Jack P Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 8 hours ago, Bert Jones said: Friends and I have actually opted for other destinations rather than go through the hell that is US immigration...very long Q's and very rude abrupt and at times aggressive staff. Infact, I will never go to the US again, my experiences have been that bad...and I've been around 12 times - mainly for work...and route 66 twice. Yeah, I waited 3 hours for immigration at DFW in a huge queue. It’s the worst and also unconstitutional. My worst at a BKK airport is 2 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caine Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Another clown ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 32 minutes ago, mrfill said: Awww and here comes Little Oud... 'The oud is a short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped stringed instrument' Yes, sounds like an IO to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crickets Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 If they make the service quicker or more automated there will be nothing for the officlas to do. The point is make it slown and full of paperwork so people are kept busy in jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chama Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 US Immigration compared to Thai Immigration? Same results...different reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboogeyman Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 I never have any complaints at all with Thai Immigration but United States immigration is no where near as tough as Thai Immigration. In Thailand it’s not that difficult if you have money/enough monthly income typically pension income, and over 50 years old, or married to a Thai citizen. If not even if you are working in Thailand as an English teacher it’s extremely difficult for people like that. And if you overstay your visa or extension here in Thailand it’s BIG TROUBLE. In the United States it’s not easy for poor people to get in legally but a lot easier than Thailand for sure, Thailand doesn’t treat the migrant workers here very well at all. In the United States aliens overstay their visas all the time and get away with it all the time. ICE has been getting tougher because of Trump’s nationalistic policies but it’s still a lot easier for foreigners staying in the United States to stay illegally then it is here in Thailand by far. I am not a Donald Trump hater at all but I have not drank the Donald Trump cool-aide either. I never drink any political cool-aide from any political party. In fact there’s not much more that I despise than politics. I definitely did not drink the Obama Cool-aide either. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Interesting, before complaintslike this would have fallen on deaf ears. A clear shot across the bow that services have to have proactive planning or you will be replaced. Maybe a sign of improvement to come. We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyboy2018 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 9 hours ago, scorecard said: Well yes but that what should be happening is that they are doing their jobs correctly and professionally as they are pid to you as per their contract of employment. In Industry I had to move a Thai manager to another location because he was continuously giving cash and other benefits to 90% of the staff under his leadership, just for doing their jobs, and it had got to the point where several of his reporting staff wee negotiating with him 'I don't think I can do that but for an extra 10,000 this month I can' and he would instantly agree. And more. This scenario had become 'SOP', and the next manager had a very big battle to stop this and get people to do the work they were expected to do by their agreed contracts. If it was SOP then you should not have interferred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajarnmarc Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Jeez, where do these official get their nick names? When a foreigner tries to introduce a nick name for themselves, it never seems to stick. At least we don't try to call ourselves Joke or Oink, at least not yet. I'm waiting for the next official to appear, call himself Dog... as in what's up Dog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyboy2018 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 7 hours ago, apetryxx said: Me too. I cancelled a trip to USA because of immigration goons. I have many MENA stamps in my passport so new I would get grief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyboy2018 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 4 minutes ago, ajarnmarc said: Jeez, where do these official get their nick names? When a foreigner tries to introduce a nick name for themselves, it never seems to stick. At least we don't try to call ourselves Joke or Oink, at least not yet. I'm waiting for the next official to appear, call himself Dog... as in what's up Dog? They are given their nick names at birth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 17 minutes ago, sunnyboy2018 said: If it was SOP then you should not have interferred. I guess you missed what I was pretty obviously alluding to - it had quickly become an unofficial SOP, way outside of the normal practice in most companies any in my company - employees expected to achieve the end result stated on their job description and being paid / reewarded for it in the normal compensation rates, and it was quickly producing unhappy employee in other departments who wanted the same, and it was massively increasing operating costs and slowing delivery times - so no I should have interfered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 11 minutes ago, sunnyboy2018 said: They are given their nick names at birth. By their parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 14 hours ago, Thailand said: same page if only it were ONE page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain 776 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Immigration should be commended for the extremely efficient service at Chiang Mai and also Jomtien. I havent lived in Jomtien since 2014 but from 2005-2014 when I did live there.......in my opinion they did a very good job...........hope it is even better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Threaten recalcitrant staff with a 3 year transfer to the 'dangerous' southern provinces! And never reward incompetency! