shackleton Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Just says British tourist had a family fall out and wife run off with his passport ect So both on holiday had a tiff take it she had the flight tickets as well police can check if she has left the Country If she has his option is contact the British Embassy and get a emergency passport ect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyphodb Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 9 hours ago, proton said: But the travel doc costs 100 quid! British embassy? a bit more than 100 quid I suspect... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkcanuck8 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said: How do you know he hasn’t done that? You spoke to him or the police? Oh, I am sure he has made a report for a stolen passport... he needs that for the passport office to issue a new one - a report of lost or stolen passport... and he did not 'lose' it .. so it would have to be 'stolen'... They write it down on a pad, give you a copy of it, and file another copy of it... and that is it. Edited October 17, 2023 by bkkcanuck8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Hell hath no fury ... . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parallelman Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 9 hours ago, soi3eddie said: If he's got any sense, he'll let her go. Permanently. He's in the right country to find plenty of nicer female company. Maybe this should be seen as a good opportumity to ditch the b.i.t.c.h! I wonder if that was the basis of the argument?...I mean, taking her husband's passport is quite serious when n another country. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Neeranam said: 48 minutes ago, impulse said: Somebody please catch me up here... I'm not seeing any indication, except guesses, whether the wife is Thai or a foreign national, or a Brit.... Obviously a Brit, or they would have added to the click bait I'd characterize that as a guess. BTW, the reason I'm curious is that it paints the guy in a whole different light depending on whether he's a noob tourist or married to a local. Edited October 17, 2023 by impulse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Terry2905 Posted October 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 hour ago, KannikaP said: What's the 'sails away' bit mean? Sounds like she hopped onto a ship. Yeah. That part of the story doesn't seem to fit in with the circumstances? No return flight, and she stole his yacht and passport and money and everything else? Most likely she found him out with a bar girl, and just jumped on their yacht and sailed away, which would probably have had his passport and personal belongings on board? I feel sorry for this guy. So before anyone "slags" off this poor guy, think about the reality of life. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJAS Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 10 hours ago, billd766 said: He would also need to report the theft to the police (IIRC it costs about 20 baht). With that report he can report the missing passport to the British embassy, and they can issue something like a temporary passport/travel document. I think he should inform Immigration as well. Not to mention that he would also require a police report to enable him to replace his existing passport (which would be classed as lost and stolen) once back in the UK in any event. Even if his wife were to hand him back his existing passport once their return flight had touched down at LHR (or wherever) it would, to all intents and purposes, be useless for future foreign travel if HMPO had already taken steps to cancel it electronically in the meantime, most likely as a consequence of his applying for an emergency travel document. The link below sets out how he needs to go about obtainng such a document from the British Embassy in Bangkok: https://www.gov.uk/travel-urgently-from-abroad-without-uk-passport He should IMHO definitely alert Immigration at the earliest opportunity particularly if, as a result of all this shenanigans, he looks like overstaying on the existing 30-day visa-exempt permission to stay presumably granted to him when he entered Thailand. Although he would, in theory, be eligible for a further 30-day permission to stay this might, in practice, prove easier said than done to obtain on the basis of an emergency travel document - and definitely impossible, I would say, if he was in complete limbo without any formal travel document in his possession at the time he otherwise needed to apply for a 30-day extension. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy42OZ Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 10 hours ago, ukrules said: The police may persuade her to return the passport, it's very inconvenient to lose a passport especially if he's got a bunch of active visas in there. If not then sure, have her arrested and get a new one or emergency travel document which of course requires a police report. I wonder if his wife is also from the UK and booked on the same flight back home? Despite the typically vague reporting I believe this is a couple from the UK who've had a row while on holiday. Sounds like she grabbed her bag and left, probably not realising both their passports were in "her" bag. Reporting her for theft doesn't sound like the best way to deal with a marital spat, unless he wants to escalate things to the point of divorce. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 5 minutes ago, Freddy42OZ said: Despite the typically vague reporting I believe this is a couple from the UK who've had a row while on holiday. Sounds like she grabbed her bag and left, probably not realising both their passports were in "her" bag. Reporting her for theft doesn't sound like the best way to deal with a marital spat, unless he wants to escalate things to the point of divorce. Probably? 