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hi all,
sorry for not making the last post thai-related, but i also have just a quick question about passports in thailand....
if you're an aussie staying in thailand, who has the authority to cut your passport cut and stamp the words 'cancelled' on the thailand visa pages - the embassy or a thai immigration official?
say if you're an aussie and your passport and thai visas have expired, and you want to renew your passport with the australian embassy, will the embassy cut your passport and refuse to issue you a new passport if you are staying illegally in thailand? also, do they have an obligation to tell the thai immigration that you are staying in the country illegally? is this the same in other countries like australia?
thanks,
myauq.
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Cut Passport And Cancelled Visas
2011-08-13 07:05:33
hi all,
just got a couple of questions about a very nasty character we had the misfortune to meet recently in oz. he's an indian national, and has been working here for the past couple of years.
someone we know said that he showed her his passport. she said that the corners had been cut, and the australian tourist visas had expired and had a red 'cancelled' stamped over them. it seems pretty obvious that he's overstaying his visa, or working here illegally.
but what i want to know is where did the passport get cut and have the pages stamped? surely not in australia, as that would lead to immediate detention and deportation, right?
would i be right in thinking that, if this girl's recollection is right, then after his visa/passport expired in australia he may have requested a new one either from india or the indian embassy in canberra, and they would have returned it in that state. as far as i know passports usually belong to the issuing government, so no-one in australia could have done that. not sure if that's right though.
or perhaps even it's not his passport - something for the cops, afp or immigration to have a look into i think.
can anyone clarify the passport cutting/stamping thingy?
cheers
just got a couple of questions about a very nasty character we had the misfortune to meet recently in oz. he's an indian national, and has been working here for the past couple of years.
someone we know said that he showed her his passport. she said that the corners had been cut, and the australian tourist visas had expired and had a red 'cancelled' stamped over them. it seems pretty obvious that he's overstaying his visa, or working here illegally.
but what i want to know is where did the passport get cut and have the pages stamped? surely not in australia, as that would lead to immediate detention and deportation, right?
would i be right in thinking that, if this girl's recollection is right, then after his visa/passport expired in australia he may have requested a new one either from india or the indian embassy in canberra, and they would have returned it in that state. as far as i know passports usually belong to the issuing government, so no-one in australia could have done that. not sure if that's right though.
or perhaps even it's not his passport - something for the cops, afp or immigration to have a look into i think.
can anyone clarify the passport cutting/stamping thingy?
cheers
445 Visa For Australia
2011-07-22 10:36:48
Hi all,
My fiance and I are sorting out a Dependent Child Visa for my fiance's daughter to come to Australia. She is from Myanmar, has a 309 provisional visa, and we currently live in Australia. Immigration said that they can postpone giving my fiance PR, until her daughter gets the visa.
First problem is that we have no information about the child's father - possibly dead, possibly in jail. We don't know, and don't want to find out, for good reasons. The child's primary carers are preparing the child to come to Australia, helping look after her until we get the visa, so there are no consent issues there. The visa requires that we submit information about the father though, so I suggested we write a couple of affidavits to explain the situation. Will that be OK?
Second problem is that, according to the goat-f%*cked law in Myanmar, the child needs the father's name to get a passport. So, we may have to fake this one and make a couple of payments under the table. But will having a fake (father's) name on the passport documents, which will be different from the information given to the Embassy, cause any problems?
Third problem is, and I'd say is more of a general one (that I gather most of us have from time to time) - getting someone to answer our frigging emails in a timely manner!
Any help or suggestions on these will be greatly appreciated - as always
My fiance and I are sorting out a Dependent Child Visa for my fiance's daughter to come to Australia. She is from Myanmar, has a 309 provisional visa, and we currently live in Australia. Immigration said that they can postpone giving my fiance PR, until her daughter gets the visa.
First problem is that we have no information about the child's father - possibly dead, possibly in jail. We don't know, and don't want to find out, for good reasons. The child's primary carers are preparing the child to come to Australia, helping look after her until we get the visa, so there are no consent issues there. The visa requires that we submit information about the father though, so I suggested we write a couple of affidavits to explain the situation. Will that be OK?
Second problem is that, according to the goat-f%*cked law in Myanmar, the child needs the father's name to get a passport. So, we may have to fake this one and make a couple of payments under the table. But will having a fake (father's) name on the passport documents, which will be different from the information given to the Embassy, cause any problems?
Third problem is, and I'd say is more of a general one (that I gather most of us have from time to time) - getting someone to answer our frigging emails in a timely manner!
