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Criminal background checks
Anyone have experience with this? We're in our final days in Khon Kaen, so are running around getting all needed documentation before I get my ass blacklisted for 10 years, and so we can secure him a visitor VISA to Canada.
He's lived in Thailand for over 6 months, so I'm sure the Canadian government will want a criminal background check from the Thai police for him. Told him to get one, he says he went to three police stations, and they all told him he needs to go to Bangkok to get it. That has to be bullshit, and he just doesn't know what he's doing.
At least in Canada, criminal background checks are very common, cost about $10, and you can't even get a job as a landscaper without one. I can't possibly see why he'd have to travel to Bangkok to get one.
Anyone with any experience with this? We should be capable of obtaining a criminal record at any local police station, right? If not, can we just do it via mail in Bangkok without actually having to travel to Bangkok?
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Hold on, a trip to Lao is out now ? Not sure if the Thai authorities can perform criminal background checks into Lao citizens that are on visa exempt by crossing the border every month.
Good luck with your visa application. Not sure when you are going to get blacklisted, but securing visas to first world countries, usually take some time before being granted. Allthough if you are Lucky, you could be in and out in a week or so.
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Yes, the Thai authorities can do a criminal background check on him. He'll require one for every country he's lived in for 6+ months, which means from both, Thailand and Laos. He should just have to provide any police station his passport, they punch his name and birth date into the computer, and print out a piece of paper saying he has no recorded criminal activity in Thailand. It's that simple.
As per-usual though, it's turned into a gone show. The cops here told him he needs to go to Bangkok, which obviously can't be correct.
I know the Canadian government is going to require it though, because they won't issue him a visitor VISA without a criminal background check from any country he['s lived in for 6+ months.
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Ok, then just go to Bangkok, you probably need to go there anyway to get a visa.
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No, I'm most likely getting myself blacklisted for 10 years, and get fucked if you think I'm travelling on the highway to Bangkok. I'm just working on getting across that Nong Khai border safely without ending up in a jial cell.
The criminal background check is for Leo and the Canadian government to get him granted a visitor VISA. It's not for me at all.
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As far as I understand, the police did tell him correctly. I know for an immigrant visa to the USA, a criminal background check is also required. The ONLY Police station that does this is the main police station near Lumpini Park in Bangkok. There are no other options. It is actually, for Thailand, a quite sophisticated little operation. Leo has to be there in person. They run his fingerprints through a system, ask him some questions, and, in our case, they called the local police station in my husband's village.
Anyway - it looks like if you want him to get the right criminal clearance, it will have to be done in Bangkok. He can do it on his own easily. If you need the exact name of the police station and better directions, let me know, I will try to look through my paperwork and see if I can find it.
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Really? So what Leo told me is the truth, and he actually needs to be in-person in Bangkok for a criminal background check? How absolutely fucken retarded.
In Canada, you can't even get a job as a taxi driver without a criminal background check, and it's a cery standard procedure thqat takes 5 minutes and about $10. I remember before when I got my farang husband permanent residency status to Canada, it took four criminal background checks -- Canada, Florida, FBI, Hungary. We were able to do all four in Canada without issue.
Alright then, another thing on the to-do list. How fucken stupid. Just punch his name and birth date into a computer, and print a piece of paper saying he has no criminal convictions in Thailand. It's that simple. No idea why he has to go all the way to Bangkok for that.
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cdnmatt
Yes, the Thai authorities can do a criminal background check on him. He'll require one for every country he's lived in for 6+ months, which means from both, Thailand and Laos. He should just have to provide any police station his passport, they punch his name and birth date into the computer, and print out a piece of paper saying he has no recorded criminal activity in Thailand. It's that simple.
I'll be surprised if the Thai police can give a clean bill of health for Laos - I'm sceptical they share information to that extent - and if that's the case I can't see the Canadian authorities accepting partial information (theoretically he could be an axe murderer on the run in Laos but squeaky clean in Thailand) but hey it's your country, you should know....
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Again, any country he's lived in for 6+ months he needs a criminal background check for, before being granted a VISA to Canada.
