Korean on three year overstay was also running a travel website

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Korean on three year overstay was also running a travel website

 

Picture: Chiang Mai News

 

Chiang Mai News reported on the arrest of a 56 year old South Korean national who police arrested at a downtown Korean restaurant. 

 

Region 5 immigration officials said that Kyen Song Lee had overstayed his welcome in Thailand by 1,034 days. 

 

Apart from now being illegal in the kingdom he was also running a website to encourage his compatriots to visit Chiang Mai. 

 

He has been charged with overstay and illegal working. 

 

Source: Chiang Mai News

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-12-18

[mickymouse1]

I thought he would be commended for promoting CHIANG MAI  to his compatriots for free????????????never grateful, huh????????

[Ulic]

Well, certainly one way to lower tourist numbers even further. Deport people who promote Thailand as a tourist destination to there fellow citizens. 

[PETERTHEEATER]

I'm confused. I thought that the target of ZERO overstayers had been reached.....

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

9 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

I'm confused. I thought that the target of ZERO overstayers had been reached.....

 

Maybe he was only counting Africans, and not Koreans....

[sanemax]

28 minutes ago, Ulic said:

Well, certainly one way to lower tourist numbers even further. Deport people who promote Thailand as a tourist destination to there fellow citizens. 

Do you think that people who promote Thailand on the web should be given a free visa for life and be allowed to stay as long as they want ?

[CanadaSam]

That is the youngest 56 year old I have ever seen!

 

Wrong picture posted???

[jessebkk1]

14 hours ago, sanemax said:

Do you think that people who promote Thailand on the web should be given a free visa for life and be allowed to stay as long as they want ?

If their actions are working and bringing in thousands monthly into thailand? Yes I do

[ZeVonderBearz]

Now swap this one overstayer for the 10,000s of Thai illegals working in South Korea.

[YogaVeg]

The mooch was illegally working and probably not for free (get serious people) while laughing at immigration for 3 long years. This is simply criminal behavior. Crackdowns for the rest of us results.

 

Funny how some people assume this outlaw's "work" was to encourage law-abiding legal tourism.

He just as easily could be running a website on how to beat the Thai visa system illegally.

 

10 year ban, fine, and some street cleaning time sounds about right. Good riddance.