Popular Post Mika78 Posted October 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2023 How does immigration find someone overstayed if they live somewhere without immigration knowing? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KannikaP Posted October 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2023 Glad to see you survived since Thursday. They will find you overstayed as soon as you try to leave the country. Or if you get involved with the Police for any reason. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crossy Posted October 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2023 ^^^ or if you get dobbed-in by an upset neighbour. 3 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mika78 Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 1 minute ago, KannikaP said: Glad to see you survived since Thursday. Means? You think its me the subject of the topic? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KannikaP Posted October 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2023 1 minute ago, Mika78 said: Means? You think its me the subject of the topic? Well you started it, so I assumed you were asking for yourself. If not, why did you not say. 1 1 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pitak Chirachat Posted October 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2023 They look on the internet for posts like this. Then they track you down with your footprint that you leave on the web. 2 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lacessit Posted October 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2023 (edited) There are people on record who have overstayed for years. I guess Immigration catches up when there is a brush with another arm of government, or a disgruntled neighbour dobs them in. Edited October 23, 2023 by Lacessit 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 28 minutes ago, Mika78 said: How does immigration find someone overstayed if they live somewhere without immigration knowing? Either by chance, or not at all until the overstayer chooses to leave. In either case, it could be a matter of days or a matter of years, no guarantees though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 The new Thai satellite 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 39 minutes ago, Mika78 said: How does immigration find someone overstayed if they live somewhere without immigration knowing? We phone them , I notice you don't put your location. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stupidfarang Posted October 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2023 It is amazing with expats reporting every 90 days and the ton of paper work they do, yet am not sure if they check their records to see who has not reported, you would think in this modern day of IT software their system would ping a flag to say xyz has not reported and they would go check on them. There was a report in the news about three months ago about a man they caught who had over stayed by 15 years!! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChipButty Posted October 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2023 They have smart cars these days 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 33 minutes ago, Crossy said: ^^^ or if you get dobbed-in by an upset neighbour. Yes, there have been clampdowns recently, or how did they find the tourists who, say, overstayed for a week? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChipButty Posted October 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2023 1 minute ago, stupidfarang said: about a man they caught who had over stayed by 15 years!! Thats a bit light weight only 15 years 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said: Yes, there have been clampdowns recently, or how did they find the tourists who, say, overstayed for a week? if you are referring to the ones in Phuket the tourist were at the airport when they got arrested, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Monday Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 The PFM installed in BMW "smart cars". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackleton Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 A concerned citizen snitching on them worried about them ruining the image of Thailand 😱 🇹🇭 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandman Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Caldera said: Either by chance, or not at all until the overstayer chooses to leave. In either case, it could be a matter of days or a matter of years, no guarantees though. Phuket actively checks their lists and finds overstayers who've spent even one day too long in the country. Elsewhere, it really depends. Never a good idea to overstay and they're getting stricter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandman Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 51 minutes ago, ChipButty said: if you are referring to the ones in Phuket the tourist were at the airport when they got arrested, Nope. If the tourist made it to the airport to depart the country, they'd be fined and let on their way. There was a case in Phuket where someone was arrested at 9pm at their home, 3 hours BEFORE they were technically on overstay. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeworld Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 (edited) 1st, they apparently have a special car roaming about to track and find over stayers. 2nd, they have a lot of questioning investigative spies around who can report one. Edited October 23, 2023 by freeworld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidfarang Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 1 hour ago, ChipButty said: They have smart cars these days and the occupants? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChipButty Posted October 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2023 Just now, stupidfarang said: and the occupants? Not so smart 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSam Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 2 hours ago, ChipButty said: They have smart cars these days The car is only as smart as the operator/driver, so best to scrap them now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Highlandman said: Elsewhere, it really depends. Never a good idea to overstay and they're getting stricter. Overstaying is never a good idea. Even if I travel somewhere where I get "3 months" visa-free entry, and no-one really can tell me how many days that is, I make sure that I leave on or before day 90, if I plan to travel there again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 1 hour ago, freeworld said: 2nd, they have a lot of questioning investigative spies around who can report one. Landlords and hotels check, and so do some banks, I'm sure. I was once even asked by a bank clerk in Pattaya whether I 'worked in Thailand'... I couldn't see any reason why she would ask me that, unless she was "spying" for the authorities. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said: and so do some banks, I'm sure. yes they do, had a friend wanted to open a BKB account on overstay as he needed to use an agent and had very little money, they noticed immediately, Off he went back to his home country the next day, before they caught up with him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Denim Posted October 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2023 Well, after they make a post on AN , the Thai immigration officer assigned to reading such threads finds out the ISP of the poster and ....bingo.....arrested shortly thereafter. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandman Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 (edited) 37 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said: Overstaying is never a good idea. Even if I travel somewhere where I get "3 months" visa-free entry, and no-one really can tell me how many days that is, I make sure that I leave on or before day 90, if I plan to travel there again. Ditto. There are countries such as Malaysia, that rather than put a "last day to stay, get out before midnight on this date stamp" they just write "90 days from this date". To avoid ambiguity, I'd assume the date of arrival is day 1, as Thailand does, rather than day 0. I'd then spend 89 days maximum (even based on the date of arrival being day 1) just to have a buffer and no one being able to accuse me of trying to overstay. It's better to leave at least a day or two before the last day, in case of flight delays/cancelations and/or transportation difficulties or reaching a land border crossing too late (if you travel by land) that sort of thing. Edited October 23, 2023 by Highlandman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandman Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 34 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said: Landlords and hotels check, and so do some banks, I'm sure. I was once even asked by a bank clerk in Pattaya whether I 'worked in Thailand'... I couldn't see any reason why she would ask me that, unless she was "spying" for the authorities. I doubt she was spying for the authorities but sometimes, people are just curious or they ask for a work permit to activate internet banking that sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will B Good Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 They keep checking on here to see who might be an overstayer and track you down...555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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