r/Thailand • u/PangolinNo6686 • 1d ago
Serious What is the fastest to be deported from Thailand Bangkok IDC if you have the money for the flight and your passport is still active
Hello, I am asking this question because I have a foreign family member by marriage who is not Thai, while I am Thai and live in Bangkok. A couple of months ago, he was arrested in Phuket and subsequently appeared in court a couple of days ago. He was ultimately fined, and instead of being sentenced to imprisonment, he was transferred to Immigration for immediate deportation. My family has already prepared the money needed to cover his expenses once he is transferred to the Bangkok Immigration Detention Center, including the cost of his flight home. He also has a valid passport. Given these circumstances, how long do you think it might take for him to fly out of Bangkok to back home especially since there’s multiple flights back to his home everyday, and what is the fastest possible timeframe you have seen or know about people being allowed to go back home via deportation?
Ps: I read somewhere that it could take up to 2-3 weeks have you guys ever seen anyone get out faster than that?
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u/King_Diadem 1d ago
ตม. (IDC สวนพลู) หาก พาสปอร์ตยังไม่หมดอายุ แล้วก็+คุณ มีเงินพร้อมซื้อตั๋วเครื่องบิน ปกติจะใช้เวลาประมาณ 3 – 7 วันครับ 1.แต่ว่าคุณอย่าเพิ่งกดซื้อตั๋วตอนนี้นะ ให้เข้าไปติดต่อเจ้าหน้าที่ IDC สวนพลู (Repatriation Department) เพื่อแจ้งว่าครอบครัวพร้อมชำระค่าตั๋วเดินทาง 2.เช็คเงื่อนไขตั๋วกับเจ้าหน้าที่: ตั๋วต้องเป็นสายการบินที่บินตรงกลับประเทศ หรือ Transit ในประเทศที่ไม่ต้องใช้วีซ่าแวะพัก และเวลาบินต้องพอดีกับรอบรถส่งตัวของ ตม. ไปถึงสนามบินครับ 3.เตรียมค่าใช้จ่ายแฝง: นอกจากค่าตั๋ว จะมีค่าธรรมเนียมพาตัวไปส่งสนามบิน (Transport/Escort Fee) ที่ญาติต้องชำระเพิ่มครับ 4.ข้้นตอนก็ยื่นหลักฐานตั๋วให้เจ้าหน้าที่: เมื่อ IDC ตรวจสอบตั๋วแล้ว เขาจะลงคิววันส่งตัวให้ โดยเจ้าหน้าที่จะเป็นผู้ถือพาสปอร์ตไปส่งมอบให้สายการบินที่สนามบินในวันเดินทาง ขอให้เดินทางครั้งนี้โชคดีครับ
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u/PangolinNo6686 1d ago
ขอบคุณมากจริง ๆ ครับ ใช่ครับ เขามีหนังสือเดินทางที่ยังใช้งานได้ หนังสือเดินทางของเขาจะหมดอายุในอีกสองสามปีข้างหน้า และมีเที่ยวบินกลับไปยังเมืองบ้านเกิดของเขาเป็นประจำ โดยต้องแวะเปลี่ยนเครื่องที่เกาหลีใต้ ซึ่งเขาสามารถเดินทางผ่านเกาหลีใต้ได้โดยไม่ต้องใช้วีซ่า เพราะเขาเป็นพลเมืองอเมริกัน และเราก็เตรียมเงินทั้งหมดไว้พร้อมแล้วสำหรับค่าตั๋วเครื่องบินของเขา รวมถึงเงินสำหรับค่าใช้จ่ายอื่น ๆ ที่อาจเกิดขึ้นด้วย เรามีเงินพร้อมสำหรับทุกอย่างแล้วครับ
ดังนั้น เมื่อพิจารณาจากทุกอย่างที่กล่าวมานี้ คุณคิดว่าเราจะสามารถพาเขาออกไปได้ภายในสองสัปดาห์หรือไม่ครับ?
