Dutch Man Arrested at Phuket Airport for Entering and Staying in Thailand Without Proper Documents

[Lemsta69]

1 hour ago, Peterphuket said:

Is this fake news???

Yesterday this stay in a Dutch newspaper, apparently not a man.

They were arrested together but the Fooket express released separate stories for maximum clickbait ????

[Peterphuket]

1 hour ago, Peterphuket said:

Is this fake news???

Yesterday this stay in a Dutch newspaper, apparently not a man.

But there is more, today I read in the same newspaper that the immigration service had forgotten to put a stamp in the passport....

[Roel]

Dutch newspaper interviewed the woman. She spent 5 days in a holding cell and then they let her go without - thanks to the Dutch embassy - giving her a yellow card. She talks about someone she was travelling with. Most likely the guy in today's article. According to her they crossed the land border coming from Malaysia and didn't realize they hadn't received a visa exempt stamp. Photo's, showing the exact same immigration officers line up, looks like they were taken minutes apart. Puzzling why this is presented in the media as two separate cases days apart? She is 28 years old, and the man in question appears to be around the same age, rather than 61.

[Lemsta69]

9 minutes ago, Roel said:

Puzzling why this is presented in the media as two separate cases days apart

More stories equals more Hong Kong ads ????

[Olmate]

1 minute ago, Lemsta69 said:

More stories equals more Hong Kong ads ????

Yep.I mentioned similar in a reply yesterday and it was deemed off topic????

[Dan O]

2 hours ago, Kerryd said:

No, they say she was arrested "in a similar case" as in, she too didn't have any documents and they don't know how she entered Thailand either.

One possible explanation could be that they sold their passports to extend their stay and then tried to fly out of the country, not realizing that they'd be stopped at Immigration.

Most people claim their passport was "stolen" and get emergency travel docs from their embassy before trying to leave the country.

As for this guy, the "yakuza" tats should be a hint. Why you would go to an airport dressed like that is beyond me.

I recall travelling to Thailand one year on Japan Airlines and had to sit next to a guy that had been refused entry to the US. He'd tried to be sneaky by flying from Australia to Japan, changing airlines, flying to Canada, changing airlines again and then trying to fly into the US.

He didn't realize that there is a US Customs and Immigration checkpoint inside the Vancouver airport. As he was walking down the hall towards the (USA) departure gates, he took off his jacket and all his biker tats were visible.

It seems they took one look at him and then hauled him off to the side for questioning. Turns out he didn't have a Visa to enter the US. He tried to claim that his girlfriend in Seattle had it and was meeting him at the airport. (Lol - like they were going to believe that line of bull.)

Because he was refused entry to the US and still in the Departure area, he was held in custody until he could be flown back to his last airport of departure, which was Japan. No idea what happened to him after that. (Didn't ask, didn't care.)
 

I'm not sure that's possible as you can't just change airlines like that internationally. He would have never made it past the first airport just like refusal in USA

[shackleton]

Must be seriously lacking in the head if he went to Depart Immigration with no incoming visa in his passport at the airport ???? 

 

[Lemsta69]

13 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Yep.I mentioned similar in a reply yesterday and it was deemed off topic????

ok I'll stay on topic..."he must be, like, roolly stoopid and his tattoos are dumb" ????

[oslooskar]

15 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

"he must be, like, roolly stoopid and his tattoos are dumb" ????

A lot of Dutch criminals get caught because they can't run in their wooden shoes.

[Bday Prang]

2 hours ago, Iron Tongue said:

Same coppers in background in exactly the same positions.

All I can say is... that Dutchman isn't doing too bad at 61!

Apart from the man tits

[anwa]

Maybee done a border bounce and forget check stamp.If so, why not immigration officer  who miss stamp in picture too.

 

[orchidfan]

4 hours ago, VinnieK said:

 

I would hazard he did a border run to British Malaya, was refused re-entry to Thailand and just walked across anyway.