The Canadian government is somehow aware that various governments don't share police records with each other, hence why they require a background check from each country you've lived in. I don't know, I guess Canada is just really acutely aware in that manner.
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Right - that was my point - so doesn't Leo also have to go to Laos to get a certificate - or has he done that already
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I guess rules are rules? Every Country operates in there own way. Simple!
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Right - that was my point - so doesn't Leo also have to go to Laos to get a certificate - or has he done that already
Yes, he'll need one from Laos as well. We're moving there within days though, and just in our final days of living in Thailand, so are getting all final preperations in place, especially considering I most likely won't be allowed in Thailand again for 10 years.
But yes, a criminal background check from the Laos police will be required as well. I just assumed getting one here in Thailand would be a pretty easy and routine process, but apparently not, and he has to show up in Bangkok in person.
I'm sorry, but that's just fucken stupid. In Canada, you can just go to any local police station in the country, and get a criminal background check. They don't make you travel to Ottawa or Toronto to get one. Hell, you can even get a report from the FBI or Interpol remotely.
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Yes, the Thai authorities can do a criminal background check on him. He'll require one for every country he's lived in for 6+ months, which means from both, Thailand and Laos.
Matt, a lot depends on your definition of “lived in” and I think your assumption is not correct. To be “ordinarily resident” (ie living) in a country one usually has to have some form of residential visa or a work permit or pay taxes or something. Since, as justaguy mentioned, we understand that Leo just enters Thailand on a visa exempt basis to visit you but returns to Laos regularly, he has not “lived in” Thailand at all. He is just a frequent tourist and should therefore not need to obtain a criminal record check from the Thai Authorities to satisfy Canadian immigration. Just don’t declare Thailand as a “lived in” country as there is no evidence that he has.
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I'll be surprised if the Thai police can give a clean bill of health for Laos - I'm sceptical they share information to that extent
Of course they can’t you numpty. But just supposing Leo had been ordinarily resident in Thailand for more than 180 days (as cdnmatt has incorrectly assumed) then all the Thai Authorities would check and confirm is if he had been involved in any criminal activity in Thailand whilst he was ordinarily resident.
A lot of muddle-headed thinking here. No wonder you find these things to be so difficult.
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The Canadian government isn't stupid, and we're definitely not about to lie to them. They'll see the stamps in his passport, and will easily ascertain he's been living in Thailand for the last 18 months, hence will want a background check from the Thai police.
It'll be difficult enough as is to get him a VISA, so last thing we're going to do is skirt the rules. It'll actually be the opposite, and we'll provide far more than what's actually required just to help ensure he gets granted a VISA.
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I’m not suggesting that you lie to the Canadian Authorities. Far from it. But I do suggest you get a proper understanding of their requirements and seek advice from your lawyer on the definition of ordinarily resident or “lived in”. Otherwise, just go ahead and get clearance from the Thai Police, but don’t stress when you find that you are trying to get them to do something that does not fit with their procedures.
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I can nearly 100% guarantee you that if we submit a visitor VISA application to the Australian embassy in Vientiane without a criminal background record from Thai police, they will deny the application and request it.
Canadians love to bitch and complain that the Canadian government just lets anyone and everyone in, but that's simply not true. It's actually very difficult to get into Canada. I know, because I've been through this type of process before.
Whatever, doesn't matter anymore. We don't have time for him to go to Bangkok, as we need to be gone within days. I'll send him to Bangkok on his own in a few weeks to get the background check. How fucken stupid....
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Right - so I strongly suggest that something can’t be done.
I then get abuse from MiniMee on the grounds that the thing I strongly suggested couldnt be done, can’t in fact be done - as I strongly suggested in the first place.
And the esteemed Mod thinks that’s worthy of a “like”.
Sigh
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This is very funny. Scottish Guy has come here to offer his advice on Matt's immigration problems while Matt has gone to the Everything Else forum to offer Scottish Guy advice on his. Reminds me of the Laurel and Hardy sketch where Stan keeps giving the clean plate to Oliver who cleans.it and.gives it back to Stan.
:dash:
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Originally Posted by
cdnmatt
No, I'm most likely getting myself blacklisted for 10 years, and get fucked if you think I'm travelling on the highway to Bangkok. I'm just working on getting across that Nong Khai border safely without ending up in a jial cell.
