Sunday, November 26, 2017

Three Day Immigration Raid Finds 983 Foreigners Guilty For Overstaying Visas


A local mission led by the Immigration Bureau covering the East and Central regions of Thailand resulted in arrests and fines of up to 983 foreigners liable for overstaying their visas, reports the Pattaya Mail.

The three day mission prompted by the crackdown on eight sex traffickers from China led to the discovery of 42 foreigners guilty of overstaying and 161 who surrendered in the Pattaya area. Other eastern areas found 911 foreigners chargeable for fines of overstaying.

Blacklisting in general is based on overstaying your visa in Thailand. The consequences of a visa overstay include fines, deportation and being blacklisted from entering Thailand for a period of time.

Penalties include heavy fines and not being able to return to the country for a corresponding amount of years that they have overstayed their visa. Exceptions include overstaying more than five years that results in a 10 year ban.

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