Nobody is checking the flow of ppl esp. in Dannok (Sadao)

At some point he tried to leave (via air) and this is where it's at now.

My hunch anyway.

British Malaya ???

I think they gained independence in about 1956 and thereafter became Malaysia.

I have an old British ex rubber planter mate who still calls it Malaya....and Burma is "Burma".

[VinnieK]

2 minutes ago, orchidfan said:

British Malaya ???

I think they gained independence in about 1956 and thereafter became Malaysia.

I have an old British ex rubber planter mate who still calls it Malaya....and Burma is "Burma".

I was being humorous.

It also has a nicer ring to it.

[Andrew65]

7 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

A Dutchman?  If his name was Not Given, I'd expect Irish or Scottish.  The surname Given has Gaelic origins I understand.

From what I have read no name is given?

[Mickmouse1]

8 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Anything to do with the Dutch woman arrested for a similar thing the other day? 

Yes, actually they R married. So?

[Olmate]

1 hour ago, Mickmouse1 said:

Yes, actually they R married. So?

So he does what his missus tells him to do! ????

[Caldera]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

He was arrested at the Immigration Checkpoint in the International Departure Terminal at the Phuket International Airport.

That's bizarre, so he didn't legally enter Thailand, but tried to depart the regular way from Phuket Airport?

[billd766]

13 hours ago, Old Croc said:

I'm confused.

I don't even know where British Malaya is.

Well you could find it on a paper map, but it would have to be pre 1965 1955 or even earlier.

Edited March 31, 2023 by billd766
corrected some bad spelling

[bristolgeoff]

He is leaving the country,what did they find in his documents.I also wonder how he got in the first place then realise when he left

[Liverpool Lou]

16 hours ago, VinnieK said:

 

I would hazard he did a border run to British Malaya

What, or where, the duck is "British Malaya" in 2023?

Edited March 31, 2023 by Liverpool Lou

[simon43]

15 hours ago, Old Croc said:

I'm confused.

I don't even know where British Malaya is.

He was time-travelling... ????

[bangkok19]

21 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

How is it possible to enter?? surely he did not walk from The Netherlands

I hope he has a fat wallet and a 'return' ticket!

[stevenl]

From Dutch news sources, the man and woman were traveling together. They entered overland from Malaysia. They claim the immigration officer forgot to stamp them in, imo more likely they walked through and forgot to check themselves in.

[hilfinad]

On 3/31/2023 at 5:10 AM, jabis said:

In the actual article it was hinted that they may share a case

I think it's a new way to earn money from tourism. This Dutch woman stated in a Dutch newspaper that she and a companion entered Thailand from Malaysia. They showed their passport at the border control. They were allowed to enter, so they thought everything was fine. When leaving Thailand they were stopped because they had no entry stamp. They had to stay in jail for 5 days and were fined. With help of the Dutch embassy they could leave Thailand. So all of the sudden in the same region entry stamps are missing, people get caught and fined. Must be something wrong with the ink!

[Andrew65]

On 3/30/2023 at 9:58 PM, Damrongsak said:

A Dutchman?  If his name was Not Given, I'd expect Irish or Scottish.  The surname Given has Gaelic origins I understand.

Your comment in nonsensical????

[Andrew65]

42 minutes ago, Andrew65 said:

Your comment in nonsensical????

... is nonsensical????

[radiochaser]

On 3/30/2023 at 11:01 PM, oslooskar said:

A lot of Dutch criminals get caught because they can't run in their wooden shoes.

I think you are clogging up the comment section!  ????

 

[xtrnuno41]

A Dutch Thai blog mentioned, they were a couple and both were facing the same problem.

They entered by Malaysia and were not stamped in.

They were taken in prison and later on helped by Dutch embassy.

Thai immigration forgot to stamp their passport !!

[n00dle]

On 3/31/2023 at 7:44 AM, Old Croc said:

I'm confused.

I don't even know where British Malaya is.

Not where, when.

 

 it is in the mid 1800 to 1900s

Edited April 3, 2023 by n00dle