visa office won't return passport

[chumpy]

I saw that on the "ask the lawyer" section there was a message about someone's passport not being returned by a visa office,I'm in the same situation,is this visa office perhaps in phuket?,maybe we can join forces?is there anyone else out there with the same problem?

 

 

[AlanAunuum]

what they are doing is illegal and punishable by law,the passport is the property of the Crown ie H M THE QUEEN and can not be held or kept I suggest you contact the British Embassy in Bangkok as what they are doing is tantamount to Treason by keeping a crown possession

[Stradavarius37]

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what they are doing is illegal and punishable by law,the passport is the property of the Crown ie H M THE QUEEN and can not be held or kept I suggest you contact the British Embassy in Bangkok as what they are doing is tantamount to Treason by keeping a crown possession

 

Lighten up Victoria...

[bkkjames]

a little more info from the OP may be helpful.

 

Did they (somebody) give you a receipt? Why do they have it in the first place?

[krisb]

Why would they keep it?

When you say keep, you mean you asked for it back and they said no, we're not giving it back?

[bkkjames]

Sounds to me they were doing some paperwork for extension or something and the bell rung at 3pm on Friday so he won't get it back until next week.

 

 

[AYJAYDEE]

what they are doing is illegal and punishable by law,the passport is the property of the Crown ie H M THE QUEEN and can not be held or kept I suggest you contact the British Embassy in Bangkok as what they are doing is tantamount to Treason by keeping a crown possession

treason? lol

[Rooo]

what they are doing is illegal and punishable by law,the passport is the property of the Crown ie H M THE QUEEN and can not be held or kept I suggest you contact the British Embassy in Bangkok as what they are doing is tantamount to Treason by keeping a crown possession

How do you know it's a British passport? 

[Totster]

 

what they are doing is illegal and punishable by law,the passport is the property of the Crown ie H M THE QUEEN and can not be held or kept I suggest you contact the British Embassy in Bangkok as what they are doing is tantamount to Treason by keeping a crown possession

How do you know it's a British passport? 

 

 

Doesn't matter..  ALL passports are property of HM Queen !!!  RULE BRITANNIA!

 

totster :)

[Neeranam]

 

 

what they are doing is illegal and punishable by law,the passport is the property of the Crown ie H M THE QUEEN and can not be held or kept I suggest you contact the British Embassy in Bangkok as what they are doing is tantamount to Treason by keeping a crown possession

How do you know it's a British passport? 

 

 

Doesn't matter..  ALL passports are property of HM Queen !!!  RULE BRITANNIA!

 

totster

 

Nah, those days are long gone. Scotland will get rid of her too next month, then my passport will be the property of Sean Connery, Ewan McGregor Billy Connolly or whoever becomes our king.

[CharlieH]

Off topic posts removed

[chumpy]

a little more info from the OP may be helpful.

 

Did they (somebody) give you a receipt? Why do they have it in the first place?

It was given to the office many months ago in order to get a 1 year visa,every time they say that it will be ready next week,can anyone advice on what to do?I don't have a receipt no,I had been doing business with this office for 14 years previously.

[Expattaff1308]

I've lost the drift on its a visa office, whats a visa office?

Is it a place you can purchase visas without leaving Thailand?

[CharlieH]

I believe the OP is referring to his local immigration office where he has made an application for a visa extension.

I am now moving this to the VISA section for advice.

MOVED

[ubonjoe]

 

a little more info from the OP may be helpful.

 

Did they (somebody) give you a receipt? Why do they have it in the first place?

It was given to the office many months ago in order to get a 1 year visa,every time they say that it will be ready next week,can anyone advice on what to do?I don't have a receipt no,I had been doing business with this office for 14 years previously.

 

It sounds like some dodgy visa agent is holding the passport because they cannot get whatever they claimed they could do done. Or perhaps have lost it doing whatever they were supposed to be doing.

I think what I would do is go to the police and report it stolen. If they are not able to get it back then get a new passport.

[MacWalen]

 

 

a little more info from the OP may be helpful.

 

Did they (somebody) give you a receipt? Why do they have it in the first place?

It was given to the office many months ago in order to get a 1 year visa,every time they say that it will be ready next week,can anyone advice on what to do?I don't have a receipt no,I had been doing business with this office for 14 years previously.

 

It sounds like some dodgy visa agent is holding the passport because they cannot get whatever they claimed they could do done. Or perhaps have lost it doing whatever they were supposed to be doing.

I think what I would do is go to the police and report it stolen. If they are not able to get it back then get a new passport.

 

Yes, very much so. Not the first story of this kind. They all (visa agents or dishonest lawyers) can do things under the table, right? They know this guy at the immigration or some other big guy, typical line sales line. I always say do things legally and you will be safe. Using dodgy agents is very dangerous. The same goes for dishonest language schools, mostly tiny with one or two classrooms, selling ED visas. Sooner or later there will be trouble.  

 

I am not sure if reporting the agent to the police is the best idea. If you tried to do something illegal it could be more problems for you. 

[Expattaff1308]

It sounds like some dodgy visa agent is holding the passport because they cannot get whatever they claimed they could do done. Or perhaps have lost it doing whatever they were supposed to be doing.

 

Thats what it sounded like to me!!

[larsjohnsson]

what they are doing is illegal and punishable by law,the passport is the property of the Crown ie H M THE QUEEN and can not be held or kept I suggest you contact the British Embassy in Bangkok as what they are doing is tantamount to Treason by keeping a crown possession

Not my passport

[Mario2008]

The important question is what was the visa office supposed to do for you?