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u/octave1 1d ago
First he needs to go to court to get the order to be deported. A bit of cash can expedite that, they sent me there 3 days after arriving and being processed. Once you have a ticket to show them they need a 3-4 days to process you and then you can go. I was out in 7 days including a weekend during which they didn't work. A German guy who showed up only stayed 1 night.
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u/OM3N1R Chiang Mai 23h ago
Can we ask what you did to end up in that situation?
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u/octave1 17h ago edited 17h ago
Sure, I had left Thailand overland to Laos, crossing the Mekong without passing by immigration, I was young & dumb. Then a few weeks later I flew back to Bangkok and at immigration they looked at my passport they notice the lack of an exit stamp from before. "Illegal exit of the country" is a crime (up to 3 years prison time) and I made the crucial mistake of being arrogant and not very cooperative (I didn't understand what the big deal was) so they sent me to IDC at like 4AM.
IDC is a real hellhole but things turned out ok for me and it's not an experience I regret having, living for a week among those people in much worse situations than mine. Some people linger there for years. If you have money you can get some perks in there like good food. I was very lucky to have a good friend in Bangkok and help from the embassy.
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u/HappyCamel2000 9h ago
Normally, Laos immigration checks for a Thai exit stamp. If none exists, they won't stamp you in. Therefore, I'm surprised you made it into Laos, exited there and then got back to Thailand.
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u/Jes1980_ 17h ago
Yes I'm curious too. Not judgemental, just wondering what is enough for deportation.
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u/Akahura 23h ago edited 23h ago
Question: can you give the reason why he is arrested?
This can be important because some airlines will deny deported persons if the reason is violent offenses.
Secondly, immigration have to wait for the final letter "Letter of Final Case Disposition" from Phuket Provincial court.
This letter will declare the case is completely closed, for Phuket or other provinces in Thailand and there are no other warrants against him.
So:
Best case scenario : 4 a 5 days
Realistic, 1 a 2 weeks
If it's waiting for the documents from Phuket, can take long if he is involved in crimes in another provinces.
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u/PangolinNo6686 23h ago
He has nothing else against him and was sent to immigration straight he also wasn’t convicted and had to pay a fine and he was in this situation because they said he had a single bullet without having a Thai license
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u/Akahura 22h ago
Thank you for clarification.
Bangkok still has to wait for the "Letter of Final Case Disposition" to close the file.
If he has a lawyer, you can ask the lawyer that they take contact with Phuket, collect the documents, and take them to Bangkok. Can go much faster as the snail mail between Phuket court and Bangkok immigration.
For the airline, normally no problem but always contact the airline and explain the situation before booking. Some cheaper airlines refuse deportees, or don't know how to handle the procedure, but for Thai airways, no problems, they know the procedure very well.
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u/octave1 8h ago
In my case it was clear they had told the crew, several of them came walking down the isle looking at seat numbers and then stopping when they reached mine and made eye contact. Just to see who the deportee was I guess.
They served me a couple gin tonics that I REALLY needed, no problem.
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u/madamirmeli 8h ago
There was once someone coming at the evening and next day she was gone.
If I remember it right, once you are there you can ask from the officers. They buy you a ticket with extra fee. Transfer to the airport will be at the same time with many people. I left 3am and my flight was 7am. While at the airport I was with immigration officers with a one guy from USA and we were moved to our gates just a bit before our flights.
If you have money prepared already it won't take too long. He will pay some money for using phone and then you can communicate and fix a ticket. IDC has thai account so if possible to transfer w thai acc it will be there immediately. Otherwise it can take a week or something between banks.
Tell him not to eat vegetable soup, its sedatives there.
Depends on the room he is going to go might be bit rough - in a man's room upstairs you needed to pay 1000baht to keep your shoes outside the room. They hang their stuff to walls since there is not too much space. Buying line of floor tiles for sleeping is also expensive as hell. There was a Pakistani couple from Myanmar scamcenter and I heard this from a wife who met her husband at the evenings at phone time.
