Frenchman makes dash for Thailand as Euro betting adventure turns sour

[ALFREDO]

I surprised, that the Cambodian Immigration Computer should have, as the man feared, a direct LINK to the Casino Money Lenders Computer!? lol

Edited June 13, 2016 by ALFREDO

[brucec64]

What's a Cambodia exit stamp got to do with Thailand? Immigration should only concern themselves with Thai issues.

Given his circumstances he most likely was planning to get a visa exempt entry and especially at land borders if you exit and return, they check to see evidence that you actually entered & exited the neighboring country.

It is a legitimate Thai immigration issue. Obviously it was a valid warning sign that something was amiss.

At this border crossing, there is a casino in the "no man's land" between the border crossings. This is probably where he was gambling. However, as any visa runner can tell you, you need to get a cambodian visa, and enter/exit Cambodia, before you can get back into Thailand.

[arunsakda]

"All that I am asking for is ten gold dollars

I could pay you back with one good hand

You can look around about the wide world over

You'll never find another honest man"

Edited June 13, 2016 by arunsakda

[gk10002000]

Borrowing money from a casino loan shark, stupid # 1, borrowing money in a foreign land, stupid # 2. And this man survived so far into adulthood?

[dutchisaan]

Meanwhile thousands of Farangs murders are still unresolved...

Meanwhile we still have people here that are trolling!!!

[soalbundy]

I wonder if they will send him back to Cambodia, that's probably what he is scared of, the Cambodian police will probably give him to the loan shark who may or may not be a high ranking police officer. Years later he will laugh about this in the ICU.

[bkkcanuck8]

I wonder if they will send him back to Cambodia, that's probably what he is scared of, the Cambodian police will probably give him to the loan shark who may or may not be a high ranking police officer. Years later he will laugh about this in the ICU.

Actually, I could easily see his debts being sold off to an organization that need mules etc. for contraband etc. Sending someone to the ICU is not going to get your money back, and likely would only be used to send a message to others after they have given up on debt repayment.

[MissAndry]

What's a Cambodia exit stamp got to do with Thailand? Immigration should only concern themselves with Thai issues.

Well, I would hope immigration officers would question people who have illegally left another country and are trying to enter their country. Wouldn't you? How far do you think you get in (insert western country here) without valid stamps in your passport?

I've been all over Europe, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, etc, no stamps ever in my passport.

If you go through the electronic gates at airports, nobody ever sees your passport.

I came to Thailand a few weeks back from the UK, via Abu Dhabi with a completely stamp free passport.

Thailand was the first stamp entered, and they didn't care about exit stamps then.

Edited June 13, 2016 by MissAndry

[Testacall]

Oh come on . If you enter a country you have to show an exit stamp from the place you left..sounds like ur on a European passport...I suggest you try to cross a local border here in Asia without an exit stamp ...and not be arrested....seriously ....please come back and let us know how it went geeez

Oh by the way ...u were changing planes in Dubai...u never left the airport correct? so why should they stamp ur passport ? U didn't even go through a passport control. U sound like a well travelled individual

Edited June 13, 2016 by Testacall

[northernphil]

Oh I wished they had zapped out the face of the one on the right instead , nightmares are on the way.

[ericthai]

What's a Cambodia exit stamp got to do with Thailand? Immigration should only concern themselves with Thai issues.

Well, I would hope immigration officers would question people who have illegally left another country and are trying to enter their country. Wouldn't you? How far do you think you get in (insert western country here) without valid stamps in your passport?

I've been all over Europe, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, etc, no stamps ever in my passport.

If you go through the electronic gates at airports, nobody ever sees your passport.

I came to Thailand a few weeks back from the UK, via Abu Dhabi with a completely stamp free passport.

Thailand was the first stamp entered, and they didn't care about exit stamps then.

You flew into the country so they know you came from somewhere. Have you ever crossed the boarder by road in Thailand? So easy to sneak in or out of the country so of course boarder crossings are going to make sure you have exit stamp from the neighboring country. If not so many visa runners would just go to the boarder exit Thailand stay in no-mans-land and for a short period and then return without the cost of entering and exiting the neighboring country. At a boarding crossing If you dont have an exit stamp then something is wrong, that is why they check.

[crickets]

There would be a million more like him if they legalized gambling in thailand.

[bamukloy]

What's a Cambodia exit stamp got to do with Thailand? Immigration should only concern themselves with Thai issues.

Given his circumstances he most likely was planning to get a visa exempt entry and especially at land borders if you exit and return, they check to see evidence that you actually entered & exited the neighboring country.

It is a legitimate Thai immigration issue. Obviously it was a valid warning sign that something was amiss.

