mikeymike100 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 8 minutes ago, CANSIAM said: Tipsters needed in Phuket !! Correct, that place is heading for disaster, still it will keep the cops busy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ71 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Pathetic! Secret informers......grasses, bottom feeders. 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 minute ago, Mickeymaus said: I would organise this differently. The immigration computer knows the overstayers. I would put their names, nationality and pictures on the Internet and offer a financial reward if someone reports one. It could be that simple... Agreed. But Thailand never, ever does simple. I am convinced that in some dark corner of a government building there is a specialist unit that dreams up how many ways it can make a simple task as difficult as possible so that those dealing with their 'victims' can feel important. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orchis Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 a sad situation to be in at 76, I hope they do not put him in immigration lockup. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey and the Bandit Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 23 minutes ago, hotandsticky said: Sorry, but there is a degree of naivety in that post. You think an overstayer gets involved with TM30's and 90 day reports.? I knew someone on 5 years overstay (12 years ago - if he is still alive he could be the record holder!)' Lived in the backwaters of Buriram with a Thai lady and picked up his state pension of 8,500 Baht p.m. (and that was when the rate was 50). If the Immigration system was intelligent it would electronically You proved my point? Only the good guys report their accommodation address (TM30) and do 90 reports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 22 minutes ago, hotandsticky said: So are you saying that support law breaking? Where do you draw your line - overstay, robbery, rape and murder? And did any of those pensioners commit robbery, rape and murder? Overstay, yes, BUT they paid their way and cost the Thai government nothing. IF they were committing real crimes I would be in agreement, but they weren't. A quote from Charles Dickens for you. https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/the-law-is-an-ass.html What's the meaning of the phrase 'The law is an ass'? The law is an ass is a derisive expression said when the the rigid application of the letter of the law is seen to be contrary to common sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 4 hours ago, Mike Teavee said: I can’t help but feel sorry for the Brit, he’ll be deported back to the UK that he’s not visited in over a decade with likely no where to stay & hardly a pot to p155 in. The UK is No Country For Old Men It will cost them most of their pension for their power bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 4 hours ago, Lemsta69 said: Old Big Ears is doing alright! No he's not! He is getting weighed down by all these medals he has earned fighting for his country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dome Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 How would any stranger know your visa status? ???? Would also like to know the reason for overstaying in each case. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 3 hours ago, ChipButty said: Now what are they going to do with a 76 year old man? Lock him up in the IDC until he dies? That is exactly what they will do if no one can pay his plane fare back home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginner Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 6 hours ago, EVENKEEL said: Good news, that 76 yr old brit looks like trouble. Thailand is now safe. My God! sounds like an SAS style operation. Fanned out so no possible way to escape, officers moved in QUICKLY. A 76 year old and a 62 year old. A real threat to Thai security. Mind you, if they were still getting a pension then one months amount of cash could have got them a retirement visa from most visa services in and around Bangkok. I mean...they advertise quite openly on FB. Just a thought. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 2 hours ago, RichardColeman said: Be honest, this guy probably arrived with some savings, had a good time, and as the UK government freezes pensions for those abroad, has slowly seen his income get to the point of being unable to pay an agent after the rent and food comes out. 76 - he can just go home now and get in a warm care home - 13 years on the raz and a bed in a care home seems quite a good end of life to me He will not get into a care home if he is in good health, besides who would be paying for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 45 minutes ago, CANSIAM said: Tipsters needed in Phuket !! 5 rubles to be paid for each tip being confirmed.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sambum Posted March 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2023 4 hours ago, spidermike007 said: I understand every nation has its laws. I am fine with immigration backing up those laws. A ten year overstay is quite an accomplishment. However, I consider integrity and honesty to be important. Saying this is about stopping some kind of loss to the nation is disengenuous. The average Thai earns around 20,000 baht per month. The average pensioner gets how much? 35,000 baht? 50,000 baht? Plus potential income from other sources. So, I just don't see any loss taking place. It is so typical of Prayuth to be dishonest. "............ to stop Thais and foreigners causing trouble in Thailand, maintain the safety of the public and stop losses to the country." 1 "To stop Thais and foreigners causing trouble in Thailand." I see no Thais being arrested for overstay, and I doubt very much whether a 76 year old British pensioner will be causing much trouble! 