Foreigner Arrested at Phuket Airport for 80 Days of Overstay

[hotandsticky]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Embassies will not get involved, they over-stayed, broke immigration law and therefore must face the music.

They certainly will not get involved in negotiations for fines to be paid at a later date.

If Immigration turned a blind eye to exiting  tourists who overstayed, every back-packer in the country would extend their holiday and turn up skint at the airport, setting a precedence that no fines are applicable.

Immigration will never do that... nor should they.

 

 

 

Nobody mentioned turning a blind-eye (1 day overstay perhaps). The overstay rules are clear and any fines should be paid.

 

I am talking about getting the visitor out of the country asap, detaining people helps no one from a practical point of view.

 

It is not beyond the wit of the authorities to agree a methodology of charging the fee to the home country, who in turn recover it from the individual after his return. I think it should be a home country issue and not something that the Thais have to deal with by way of detention.

 

 

[hotandsticky]

1 hour ago, giddyup said:

Everybody should be aware, but was he? Or perhaps he thought he'd just get a years ban and be on his way. Hence the deterrent factor, if you don't pay you go into detention until you do. You replied that no, you couldn't see this.

 

 

I replied on the basis that knowledge of the fines is sufficient deterrent in itself  -  nobody would willingly want to pay 20,000 Baht. 

 

 

If someone is not aware of the overstay penalties then they must be very stupid and deserve what they get (even though detaining anyone remains pointless IMO) . Everybody gets a stamp in their passport on arrival and they know their permitted to stay date. 

[Mr Meeseeks]

On 11/6/2023 at 5:13 AM, 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?  

 

Don't know but it has always been the case that if you made it to the airport and were waiting on a flight, you were home and hosed.

 

Not now the case apparently and arresting folk at the airport is a dog's act. 

[Mr Meeseeks]

On 11/6/2023 at 12:42 PM, mokwit said:

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

 

Highlight of their very miserable lives no doubt.