Life of a overstayer.

[scubascuba3]

6 hours ago, westsail said:

 I hadn't heard about this requirement, but if you have been to the hospital before and have a patient ID card I doubt they would ask for your passport.

Apparently not, according to Bangkok Pattaya Hospital 

[Fabio1980]

10 hours ago, zz4096 said:

 

Why do you have to ask? This topic has been asked and answered countless times before. Shirley a quick Google search would have directed you to previous discussions on the subject? 

 

Or perhaps you are on the AN payroll and working through the list of suggested topics in order to keep the traffic numbers up?

I think I am free to ask whatever i want if I follow the forum rules. If you find my question boring or useless, skip it. 

[Fabio1980]

10 hours ago, Magictoad said:

As far as I know you have always have to show your passport at a Thai hospital. Speaking having been in various hospitals over the last 35 years. I presume it is to stop you doing a runner or any number of reasons.

Correct: I visited three different hospitals in two cities and they always asked for my passport.

[Fabio1980]

10 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Apparently not, according to Bangkok Pattaya Hospital 

Now they will ask your passport anyway.

[Celsius]

On 6/6/2025 at 9:23 AM, ThreeCardMonte said:

These types are LOSERS.

 

More often than not, losers in their home country and now losers in Thailand.

 

There are expats in Dubai saying the same thing about you.

[Old Croc]

21 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

I have never had to provide my passport at any hospital. 

 

Is this a new law? 

Taking a copy of a patients ID at a hospital would be very unlikely to be enacted into law.

I'm sure Thais show their ID cards when registering for treatment.

Having been a patient at both a major private hospital and and also at a minor public hospital, copies of my PP ID formed the first part of my files.

[Old Croc]

21 hours ago, MJCM said:

That is not 100% accurate. I was in hospital for a long time and one day a woman, I have no idea about the department she worked for in the hospital, came up to my hospital bed and said, "we see you are on a long stay visa" , she even told me the exact expiry date, and asked if I would a document from the hospital regarding the 90 day reporting. But because I was being discharged the following day, I said no worries and will do it myself as I was still in the allowed 7 days grace period.

So yes they check. But YMMV

Edit: Forgot to add, On admission day, they took a copy of my passport which I had to sign

Of course any individual may decide tocheck your status with immigration if they have doubts about your status, your ability to pay or just have an attitude about foriegners.

Recently I applied for the pink id card at the district iffice and the grumpy, incompetent officer dealing with it decided to call Immigration to check my legality. He was holding mu passport, with a current marriage extension, in his hand as he did so!

[Gottfrid]

22 hours ago, Quentin Zen said:

1.  AN

2.  This is why you NEVER tell anyone anything

3.  Re-read number 2

 

22 hours ago, Quentin Zen said:

The OP is in Thailand.  What is his career?  Probably a nothing job, or no job, or whatever....simply throwing stones at someone down on their luck.  now shaming him.  probaby wants him arrested and deported.  

 

this is the life of being an expat in Thailand.   Yeah, the guy might have lost his family, lost it all, medical problems, mental problems...the OP doensn't care... the OP wants blood!!!!  lol

 

never talk to foreigners in Thailand, they are all this bad.

Sounds to me you have fears! How many days over already? 😂

[thesetat]

23 hours ago, Old Croc said:

The main reason people overstay is a lack of money. Banking rules probably wouldnt affect many. From my experience hospitals only take a copy of the PP details page, visas are not examined.

I had been asked for my PP years ago in hospitals both where I live and at Siriraj in Bkk. But since then they never ask. 

[ChipButty]

23 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

I have never had to provide my passport at any hospital. 

 

Is this a new law? 

It's not new in Phuket I remember showing it some years ago here in Phuket and they gave a card that I could show any other time I came to that hospital, Last year I went to a different hospital and they asked me for my passport and I have been back to that same hospital a couple of times and didn't have to show it again they said not needed once I am in the system. 

[PJ71]

On 6/6/2025 at 11:44 PM, zmisha said:

3 years ago in Laos I met a guy who overstayed for many years. Professional sound engineer. He said that he paid about 70k for a visa agency to solve the problem. And got a passport full of stamps without any overstay history.

I call BS on this.

[ThreeCardMonte]

5 hours ago, Celsius said:

 

There are expats in Dubai saying the same thing about you.

I know no one in Dubai

 

Could care less what you or your friends in Dubai think.

 

I’m not an overstayer.  Never have, never will.  No reason to.  I have the assets to live/stay/visit Thailand indefinitely and legally.

 

Are you an overstayer?

[zmisha]

On 6/7/2025 at 1:06 PM, JAG said:

Thai Baht (not bad), Laotian Kip (dirt cheap), US$ (pricey) or UK£ (very pricey?

Thai baht.
Such cases give hope to people who find themselves in a difficult situation while in Thailand. It turns out that overstay is not a dead end. People can find a suitable visa agent and return to law-abiding life.

I used to think that Hogwarts was a fictional university. But after many years of experience communicating with visa agents, I am sure that Hogwarts exists because I have seen its graduates.

[Nicco]

I think the difference is mindset. Many of you are attached / addicted to the soft living here. For him if he gets the ass then he just pays his 20k, consider himself ahead of the game and moves to a different country.

 

I think the guy in another story about paying money and getting stamps is suspect. Computer won't show any of that. Now THAT'S how to get yourself in serious trouble. Overstay is like 20k.

[Nicco]

I've been in a lot of hospitals for this and that. Hospitals in BKK will ask for a passport. If you are in the system it's possible you won't be asked, but a caveat if you are there for something serious and or expensive.

 

Returned to a hospital for follow up some months back - just gave them the HN.

 

Many years ago, not in Bangkok I was able to utilize hospital services under an assumed name. I used it for a few things, chief among them anon HIV tests without traveling to BKK. I actually checked in and out with Dengue once as well under the assumed name. Patient probably still exists.

 

Having said that I'd say it's highly to extremely unlikely you'd go through a hospital, clinic and most anything of a medical nature without proffering your ppt