]

Photo shows him to be a tad young for overstay?????????

[Onerak]

4 hours ago, it is what it is said:

a stolen passport is a family matter? he wasn't really that helpful was he?!

Yes, he was very helpful. I knew I could get a passport no matter who stole it also I wanted to report to the police as soon as I was aware that I don't have the passport with me. My goals were two things. 1. To get a lost passport report without implicating her. 2. Scare her and her family that I can summon police if needed. So, I concocted a story about how she may have my passport because we had a fighting the night before but I was not sure 100%. Will he help me to go to her house and ensure if she have my passport or not. Also, the police had no obligation to drive me around to her house or to the bus station. All goals were accomplished without any problems. 

[Onerak]

1 hour ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Did you lie to the Police and say that you lost your Passport ?

Yes, I had my suspicion that she stole my passport but no proof. Also, I did not want to implicate her only wanted to scare her. 

[steven100]

I went to a seafood restaurant last week for lunch and had lobster and wine.

I told the owner I liked his lobster & restaurant so much I didn't want to leave,  he said if I don't leave he'll call the police ......    he wanted to close for the night.

[RichardColeman]

9 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

saying he loved the country so much he did not want to leave.

Just nearly threw up my breakfast

[Scouse123]

6 hours ago, it is what it is said:

 

a stolen passport is a family matter? he wasn't really that helpful was he?!

The cop thought no money to be had if she had buggered off with his credit cards as well as his passport and that he would probably need his cash for the bus ride.

[Bim Smith]

If the UK did their job and done this they would be called racist by the loony lefties. You can't blame Thailand for doing this. Sounds like the guy knows Thai culture well as his reply was right out of the Thai Wai book of "please let me off".

[Catoni]

3 hours ago, vangrop said:

Why overstay in this third world sh&t country. You must really be desperate or simply crazy!?

Okay, then why are YOU in Thailand?  Are you desperate?  Or simply crazy? 

[KhunLA]

Another criminal deported ????

[Old Croc]

It seems to me there is more to this story than has been published.

A 30yo knowingly overstaying, hiding out, and reluctant to return home.

Local authorities looking for him specifically in the town where he is hiding.

 

Just a guess, but I wouldn't be surprised it UK authorities asked the locals to apprehend him for other matters.

[Mywayboy]

Everyone is Grassing everyone up Dogs.

[metisdead]

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