[Refused entry and thrown in a cell]

1 hour ago, BuckBee said:

Yes it catching out lot of people who are genuine tourists and turn up on wrong day at airport when immi officers being less than logical with handling those entering the country .

If OP been interviewed properly and they taken time do history checks and allowed call his wife he should of been given 15 or 30 days and some advice .

you meet wrong immi people on wrong day and very little can be done as exact rules and conduct mean nothing here and with wrong officers you got no chance of mitigating your circumstances or pressing legal guideline point's .

 

I don't tend travel with pre planned 20K +  as always pull some cash via atm at airport or a border, I got pulled at swampy along with many others, mostly chinese and put in a queue for questioning,

Was a right mess my boarding pass permanently got lost my passport went missing but fortunately they found that eventually ( chinese girl was holding that and sure she had my boarding pass in her passport lol, although I accepted fault I had lost that ! ) wanted 20K, I did manage just scrape over 20K in us $ singapore $ and bit of baht from previous holiday, they then move goal post and want more as obsessed I come working even though show them document for my employment in singapore. eventually after almost 45 minutes of commanding officer trying print out my previous history ( which was incomplete and also interpreted wrong as he over looked a previous exit and fact you get no entry stamps or a visa for your home country) i was allowed log into bank account and a print out of statements of a nice balance show to commanding officer had me allowed entry on my setv .

Treatment while not bad the logic, reason and implementation of regulations was awful . Like anything in thailand with officials anything can happen regardless to your legitimacy, intent, previous history, appearance and financial situation . While you can improve chances you can never guarantee anything as it down to what goes on that day .

I seen some awful scenarios at border queues from malaysia and cambodia in past, cambo being worst where people pushed away by immi officers as all in bad mood after big boss been on a rant as he taken heat (day before had let 3 people through on fake type o visas on jack golfs visa run service, had cambo visa touts telling people about it)
Met some pretty genuine tourists, even as couples who in a mess that day, cambo letting them back in easy but thailands immi officers where like children having tantrums and disgraceful, that day you had no chance see a higher ranking officer or mitigating anything as simply told to go away then ignored and next in queue waved over, those who stood ground just stayed there ignored .

 

The reality is it pretty easy spot trouble or long timers if interview them properly and do checks correct, if got visa issued already most should still get offer of entry of some amount even if only 7 days.

Holding room for people with some obvious means, thai wives, pretty genuine reasons for coming back in on visa exempt or a issued visa is just poor immigration policies, rules and training .

 

Had pretty polite officers on the whole but bad, awkward and rude ones will be an amazing 'thailand only' experience .

 

Sorry but I'm having a hard time following what you said. If you present yourself to the IO this way your in a lot of trouble,

[illegally fined on tourist visa, accept as thainess?]

38 minutes ago, at15 said:

i am a tourist and have stayed here for years never doing a tm30 once. i mean hell 50% of the time the reception does not even ask for my passport. its the responsibility of the hotel/apartment to do this stuff for tourists.  

Are you just renting a room in his house or an apartment? 

[illegally fined on tourist visa, accept as thainess?]

18 minutes ago, at15 said:

i am a tourist and have stayed here for years never doing a tm30 once. i mean hell 50% of the time the reception does not even ask for my passport. its the responsibility of the hotel/apartment to do this stuff for tourists.  

Paying the TM 30 fine might be the least of your worries if you are on a tourist visa for years. Tourist are being turned down for the same reasons. I think you might be on another kind of visa.

[Help for Thai national being deported from US after 40 years]

I tried to google this for more information and came up with nothing regarding a Thai man being deported. Are you sure this is true? If so a little more information is needed. Since the information has been vague, it's hard to believe. There's information about other nationalities but nothing that matches this case. 

[Help for Thai national being deported from US after 40 years]

On 7/14/2019 at 3:17 AM, Scott said:

It's been a while since I was involved in cases where people were forcibly repatriated or deported.   The home country has to agree to accept a person being deported.   This is not too difficult if the person has a valid passport from the home country.   If not, then travel documents have to be provided by the home country.  

 

Being born in Thailand does not automatically make him a Thai citizen, so Thailand could deny his return or delay it for a long time pending a decision that he is, in fact, a  Thai citizen.  

 

Once Thailand agrees to accept him, then it is just a matter of finding an appropriate means to return him.   Most people being deported fly on specially chartered (and expensive) ICE flights.  

 

There are over 100,000 people in the US with deportation orders to countries that have refused to take them.   In 2017, Cambodia had sanctions placed on it by the US for failing to accept returnees.  

 

So the documentation to allow him to return to Thailand will be provided by the Thai government.  

 

If his mother is Thai he is considered Thai, even if born outside Thailand. The US couldn't deport him if they could not prove he was Thai. I'm sure it's all been arranged.

Hope he has where with all to quickly make the best of his situation. 

I suggest he seeks out relatives in Ubon and concentrates on learning Thai. Families even if poor, are very accepting. There is work to be had for Thais who are fluent in English and western ways.. He needs to learn how to make a good (Thai) impression. 

