Thai Immigration Bureau to blacklist all overstayers of more than 90 days

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Thai Immigration Bureau to blacklist all overstayers of more than 90 days

BANGKOK: -- [thaivisa.com] Over the past two weeks, social media websites such as Twitter and Facebook have been flooded with information on an apparent crackdown by Immigration on foreigners that overstay their visa in Thailand.

Today, Thaivisa.com has been given access to a new Police order proposal that is due to be signed and released imminently, detailing tough new measures for foreigners who overstay in Thailand.

The new measures, which will see overstayers of more than 90 days blacklisted, are as follows:


In the case that alien surrenders themselves:

Overstay more than 90 days > Forbidden from re-entering the kingdom for 1 year.

Overstay more than 1 year > Forbidden from re-entering the kingdom for 3 years.

Overstay more than 3 years > Forbidden from re-entering the kingdom for 5 years.

Overstay more than 5 years > Forbidden from re-entering the kingdom for 10 years.

Overstay more than 10 years > Forbidden from re-entering the kingdom for life.


In the case that the alien is being apprehended:

Overstay for less than 1 year > Forbidden from re-entering the kingdom for 5 years.

Overstay for more than 1 year > Forbidden from re-entering the kingdom for 10 years

The current rules regarding overstay is a fine of 500 Baht/day up to a maximum of 20,000 Baht. With regards to arrest, detention, deportation or blacklisting, each individual is reviewed by the Immigration Bureau on a case by case basis.

However, Thaivisa.com must stress that we are still awaiting official confirmation from the Immigration Bureau on this matter.

Immigration has recently taken a number of measures to stop foreign nationals abusing the system which is in place to assist bonafide tourists only and has looked to prevent those who complete regular ‘Out/In border runs’ from being able to stay in Thailand long term.

News first broke of this crackdown on border runners in Thailand in May, with further confirmation the crackdown would be effective from August 12, 2014.

Thaivisa.com would always recommend to never overstay your visa under any circumstances and always adhere to the rules and regulations when staying in Thailand as detailed by the Immigration Bureau.

If you have any questions or are worried about visa overstay, there is lots of information on all things related to visas in Thailand in our Visa Forum.

For more information on the rules regarding overstay, click here.

The team at Thaivisa will bring you more information on this story as and when we get it.

 

[gotlost]

About time.

 

[Rice]

About time.

I agree as well.

On my return from Oz last year. Immigration gave my passport a good looking at. I was told I was a chronic over stayer. !!

The facts were that 9 years ago: One Day over.
8 years ago :One day over.
That was it. This is what they were complaining about. I was dumb founded.
PS I just bit my lip. "HARD".

 

[Feret]

Thai immigration.

I have had a few of those moments with some Thai immigration morons.
The first one was when, I flew into Bangkok to pick up my wifes sister and return to Australia with her.
I was able to get her a 6 month family visa to allow her to assist my wife with our new baby.
As I was only transiting through BKK and returning to Singapore that afternoon, I didn't have accomodation.
The nasty, illiterate little Thai bloke couldn't get his pea brain around " Transit ".
This little nazi tried grilling me for about 10 nervous minutes until, thankfully, another immigration officer, who spoke some english, came over to help.
I explained the situation and showed him our return itinary.
He then said to the little nazi that I was ok.
He then crankily stamped my passport and almost threw it at me.

The second run in occured when my wife, myself and our two girls were leaving BKK.
Her arrival and departure card was filled out in Thai,and this nasty little Thai f**ker made her fill it out in english, again.
I was able to remember his name and we reported it to my wifes brother who then in turn informed the authorities.
Apparantly, he got the ass- som nom na.

 

[Rice]

All Immigration officials must have proficiency in English to get the Job. As you know the ASEAN official language is English, he was just being difficult. As for the entry exit card. It is international law, that it is either is English or French.

Bye the way how did the sister inlaw find Groote. She would of wondered WTF1
I thought the roads were paved with gold. Well manganese dust anyway.

 

[CO-CO]

I have had a few of those moments with some Thai immigration morons.
The first one was when, I flew into Bangkok to pick up my wifes sister and return to Australia with her.
I was able to get her a 6 month family visa to allow her to assist my wife with our new baby.
As I was only transiting through BKK and returning to Singapore that afternoon, I didn't have accomodation.
The nasty, illiterate little Thai bloke couldn't get his pea brain around " Transit ".
This little nazi tried grilling me for about 10 nervous minutes until, thankfully, another immigration officer, who spoke some english, came over to help.
I explained the situation and showed him our return itinary.
He then said to the little nazi that I was ok.
He then crankily stamped my passport and almost threw it at me.

The second run in occured when my wife, myself and our two girls were leaving BKK.
Her arrival and departure card was filled out in Thai,and this nasty little Thai f**ker made her fill it out in english, again.
I was able to remember his name and we reported it to my wifes brother who then in turn informed the authorities.
Apparantly, he got the ass- som nom na.

In fairness feret, I believe it is a requirement that the TM6's are completed in English - not sure where I have read that though.

I have found that immigration officers have become a bit more user friendly in the last couple of years - at Chong Chom this week they were totally cheerful!

 

[Feret]

Thai immigration.

All Immigration officials must have proficiency in English to get the Job. As you know the ASEAN official language is English, he was just being difficult. As for the entry exit card. It is international law, that it is either is English or French.

Bye the way how did the sister inlaw find Groote. She would of wondered WTF1
I thought the roads were paved with gold. Well manganese dust anyway.

The sister inlaw absolutly loved Groote/ Australia.
She was absolutly gob smacked with the lifestyle and the friendly manner in which she was treated.
One thing which I clearly remember is, she couldn't believe that, you could drink the water straight out of the tap.
As far as the streets being paved with gold/ Manga dust, BHP seem to be making a concerted effort to destroy a town that, over the years has, made a lot of share holders and staff very wealthy.
Over the current mine life and, even in the down turn years, GEMCo has always made healthy profits.
I have been here for 18 years and would dearly like to complete 20 but, the way things are looking, retirement before christmas is an option.

 

[isanbirder]

I'm glad to see that Immigration is tightening up all round. For so long you haven't been able to see the rules for the loopholes.

I look forward to the time when the rules are clear, the same everywhere, and cannot be side-stepped. Up to now those of us who follow the rules (or what the rules seem to be) have been a laughing-stock for those who get round them.