Thread: Immigration officers suspended, asking for cash to speed up visa process

2 officers from the Nonthaburi Immigration Office have been suspended after a viral video exposes an officer asking foreigners for special money to help speed up the visa process. Police Colonel Kritsana Pattanacharoen reported on 21 July 2020 about a viral Facebook post. The Facebook user captioned the post “This is real, such a shame, to when will the cheating stop”. The post then further explained the video “Thailand is good, foreigners get Visas to work in the country. They go to the Nonthaburi Immigration for the application. The papers were submitted and the officer told the foreigner that if he wanted the application to be completed fast then it would take 20,000 THB. The officer then put the money in his pocket. Nonthaburi Immigration should stop cheating the country and foreigners”.


Immigration Division 3 stated that an investigating committee was formed to find out the truth on Nonthaburi Immigration officers. As a result, 2 immigration officers have been suspended. Orders have been given to take the matter seriously with justice. If the officers connected to the incident are guilty then they will meet disciplinary actions and legal punishment. Police General Chakthip Chaijinda the Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police has always made sure that police work must be done with fairness to the people according to the law. The people must be able to rely on the police and officials must not act like thieves by using their power in the wrong way.


Police General Suwat Chaengyodsuk the Deputy Commissioner-General has received orders to enforce strict measures on the Immigration Bureau, to never let the incident repeat itself in the future. Immigration officers will now have to carefully watch their actions, especially when concerning foreigners who have chosen Thailand out of all the countries in the world as a location to visit, work, or live in.

Immigration officers suspended, asking for cash to speed up visa process.

when will it stop? as soon as BJ.is REINSTATED.

Rule 1: Money collected on the front line never goes into your pocket, it is dropped casually into your drawer for periodic collection, whereupon it goes upstairs for the bosses to share out, and some of it trickles back down to you. The gov may pay your salary, but your those upstairs control your bonuses.

Rule 2: If you feel Rule 1 is unfair and wish to go freelance, don't get caught, we don't like thieves.

Aside from those important rules, anyone that's been in Thailand for a while knows corruption is systemic within the Thai Immigration Service (sic), unreceipted fines are routinely collected and redistributed among the staff, and visa agents fuel the practice of preferential and often illegal processes for those willing to pay.

OT: Ditto for many other official services; iow Thailand is corrupt, and there really is no need for insincere outrage whenever it's exposed.

Immigration Division 3 stated that an investigating committee was formed to find out the truth on Nonthaburi Immigration officers.

Because a video of a crook asking for a bribe and putting it in his pocket isn't really clear enough evidence.

Originally Posted by jabir

and there really is no need for insincere outrage whenever it's exposed.

The outrage was at the loss of face due to getting exposed on facebook.