Thousands of invalid documents revoked from immigrants, mostly Vietnamese

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The General Immigration Department yesterday reported that it has revoked about 90 percent of invalid documents used by foreigners living in the Kingdom as the June 30 deadline approaches to rescind 100 percent. In August 2017, Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered a crackdown on immigrants holding illegal or invalid documents. Some of the documents are used to vote during elections, Mr Hun Sen noted.

Mr Hun Sen gave the Interior Ministry the authority to revoke documents and take action on foreign nationals who use these documents. It also has the authority to take action against persons who forge the documents. Sok Phal, a secretary of state with the Interior Ministry, said most of the documents revoked included family books, resident books, birth and marriage certificates, as well as identification cards and passports.

“We have revoked documents from nearly 70,000 foreigners, mostly Vietnamese nationals,” Mr Phal said, noting that GID launched a campaign to revoke the documents at the end of 2017 and will continue to do so until June 30. “When we finish our campaign, we will monitor the migration of people from at least six nations. We will have lists and photos,” he said.

 

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