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Posted
Just now, WDSmart said:

Yeah, he's so smart and has saved so much money that he's now arrested. I assume he'll spend some time in jail and then be deported back to the UK, where he might be subject to additional penalties, such as losing his passport or even worse. 

He broke no UK laws so keeps his passport then can fly to Cambodia and purchase a superior visa.

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Posted
52 minutes ago, baansgr said:

They didn't exist in 2000 

 

He arrived visa exempt so the 90-day reporting is irrelevant.

 

TM 30 was introduced late 70's.... but yeah not really enforced until 2020.

Posted
7 minutes ago, proton said:

 

We don't know, he could be a serial drug pusher or pedophile, all we know is that he's criminally an illegal immigrant, which is nothing to support or to be proud about.

So could anyone :cheesy:

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Epic.

He needs to write a book about how he managed to stay under the radar for so long. It will become the "bible" for every person wanting to disappear into Thailand, from backpacking bum to criminal.

 

In my mind,  he lived like one of those Japanese soldiers who refused to surrender after WW2 ended and hid out in the jungles for all this time.

 

 

Posted
16 hours ago, Robert_Smith said:

Thai's just love to grass people up, especially a farang...

 

They get off on it, almost sadistically.

 

regards,

bob.


Absolutely ! I just wonder what would happen if they tried this in the UK, asking the UK public to grass up anyone they suspected of being there illegally.

 

The Border Force guys would have to round up millions !! 

Posted
16 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Entered on 30 day visa exemption.

 

Why would he have had to do 90 day reporting ?

If people want to come and live in this country or any other country and are contributing to the economy, why can't they just be left alone without all this hassle from immigration? 

Just imagine the UK if every adult was contributing to the economy instead of all these immigrants costing the taxpayer.

Posted
4 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

If people want to come and live in this country or any other country and are contributing to the economy, why can't they just be left alone without all this hassle from immigration? 

 

 

Errrr.... go ask someone at immigraton.

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Posted
12 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

If people want to come and live in this country or any other country and are contributing to the economy, why can't they just be left alone without all this hassle from immigration? 

Just imagine the UK if every adult was contributing to the economy instead of all these immigrants costing the taxpayer.


Xenophobia - clearly all foreigners are akin to the devil ! 🤣

Posted
17 hours ago, impulse said:

I wonder how long before he'll be back living under the radar in Thailand?

 

I wish the guy well.  He obviously didn't cause much of a problem if he lasted that long.

 

Kept his nose clean. Sounds like good citizen, not like a lot of Thais, or like most of the tourists, if you believe the Thai meda.

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We all are sometimes critical of the RTP but just have to give to them. Ok 25 years a record but they got him. Can you  imagine the UK police rounding up overstayers. Thousands overstay in the UK some even get benefits.

I can't help feeling a bit sorry for the chap I mean that length of time he should  be given citizrnship. 

Posted
4 minutes ago, Samh said:

Kept his nose clean. Sounds like good citizen, not like a lot of Thais, or like most of the tourists, if you believe the Thai meda.

Hard for him to adjust back home 

Posted
17 hours ago, kwak250 said:

I reckon if you stay for over 20 years undetected you should be given permanent residency and maybe a new Honda wave and a small 2 bedroom house in Sakhon Nakhon for such an achievement .

Now that is a good idea but why Sakhon Nakhon?

Posted
17 hours ago, kwak250 said:

I reckon if you stay for over 20 years undetected you should be given permanent residency and maybe a new Honda wave and a small 2 bedroom house in Sakhon Nakhon for such an achievement .

Reckon this might be the start of a screenplay for Catch Me If You Can 2.  Is Leonardo available?

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17 hours ago, kwak250 said:

I reckon if you stay for over 20 years undetected you should be given permanent residency and maybe a new Honda wave and a small 2 bedroom house in Sakhon Nakhon for such an achievement .

Duplicate post due to Internet issue deleted.

Posted
40 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

If people want to come and live in this country or any other country and are contributing to the economy, why can't they just be left alone without all this hassle from immigration? 

 

 

   Because there would then be so  many Westerners living in Thailand that it would become crowded and over run with Westerners .

