Just a heads up.
I have been mainly on multi non O visas since 2003, the odd single entry 90 day Non O from Vientienne and the very odd (once or twice) 30 day tourist visa in nigh on 17 years.
90% have been multi non O visas from either Hull, London or the last few years Savannakhet.
Even been going back every Sonkran to the UK for a month the last 4 years and re-entering at BKK.
Never a problem, nobody ever batted an eyelid on my pretty full and well stamped passports, till last week....
Had a week and a half's holiday in Vietnam with my 81 y/o Dad over here on a visit and my missus. Exited at DM, re-entered at Soowanapooooom.
Mrs goes straight thru the Thai gate, i tell my Dad to follow as over 70, he's in and past passport control inside a coupla minutes - world record.
I'm looking at the mass of queues and ask a pleasant female IO if i can follow my Thai wife and Dad, sure she says.
Result.
Except the female IO behind the counter is studying my PP intensely and i get called to go behind a separate screen come temporary office. Uh oh.
Never ever happened before, never ever had a problem.
New head big wig, pretty, late 30's, but obviously got a bee in her bonnet inspects my PP and starts shouting at me, goes right into one.
Accuses me of being a "visa runner"....
I state everything in my PP is legal and i have done nothing wrong and not one day overstay in 17 years.
She is now getting really upset.
I ask for my wife to come over and she agrees.
She tells my wife i have a wrong visa and i should have a marriage visa.
I state why are consulates still issueing 12 month multi non O's and why am i being stamped in @ Nong Khai year after year, 90 days after 90 days.
She answers that NK and the border crossings in the North and NE are "soft" and it is wrong....
She then goes into one about if my wife is on a UK visit visa and runs out, she can't go and get a Schengen visa and come back in again????
How long we have been married? 15 fucking years.
Lots of dodgy foreigners marrying innocent Thai women to get round visa rules????
When in a foreign country, you have to abide by their rules.???
If she comes to the UK and parks her car in a disabled parking space, it is illegal????
WTF?
Oh the irony.
A Thai mentioning about parking a car in a disabled parking space....
By now i've got steam coming out of my ears and arms crossed, my personna is coming across as not Jai Yen Yen.
Luckily my missus is on the case, polite yes sir no sir convo with the rabid IO, yes we'll sort it out, yes he did'nt know, blah blah.
On the way out, the looney IO is all smiles and wishes us good luck!!!
Like flicking a fucking switch!
One of the main reasons i have tried to have minimal contact with IO and their offices. And prefer a multi non O than a retirement or marriage visa.
I have a profound lack of respect for most people in a uniform and of authority, always have, and i try and have as little to do as possible with these little Hitlers.
Just a heads up. Hopefully it was just a one off...