At this border crossing, there is a casino in the "no man's land" between the border crossings. This is probably where he was gambling. However, as any visa runner can tell you, you need to get a cambodian visa, and enter/exit Cambodia, before you can get back into Thailand.

yes.sounds like either he didnt know the procedure or he was so seduced by the casino that he went directly there without stamping out of Thai and into Cambodia.

Or maybe he wasnt even aware he crossed a border, but surely couldnt be that stupid?

either way, what a goose!

[hoffy66]

What's a Cambodia exit stamp got to do with Thailand? Immigration should only concern themselves with Thai issues.

Wake up, you need to learn a bit more about security ,,, then you may not make such a silly statement again...

[Sooo Upto Me]

What's a Cambodia exit stamp got to do with Thailand? Immigration should only concern themselves with Thai issues.

Given his circumstances he most likely was planning to get a visa exempt entry and especially at land borders if you exit and return, they check to see evidence that you actually entered & exited the neighboring country.

It is a legitimate Thai immigration issue. Obviously it was a valid warning sign that something was amiss.

At this border crossing, there is a casino in the "no man's land" between the border crossings. This is probably where he was gambling. However, as any visa runner can tell you, you need to get a cambodian visa, and enter/exit Cambodia, before you can get back into Thailand.

yes.sounds like either he didnt know the procedure or he was so seduced by the casino that he went directly there without stamping out of Thai and into Cambodia.

Or maybe he wasnt even aware he crossed a border, but surely couldnt be that stupid?

either way, what a goose!

He could be, He's French. ???

[bkkcanuck8]

What's a Cambodia exit stamp got to do with Thailand? Immigration should only concern themselves with Thai issues.

Wake up, you need to learn a bit more about security ,,, then you may not make such a silly statement again...

The Immigration ARE concerning themselves with Thailand - and they ARE doing their job. Someone who bypasses exit controls is very likely a criminal alien who is bypassing them because their is a warrant of somesort out on them, and Thai immigration's job is to make sure these criminals do not enter Thailand if they have the ability to stop them.

[Sooo Upto Me]

What's a Cambodia exit stamp got to do with Thailand? Immigration should only concern themselves with Thai issues.

Well, I would hope immigration officers would question people who have illegally left another country and are trying to enter their country. Wouldn't you? How far do you think you get in (insert western country here) without valid stamps in your passport?

I've been all over Europe, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, etc, no stamps ever in my passport.

If you go through the electronic gates at airports, nobody ever sees your passport.

I came to Thailand a few weeks back from the UK, via Abu Dhabi with a completely stamp free passport.

Thailand was the first stamp entered, and they didn't care about exit stamps then.

Don't be so stupid, of cause you have exit stamps in ur passport.

Are you a newbie Troll?

[MissAndry]

What's a Cambodia exit stamp got to do with Thailand? Immigration should only concern themselves with Thai issues.

Well, I would hope immigration officers would question people who have illegally left another country and are trying to enter their country. Wouldn't you? How far do you think you get in (insert western country here) without valid stamps in your passport?

I've been all over Europe, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, etc, no stamps ever in my passport.

If you go through the electronic gates at airports, nobody ever sees your passport.

I came to Thailand a few weeks back from the UK, via Abu Dhabi with a completely stamp free passport.

Thailand was the first stamp entered, and they didn't care about exit stamps then.

You flew into the country so they know you came from somewhere. Have you ever crossed the boarder by road in Thailand? So easy to sneak in or out of the country so of course boarder crossings are going to make sure you have exit stamp from the neighboring country. If not so many visa runners would just go to the boarder exit Thailand stay in no-mans-land and for a short period and then return without the cost of entering and exiting the neighboring country. At a boarding crossing If you dont have an exit stamp then something is wrong, that is why they check.

Hi, I was answering the post by the gentleman suggesting no western country would allow you in without a valid (exit) stamp in your passport. They wouldn't give a flying fig if you entered Europe without a valid exit stamp from a 3rd world country in your passport, they wouldn't even look for such a thing.

[hobobo]

What's a Cambodia exit stamp got to do with Thailand? Immigration should only concern themselves with Thai issues.

Well, I would hope immigration officers would question people who have illegally left another country and are trying to enter their country. Wouldn't you? How far do you think you get in (insert western country here) without valid stamps in your passport?

Today you can travel through 80% of European countries without taking a passport out of your pocket... if you use a lot of whitening lotion, that is...

[jacko45k]

What's a Cambodia exit stamp got to do with Thailand? Immigration should only concern themselves with Thai issues.

I do not agree in the case of land borders.

Those on a visa run are required to enter Cambodia and be able to prove it.