Immigration department to revoke ‘irregular documents’

[geovalin]

The General Department of Immigration said on Wednesday it is working to revoke the “irregular documentation” of some 10,000 foreigners before June 30, after which anyone found to be breaking the law faces imprisonment or deportation. Prime Minister Hun Sen on August 15, 2017 signed sub-decree 129 on the “cancellation and revocation of irregular documents used by foreigners living in Cambodia”.

 

The immigration department said that foreigners found to be acting against the sub-decree after 30 June face imprisonment. Sok Phal, the secretary of state at the Ministry of Interior in charge of immigration, told The Post on Wednesday: “We continue to withdraw irregular documents because the government deadline is 30 June 2019. Our teams are working in the provinces to help immigration officers implement the law successfully before the deadline."

 

“Currently, more than 10 per cent of immigrants, or 10,000 foreigners, use irregular documents in Cambodia.” A Department of Immigration report said that this year, police and relevant authorities have withdrawn more than 30,000 irregular documents – including passports, visas, family books and ID cards – from people from 10 countries, with Vietnamese nationals accounting for 90 per cent of cases.

 

read more https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/immigration-department-revoke-irregular-documents

 

[RocketDog]

So they are doing something about something. Really not clear otherwise.