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Does a revoked driver's license in your home country affect my eligibility for a Non-OA visa in Thailand?

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Jun 17, 2023
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Someone who knows if a revoked driver's license in your home country prevents you from getting a Non-OA visa?
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The eligibility for a Non-OA visa in Thailand may depend on the circumstances surrounding the revocation of your driver's license in your home country. Generally, minor traffic offenses like speeding may not impact your visa application. However, if the license was revoked due to serious offenses that appear on your criminal record (for instance, drink-driving), it could affect your application. Thai authorities may conduct checks at their discretion, and while not all countries report minor offenses, serious cases could raise concerns. It is recommended to seek clarity based on your specific situation and possibly consult with immigration officials.
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Anna ********
More quality expats arriving; Awesome
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Оливер *********
They don't want criminals in the kingdom of smiles 😊
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Paul *******
@Оливер ********
 Yet Thailand continues to attract the world's criminals for some reason. Why?
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Jacob ********
Paul James Ask Thai Immigration And I agree with you 100% You would be shocked how many are still hiding here.
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Paul *******
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It's the land of masks now.
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Wayne **********
No way
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Pornrat ***********
It depends on the circumstances

If the revocation was for a serious offence, the Thai authorities can object and/or refuse your application for a Non-OA visa.

In general, however, if the revocation was for speeding points, for example, it shall not prevent you from receiving it.
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Pornrat ***********
In that case, the presumption is that a seerious offence causing your disqualification from driving shall have an adverse affect on your Thai Immigration.

At the officer's discretion, you can present evidence in mitigation (ie you have served the punishment, it is "spent" etc..), it is not relevant or you have been rehabilitated.
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Henrik ****
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, in Denmark revocation can only happen by court order and therefore by local definition is a serious offense.
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John **********
If you go for a Non-O then no criminal check is required
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Henrik ****
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@John *********
, yes, I know, but for other reasons the case here is preferring an OA if possible for him.
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@Henrik ***
 then I suggest he just tries it and he will find out if it's acceptable or not
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Steve ********
Traffic fines and penalties are not shown on the AFP check. If through a driving offence you have been to court and convicted (generally for serious offences, eg. drink-driving, or recidivist offenders) this will be shown
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Henrik ****
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@Steve *******
, in this case, is shown on the criminal record. But as some others are mentioning some countries issue very detailed police reports other countries don't.
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@Henrik ***
 It must be a serious offence if it's shown on a criminal history check.
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Henrik ****
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, no, not in this particular country (Denmark), which is very hard on speedy driving.
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@Henrik ***
 So too is Australia which has some pretty heavy fines for speeding but it's not until it reaches 45 and above that it becomes a court offence
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Paul *******
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Australia imposes the world's strictest penalties for speeding. Even 1km/h and you can get fined, especially in Melbourne. The government really hates the people over there. Australians drive like wimps because they're scared of a Nazi cop threatening to revoke their drivers license for doing 5km/h over the speed limit.

Europeans laugh at the absurdity of this. They can get away with doing 20-30km/h over the limit on a freeway with no cop expressing even the slightest interest and their speed limits are much higher than in Australia.
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Steve ********
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 I don't see what this has to do with getting a police report in Denmark. You need to re-read the original post.
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Paul *******
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That's because Australia is a nanny state. You can drive 100km/h over the limit in Thailand, no one cares. It's normal here.
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@Paul ******
 I think the OP is getting a police report in Denmark, not in Thailand. You need to re-read the original post. He's after an OA visa, you can't get that in Thailand
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Paul *******
@Steve *******
 I know that. My point is quite clear from what I said - Thailand doesn't care about traffic offenses committed on its own territory, why would it care about them committed in a foreign country?

Thailand doesn't treat road users like terrorists, which is increasingly the way we're treated by cops in many of our western countries.
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 Which is what the OP was advised yesterday when he posted. For some reason Denmark records a speeding offence as a criminal offence and it appears on your police record, whereas in Australia it doesn't. He was advised it would not affect his application for an OA visa. You've come a bit late to the discussion. It's already done.
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Henrik ****
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, in Denmark it is percentages and/or repetitions. If going from a land zone into a city zone then the speed limit drops suddenly and the police have made it into a money machine.
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Vernon *********
Drink driving?
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@Henrik ***
You will be ok
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@Vernon ********
, no, speeding ticket.
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@Henrik ***
not criminal offences speeding

driving offence

Drink or drugs different criminal offence 👍🏻
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Henrik ****
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, in this particular case the revoked driver's license is on the criminal record. The question is if Thailand requires a blank criminal record or will filter it?
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David ********
Think you get away with minor bits
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Stuart *********
Probably would depend on the country and their police reports. I doubt traffic offences would appear on a police check for most, but have no idea on each individual countries listings.
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Paul *******
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Thailand doesn't care about traffic offenses. Just look at the roads. Half the country is riding against the flow of traffic on a motorcycle without using a helmet. You can drive any way you wish here with zero consequences (provided you don't cause an accident of course).
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@Stuart ********
 UK does include couldnt believe how many pages i had on my police report and was never banned from driving but all still there.
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@Michael *******
 ouch.
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Michael ********
@Stuart ********
 Never made any difference for Nigerian visa though. Probably if you had a clean record might be a problem for there lol
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Henrik ****
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@Stuart ********
, ok, thx. In this particular case, it is listed on the police report (criminal record for 5 years).
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Vernon *********
I hope it does.
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@Vernon ********
 yea, thailand doesn't need any more carnage on the roads than it alreay has
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Henrik ****
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, if Thailand implemented just 10% of the law enforcement on traffic offenses compared to this country (Denmark), then Thailand would reduce the number of traffic deaths dramatically. He just told me that he didn't lose his car, but today he would have lost his car also.
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Andy *******
Apples & Oranges
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@Andy *********
, no. You are required to show your police record to get an OA visa.
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@Henrik ***
 apples & oranges
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Henrik ****
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@Andy *********
, I do not understand what you mean?
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@Henrik ***
 irrelevant you're driving history
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@Andy *********
 Depends whether it's a court appearance or a simply penalty infringement notice. For example, "causing death through dangerous driving" would most definitely be on it
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Henrik ****
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, it is a court sentence for speeding but without any kind of accident just caught by automatic police cameras.
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@Henrik ***
 Court appearance for speeding? Must have been 45+km/h over the limit!!
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Henrik ****
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, some percentages. The law is very tight in Denmark on this. And personally, I agree with this policy.
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@Henrik ***
 Is it Denmark which issues fines depending on the income of the perpetrator?
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, the most recent initiative is to confiscate the cars from "speed devils" even if the car is owned by someone else like AVIS...
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@Henrik ***
Same thing happens in Australia and New Zealand.
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@Henrik ***
 Really? Wow - they're getting serious about it. Perhaps the Danish traffic administration could visit Thailand and make some suggestions here?
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Henrik ****
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@Steve *******
, not yet I guess 🙂
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In most European countries, driving above the speed limit on freeways is normal. In Australia, if someone speeds on a highway, it practically makes the national news even if there was no accident or property damage. There's a whole culture of shaming people in Australia for going against "public order". I sincerely hope this witch hunt mentality doesn't make it over here, though sadly it did during Covid (starting with Thais who demanded to know the personal details of South Korean "ghosts" (Thai menial workers employed in that country) who didn't do a proper home quarantine during the initial part of Covid).
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@Andy *********
, it is on the criminal record from the police.
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@Henrik ***
 not a Felony
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@Henrik ***
 a revoked driver's license will have no bearing whatsoever on the police record.
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Henrik ****
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@Todd ********
, it will at least in some countries.
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