Jonathan Fairfield Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Group of Indians and Ethiopians deemed not genuine tourists - denied entry by immigration Image: Naew Na Immigration police at Suvarnabhumi airport denied entry to 12 Indians and 3 Ethiopians trying to get into the country on Monday. They were clearly not tourists and threatened the kingdom with losses and potential damage to society, reported Naew Na. They were found to have neither money nor insurance contravening a swathe of immigration regulations. They were all denied entry and sent back to their home countries. It's not clear why this particular incident was reported by Thai media. It's not uncommon for an immigration official to deny entry to someone who they believe is not a genuine tourist. If an immigration official suspects someone may not be a genuine tourist they will often ask them to show they have enough funds to support their stay in Thailand, as well asking for proof of a hotel booking and onward travel. Source: Naew Na -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-07-17 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seismic Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 What immigration regulation is contravened by tourists not having insurance ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 One day proclaiming that the Indians will save tourism, the next not letting them in..... classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Seismic said: What immigration regulation is contravened by tourists not having insurance ?? The one that Wilmer Fudd on immigration desk just made up in his head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 46 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: Immigration police at Suvarnabhumi airport denied entry to 12 Indians and 3 Ethiopians trying to get into the country on Monday. Not worry, they'll be back by the end of the month with a letter changed in their name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 17 minutes ago, Seismic said: What immigration regulation is contravened by tourists not having insurance ?? You don't really have to have any particular immigration laws to use your discretions and training to spot people who are not genuine in their respective intentions when entering a country and it's the same in every country around the world... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apalink_thailand Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 48 minutes ago, RichardColeman said: Not worry, they'll be back by the end of the month with a letter changed in their name Not likely, the biometric system will log them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seismic Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 1 hour ago, ezzra said: You don't really have to have any particular immigration laws to use your discretions and training to spot people who are not genuine in their respective intentions when entering a country and it's the same in every country around the world... So, what does your answer have to do with the question I asked ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymonddiaz Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: It's not clear why this particular incident was reported by Thai media In my POV. The immigration is only publicizing his job. This is not news.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 1 hour ago, lemonjelly said: One day proclaiming that the Indians will save tourism, the next not letting them in..... classic TAT wants the Indians but Thai IOs seem to have more sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Smith Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 12 Indians? Hope Thailand realizes that's 3 bottles of coke sales lost for each day they were planning to stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Perhaps they were worried that the Ethiopians would do a runner. Never to be caught ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 They were clearly not tourists and threatened the kingdom with losses and potential damage to society, reported Naew Na. impossible to damage the irreparable They were found to have neither money nor insurance contravening a swathe of immigration regulations. The swathe of regulations including wrong colour more like???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 20 minutes ago, Samuel Smith said: 12 Indians? Hope Thailand realizes that's 3 bottles of coke sales lost for each day they were planning to stay. Just the 3 bottles? Does that mean they're bringing their own straws now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
off road pat Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 2 hours ago, lemonjelly said: One day proclaiming that the Indians will save tourism, the next not letting them in..... classic It was RICH Indians they wanted !, not the genuine ones !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefsurfah Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 28 minutes ago, off road pat said: It was RICH Indians they wanted !, not the genuine ones !!! Sure that's an oxymoron, Thailand has finally woken up to these so called tourists that add no value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 2 hours ago, apalink_thailand said: Not likely, the biometric system will log them. Hand and eye transplants.....sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 This is frightening. Purely subjective to the mood of the IO that day. What if they wanted to stay with a friend for a day or two. That doesn't require any major luggage, nor a lot of money. And news of the way Thai officials apply rules willy nilly will circulate and tourism WILL suffer. How much is an unknown, but ANY loss right now should be unacceptable. Som nom na, Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 5 hours ago, Seismic said: What immigration regulation is contravened by tourists not having insurance ?? The new O-A visa requires a health insurance before entering Thailand.. The O-A visa is sourced from The Thai embassy in your home country prior to travel. However this post doesn't say what length of entry they were asking for.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Did the desperate TAT nevertheless count the expelled as tourist entries, to boost the catastrophic numbers of dwindling tourism ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Smith Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 4 hours ago, overherebc said: Just the 3 bottles? Does that mean they're bringing their own straws now? Jeez, get with the program. EVERYbody travels with those washable bamboo straws, now ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUTHERNSTAR Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 6 hours ago, Seismic said: What immigration regulation is contravened by tourists not having insurance ?? The only one is the B 10 k cash per person which they now implement at B 20 k. But no insurance on the law book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 6 hours ago, sammieuk1 said: They were clearly not tourists and threatened the kingdom with losses and potential damage to society, reported Naew Na. impossible to damage the irreparable They were found to have neither money nor insurance contravening a swathe of immigration regulations. The swathe of regulations including wrong colour more like???? Why do you think colour has anything to do with it ???? many Thais are dark too. You obviously don't know much about Indian people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When you know Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Damn...one bargirl in Pattaya missed out on at least 12 'shareholders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the guest Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 .... and check those buns on the head, they might have a whole family living there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 10 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said: They were found to have neither money nor insurance contravening a swathe of immigration regulations. We all know that the IO"s do not even ask to see the money and often they even refuse to see the money and then refuse people entry for not having enough money . Why do posters think that this case would be different ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon1967 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 I think it's a great idea, catch them now, it will save them getting caught on overstay in 10 years time. I think we will all see more checks at arrival, I always have my itinerary printed out, return flight, hotels, etc, valid Bupa insurance (even though I'm just on a 30 day visa exempt) this will save me doing a Go Fund Me if anything happens), and I always have my divorce certificate and a legalised (translated) copy of my sons (who I'm there to visit for the first week) birth certificate, and my Kasikorn Bank card/book, and cash. I'm taking no chances, as I'm there every 10 weeks, would hate to get turned away, my son would be so upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amykat Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 11 hours ago, reefsurfah said: Sure that's an oxymoron, Thailand has finally woken up to these so called tourists that add no value. You think RICH Indians is any oxymoron??? You should get out more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 13 hours ago, off road pat said: It was RICH Indians they wanted !, not the genuine ones !!! Or the majority Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 10 hours ago, hotchilli said: The new O-A visa requires a health insurance before entering Thailand.. The O-A visa is sourced from The Thai embassy in your home country prior to travel. However this post doesn't say what length of entry they were asking for.. Requires? Are you sure about that? I didn't see that on the books yet nor see how one would get that in advance. And if these were tourists, I would not be expecting them to be getting O-A visas, but just either Visa exempt, or visas on arrival or SETVs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.