Posted
20 minutes ago, Merrill said:

 Thousands overstay in the UK some even get benefits.

 

That I really can't understand. For a legitimate UK nationals the hoops that you have to jump through to get benefits yet an illegal with no National Insurance number even seems to have no problem. How do the access the NHS?

I know the issue of UK pensioners living in Thiland comes up getting annual pension increases from time to time but given the number of benefits claimants who aren't even in the UK how does the DWP think it can track every pensioner?

Posted
2 minutes ago, Samh said:

That I really can't understand. For a legitimate UK nationals the hoops that you have to jump through to get benefits yet an illegal with no National Insurance number even seems to have no problem. How do the access the NHS?

 

 

    Can you show some examples of illegals in the UK getting benefits ?

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1 hour ago, WDSmart said:

Yeah, he's so smart and has saved so much money that he's now arrested. I assume he'll spend some time in jail and then be deported back to the UK, where he might be subject to additional penalties, such as losing his passport or even worse. 

Ridiculous.

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3 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

    Can you show some examples of illegals in the UK getting benefits ?

This wasn't about illegals getting benefits it was about overstayers getting getting benefits. I am theorising given how difficult is for somebody with an NI number to get benefits how does somebody not even in the UK get benefits.

 

Posted
3 minutes ago, Samh said:

This wasn't about illegals getting benefits it was about overstayers getting getting benefits. I am theorising given how difficult is for somebody with an NI number to get benefits how does somebody not even in the UK get benefits.

 

 

   Its quite easy to get benefits in the UK if you are entitled to them .

Can all be done online these days with the money going straight into your bank account 

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Posted
10 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

    Can you show some examples of illegals in the UK getting benefits ?

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/nationality-at-point-of-national-insurance-number-registration-of-dwp-working-age-benefit-recipients-data-to-november-2020/nationality-at-point-of-national-insurance-number-registration-of-dwp-working-age-benefit-recipients-data-to-november-2020

 

Of course state pension is a DWP administered benefit so anybody in receipt of state benefit can quite legitimally be paid while not in the UK.

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20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

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Photo courtesy of The Pattaya News

 

In a major crackdown, Chiang Mai Immigration recently arrested a British man who astonishingly overstayed his visa by 9,135 days—more than 25 years. This case marks one of the longest recorded visa overstays in Thailand's history.

 

The arrest took place on February 24 in an operation led by Police Colonel Surachai Eimpuang and Police Lieutenant Colonel Suthirathep Phothinimit. Their task force, alongside Crime Suppression Division 5, targeted high-risk areas in the Chang Klan subdistrict to enforce immigration laws.

 

The man, whose identity remains undisclosed, was charged with overstaying his permission to remain in Thailand. He is now awaiting deportation to the UK, detained at the Chiang Mai City Police Station.

 

Entered Thailand on January 9, 2000, with a 30-day visa exemption, the man did not seek an extension. He lived in Bangkok for 13 years, later moving to Chiang Mai for another 12. He even obtained a new passport during his prolonged stay, potentially evading detection.

 

 

Immigration officials expressed disbelief at the extent of his overstay. "This is one of the longest visa overstays we’ve ever encountered," they noted.

 

Authorities are investigating his background and connections to understand how he managed to evade capture for so long and to check for any criminal history in the UK.

 

"We are committed to enforcing immigration regulations and maintaining public order," pledged Pol. Col. Surachai.

 

The public is urged to report immigration violations or seek assistance via the Chiang Mai Immigration's official website, Facebook page, or by calling 05320 1755, reported The Thaiger.

 

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Posted
1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

He ought to try to sell the book and movie rights to his story.

 

   I doubt that he did anything remotely exciting in those 25 years and thus wouldn't have enough content for a book or a film

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3 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Its quite easy to get benefits in the UK if you are entitled to them .

Can all be done online these days with the money going straight into your bank account 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-12081634

It used to be the case that there was a face to face interview but then the stupid DWP went online. Then wonder why there is so much fraud.

And of course UK state pension is paid into a bank account. You do realise that the UK now has the legal right to look at you bank account and the banks have a legal obligation to report any suspicious activities. I imagine benefits payments in and overseas transfers to Pakistan fall under that criterea.

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