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Off topic posts and replies about US Immigration have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmatix Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I guess we will be hearing a lot more on the forum about Big Oink once he has started to make his own contribution to the Good guys in, bad guys out policy. This is just a warm-up. There are probably many clerical positions waiting for officers who displease him, along with flights home for long term expats who don’t make the cut under new criteria in the never ending visa crap shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I thought he had been the head of the border police how come this happens now after his watch bit more to this than stated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropposurfer Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Ahh the naysayers e.g it as just window dressing, all Thai's are full of it and its a scam and window dressing bla bla bla ... lol lol. Lets see what the future brings huh before we attempt to define the future based on what appears to be 'highly tinted', and so jaded perspectives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Big Jokes OUT, Big Oinks IN. Gawd, you can't make this stuff up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmate Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 26 minutes ago, Tropposurfer said: Ahh the naysayers e.g it as just window dressing, all Thai's are full of it and its a scam and window dressing bla bla bla ... lol lol. Lets see what the future brings huh before we attempt to define the future based on what appears to be 'highly tinted', and so jaded perspectives. Bit hard to look to a bright future when the past and present are pretty clearly a balls up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Jones Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 22 hours ago, JimSaints said: If slow service is a reason for transfer then we will see empty Immigration Offices soon Could be other reasons. Collecting tea-money slows things down. Or maybe the upward flow of that money is not happening properly. Or maybe - just maybe - he is out to eliminate this habit altogether! - - - - - Oh! - Wait! - T.I.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 With police seemingly constantly being transferred to inactive posts, the financial drain seems large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonhia Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Give the guy a big Krap!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketDog Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 On 5/7/2019 at 1:01 PM, smedly said: send them on a secondment to an office that provides a good speedy service or a swap - and reward the heads and staff of efficient offices with a bonus Reward them for doing their jobs? Only here could such a concept actually make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadeeken Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 On 5/7/2019 at 3:21 AM, theboogeyman said: See I knew they would come up with something else to write about ever since the mysterious disappearance of Surachate. Is he still “sneaking into work” by the way without actually being seen by anyone? Has anyone actually laid eyes on him since he supposedly began the art of “sneaking into work” like a ninja or something? Nope. Yes..... So strange....... "Big Joke"......... I replied to a post a week or two ago and commented about him........... I farang friend of mine was talking to a group of 'his' Thai friends (businessmen/1 Lawyer) and over coffee something was mentioned about 'Big Joke'.... My friend said that the Thai guy said "He is DEAD"....... "They had him done-in"....... ever since my friend mentioned this to me I have been watching intently for any News about him -- and not seen anything since before he was supposed to have gone on his Holiday to America..... That is a long while back...... and he 'was' being followed by the news so regularly, even after his 'demotion'...... Has anybody heard anything current reporting any of his activity??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrestler Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/7/2019 at 11:52 AM, Thailand said: Probably working slowly trying to deal with new rules and regulations that are interpreted differently by different offices, perhaps he could get all offices to work from the same page. And then I woke up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrestler Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 U had a wet dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboogeyman Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Yes..... So strange....... "Big Joke"......... I replied to a post a week or two ago and commented about him........... I farang friend of mine was talking to a group of 'his' Thai friends (businessmen/1 Lawyer) and over coffee something was mentioned about 'Big Joke'.... My friend said that the Thai guy said "He is DEAD"....... "They had him done-in"....... ever since my friend mentioned this to me I have been watching intently for any News about him -- and not seen anything since before he was supposed to have gone on his Holiday to America..... That is a long while back...... and he 'was' being followed by the news so regularly, even after his 'demotion'...... Has anybody heard anything current reporting any of his activity???And just like I predicted suddenly the news media and this forum has conveniently forgotten about him because they’re not getting any answers. Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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