5555 no. She would have seen it. Couples travel on the same flight. There is no excuse for what she did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJAS Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Gottfrid said: Or is it just the citizens of the country that have problem with a little paperwork and have to complain as always? You have got to be kidding, right! Bet you're a national of a country which doesn't subject its expats in Thailand to the rigours of the dreaded With-It Tower Passport Renewal Experience every 9/10 years or so! I would strongly advise you to take the considerable time out needed in order to learn, mark and inwardly digest all the contents of the following link so as to fully appreciate the convoluted bureaucratic nonsense we Brits in LOS are faced with at passport renewal time. More than just "a little paperwork" involved, I think!! https://www.passport.service.gov.uk/overseas/information/thailand/renew/adult Edited October 17, 2023 by OJAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, OJAS said: You have got to be kidding, right! Bet you're a national of a country which doesn't subject its expats in Thailand to the rigours of the dreaded With-It Tower Passport Renewal Experience every 9/10 years or so! I would strongly advise you to take the considerable time out needed in order to learn, mark and inwardly digest all the contents of the following link so as to fully appreciate the convoluted bureaucratic nonsense we Brits in LOS are faced with at passport renewal time. More than just "a little paperwork" involved, I think!! https://www.passport.service.gov.uk/overseas/information/thailand/renew/adult Thats normal. Takes 6 weeks in other countries. My gf get hers in 1 week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 4 hours ago, ChipButty said: Not easy to get a new British passport, May not be easy but if she is gone itay be only option. Either way going to make divorce interesting. Also would like to hear her side. Betting there is more to the story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Carter icp Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 23 minutes ago, bignok said: Thats normal. Takes 6 weeks in other countries. My gf get hers in 1 week. How long has she been your girlfriend for ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Just now, Nick Carter icp said: How long has she been your girlfriend for ? 1 year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post charleskerins Posted October 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2023 10 hours ago, JensenZ said: Sure, plenty of nice female company, but only if kept at arms length. Actually, the truth is that generally that's they only time they are nice, unless of course you're loaded. What's with the hate on thai women? At least they are somewhat honest in their agenda -no? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted October 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2023 25 minutes ago, kingstonkid said: May not be easy but if she is gone itay be only option. Either way going to make divorce interesting. Also would like to hear her side. Betting there is more to the story No fault divorce in the UK, she can do whatever she likes and she still gets the house and his pension. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 45 minutes ago, Freddy42OZ said: Reporting her for theft doesn't sound like the best way to deal with a marital spat, unless he wants to escalate things to the point of divorce. You'd remain married to a woman that did that? Not me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 52 minutes ago, Terry2905 said: So before anyone "slags" off this poor guy, think about the reality of life. The reality of life is nobody has the right to steal from you, no matter what you do, good or bad. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, BritManToo said: You'd remain married to a woman that did that? Not me! New passport. Fly back to Thailand. Best idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclag Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 10 hours ago, timendres said: Years ago, my wife burned my passport during a difficult divorce. Almost the same with me! The witch now ex witch ,took my passport 2 days before coming to Thailand! Fortunately I was able to procure a new one ,the day before my departure! She was famous for taking my car keys and wallet! Glad those days are long over! This guy has learned the hard way ,like most, me thinks! Good luck getting it sorted Phuket man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Just now, riclag said: Almost the same with me! The witch now ex witch ,took my passport 2 days before coming to Thailand! Fortunately I was able to procure a new one ,the day before my departure! She was famous for taking my car keys and wallet! Glad those days are long over! This guy has learned the hard way ,like most, me thinks! Good luck getting it sorted Phuket man! A passport in 1 day? Not possible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclag Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Just now, bignok said: A passport in 1 day? Not possible I use to Live 100 miles away from the New Hampshire passport regional center! 2 hour drive , 4 hour wait! They asked me what happened to the old one ! I told them my wife in a fit of rage stole it and wouldn’t admit to it!So it was a emergency ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 minute ago, riclag said: I use to Live 100 miles away from the New Hampshire passport regional center! 2 hour drive , 4 hour wait! They asked me what happened to the old one ! I told them my wife in a fit of rage stole it and wouldn’t admit to it!So it was a emergency ! What year was this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclag Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, bignok said: What year was this? Think it was 2010 or 2011 ! Edited October 17, 2023 by riclag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 minute ago, riclag said: Think it was 2011 ! Was it a 10 year passport or a temporary 6 month one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 4 hours ago, bignok said: Brits back in the news Yes over a petty domestic issue causing the Thai authorities to waste their time. Fools. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclag Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 minute ago, bignok said: Was it a 10 year passport or a temporary 6 month one? 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 1 minute ago, riclag said: 10 Thats incredible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 55 minutes ago, OJAS said: fully appreciate the convoluted bureaucratic nonsense we Brits in LOS are faced with at passport renewal time. More than just "a little paperwork" involved, I think!! Not really. Just apply by filling out some simple forms. It aint rocket surgery. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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