Kung-fu Hillbilly wrote: ↑Wed Oct 10, 2018 7:06 pm How on earth are they going to track down 40 000 people in 30 days?

Publish their photos and offer reward money.

Bubble T wrote: ↑Wed Oct 10, 2018 7:28 pm

Kung-fu Hillbilly wrote: ↑Wed Oct 10, 2018 7:06 pm It's an impossible task, especially after making it public.

This. A sincere attempt to arrest people is never preceded by an announcement that you're going to do it. This sounds more like a PR stunt.

Words..no action. Stupid.

Illegal foreigners and over stayers rounded up in Pattaya sweep

Oct 12

Chonburi immigration joined forces with the Pattaya tourist police and raided hotels, rental properties, guest houses and apartments yesterday looking for illegal foreigners and people who had overstayed their visas.

The continuing action is under the auspices of Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan's "Operation X-Ray Foreigner" crackdown, reported Pattaya News.

One Russian and two Indians were found to have overstayed their visas.

https://news.thaivisa.com/article/26992 ... taya-sweep

Only 39 997 to go.

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October 15, 2018

Czech Arrested On Koh Tao After Overstaying Visa 6 Years

"SURAT THANI — A european man was arrested and charged Monday with overstaying his visa for six years on Koh Tao."

"Police say they received an anonymous tip who said Ruzicka had been living on Koh Tao for six years without leaving the country. Ruzicka was caught at Sai Review Resort, where he was living with his Thai girlfriend in a hotel room."

"Ruzicka overstayed his tourist visa for 2,266 days after it expired on July 2, 2012. He has been placed under Koh Tao police custody and will be deported, authorities said."

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crim ... a-6-years/

39 996....

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prahocalypse now wrote: ↑Wed Oct 10, 2018 7:30 pm

Kung-fu Hillbilly wrote: ↑Wed Oct 10, 2018 7:06 pm How on earth are they going to track down 40 000 people in 30 days?

Publish their photos and offer reward money.

I packed up and left without telling anyone, so they wouldn't know if I was overstaying or went to Cambodia?

Their systems tell them if you overstay or exit country.

sigmoid wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:37 am THAIS POINTING AT THINGS
http://www.thaispointingatthings.com

Anyway, another reason to avoid Thailand. Not interested in getting "raided" by Thai cops. Will be spending time in Laos soon.

Of course, you have to blame the idiots who have overstayed. How difficult is it to maintain a valid visa, unless you're a chronic alcoholic or on hard drugs?

I suppose Thailand gets the tourists/expats they deserve.

What a bizarre generalisation, the number of overstayers quoted equates to approximately 0.1% of annual tourists/expats.