grkt Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 How can you accept this ?! I would prefer to move than having to undergo this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILLIGAD Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 How can you accept this ?! I would prefer to move than having to undergo this. What would That achieve??Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 The only thing I don't understand is that they said they were going to return every month. If so what's the point of doing 90 day reporting? Whether they actually do show up every month remains to be seen though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILLIGAD Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 The only thing I don't understand is that they said they were going to return every month. If so what's the point of doing 90 day reporting? Whether they actually do show up every month remains to be seen though.That does sound very strange and possibly the message got lost in translation or you paid them too much ‘tea-money or beer’?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 4 hours ago, wombat said: dont forget if you think they dont understand you talk louder, it always works. I forgot all about that. Thanks for the remainder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 they did it in Chiang Rai , came and took pictures very polite men . I am on a visa based on retirement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grkt Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 1 hour ago, DILLIGAD said: What would That achieve?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Avoid talking to idiots and being check by people to whom I would never talk in my private life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieBaBaBoBo Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I live northeast of Chiang Rai in a small village. The head of our Muban had me and my girlfriend fill out a table with my name, age, address and phone number. He was told, presumably by Immigration, to get all farangs here (both of us) to complete the form, to help Immigration double-check what we put on our visa forms and to help Immigration track overstayers. No need to show my passport or have any photos taken. First time ever in 10+ years. No big deal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNROAMIN Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I live in Mukdahan and Thai Immigration Officers conduct these checks here. Had mine done earlier this ear and my friend a few Soi's away visited about two weeks later. All normal. If you are a law abiding citizen and not a trouble maker, you will have a peaceful life in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 8 hours ago, ubonjoe said: They do not do it every year. It is normally only done for the first extension of stay based upon marriage (it is not a visa) and some offices do not even do that. I am on 10th extension and have never had a visit. I am on my 16th extension based on retirement ( but also formally married) and have had two visits. One from local Police who seemed to require only basic information for local records while the second by Immigration was more like that based on a marriage extension but which I attributed to a change in Provincial office jurisdiction and so a verification of circumstance. Both visits were very amiable and non consequential. These visits were years apart. More than once I have heard of as well as know of long stay "farang" who have been involved in serious accidents at times resulting in death. Because it involved the local Police who had no official awareness of these individuals it created problems as to proper procedure due to the issue of whether or not their presence was legitimate or not which understandably involves a different level of paper work in addition to the" Official " allocation of blame for the accident or death. Given the conditions of extension based on whatever criteria a visit to a legitimate inhabitant from local Police is probably more the result of directe or precautionary compliance by the "Visitor" rather than anything sinister. Exceptions to that would be those who are in the habit of annoying the local community. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ54 Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 I had to go to the Police Station in town 20 km away. Only because I wasn’t home when the check. A smaller office behind the main building. They all 6 or 7 had plain clothes on but sports shirts had KOAP or similar. Papa went with me and the Police English was difficult but we got through it. They asked for passport which I had sent to Bangkok for renewal so gave them Thai DL. Should paperwork that I sent and it worke out. Took picture of me. Checked my height. Ask if Tattoo? Yes and they checked. All good but and I’m sure they have reason as suggest in the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 On 6/14/2018 at 6:36 AM, Rally123 said: I live in a village in the NE and the police have been coming to my house, and other long stay farang, every year. Always the same policeman and all he asks for is a photocopy of my passport picture page. If I recall correctly it all started about 10 years ago when some farang lady was found dead on one of the islands. They couldn't ID her and the local police didn't keep a record of farangs living in their area. I think it became mandatory there after. Well it is where I live. I live near Pranburi, I have a Policeman come about twice a week, we usually chat about how crap the govt is and how he hates being in the Police and only does it for the pension and hospital perks and how bad the corruption is in the force. He'll tell us any local news any info on robbers or scams etc sometimes we'll go out with his Wife and kids for a meal, he's a good guy and so is his partner at the Police box, they aint all crap many are just trapped in the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 1 hour ago, DUNROAMIN said: I live in Mukdahan and Thai Immigration Officers conduct these checks here. Had mine done earlier this ear and my friend a few Soi's away visited about two weeks later. All normal. If you are a law abiding citizen and not a trouble maker, you will have a peaceful life in Thailand. Thats not strictly true, I knew someone who came here and his partner ended up dead and he was law abiding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 They just want to know where the local ATMs are when the time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEngBKK Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Do not worry.. they are just bored and like to get out of the offics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 No visit in 7 years. Again and again reports about such visits surface. There is no simple pattern to see why or why not they do a visit. What seems obvious: local police sometimes acts on behalf of immigration police (both under the same hierarchy). Some immigration offices cover areas up to 100km radius or more and would have a high effort to visit all foreigners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILLIGAD Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Avoid talking to idiots and being check by people to whom I would never talk in my private life. Do you not inform Immigration of your location every 90 days and when you move residencies?That is why I cannot see How moving would stop the visits. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grkt Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 44 minutes ago, DILLIGAD said: Do you not inform Immigration of your location every 90 days and when you move residencies? That is why I cannot see How moving would stop the visits. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk No, I do not inform of anything and will never. I just pass a border every 3 months, 4 times a year, to still have a face and not become a slave of all these idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILLIGAD Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 No, I do not inform of anything and will never. I just pass a border every 3 months, 4 times a year, to still have a face and not become a slave of all these idiots. Maybe we are all getting home visits because they are looking for you????(Joke)Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 30 years living at the same address and never seen anybody from officialdom,now i have said that they will probably be someone knocking at the door ,next week, if/when they do come I would not be inviting them in for a beer and pork scratchings,show them my documents and get them on their way,better not to encourage them. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puchooay Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 A while back, when I visited the police station to get a residence cert for a driving licence, the police officer told me that there is a rule that foreigners must register with the local police station once a year. He went on to explain that this rule is not strictly enforced but the police do like to try to keep track of who lives where. I have not had a visit from police but I have had a visit from village head man who wanted to take my details. This was by order of the local police. Looks like the police in some areas are a little more serious about this than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, puchooay said: A while back, when I visited the police station to get a residence cert for a driving licence, the police officer told me that there is a rule that foreigners must register with the local police station once a year. He went on to explain that this rule is not strictly enforced but the police do like to try to keep track of who lives where. I have not had a visit from police but I have had a visit from village head man who wanted to take my details. This was by order of the local police. Looks like the police in some areas are a little more serious about this than others. The head man keeps a ledger with the addresses and folk who reside there in his area.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puchooay Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Just now, transam said: The head man keeps a ledger with the addresses and folk who reside there in his area.... Yes, he does. He has been to see me about that too. This particular time he said it was about foreigners for the police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILLIGAD Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 A while back, when I visited the police station to get a residence cert for a driving licence, the police officer told me that there is a rule that foreigners must register with the local police station once a year. He went on to explain that this rule is not strictly enforced but the police do like to try to keep track of who lives where. I have not had a visit from police but I have had a visit from village head man who wanted to take my details. This was by order of the local police. Looks like the police in some areas are a little more serious about this than others. Do the Buriram Police still issue residence certificates now that there is a ‘local’ immigration office?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337markus Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 1 hour ago, puchooay said: A while back, when I visited the police station to get a residence cert for a driving licence, the police officer told me that there is a rule that foreigners must register with the local police station once a year. He went on to explain that this rule is not strictly enforced but the police do like to try to keep track of who lives where. I have not had a visit from police but I have had a visit from village head man who wanted to take my details. This was by order of the local police. Looks like the police in some areas are a little more serious about this than others. must register yearly ; geez they make it up as it goes along. So we report annually for extensions, then 90 days, then TM 30 each return in country. Only thing missing is the jail bracelet around the ankle!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 18 hours ago, rwill said: The only thing I don't understand is that they said they were going to return every month. If so what's the point of doing 90 day reporting? Whether they actually do show up every month remains to be seen though. Thai translation: Smile = no idea, Month = year, etc, etc, etc, 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 16 hours ago, DJ54 said: I had to go to the Police Station in town 20 km away. Only because I wasn’t home when the check. A smaller office behind the main building. They all 6 or 7 had plain clothes on but sports shirts had KOAP or similar. Papa went with me and the Police English was difficult but we got through it. They asked for passport which I had sent to Bangkok for renewal so gave them Thai DL. Should paperwork that I sent and it worke out. Took picture of me. Checked my height. Ask if Tattoo? Yes and they checked. All good but and I’m sure they have reason as suggest in the post. The confusing part for me here, not that I have renewed my passport, is that you say you live in the north-east, but you sent you passport off to Bangkok for renewal. I was told when it comes to renewing passports, you have to do it in person, and collect it in person ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubonjoe Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 4 hours ago, 4MyEgo said: I was told when it comes to renewing passports, you have to do it in person, and collect it in person ? That depends upon a person's nationality. Some countries allow it to be done by mail or even online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 3 hours ago, ubonjoe said: That depends upon a person's nationality. Some countries allow it to be done by mail or even online. Good stuff to know, unfortunately the Aussie's are not so accommodating from advise given to me, although I have been told that I can go to Laos which is about an hour 30 from me to get it done at the Australian Embassy there, when it is due in a few years time, which would save me a lot, otherwise I would have to fly to BKK and get it done there and wait for 3 days to collect it as opposed to returning back here and then going back to BKK again to collect it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNROAMIN Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 22 hours ago, kannot said: Thats not strictly true, I knew someone who came here and his partner ended up dead and he was law abiding. Generalization comment, there will always be an exception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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