Swedish man arrested for 972 days overstay in Thailand

[cnx101]

Maybe the apartment owner kept his gear wouldn’t return it

[Tarteso]

33 years old, Jesus !

[bbbbooboo]

Hmmm… stupid is what stupid does i suspect

[Cabradelmar]

18 hours ago, Baz Erckens said:

Does anyone track the current high scores? What's the longest overstay ever?

 

An Iraqi was caught out on a 15 year overstay. That's the most I've ever heard about.

 

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2627061/iraqi-held-for-overstaying-visa-for-15-years

 

[Hakuna Matata]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Surprisingly, he had overstayed his visa by 972 days

 

Surprise, surprise!

 

How many more thousands of foreigners are overstaying in Thailand for many years? I call them chronic overstayers. Most of them are wanted by the police in their home country, they live in Thailand with expired passports using Pink ID card or Driver License as an ID inside Thailand.

[Cabradelmar]

1 hour ago, Excogitator said:

So close to a 1000.. No wonder he was upset and started 'coaxing'.

 

What's the record for overstay anyway?

 

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2627061/iraqi-held-for-overstaying-visa-for-15-years

 

[Hakuna Matata]

57 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Francesco isn't exactly a common name in Sweden....

 

La mafia è immortale?

[Cabradelmar]

Doesn't pay his rent, threatens to kill someone, all while on overstay. Yep, not the sharpest tool in the shed. Good riddance.

[Hakuna Matata]

14 minutes ago, cnx101 said:

A crazy Swede! Good that he will be prosecuted and deported. Not to be seen for a minimum of 10 years. 

 

Oh, those crazy Swedes with Italian names once again on the news in Thailand? The Swedish Police would be interested.

[Excogitator]

9 minutes ago, Cabradelmar said:

 

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2627061/iraqi-held-for-overstaying-visa-for-15-years

 

Thanks for that Cabradelmar.

 

Wow, 15 years..

Don't blame him for not wanting to go back to Iraq though. Sweden sounds nicer..

Edited May 25 by Excogitator

[renaissanc]

I feel sorry for the dog. Is anyone looking after his dog now?

[Andrew65]

18 hours ago, Baz Erckens said:

Does anyone track the current high scores? What's the longest overstay ever?

The longest that I remember seeing a report about was 13 years.

[riverhigh]

Cosidering the dog was in the car. What happened to the  "The dog ate my passport and I am in a hurry to get to the vet". An emergency."

[Yagoda]

4 hours ago, kwaussie said:

What's up with the Swedes lately, i thought they were better than this!

They joined Nato and now have been corrupted by the filthy jackbooted thugs of Yankee imperialism

[Maitdjai]

1 hour ago, Hakuna Matata said:

 

Surprise, surprise!

 

How many more thousands of foreigners are overstaying in Thailand for many years? I call them chronic overstayers. Most of them are wanted by the police in their home country, they live in Thailand with expired passports using Pink ID card or Driver License as an ID inside Thailand.

Hey “Sherlock”,
a DL, or pink card might be sufficient at a Central shopping mall entrance, or a parking lot,
and it's expiring after a couple of years.
Besides, you need an acknowledged resident status to get it.
 

Edited May 25 by Maitdjai

[surfinglife]

A Swedish man named Francesco? An unusual name for a Swede but than again most Swedish men these days are called Mohammed or Ahmed....

[shackleton]

No doubt there will future contenders waiting to come out and break the record 

Of longest overstayer in Thailand 🥳

Come on who ever you are 🤔

[Taboo2]

Lock this prison Bthic up in IDC for 5 months...or more, then block him permanently.

[Taboo2]

20 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Tell that to the British Government please.

And American Government also....

[transam]

23 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

A crazy Swede! Good that he will be prosecuted and deported. Not to be seen for a minimum of 10 years. 

A fellow countryman............😱

[ujayujay]

Another crown of creation begging for deportation!

[Geir Rasch]

4 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Francesco isn't exactly a common name in Sweden....

I think no etnic swede is named Francesco.

[sabaijai]

22 hours ago, Baz Erckens said:

Does anyone track the current high scores? What's the longest overstay ever?

I knew a German in Chiang Mai who overstayed 13 years. This was well before the Thai gov't established the ban system for excessive overstays, so when he finally had to leave Thailand to attend to affairs in Germany, he simply paid the fine at the airport, and came back a month or two later. I lost track of him after that, so don't know if he continued with another overstay. 

[SAFETY FIRST]

6 hours ago, Pla Simon said:

What a Turnip.

Swedes and Turnips do come from the same family. 

[BritScot]

On 5/24/2024 at 8:17 AM, AnotherOneHere said:

These guys are idiots anyway. I have been here 12 years (legally) and not once I had to prove to anybody my visa. I might live here for 50 years and nobody would catch me.  But these guys insist on doing stupid stuff like breaking into other peoples houses, threaten to kill somebody, getting into a fights and then they are surprised that they were caught. I wont even comment on his stupid tattoos. Solid life choices.

One of the reasons I finally had enough of living in Thailand was waking up to a line of police vehicles on my drive and on the street (6++ vehicles). Visa check! I had been doing 90 day and annual visa trips for 8 years. Same house (my house) same immigration office. So you are very lucky not to be harrased yet. Oh and the obligatory photo with all the police and me next to my house.

[Tengtai]

 "Francesco"... a typical Swedish name...(not)

[FruitPudding]

9 minutes ago, Tengtai said:

 "Francesco"... a typical Swedish name...(not)

 

At least it isn't Muhammad.......yet

[newnative]

Good riddance.

[Trevor Collins]

8 hours ago, cnx101 said:

Maybe the apartment owner kept his gear wouldn’t return it

Maybe the apartment owner was holding onto it until the Swede paid the outstanding rent? 

[Sig]

Scum like this need more than merely deporting. Breaking and entering/trespassing alone is a serious offense in my book, but death threats? Yeah, that's a hard no. Give someone a credible death threat under circumstances like that and I'd say at least a month or two in jail and then mandatory deportation with a 10 year ban.
How do imbeciles like this continue to be able to live illegally for so long!? I'm guessing that he likely has caused many other problems, but people just haven't bothered taking the time reporting or filing complaints against him. In a way I can understand that. Nobody (normal people) wants to get involved in such dirty stuff and wants to live their life in peace. It's a lot easier to just turn away from problems. Unfortunately, this often gives license to fools like this and they go on to cause problems in society.