Any help or suggestions on these will be greatly appreciated - as always
From First World To Third World Internet
2011-02-06 09:39:19
One of the things I have been very grateful for my time living in Thailand - aside from the low cost of comfortable living, friendly people, healthy food and travel - is the brilliant internet around the city. 
I realise this even more now since coming back to Australia, which is like a third-world country by comparison, in terms of its internet availability, speed and price.
In Brisbane, for instance, there are no free wireless services in the city. A few places like coffee shops and McDonnald's offer wireless services, but they are in awkward locations, with low usage caps, and require expensive purchases like coffees or junk food. I recently discovered that the State Library has free unlimited wireless, but then the recent floods put an end to my free browsing (arrghh!).
The only other option is to buy a home connection, which isn't always available in country or remote areas. We can buy dongles for wi-fi connections, for instance, but they are ridiculously priced with shamelessly low quota caps (I am paying $150 for 12 GB cap for instance). The contracts are even worse - all of them have download limits, and you have to commit to a contract (which will end up being for anywhere between 6-24 months, for a grand total, including a connection fee(!), for between $600-$3000). If you have to move to another country, or change jobs and relocate to the country, tough - you're stuck. For a country like Australia, this is truely shameful.
OK, I know that if there is a power cut in Thailand, you will have to wait for the one tech person to come back off his holiday back from the country to get it fixed. But that is only a minor problem, when you realise you can just walk outside the house to the nearest coffee shop, head to the down-town free wireless zone, and just log-in - no hassles, no major price, and no friggin' download limits!!!!
Australia needs to catch up, not just to Thailand in this respect, but to the rest of the world.
I realise this even more now since coming back to Australia, which is like a third-world country by comparison, in terms of its internet availability, speed and price.
In Brisbane, for instance, there are no free wireless services in the city. A few places like coffee shops and McDonnald's offer wireless services, but they are in awkward locations, with low usage caps, and require expensive purchases like coffees or junk food. I recently discovered that the State Library has free unlimited wireless, but then the recent floods put an end to my free browsing (arrghh!).
The only other option is to buy a home connection, which isn't always available in country or remote areas. We can buy dongles for wi-fi connections, for instance, but they are ridiculously priced with shamelessly low quota caps (I am paying $150 for 12 GB cap for instance). The contracts are even worse - all of them have download limits, and you have to commit to a contract (which will end up being for anywhere between 6-24 months, for a grand total, including a connection fee(!), for between $600-$3000). If you have to move to another country, or change jobs and relocate to the country, tough - you're stuck. For a country like Australia, this is truely shameful.
OK, I know that if there is a power cut in Thailand, you will have to wait for the one tech person to come back off his holiday back from the country to get it fixed. But that is only a minor problem, when you realise you can just walk outside the house to the nearest coffee shop, head to the down-town free wireless zone, and just log-in - no hassles, no major price, and no friggin' download limits!!!!
Australia needs to catch up, not just to Thailand in this respect, but to the rest of the world.
Australian Spouse Visa
2010-07-30 18:36:00
Hi all,
I'd just like to say a big thanks to all on Thai Visa, and a massive thanks to Bridge in particular, for all the advice you've given us over the past year in helping my fiance get her Australian Spouse visa. As you might be able to tell - we got it in the end
Throughout all this time its been very frustrating, dealing with both the Embassy and the hospital here in Thailand (for the delays in getting a health clearance). Every step of the way I've had nothing but the best advice from Bridge. He's always returned my calls, and told me the right things to put in letters and emails to the Embassy.
Just to give two examples here - our letters to the medical people in canberra eventually cut down our waiting time by a whole 3 months; and when the Embassy gave us the run around in the last week, a nicely worded letter (drawing attention to the right legal requirements for granting the visa), got us over the line, quick smart.
Legend - thanks Bridge
I'd just like to say a big thanks to all on Thai Visa, and a massive thanks to Bridge in particular, for all the advice you've given us over the past year in helping my fiance get her Australian Spouse visa. As you might be able to tell - we got it in the end
Throughout all this time its been very frustrating, dealing with both the Embassy and the hospital here in Thailand (for the delays in getting a health clearance). Every step of the way I've had nothing but the best advice from Bridge. He's always returned my calls, and told me the right things to put in letters and emails to the Embassy.
Just to give two examples here - our letters to the medical people in canberra eventually cut down our waiting time by a whole 3 months; and when the Embassy gave us the run around in the last week, a nicely worded letter (drawing attention to the right legal requirements for granting the visa), got us over the line, quick smart.
Legend - thanks Bridge