[Help for Thai national being deported from US after 40 years]

18 hours ago, stinkerbell said:

On 7/14/2019 at 12:01 PM, FredGallaher said:

The SEA community in California and elsewhere in the US, is quite good at gaming the system. I'm sure they know the resources available and have probably used them. Although Thai, there are many Lao immigrants and they have a network of resources. They even told me they could help if needed because I speak Thai. I didn't accept.

Any idea how to find such a group in Washington state?

Try Loa Family Services They will accept him because he's from Issan.

[Help for Thai national being deported from US after 40 years]

9 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

So much for American humanity, empathy and compassion

Sending a person with no language skills to a country they have no connection with, sounds like the work of the Australian government

 

 

You could offer him a room and a small allowance.

[Top Ten tips to tipping in Thailand]

However, I don't visit many tourist places. It was really nice that they went out their way to return you money.

[Top Ten tips to tipping in Thailand]

4 hours ago, CNXexpat said:

Do this in China and Japan and you insult the people and show yourself as an ignorant tourist who knows nothing about the local culture and you are not interested in it, because tipping is totally unknown. 

Good advice. I already knew about Japan. However, we're in Thailand and Thais do leave tips at nice places. They might not say anything outloud but they'll think of you as cheap or as an ignorant tourist. 

[SURVEY: Is the food in Thailand healthy?]

You misunderstood. Lipid panel is total cholesterol, LDL and calculated HDL , the ratio is a calculation but is usually included. Lipid panel will include Triglycerides but a cholesterol panel probably won't.  The LDL level is of limited value without knowing the total cholesterol.

[Aortic Heart Valve Replacement Surgery – Anyone Had Any Personal Experience?]

In the US home care aids cost $20-25 an hour. It's expensive. Nursing home care is $350 semi-private to $600 (N Cal prices). That was 2 years ago. My sister had ASL (requiring 24-hour care)if you are a post-hospital stay of 3 days Medicare will cover up to 100 days but you must show continue. 

My friend here who had surgery for a broken leg had a live-in aide for B18,000/mo. If you are in Bangkok or other tourist area cost will be higher.

The price quoted for N Cal was for an agency. You could DIY but risk coverage if someone is sick or off for other reasons.

In the US they would want you to go to a Skilled Nursing Hospital (prices above).

I don't know about AVR but the hospital tries to release you ASAP. If >3 days Medicare won't pay. 

I could write a book on the experience. My older sister who was never married only had me. She lasted for 5 months. She was a retired DOD employee with great insurance (haha) with long term option. My daughter is still fighting with them after two years to get them to pay up.

[Water machines at the side of the road]

I live upcountry and tap water is probably safe to drink. I stopped by the local pump/filter station and talked to the operator. It all up to WHO standards, which include pathogen and parasite free. The process includes a flocculation system to remove suspended matter, a sand filter and a chlorination system. The water is pumped from the river. The operator seemed knowledgable and very helpful. He was glad to share information. At our house, we also have a three-stage filter to remover any agriculture chemicals or other contaminants. However, bottled water tastes better so we drink it. 

Bangkok is a different story. Since Bangkok is at sea level or below. water pipes sit in much and leaky pipes are easily contaminated. Bangkok water isn't safe to drink. I also wouldn't trust the sidewalk vending machines.

[Stopped On Re-entry For Too Many Tourist Visas]

I smell something fishy here. Has the goalpost been moved from problems with multiple tourist visas and getting found out to overstay. Generally short overstays are overlooked and nothing goes into the passport. If it's the number of repeated visa exempts sooner or later the IO will put a stop to it. Many people are posting about being refused entry. The entry was probably an alert that something isn't right. 

[Shipping container US --> Thailand]

If you have a Thai wife who has been out of the country >1 year she's considered a returning Thai citizen. As such, she is able to bring back personal possessions with some limits. The shipper can advise. Some visa types might also be covered. We brought all our kitchenware, plates, china, silverware, crystal etc. because the resale in US is nothing and the quality here is iffy. We had space available in the containers so why not. My advice is you have space in the container just bring it. Someone can always use it here. Appliances are another matter if they are 110volt. A good agent won't have problems.

If you are shipping less than a container individual item costs need to be considered. There is a minimum charge for I think 5 boxes of 4 cu ft each, I think. 

[Shipping container US --> Thailand]

Good mattresses are expensive in Thailand. I bought a quality foam mattress from Costco that came in a box. Only problem is is a California King and longer than King size in Thailand. We had a frame built that really turned out nice and wasn't expensive. It's rosewood and very heavy. Luckily the furniture make delivered and set up upstairs. 

The rule is Thai nationals need to be out of the country one year, then they can bring personal items they have owned for one year. They don't ask for receipts and probably won't inspect. 

[Went to the waterfalls for Songkran but only Thais get in free, not foreigners.]

What's the big deal? So they want to charge you B200. You know it's going to happen and you have a choice of going or not. If you don't want to pay say no thanks and leave graciously or pay and say thanks. Arguing only makes you look stingy. 

It's not so much as charging foreigners more as it's making it accessible to all Thais. 

If you wonder why Thais look down at you look at your behavior.