The criminal background check is for Leo and the Canadian government to get him granted a visitor VISA. It's not for me at all.
Oh my, what utter rubbish, to get to Nong Khai from Khon Kaen, you need to travel on the very same highway, going the other way !
You could take the train if you are that worried about being checked, or let Leo go alone, I'm sure he can manage. And I already understood the criminal check was for Leo, hence the visa remark.
But now I still see you want to get to Lao illegally, which is utterly stupid, you are not a Lao, so you will go from being illegally in Thailand to being illegally in Lao. Granted, the Lao are not this stung up with the whole issue of overstaying than the Thai, but it might be a good idea to bite the bullet, secure Leo a visa, go to the Airport and fly back to Canada with him. All that will happen is you will pay 20K overstay fine and get blacklisted for 10 years. No big deal :)
Edit: I just realized, you might actually be thinking of crossing the border at Nong Khai normally, and expected to get a 10 year blacklist + 20K fine, as opposed to crossing the border illegally.
Did you inquire if that is even possible, it wouldn't surprise me if they send you back to Bangkok with a massive overstay. Quite possibly to the IDC. If I were you, I would have a ticket out to Canada ready just in case..
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Yes, Leo will go to Bangkok on his own again in a few weeks. We don't have 72 hours to spare at the moment, so I guess he'll just have to wait until we're settled into Vientiane, and he can go then. Still stupid...
Yes, I plan to cross the border legally. I'll get a 15 day tourist VISA upon entering Laos, and already have a 1 year business VISA lined up.
Basically last and only preperation left is figuring out how to cross that Nong Khai border without issue. I've contacted several immigration lawyers, and all have said they're unable to help. Next step is to contact local immigration directly, request leniency, and hope to hell I can somehow get a 3 day emergency VISA. I really don't feel like travelling on the highway without a VISA in my passport, because if I hit a checkpoint before getting to the order, it's technically 1 year in Thai jail. I'm blind plus will have the dogs with me, so going to jail isn't much of an option.
And no, I'm not going back to Canada without Leo. I decided that on September 17th, 2016 to be exact. That's when I was in the hospital just upon going blind, Leo and myself didn't really even know each other at the time, but for some reason he did a u-turn at that Laos border and came back to take care of me instead of going to visit his family and friends. That's when I promised both him and myself that the next time I'm on a plane to Canada, he'll be on the plane with me, and I intend to make good on that promise. It's his life dream to visit Canada.
However, it will be a good 4 month before he has a Canadian visitor VISA in his passport. About a month to gather all necessary documentation and get it translated into English. Then the posted processing time from the Canadian government is 38 business days, so say 2 months. However, due to his background, I highly doubt he's just going to sail through the application process, so let's say 3 months processing time. I'm confident I'll be able to get him a VISA, but I also know what I'm in for.
Again, people love to complain that Canada just lets anyone and everyone in, and that's simply not true. It's actually very difficult to get into Canada.
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If it's anything like the UK, some people manage to get in no bother at all - because their ethnic community within the UK has it all organised.
You, like me, are trying to do it on our own and we get roadblocked at every turn.
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Too be quick and blunt: there isn't a chance in hell your 'husband' will be able to obtain a Visa to get into Canada.
You've managed to break Thailand's immigration laws for years now, so I doubt you are much of a fall back helper with that, given that your own Canadian passport is full of lies itself.
There's so much nonsense and stupidity in your posts on this thread that it boggles the mind ...starting out mundanely with the background check fee being $10 -- it's actually $28 -- and getting more surreal by the sentence.
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What happened to you Smiles? You used to be a pretty nice guy I thought. Last year or two though you've just been this old, grumpy, egotistical, depressing negative dickhead.
Yes, I'm confident I'll get Leo granted a visitor VISA to Canada. It will be quite a bit of time and effort, but I know full well what I'm in for, as I've been through this type of process several times. After all, I got my first husband permanent residency status to Canada, so getting Leo a visitor VISA should be easier than that.
Quit being such a grumpy old man. Be happy. Life is more fun like that.
