British Man Arrested in Thailand After 25-Year Visa Overstay

[Samh]

10 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 

You seem to be an expert on the process. It is the best part of 20 years that I have claimed any benefits, other thaan pension, for being unemployed and it was not as easy as you make out. NI number for a start. Getting a uk bank account if you are not in the UK. Use soembody elses account I assume.

[Nick Carter icp]

4 minutes ago, Samh said:

You seem to be an expert on the process. It is the best part of 20 years that I have claimed any benefits, other thaan pension, for being unemployed and it was not as easy as you make out. NI number for a start. Getting a uk bank account if you are not in the UK. Use soembody elses account I assume.

 

   Everyone in the U.K has a N.I number and a bank account .

Many banks in the UK are now closing down because most people do their banking online 

[QPRFC]

18 hours ago, Purdey said:

He should get naturalization after that length of time.

And squatter rights !! 

[Samh]

12 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Everyone in the U.K has a N.I number and a bank account .

Many banks in the UK are now closing down because most people do their banking online 

Really "everyone" in the UK has a bank account.

[Samh]

14 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Everyone in the U.K has a N.I number and a bank account .

 

 

[Samh]

15 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Everyone in the U.K has a N.I number and a bank account .

 

Not everyone in the UK has an NI number or the right to have an NI number. Then of course you should know that.

[smew]

BiB and immigration see it as a success, in reality it is a BIG failure of their system.

 

Bravo, Mr unknown:

Catch me if you can, movie #2 coming out soon..

[smew]

BiB and immigration see it as a success, in reality it is a BIG failure of their system.

 

Bravo, Mr unknown:

Catch me if you can, movie #2 coming out soon..

[Nick Carter icp]

2 minutes ago, Samh said:

Not everyone in the UK has an NI number or the right to have an NI number. Then of course you should know that.

 

     I was talking about British people in the UK ,  but yeah, non British people in the UK wouldn have a N.I number or a UK bank account (Although some might)

[smew]

BiB and immigration see it as a success, in reality it is a BIG failure of their system.

 

Bravo, Mr unknown:

Catch me if you can, movie #2 coming out soon..

[Nick Carter icp]

1 minute ago, smew said:

Bravo, Mr unknown:

Catch me if you can, movie #2 coming out soon..

 

   Do you support overstayers and people who stay in Thailand illegally ?

So, you would also support overstayers in the UK who stay in the UK illegally ?

[Ralf001]

BiB and immigration see it as a success, in reality it is a BIG failure of their system.

 

Bravo, Mr unknown:

Catch me if you can, movie #2 coming out soon.

[Jonathan Swift]

18 hours ago, impulse said:

 

So do a lot of AN posters.

 

Ya think?

[Liverpool Lou]

18 hours ago, impulse said:

He obviously didn't cause much of a problem if he lasted that long.

That's not obvious, at all, yet.  The chances that he was up to some degree of "no good" are fairly high.

[Liverpool Lou]

18 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Early-onset Dementia, perhaps?

 

Probably, get yourself checked out.

[richard_smith237]

6 hours ago, SABloke said:

Shouldn't that be forum's or forums', depending on whether you refer to AN as the forum or each sub-forum separately. Either way, it's nice to see you leading from the front with the excitement induced typing errors you speak of. Pot, meet Kettle 🤣

 

Get over it...  Grammar Nazi's are like the forum equivalent of Chlamydia !!! 

[Liverpool Lou]

17 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

But really, what harm has he caused anyone ??....   Has he hurt anyone ? 

Has he taken any jobs away from Thai's etc ?

That remains to be seen.

[FritsSikkink]

15 hours ago, connda said:

Unceremoniously imprisoned in Immigration Detention and then deported. And if he has a family who depends on him.  Mai bpen rai.  Too bad.  Sucks to be them.

One thing I know about Thailand - they don't give a da*m about foreign men and their Thai families. At all.
Not even a little bit.  Foreign men married to Thai women are the scum under Thailand's feet.

Serves him right, he didn't give a toss about the country's rules.

Second part absolute BS.

[richard_smith237]

2 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

2 hours ago, proton said:

 

Anyone breaking the law or agreeing with criminals should not be here

That's what I mean. Thanks

 

Perhaps entrants should have IQ tests too...  (it would certainly be beneficial for this forum - although the culling could be quite drastic).

 

Breaking an Immigration Law is not a criminal offence - its an Immigration Violation - he's not a criminal.... 

 

... Now, as to the intelligence of posters accusing him of being a criminal - you are leaving little room for doubt.

[Liverpool Lou]

17 hours ago, dddave said:

Likely, pretty simple.  He arrived in 2000, before immigration was computerized and before TM-30s were enforced.  He probably lived in casually rented accommodations from people who didn't bother with any kind of reporting. If he lived quietly enough, not calling attention to himself or causing others problems, it was easy to just blend in.  

Not so simple supporting himself legitimately in those circumstances, though.

[richard_smith237]

3 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

17 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

But really, what harm has he caused anyone ??....   Has he hurt anyone ? 

Has he taken any jobs away from Thai's etc ?

That remains to be seen.

 

True... But usually in such circumstances, i.e. Police / Immigration publicity such as this, had there been any other wrong doing we'd be reading all about it... 

 

The void of other information lends to the assumption that this guy was leading a quiet life, though as you mentioned, that remains to be seen and given the lack of follow up, I doubt we'll ever know.

[Liverpool Lou]

16 hours ago, norfolkandchance said:

At least he wasn't a Spam.

What's "a Spam"?

[richard_smith237]

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

17 hours ago, dddave said:

Likely, pretty simple.  He arrived in 2000, before immigration was computerized and before TM-30s were enforced.  He probably lived in casually rented accommodations from people who didn't bother with any kind of reporting. If he lived quietly enough, not calling attention to himself or causing others problems, it was easy to just blend in.  

Not so simple supporting himself legitimately in those circumstances, though.

 

Could he not simply be receiving his pension or living on overseas assets ??

 

Though, if that were the case, I wonder why he was unable to meet visa regulations - perhaps he just couldn't be bothered and by the time it went so far his best option was to keep his head down.

 

 

 

 

[Liverpool Lou]

15 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Wrong.

 

Overstaying entry / visa permissions in Thailand is not considered a criminal offence, its an immigration violation

It is considered a crime.

[Liverpool Lou]

15 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

Because you didn't check his 90 day report in 25 years? You had a clear record of his entry and didn't do a single query in 25 years.

Why would he have to do a 90-day report? You had a clear record of his entry in the OP and didn't bother to read it.

[JamesPhuket10]

18 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 .

 

This is Thailand, not England, put one foot in England, say "asylum" and a taxi whisks you off to a nice hotel with full board and lodgings for a year or two.  

 

The Thais are not that silly.   😃

 

 

[FritsSikkink]

2 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Except he is a lot smarter and saved on visa fees.

So smart that he won't see his kid for 10 years. 

[Liverpool Lou]

15 hours ago, billd766 said:

How did he renew his passport? I have no real idea

Probably the same way that everyone does.

[Liverpool Lou]

14 hours ago, billd766 said:

Perhaps that will change everywhere in the future, due to this idiot.

What if it does change, it won't have any effect on you, will it?

[Liverpool Lou]

14 hours ago, madone said:

25 years under the radar without any ... offenses

You reckon?