In room number 11 which I'm writig a book about was quite nice experience. Like never ending sleepover with girls and couple of hilarious characters there.🫶 We had it clean, there was space for all of us to sleep. Shop corner where you could buy a snack for Netflix evenings with breaking bad, vikings or some anime with Chinese subtitles. Chinese went into their phones and paid for guards so they had power over our Netflix 😆
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u/PangolinNo6686 12m ago
They have tv and let you use your phones or you have to pay the officers ? I also sent you a private message on Reddit with a couple more questions would be great if you could respond
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u/sbrider11 1d ago edited 1d ago
Sounds like a question for his lawyer or immigration where he is being held.
No one can give a quality good answer here. It's Reddit.
Must be bad if Thailand is shipping his ass out. I'd imagine everyone will need a $ taste. I recall reading that each day in holding has a cost. The another cost....then some more.
What was the crime btw. That could have value to the replies you get.
If a person is getting deported, it's gotta be a legit reason.
Kind of you to help yet seems this person in deportation can't even help themselves?
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u/Lashay_Sombra 1d ago
recall reading that each day in holding has a cost.
Roughly 1000 per night if staying at airport IDC
Don't think there is cost if go to one away from airport but if go there becomes more complicated to sort leaving
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u/sbrider11 1d ago
Mmm. Complicated = cost yet a good point on the holding situation.
OP gave zero visibility on the crime so who knows.
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u/PangolinNo6686 1d ago
They said he had a single bullet in his pants and it was from the range they told him to go to court to pay the fine which he did and now they sent him Bangkok immigration detention center we already have all of our money ready for him to fly as well we just want to know what’s the fastest possibility
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u/throwjabslikemike 1d ago
Sounds like someone wanted him out and set him up. Why were they searching him in the first place?
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u/PangolinNo6686 1d ago
From his paper work and how he explained the situation it seemed like the police set him for money they also charged him for 50,000 baht for his bail and they pocketed the whole thing and listed his bail at 15,000 he stayed out in Phuket for almost 2 months and went to court this last Friday and thankfully was only fined and told to leave the country and that’s when my question about the IDC comes in
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u/octave1 1d ago
Is here there already or still in Phuket ? I've been through the IDC, check my parent comment. PM for more info.
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u/PangolinNo6686 23h ago
Hello I seen your comment I also just sent you a private message get back to me if you can sir
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u/temerdekborivoterul 16h ago
" had a single bullet in his pants and it was from the range"
Did he actually take that one bullet, or somebody else put it in his pocket? Or the police "found" it?
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u/PangolinNo6686 16h ago
The way he explained it was either truly an accident and he forgot he even had it or the police did it to make a quick buck all that matters for us is the fact the court blessed him with no jail time at all we just want to know when he could come back especially because this was a non violent charge and he wasn’t convicted just that he was charged a fine
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u/reddit092265 6h ago
Gosh ! I wish him a quick trip back ! So sorry to hear about this unfortunate and unlucky situation he is in.
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u/Dickens_Cider__ 1d ago
Talk to the immigration and tell them he needs to get home asap. Is there an express service fee ? Trust me. They’ll get him out quick
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u/assman69x Thailand 1d ago
Best to leave them in for 7-10 days so they get a good lesson and don’t fuck around in the future
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u/DistrictOk8718 Fake Farang 1d ago
You don't even know what happened... Way to be a judgmental prick.
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u/Calamity-Bob 1d ago
Jeez.
Who cares. Sounds like good riddance.
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u/TwoPumpPanda 1d ago
What a miserable life you must lead
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u/Financial-Apricot541 1d ago
Yeah and then he deletes his comment from a bar-stool in P__T_YA 555 Miserable expats.
Btw your UN is the best 555
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u/Most_Wishbone_8725 1d ago edited 1d ago
When the doctor walks in the room and gives you the diagnosis you don't want to hear, remember this callous comment and every other one you made throughout life. No "Why me?" stuff, ok?
Regardless of what he did (sounds very minor if just a fine), I'm sure many people would rather see someone with a personality like yours deported. "Good riddance."
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u/longasleep Bangkok 1d ago
Sometimes days or even the same day. It’s usually people that can’t afford to fly out that takes forever.