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Mentioning grumpy old men - which I've never, by the way, considered Smiles to be - makes me think that we perhaps need to be a little more careful when composing titles for the threads we initiate.
After all, I can easily imagine that unexpectedly catching sight of the words Criminal background checks at the head of the list of this board's threads might well precipitate a fatal heart attack for more than a few gentlemen of a certain age as they wake up in the morning in Sodom-by-the-Sea.
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*shrug*
Up to them. It's still absolutely fucken retarded he has to go all the way to Bangkok, and get finger printed in order to get a criminal background check. I'm sorry, but that's just stupid. When I was living in Edmonton, Alberta and my employer told me I needed a background check, the police didn't tell me I need to go to Toronto to get it.
Anyway, he's off to Vientiane this morning to secure us a house. We'll worry about the stupid background check later. For now, we'll just worry about getting myself and my dogs secure and safe in some house in Vientiane.
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cdnmatt
" ... Quit being such a grumpy old man. Be happy. Life is more fun like that."
Well, originality has never been your strong suite: you employ almost the same well-worn cliche every time.
But do carry on . . .
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Sure, no problem, as you've posted photos of you on here before. If I can remember correctly...
You look like something a 5 year old would have carved out of a pumpkin.
You seem to have the temperment of the small, tiny street dog that keeps coming around, which I'm presuming is a Chiauawia or similar.
I would call you a peacock, but that would be insulting to the intelligence of peacocks.
I could imagine you like Trump, and snuggling into bed with a cheeseburger every night at 2am.
heh, this is fun. Shall we continue? :)
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Nice try, but you're trying way to hard. Prose a bit leaden, a bit heavy, hard to wander through.
'Chiauawia' vs 'Chihuahua' ... but I'll give you the blind thing on that one. ;)
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cdnmatt
Yes, Leo will go to Bangkok on his own again in a few weeks. We don't have 72 hours to spare at the moment, so I guess he'll just have to wait until we're settled into Vientiane, and he can go then. Still stupid...
Yes, I plan to cross the border legally. I'll get a 15 day tourist VISA upon entering Laos, and already have a 1 year business VISA lined up.
Basically last and only preperation left is figuring out how to cross that Nong Khai border without issue. I've contacted several immigration lawyers, and all have said they're unable to help. Next step is to contact local immigration directly, request leniency, and hope to hell I can somehow get a 3 day emergency VISA. I really don't feel like travelling on the highway without a VISA in my passport, because if I hit a checkpoint before getting to the order, it's technically 1 year in Thai jail. I'm blind plus will have the dogs with me, so going to jail isn't much of an option.
And no, I'm not going back to Canada without Leo. I decided that on September 17th, 2016 to be exact. That's when I was in the hospital just upon going blind, Leo and myself didn't really even know each other at the time, but for some reason he did a u-turn at that Laos border and came back to take care of me instead of going to visit his family and friends. That's when I promised both him and myself that the next time I'm on a plane to Canada, he'll be on the plane with me, and I intend to make good on that promise. It's his life dream to visit Canada.
However, it will be a good 4 month before he has a Canadian visitor VISA in his passport. About a month to gather all necessary documentation and get it translated into English. Then the posted processing time from the Canadian government is 38 business days, so say 2 months. However, due to his background, I highly doubt he's just going to sail through the application process, so let's say 3 months processing time. I'm confident I'll be able to get him a VISA, but I also know what I'm in for.
Again, people love to complain that Canada just lets anyone and everyone in, and that's simply not true. It's actually very difficult to get into Canada.
You have not at all done your homework did you ? First of all, there is no such thing as a 15 days tourist visa for Lao. Those are 30 days and will cost you as a Canadian 42 bucks. I was not suggesting you go to Canada alone, but with Leo. You are on a extensive overstay already, so staying a little bit longer might not hurt.
I am surprised no immigration lawyer was able to advise you, but I would like to stress again, that the best course of action in these cases are to get to the airport undetected and settle the overstay there. Again, there is a good chance, any landborder will turn you back with this kind of overstay. If you go to the KK immigration office, you will most definitely not be awarded an emergency visa, they will send you to the IDC, and you will remain there, until you can show them a ticket out to Canada, at which time, you will be escorted by immigration officers to your plane seat. So in any case, have 20K + a ticket to Canada on you if you attempt to request for leniency.
