Foreigner Arrested at Phuket Airport for 80 Days of Overstay

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Phuket – A foreigner was arrested at the Phuket International Airport for 80 days of overstay.

Phuket Immigration at the Phuket International Airport told the Phuket Express that on Saturday (November 4th) they arrested a male foreigner at the airport after he was found with 80 days of overstay.

 

He was taken to the Sakoo Police Station to face overstaying charges.

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Full story: THE PHUKET EXPRESS 2023-11-06

 

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[ukrules]

Odd pattern emerging here, if you get to the airport you can leave.

 

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The Phuket Express noted that the Phuket Immigration Office did not give any other details of the foreigner other than reporting the incident in general to the press.

 

The check in desk know you're on overstay the moment they see your passport.

 

What happens next?

Do the police still pay rewards for reporting overstayers?

 

[ChipButty]

3 minutes ago, ukrules said:

Odd pattern emerging here, if you get to the airport you can leave.

 

 

The check in desk know you're on overstay the moment they see your passport.

 

What happens next?

Do the police still pay rewards for reporting overstayers?

 

It's happened a few time recently It used to be get to the airport pay your 20,000 and they were good to go, now they are getting arrested and taken to the police station, so that would mean they also miss their flights?  

[ukrules]

41 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

It's happened a few time recently It used to be get to the airport pay your 20,000 and they were good to go, now they are getting arrested and taken to the police station, so that would mean they also miss their flights?  

Yes, has Phuket airport gone rogue?

If on overstay maybe best to make your way to Bangkok

 

They're definitely missing their flights.

 

Edited November 5, 2023 by ukrules

[Don Chance]

Draconian

[smedly]

26 minutes ago, Don Chance said:

Draconian

greedy ###

[Andre0720]

Seems to me that the ideal situation would be to get rid of over-stayers, get them out of the country, eliminate this horrible crime.

But I was wrong, the objective is to give opportunities to take nice photos of officials at work.

The plane was right there, waiting to take away the 'threat', and this opportunity was ignored.

Wish I understood....

[ChipButty]

6 minutes ago, Andre0720 said:

The plane was right there, waiting to take away the 'threat', and this opportunity was ignored.

Wish I understood....

Thats how it used to be, 

[impulse]

Dollars to donuts the guy didn't have the cash to pay the fine.  Otherwise, he'd have been on the plane.

 

[simon43]

Exactly as I warned in another thread and I was told by posters that I was wrong.....

[Andre0720]

2 minutes ago, impulse said:

Dollars to donuts the guy didn't have the cash to pay the fine.  Otherwise, he'd have been on the plane.

 

If he does not have the cash, does not seem to have some plastic card to charge the fine to, what is the point of starting such an ordeal?

 

[Kenchamp]

Try and sort it through an agent beforehand would be my advice

[impulse]

7 minutes ago, Andre0720 said:

If he does not have the cash, does not seem to have some plastic card to charge the fine to, what is the point of starting such an ordeal?

 

Assuming that's the reason, he probably thought the officers would have a soft streak and let him through. 

 

If that is the case, this incident serves as a good cautionary tale for anyone in the same position.  Bring money...  Have someone from home send it to you if you have none.

 

Of course, it may be something else completely.  The linked article has no details.

 

Edit:  On a side note, what forms of payment does immigration accept at the airport like that?  Someone tuned in here knows...

 

Edited November 6, 2023 by impulse

[ChipButty]

If he didn't have the 20 grand what are they going to do now to him? send him to the IDC court and fine him, why not just stick him on the plane, and black listed 

[ChrisY1]

What....no special forces people?

[NorthernRyland]

I like how to girl on the left is smiling like it's a day out with the family.

[Georgealbert]

3 hours ago, Don Chance said:

Draconian

No, there are rules, if you choose not to follow them, then tough luck.

 

He probably had a superiority complex, and thought he was special, or has listened to some of the poor advice given on these forums.

[Gottfrid]

Why the comment like draconian, greedy and airport gone rouge. What reason in the world is there to overstay for 80 days? It´s not more than right they arrest people for it. Why would you have the chance to just go to the airport and exit, as you broken the immigration law. This is the end of people coming to Thailand with the entitlement chip on the shoulder.

[LivinginKata]

1 hour ago, Gottfrid said:

Why the comment like draconian, greedy and airport gone rouge. What reason in the world is there to overstay for 80 days? It´s not more than right they arrest people for it. Why would you have the chance to just go to the airport and exit, as you broken the immigration law. This is the end of people coming to Thailand with the entitlement chip on the shoulder.

 

Clearly 80 days overstay requires arrest. He was way out of order and even if have 20k money in hand Thai Immigration are not going to smile and say ok on you go. They are going to say we need to detain and interview you and find out  why you stayed so long.  

[Lucky Bones]

5 hours ago, impulse said:

Dollars to donuts the guy didn't have the cash to pay the fine.  Otherwise, he'd have been on the plane.

 

Yes, likely a fair call.

[impulse]

5 hours ago, ChipButty said:

If he didn't have the 20 grand what are they going to do now to him? send him to the IDC court and fine him, why not just stick him on the plane, and black listed 

If word got out that was an option, nobody on overstay would show up with, or admit to having cash.

 

[metisdead]

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[Smokey and the Bandit]

7 hours ago, ukrules said:

Odd pattern emerging here, if you get to the airport you can leave.

 

 

The check in desk know you're on overstay the moment they see your passport.

 

What happens next?

Do the police still pay rewards for reporting overstayers?

 

The check in staff normally only check the data page, on the passport, to ensure the name and picture on the passport is the same as the person flying, also expiry of the passport. I have never seen them flick thru the pages! Sometimes they need to check for a valid visa for your destination.

 

Edited November 6, 2023 by Smokey and the Bandit

[sirineou]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

A foreigner was arrested at the Phuket International Airport for 80 days of overstay.

What would had made real news would had been if a Thai national were arrested for overstay. 🤣

[Celsius]

These some interesting developments in Thailand. Soon Thai real estate zero

[Denim]

Moral of the story ..... save yourself the grief and don't overstay.

[mokwit]

Looking at the photo, you might think they had arrested a global criminal mastermind, not some tourist who overstayed his visa.

[mokwit]

38 minutes ago, LivinginKata said:

find out  why you stayed so long.

Sheer number of temples, handicrafts demonstrations and floating markets to visit.

[Lemsta69]

2 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Why would you have the chance to just go to the airport and exit, as you broken the immigration law.

 

Because Thailand allows it? Thankfully they make the rules not faux moralists who think that they're better than everyone else.

[transam]

4 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

What....no special forces people?

I think they were.......🤭