Brit blacklisted for 5 years for overstay

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Brit blacklisted for 5 years for overstay

PATTAYA:--A British man has been blacklisted from Thailand after he was found overstaying his visa by 106 days.

Chonburi Immigration officers stopped Matthew Joseph Love, 32, on Walking Street after they witnessed him behaving oddly.

A check of his passport found he had overstayed his 30-day visa-exemption stamp by 106 days.

He was arrested and processed for deportation and will be blacklisted from the kingdom for five years under regulations that went into effect in March.

Under the new system, penalties vary depending on whether the overstaying foreigner voluntarily turns himself in or is arrested.

Read More: http://www.pattayamail.com/news/brit-blacklisted-5-years-overstay-138692

-- Pattaya Mail 2016-06-10

[JESSVANPELT]

Good for immigration!

[mercman24]

ha ha what do you mean "well done", so they caught one, there are thousands here, total incompetence, just set up a booth in walking street for a start that should catch a few hundred.

[OMGImInPattaya]

One of England's finest no doubt...enjoy those Blighty winters for the next 5 years

[kmj]

One of England's finest no doubt...enjoy those Blighty winters for the next 5 years

What makes you think he has to stay in the UK?

[wooloomooloo]

Now this is something I wholeheartedly agree with, and Mr Love will also enjoy a few days, if not more, in the monkey house. Ouch.

[onemorechang]

Overstay BS.

Who cares.

Some real nasty crime out there, BIB,

go sort it out, its right under your nose

Edited June 10, 2016 by onemorechang

[Rayk]

Unbelievable that someone would be so stupid to even be anywhere near Walking Street on an overstay.

[shirtless]

I feel sorry for you mate but when breaking the law it pays to keep a low profile.

[Patanawet]

Overstay BS.

Who cares.

Some real nasty crime out there, BIB,

go sort it out, its right under your nose

Quite right, there is so much real crime under the BIB's noses BUT this was immigration that picked him up not RTP

Edited June 10, 2016 by Patanawet

[Suradit69]

Overstay BS.

Who cares.

Some real nasty crime out there, BIB,

go sort it out, its right under your nose

Of course in this case it was immigration officers, but still they could freelance and start investigating thefts and murders or issuing parking tickets.

I suppose the same thing could be said back in Farang Land. Leave all the illegal aliens alone until all the "real" criminals have been caught.

Plenty of drug dealers, child molesters and bankers wandering around. Throw open the borders until those miscreants are all behind bars.

Edited June 10, 2016 by Suradit69

[Pib]

One down, probably hundreds (or thousands) to go. But one should fill immigration's quota for now.

[Inn Between]

One of England's finest no doubt...enjoy those Blighty winters for the next 5 years

Or just go to one of Thailand's neighbors.

[Roomuck]

Maybe Mr Love was overstaying in the City of Love because he had found true love.

[oxo1947]

stopped Matthew Joseph Love, 32, on Walking Street after they witnessed him behaving oddly.----OP

Acting oddly on walking street---------that takes some doing......................

[Skeptic7]

Unbelievable that someone would be so stupid to even be anywhere near Walking Street on an overstay.

Not surprising or unbelievable at all. Ever seen the general quality of "farang" that frequent the place? Not all mind you, but mostly dregs and derelicts. A real freak show and idiot exhibition!

[onemorechang]

Overstay BS.

Who cares.

Some real nasty crime out there, BIB,

go sort it out, its right under your nose

Quite right, there is so much real crime under the BIB's noses BUT this was immigration that picked him up not RTP

Yes you right , if they only acted alone ?

but still BS.

[drakoanders]

Seems to me Thais don't like tourists very much anyway no big loss other Asian countries will be available to him. Maybe its cheaper to overstay take a risk get sent home than trying to renew visa every 90 days. No buggy go to Vietnam Cambodia Philippines plenty of countries to choose from

[lemonjelly]

I guess he'll be in IDC until he raises the cash for a flight back to the UK

[wooloomooloo]

I guess he'll be in IDC until he raises the cash for a flight back to the UK

Maybe its cheaper to overstay take a risk get sent home than trying to renew visa every 90 days. No buggy go to Vietnam Cambodia Philippines plenty of countries to choose from

Cheaper to risk overstay? Hardly when he has to raise the funds for a ticket.

Edited June 10, 2016 by wooloomooloo

[IamNoone88]

So he was stopped for "behaving oddly"?

That must apply to quite a few foreigners in Thailand....

[drakoanders]

How much is a cheap ticket to UK he can borrow from family its fairly cheap. Chiang mai seems OK but Pattaya seems to be a violent unfriendly place for a foreigner. Not quite so keen on Thailand after what I see on TV I thought Philippines was a dangerous place but its nowhere near as violent for foreigners as Thailand.

[Jackin1960]

"Walking oddly" Maybe he had a limp!

[drakoanders]

Maybe behaving oddly means he was not ducking in and out of bars, or he was walking in a straight line cos he was sober. What's behaving oddly?

[malibukid]

wonder what % of over stayers are involved in criminal activity?

[AlQaholic]

"after they witnessed him behaving oddly." I wanna know what exactly that comprises of? Did he walk a "John Cleese" funny walk? Did he quack like a duck or pick like a chicken? Did he dance the Polka in the middle of the street? Just so I know what to avoid doing not to get stopped and harassed by the men in brown.....

[Skeptic7]

wonder what % of over stayers are involved in criminal activity?

100%...you answered your own question. 555 but we get your meaning!

[gandalf12]

How much is a cheap ticket to UK he can borrow from family its fairly cheap. Chiang mai seems OK but Pattaya seems to be a violent unfriendly place for a foreigner. Not quite so keen on Thailand after what I see on TV I thought Philippines was a dangerous place but its nowhere near as violent for foreigners as Thailand.

Thailand is not that dangerous. It just depends where you go and how you act. All places can be dangerous under the right circumstances

[billd766]

How much is a cheap ticket to UK he can borrow from family its fairly cheap. Chiang mai seems OK but Pattaya seems to be a violent unfriendly place for a foreigner. Not quite so keen on Thailand after what I see on TV I thought Philippines was a dangerous place but its nowhere near as violent for foreigners as Thailand.

It all depends on where you live. I live in rural Khampaeng Phet where the nearest 7/11, bus stop/ restaurant is 6km away. I don't consider it dangerous at all. Pattaya and Bangkok are also fairly safe if you know where to go and more importantly, where NOT to go.

[natway09]

This is maybe the start.

We cannot say that have not been warned.

27 over stayers from Sukhumvit Soi 3 rounded up the other night by immigration