Under consideration for retirement extension

[Freddy]

But are the house visits happening there as well or is it just KCI turning the screws? If KCI ate leading the way on the on line reporting then maybe they now have time on their hands.

[Tod Daniels]

Unfortunately, IMHO this is a result of Expats "gaming" the system.

Care to enlighten me on how this is what you allege?
Perhaps this is a surreptitious way for immigrations to suggest<-read strong arm, foreigners into "expedited same day service" in the form of an under the table contribution which will not be reflected in your receipt.   

I didn't notice this thread while Immigrations at Kap Choeng was open but I'll call 'em bright and early in the morning find out what excuse they give..

[urleft]

Unfortunately, IMHO this is a result of Expats "gaming" the system.

Care to enlighten me on how this is what you allege?
Perhaps this is a surreptitious way for immigrations to suggest<-read strong arm, foreigners into "expedited same day service" in the form of an under the table contribution which will not be reflected in your receipt.   

I didn't notice this thread while Immigrations at Kap Choeng was open but I'll call 'em bright and early in the morning find out what excuse they give..

There have been efforts since the coup to better uphold the Thai "visas" based on things like there were a lot more English Teachers with a visa than actually were teaching, or there were marriages of convience just to get the foreigner a visa and into Thailand.  There are also a group of expats that use a visa service to get them approved even if they don't meet the income requirements.  Part of this service can include automatic 90 reports instead of the Expat doing it.  These have been documented on several threads on this forum.  So my statement means that maybe the Thai GVT is  now taking on the retirement scammers. 

But then that is just conjecture. 

[Admin]

Several posts deleted.

Tod Daniels: Even if you believe what you say is 100% solid truth,
This kind of language and phrases are not welcome in this forum.

Thank you for your understanding.

[bonghead]

Unfortunately, IMHO this is a result of Expats "gaming" the system.

Care to enlighten me on how this is what you allege?
Perhaps this is a surreptitious way for immigrations to suggest<-read strong arm, foreigners into "expedited same day service" in the form of an under the table contribution which will not be reflected in your receipt.   

I didn't notice this thread while Immigrations at Kap Choeng was open but I'll call 'em bright and early in the morning find out what excuse they give

Well did you call Immigration at Kap Choeng,  Still waiting.

[urleft]

Unfortunately, IMHO this is a result of Expats "gaming" the system.

Care to enlighten me on how this is what you allege?
Perhaps this is a surreptitious way for immigrations to suggest<-read strong arm, foreigners into "expedited same day service" in the form of an under the table contribution which will not be reflected in your receipt.   

I didn't notice this thread while Immigrations at Kap Choeng was open but I'll call 'em bright and early in the morning find out what excuse they give

Well did you call Immigration at Kap Choeng,  Still waiting.

I was wondering about that also.
 
 

[bonghead]

 Urleft,     Thanks for high lighting my post, im very much a novice on laptop.   

[gotlost]

Urleft,     Thanks for high lighting my post, im very much a novice on laptop.   

TD is not. He has more alias than the FBI has wanted posters up. 

[davureborn]

I hope I don't get shot down in flames!
I have twice done a conversion from 'O' visa to marriage extension and both times immigration visited the house, for obvious reasons I think. The first time they didn't even tell me they were coming. (Anecdote: they didn't like the map I drew in Kap Choeng, which was a bit much as I worked as a surveyor. They redrew it and the officers phoned from somewhere near Korat accusing me of misleading them). They need confirmation that we actually do live together and they also need a day out and a decent meal plus petrol money.
However why retirement extensions should require a visit (apart from needing a day out, a decent meal plus petrol money) is beyond me. Maybe they expect to find Farang working,ask questions about who works on the farm and so on?
It is a fact that crafty Farang invents ever more sophisticated ways of getting around the system, so that things get more difficult all the time for the rest of us. The bureaucratic mind never thinks about how to simplify things but more about how to ensure that the laws and regulations are adhered to to the letter.

[toffo]

I've had my village police come to my house unexpectedly.. 3 of them.. Asking my wife questions about if I work etc.. I think many more have had visits also and these ain't even the immigration cops..

[gotlost]

I've had my village police come to my house unexpectedly.. 3 of them.. Asking my wife questions about if I work etc.. I think many more have had visits also and these ain't even the immigration cops..

Both are "Royal Thai Police" and both use the same same data base. Just saying..

[toffo]

No they are not Royal Thai police.. They are from the village police station.. Going around the village checking all Falangs passports .. Lots of others in Buriram have had these visits also and it has nothing to do with kap choeng..

[gotlost]

No they are not Royal Thai police.. They are from the village police station.. Going around the village checking all Falangs passports .. Lots of others in Buriram have had these visits also and it has nothing to do with kap choeng..

The so called local police or BiB are The Royal Thai Police same as my local police here is Kap Chong. Get a good look at their shields and ID both of them say Royal Thai Police and as I said they both use the same computer data base. This is why if your locals BiB's want to you could do your 90 day report with them, some people do. They are two separate departments but are both under one control The Royal Thai Police.
There is good info here.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_Police

[CO-CO]

A couple of months ago the local BiB told my missus that I would need to take a copy of my passport (and visa pages) to the local cop shop. They said they were told to check on all Farangs in their area.

Infact we handed them over at one of their regular check points - they were happy with that.

[gotlost]

A couple of months ago the local BiB told my missus that I would need to take a copy of my passport (and visa pages) to the local cop shop. They said they were told to check on all Farangs in their area.

Infact we handed them over at one of their regular check points - they were happy with that.

I can just see those wanted posters going up with your mug shot AND profile.