Answereda year ago
Why does Thai immigration ask about having a girlfriend during entry?
Why does the immigration ask whether you have a girlfriend in thailand? If you have DTV, is it a good idea to say that you have one if they pull you aside? I don't get the logic.
Answer summary
The question arises about the logic behind Thai immigration asking travelers if they have a girlfriend in Thailand. Experiences vary among expats; some report it can influence their case positively or negatively, depending on the officer's discretion. While some travelers have never been asked this question, others allege it can be used to check for potential scams or bribes. Thai society typically accepts foreign relationships, and the immigration process can be inconsistent.
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Ian *********
They want to see if sheβs picking you up so they can then get tourist police to talk to her and tell you, you need to pay a bribe to enter. Itβs happend to me.
Alexey **********
They have a right to ask even her phone to call her and to ask some questions what are you doing in Thailand.
Ethan *****
@Alexey *********
yes they did it to me last year
Gordon *********
Tell them you're a butterfly
Corey ******
@Gordon ********
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Chris *****
Usually Thai people strongly support foreigners having a Thai wife, mistress or gf. It's also normal in Thai society to have several mistresses at once (one "major" a.k.a. "wife" & several "minor" ones). Can some Thai immigration official please confirm this?! π₯π₯³ππΌ
Mark *******
@Chris ****
incorrect. Being tolerated by SOME is not the same as being supportive of or being normal.Chris *****
@Mark ******
Ofc this is not "official" policy. But Thai culture does it this way. It's even engraved in Thai language having dedicated Thai words for this (I assume you can read & write Thai). And "everyone" (referring to Thais) knows that HM the King has an official wife a.k.a HM the Queen and several mistresses. I am happy to be proven "wrong" though krab ππΌMark *******
@Joel ********
yeh be careful π
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Joel *********
@Mark ******
dude thank you. This man is out of his mind. My wife is 22 and even me bringing it up to ask about it pissed her off and she asked "WHY YOU ASK?!" πππMark *******
@Juan *****
20+ years ago. Not something common now...and it was always only tolerated but not actually "supported". It was to remain unspoken and not open. Try telling this to any young Thai woman today and she will have your head on a stickMark *******
@Chris ****
yes I can read but not write. It is extemely outdated.Joel *********
@Juan *****
bro are you really trying to suggest that the only country in SE Asia that WASNT occupied by the west has a value system "imposed" on it? Come on man. Where are you even from? You know better than Thai people apparently?
Juan ******
@Joel ********
No the point I was trying to make is that culturally in Thailand it's not so strange. As the clothing and the monogamy was imposed by the west.Joel *********
@Juan *****
what is the point youre trying to make? That its the same way now or what?Juan ******
@Joel ********
We are talking about 3 centuries ago when it was also normal for women to be bare chested on public. Before all the western influence came in.Joel *********
@Juan *****
maybe if you're royalty or high society. But for normal everyday thai people thats not true. Not trying to be rude, but I think ill believe my thai friends and wife over two farang on the internet. And I don't mean to say that in a derogatory way, im farang too ππJuan ******
@Joel ********
What he says it's true, historically Thailand is a country where it was normal to have multiple wives. Now only one person we all know have twenty something...Joel *********
@Chris ****
I just asked my thai wife and she says you're extremely wrong. I dont know where you heard that, but its awful advice to be giving out to people.
Deiter ********
Just tell them you are into LB, that should change the line of questioning pretty rapidly
Deiter ********
@Chris ****
Smart one there Chris, lets smoke out the immigration officers lurking on this page gathering info on the bad farangs π
Richard ***********
Mia nois ππ€£
Robin *******
14 years twice a year never been asked
Winston ********
If you tell them that you have a Ladyboy they will give you an extension with no problem π€π³π
TaupeSh*******
@Winston *******
a very short extension π
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Robert **********
@Winston *******
but, the ladyboy already has an extention :-) (not that I would know hahaha)
Markie ******
@Robert *********
obviously Winston knows
Gerry *******
@Robert *********
by definition, they do π€£π€£
Wayne ********
@Robert *********
I guess it all depends if youβre the pitcher or the catcherWinston ********
@Robert *********
ππ€£πWayne ********
@Winston *******
If he tells them that he will get an extension all right, but it wonβt be from the immigration officer.
κΉ**
Iβve been asked by immigration before if I had a girlfriend that I was coming to visit. I told them no. As she was calling my phone π«
Lucas **********
Say no ...
Eric **********
@Lucas *********
Β« no , not one , five Β»
Tristin *********
2 here π
Jon ********
They never ask that.
Jean ************
@Jon *******
they ask me in order to explain to her and she translate to me
Ben ********
@Jon *******
Iβve been asked before
Area *************
@Ben *******
me too
Nicolas ***********
@Ben *******
happened to me as well a couple of years ago ^^Jon ********
@Ben *******
You must be lucky. I have flown in and out of Thailand more times than I can remember and I live here as well. The only inquiry I was ever asked was where was my final destination is as my ticket was one way. It was not immigration asking the question. It was the airline when I checked in
Thaimer ******
@Jon *******
said one with bar girlJon ********
@Thaimer *****
so said the incelThaimer ******
@Jon *******
they donβt ask these questions to these mentally challenged as youJon ********
@Graham *****
piss off ahole. I flew in many times as a tourist before I moved here.
Graham ******
@Jon *******
so you're not a tourist and this requirement does not apply to you ;)Jon ********
@Graham *****
work permit, marriage and retirement.Graham ******
@Jon *******
yes but what visa are you entering on?
Brandon ************
That's not really possible to answer, because everything is up to the discretion of the immigration officer you are talking to.
For some officers, that might help your case. For others it might hurt it.
For some officers, that might help your case. For others it might hurt it.
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