 

If they were supposed to get a new visa for Thailand, it would have been illegal and you could be in serious problems.

 

If they were supposed to get an extension of stay for you, there should be no problem unless they tried to use fake stamps.

[PoorSucker]

 

a little more info from the OP may be helpful.

 

Did they (somebody) give you a receipt? Why do they have it in the first place?

It was given to the office many months ago in order to get a 1 year visa,every time they say that it will be ready next week,can anyone advice on what to do?I don't have a receipt no,I had been doing business with this office for 14 years previously.

 

 

Are you getting a visa or extension of stay and based on what?

[chrisinth]

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a little more info from the OP may be helpful.

 

Did they (somebody) give you a receipt? Why do they have it in the first place?

It was given to the office many months ago in order to get a 1 year visa,every time they say that it will be ready next week,can anyone advice on what to do?I don't have a receipt no,I had been doing business with this office for 14 years previously.

 

 

If the office in question have been holding it for many months, if the many months is over 3 then you will be in an overstay position if one year multi entry or be fined minimum 2,000 baht if it was an extension of stay.

 

Just shows, you have been doing business with the same company for the last 14 years and there is no trust.

 

Sounds like a shortcut that has taken a very big detour.

[beano2274]

To the OP answer the simple question:

 

Was this at the Thai Immigration office or a shop offering Visa services?

[sausage911]

A friend of mine had his passport held for 6 moths by a well known visa agent / law office  in Phuket.

 

He was also waiting for a 12month visa. In the end he went to the Immigration volunteers and they phoned the lawyer, the passport was returned the next day with a 12 month visa dated that day.

 

 

[Pattszero]

 

a little more info from the OP may be helpful.

 

Did they (somebody) give you a receipt? Why do they have it in the first place?

It was given to the office many months ago in order to get a 1 year visa,every time they say that it will be ready next week,can anyone advice on what to do?I don't have a receipt no,I had been doing business with this office for 14 years previously.

 

 

Doing business?  

 

So you have clearly handed over your passport to a non-authorized third party. 

 

And now you are moaning that they have kept it.  

 

I'm going to the phone the Queen and tell on you. 

[i claudius]

 

 

what they are doing is illegal and punishable by law,the passport is the property of the Crown ie H M THE QUEEN and can not be held or kept I suggest you contact the British Embassy in Bangkok as what they are doing is tantamount to Treason by keeping a crown possession

How do you know it's a British passport? 
 

 
Doesn't matter..  ALL passports are property of HM Queen !!!  RULE BRITANNIA!
 
totster
 

Nah, those days are long gone. Scotland will get rid of her too next month, then my passport will be the property of Sean Connery, Ewan McGregor Billy Connolly or whoever becomes our king.

there is more chance of me becoming your king than Scotland voting to leave the gravy train

[OJAS]

 

It sounds like some dodgy visa agent is holding the passport because they cannot get whatever they claimed they could do done. Or perhaps have lost it doing whatever they were supposed to be doing.

I think what I would do is go to the police and report it stolen. If they are not able to get it back then get a new passport.

 

Yes, very much so. Not the first story of this kind. They all (visa agents or dishonest lawyers) can do things under the table, right? They know this guy at the immigration or some other big guy, typical line sales line. I always say do things legally and you will be safe. Using dodgy agents is very dangerous. The same goes for dishonest language schools, mostly tiny with one or two classrooms, selling ED visas. Sooner or later there will be trouble.  

 

I am not sure if reporting the agent to the police is the best idea. If you tried to do something illegal it could be more problems for you. 

 

 

But he might well need a police report in any event before he can obtain a replacement passport.

[craigp]

Can passports be detained while aliens wonder free?

[Gumballl]

It was given to the office many months ago in order to get a 1 year visa,every time they say that it will be ready next week,can anyone advice on what to do?I don't have a receipt no,I had been doing business with this office for 14 years previously.

 

 

 

Please get your facts straight.  Visas are NOT issued from within Thailand; that is something that is done at a Thai Embassy/Consulate in a foreign country.

 

You can get an extension of stay for an existing visa, but not a new visa.

 

Can you please indicate whether you turned over your passport to a Thai Immigration department (in Phuket) or to a private company?

 

If the latter, well, in my opinion, that was unwise.

[AYJAYDEE]

 

It was given to the office many months ago in order to get a 1 year visa,every time they say that it will be ready next week,can anyone advice on what to do?I don't have a receipt no,I had been doing business with this office for 14 years previously.

 

 

 

Please get your facts straight.  Visas are NOT issued from within Thailand; that is something that is done at a Thai Embassy/Consulate in a foreign country.

 

You can get an extension of stay for an existing visa, but not a new visa.

 

Can you please indicate whether you turned over your passport to a Thai Immigration department (in Phuket) or to a private company?

 

If the latter, well, in my opinion, that was unwise.

 

I'd be interested to know how much money he gave them

[craigp]

 

 

It was given to the office many months ago in order to get a 1 year visa,every time they say that it will be ready next week,can anyone advice on what to do?I don't have a receipt no,I had been doing business with this office for 14 years previously.

 

 

 

Please get your facts straight.  Visas are NOT issued from within Thailand; that is something that is done at a Thai Embassy/Consulate in a foreign country.

 

You can get an extension of stay for an existing visa, but not a new visa.

 

Can you please indicate whether you turned over your passport to a Thai Immigration department (in Phuket) or to a private company?

 

If the latter, well, in my opinion, that was unwise.

 

I'd be interested to know how much money he gave them

 

Not enough