2 "Maintain the safety of the public" I fail to see what pensioners on overstay has to do with the safety of the public, but no doubt someone in Government can explain it! 3. "Stop losses to the country" Apart from visa revenues of probably 1900 baht per year, what losses? As previously mentioned, I would imagine that the Brit pensioner will be spending app 40,000 baht annually. Yet more mumbling rhetoric from the Department whose main purpose in life seems to be catching people on overstay - not what I would call "real" criminals! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANSIAM Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 39 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said: Correct, that place is heading for disaster, still it will keep the cops busy? Money overrides laws and policies, not sure if the disaster is fixable............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 7 hours ago, webfact said: The first man arrested was 76 year old British pensioner Joseph Taylor whose passport showed he had permission to stay until November 26th 2011. Oh dear, that's a long time to be here without permission. Likely he'll be sent back to the UK where he most probably has nothing to return to. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markclover Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 They lost a human for 12 years. lol Looks like all the paperwork and checks are working. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinRacing Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 No sympathy for them. Either they were trying to hide or not wanting to pay for the extension. Either way you’re not above the law. Out you go. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaopad999 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) it may be tempting to stay longer in a foreign country, like this man did, but it's important to follow the visa regulations and respect the host country's laws. it's well known that overstaying a visa in Thailand can result in deportation and a 10 year ban Edited March 31, 2023 by Kaopad999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Forever Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 4 hours ago, foreverlomsak said: Quite possibly also means he does not have a valid passport either Nov 2011 + 10 years gets you too Nov 2021, if that is the case where are they going to return him too Good point but just because he has no valid passport doesn't mean he hasn't British citizenship. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 9 minutes ago, AustinRacing said: No sympathy for them. Either they were trying to hide or not wanting to pay for the extension. Either way you’re not above the law. Out you go. You have a real heart of gold, don't you? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelforbes Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 19 minutes ago, sambum said: You have a real heart of gold, don't you? Hmm, but if the equivalent no visa/overstayer was arrested for the same offense in posters home country, how supportive would everyone be then, methinks, not much at all! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr Meeseeks Posted March 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, EVENKEEL said: Good news, that 76 yr old brit looks like trouble. Thailand is now safe. I can see why they would think so, his age is probably higher than the IQ of the people who arrested him. Edited March 31, 2023 by Mr Meeseeks 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr Meeseeks Posted March 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2023 7 hours ago, nigelforbes said: Presumably (potential future) medical costs that he likely can't afford. Objection your Honour, speculation! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said: I can see why they would think so, his age is probably higher than the IQ of the people who arrested him. Jenny yelled Run Forest Run, but it was too late they, the Immigration boys, had fanned out to catch him before he ran across Thailand. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 If he is deported back to the UK, then he will be entitled to all his State OAP back increments and bonus payments that were frozen 11 years ago! (if he was entitled in the first place). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Tom Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 7 hours ago, me4175 said: Stop what losses, please? I'm sure they spent more of their pension money here than their visa fees would have been. So what, they broke the Law, no sympathy whatsoever. Its the actions of idiots like this that mean the rest of us have to put up with 90 day reports, entry permits and only 12 month extensions. Throw them all out, so well done immigration. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelforbes Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 minute ago, Mr Meeseeks said: Objection your Honour, speculation! Overruled, increasing old age means worsening health and increased need for medical care, if if couldn't afford the visa, how would he be able to afford the health care. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Tom Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 8 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said: I can see why they would think so, his age is probably higher than the IQ of the people who arrested him. His IQ is probably lower than my Shih Tzu and he isn't very bright at all. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr Meeseeks Posted March 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2023 5 minutes ago, nigelforbes said: Overruled, increasing old age means worsening health and increased need for medical care, if if couldn't afford the visa, how would he be able to afford the health care. How do you know he wasn't fully insured? Again, you are speculating based on prejudice. 3 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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