You have precious little options left I'm afraid, like I said, the best course of action is getting to the airport undetected (which shouldn't be a big issue) and settle your overstay there, pay 20K and receive a blacklisting from Thailand, how long depends on the number of days you actually were on overstay. In this case you have surrendered to the Authoroties, so the blacklisting would be:
>90 days < 1 year = 1 year
> 1 year = 3 years
> 3 years =5 years
> 5 years = 10 years
As Smiles pointed out, securing Leo a Canadian visa with you acting as a sponsor might be a bridge too far, as you are on an extensive overstay, and since they will want to see a copy of your passport and any relevant stamps and visas, they might decide not to award the visa on the basis that the sponsor is residing in Thailand illegally, but then again, they might not even care.
Good luck, I think you are going to need it.
Edit to add: There is no such thing as technically in jail for one year. If you hit a checkpoint you will end up in the same IDC for a period no longer as you provide a ticket out to Canada and pay the fine, in this case you indeed might be looking at a 10 year ban, providing you overstayed for over one year.
To get to lao, you need to travel over the highway,as going to KK immigration will get you back to Canada,not Lao, they deport people to their country of origin, not to Lao.
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Couldn't edit my above post, so here it goes:
If I were you, I would do the following:
1) let Leo handle the dogs
2) get my ass to BKK airport, with a ticket to VTE, travel by train from KK to Hualamphong, take taxi to BKK, settle overstay at the airport and get to VTE by plane.
I understand trying to get to Nong Khai, might seem a lesser risk, but I am not sure if they will allow you to cross over to Laos with an extensive overstay, there is a good chance they tell you to go to the airport and leave that way, so you might as well do that in any case.
Going to KK immigration will get you to Canada, not Laos, that much is almost 100% certain.
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Nice try, but you're trying way to hard. Prose a bit leaden, a bit heavy, hard to wander through.
'Chiauawia' vs 'Chihuahua' ... but I'll give you the blind thing on that one. ;)
Not much of a rebuttal there Smiles.
But yes, I'm just being blind again. Those small yappy dogs. You know, the ones who think they're really strong, all the while you wonder how far they would fly with a good and solid kick.
Those dogs.
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May wrote.
"Those small yappy dogs. You know, the ones who think they're really strong, all the while you wonder how far they would fly with a good and solid kick."
You could be describing one of our esteemed members here.
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. . . or, one of this boards most un-esteemed Moderators.
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justaguy
Couldn't edit my above post, so here it goes:
If I were you, I would do the following:
1) let Leo handle the dogs
2) get my ass to BKK airport, with a ticket to VTE, travel by train from KK to Hualamphong, take taxi to BKK, settle overstay at the airport and get to VTE by plane.
I understand trying to get to Nong Khai, might seem a lesser risk, but I am not sure if they will allow you to cross over to Laos with an extensive overstay, there is a good chance they tell you to go to the airport and leave that way, so you might as well do that in any case.
Going to KK immigration will get you to Canada, not Laos, that much is almost 100% certain.
No, I think I'll stick with the current plan. I'm simply unwilling to leave either Leo or my dogs behind in this life, so we're all going to Vientaien together.
I actually tried to get Leo to leave me multiple times recently after he cheated on me in Bangkok. He has more than enough money in his bank account to setup a new life for himself, but nope, he was adamant that he's not leaving me, hence I'm not leaving him.
I will not board a plane to Canada without him, simple as that. Again, I made that decision back on Sept 17th, 2016 to be exact. I simply will not leave him behind in this life, and he's quite obviously unwilling to leave me behind either. I'm blind and eccentric, so living with me isn't exactly easy, and I know that. He for some reason has decided to stay by my side though, so I'm not leaving him.
We should be fine at the Laos border. I'll do my best to get things resolved locally here, but nonetheless, I doubt they're going to put me in jail. For one, it's simply a dick move to arrest a blind guy. Plus who the hell wants to take care of a blind guy? Just ask Leo, it's a pain in the ass. It'll be a bit of work again, but I think we should get through to Vientiane without much issue.
Time will tell. Leo's in Vientiane right now hunting down a vacation rental for the next couple months, and I'm working on the immigration issue. Let's see what will happen.
More than my immigration status, I'mn worried about Leo being an idiot. For example, apparently he grabbed a 600 baht/night in hotel, and actually allowed reception to keep his passport. I actually had to explain to him why it's not a good idea to let otherws keep your passport. Had to tell him either get your passport back, or tell them to fuck off, and go find a new hotel.
He doesn't know simple things like that, and I have to trust him with finding a decent home in Vientiane, and not only taking care of myself, but my dogs as well. I'm blind, so I will be totally disorientated for the first 2 - 3 months in Vientiane, and totally dependant on him.
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Matt, good luck, just realize you are on a massive over stay, so if you go to KK Immigration their obligation is to de-port you (autocorrect bloody insist on changing the word to report, hence the hyphen !)
if they decide to follow normal procedure, you will not have any say, they will put you on a pane heading for Canada, as soon as you buy a ticket and pay the fine, with or without Leo.
That you are blind will probably not make any difference.
Maybe just maybe you will get a lenient treatment, maybe you can cross at FSB I even with a massive over stay, maybe not. Good luck is all I can say.
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Thailand enforces a 500 Baht/day fine for overstaying a visa. ... If you were to overstay by 2 days you can guarantee that you'd be hit with a 1000 baht fine, and so on up to a maximum fine of 20,000 baht. They also stamp your passport with an "overstay" stamp to record the fact that you overstayed.
22 May 2017 · Overstaying your visa is illegal. If you overstay for a short period you will have to pay a fine. However, if you overstay for more than 90 days then it is a serious offence and the result will be you are deported from Thailand and banned from visiting again.
The immigration rules state:
if someone overstays for more than 5 years and surrenders himself to the authorities, they are Banned for 10 years.
and if this person is overstayed 1 year and caught in the street by the authorities, they are banned for 10 years.
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Matt, good luck, just realize you are on a massive over stay, so if you go to KK Immigration their obligation is to de-port you (autocorrect bloody insist on changing the word to report, hence the hyphen !)
if they decide to follow normal procedure, you will not have any say, they will put you on a pane heading for Canada, as soon as you buy a ticket and pay the fine, with or without Leo.
That you are blind will probably not make any difference.
Maybe just maybe you will get a lenient treatment, maybe you can cross at FSB I even with a massive over stay, maybe not. Good luck is all I can say.
Time will tell. I've been living here since 2009, but cleared my overstay once in fall of 2013, which was simple. Paid my 20,000 baht fine at the Nong Khai border, and next day re-entered Thailand with a double entry tourist VISA. However, that was before they put the blacklisting laws into effect, and changed the laws so getting caught on overstay before hitting the border is punishable by 1 year in prison.
I've contacted multiple immigration lawyers and firms, but all say they're unable to help. My initial hope was to find a lawyer who has a "friend" at immigration who can get us across that border without issue for a "fine", but didn't work out. So yesterday I anonymously e-mailed immigration directly, explaining every and requesting leniency based on medical reasons. Just waiting to hear back.
I think it should be fine though. It's not like there isn't tons of Thai citizens currently residing illegally in Canada at the moment, so it's hardly the most egregious of offenses. Could really use a world without borders at the moment, especially since once we get through the headache of getting myself across the broder and a VISA for Laos, then we get to start the headache of getting Leo a VISA for Canada. Pain in the ass, I tell ya.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwUGSYDKUxU
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Thinking about this, it's actually quite retarded. The only reason for these blacklisting laws is because the military decided to conduct a coup back in 2014, the general decided to self appoint himself as Prime Minister, and has yet to relinquish power and hold elections. He's also a xenophobe who doesn't like foreigners, so pushed congress to put these laws in place.
Can we just treat him the same as the sitting US President, feed him cheesebrugers in bed at night, and tell him not to worry about anything?
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Don't you have a new passport? What happens if you turn up at the border with just the new passport and play dumb about the lack of an entry stamp?