Phuket Immigration discovers 186 visa overstayers in just 7 days

[snoop1130]

 

In a single week, 186 foreigners in Phuket, southern Thailand, were found to have overstayed their visas, Phuket Immigration reported this morning.

 

From April 28 – May 4, 2023, 120 police officers inspected the documents of 216 foreign targets on the island under orders from Phuket governor Narong Wunsiew, Chief of Phuket Police Pol. Maj. Gen. Sermpan Sirikong, and Chief of Phuket Immigration Pol. Col. Thanet Sukchai.

 

Of the 186 found to have overstayed their visas, 182 paid their respective fines while five foreigners were arrested, according to Phuket Immigration statistics, reports NaewNa.

 

According to a Phuket Immigration infographic, police arrested one Egyptian national, one Danish national, one Burmese national, and one Chinese national.

 

Of the 182 foreigners who surrendered, 41 were from Russia, 16 were from Kazakhstan, 15 were from the USA, 15 were from China, 10 were from the UK, and 85 were from elsewhere in the world.

 

Aside from overstaying, Phuket Immigration officers arrested a Burmese national and a French national for evading the immigration authorities.

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/phuket-immigration-discovers-186-visa-overstayers-in-just-7-days

 

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[GameMaster]

France represents.

Caught on overstay, let's run baby ! Yeah !!!

[torturedsole]

A few fines were handed out and back to normal. Lovely.

[Adumbration]

Exactly as I predicted back in early January:

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1283510-massive-wave-of-russian-overstayers-and-illegal-workers/

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, torturedsole said:

A few fines were handed out and back to normal. Lovely.

But possibly a black mark showing overstay in the passport... that won't be forgotten in the future.

[Hakuna Matata]

Good job. This should be done on a regular basis. Many foreign overstayers in Thailand have criminal background. Deport them and blacklist. Red Card is BS.

[ChipButty]

Surrendered where? They walked into the immigration and gave themselves up? How come no Ukrainians or do they get refugee status? 

[LivinginKata]

5 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Surrendered where? They walked into the immigration and gave themselves up? How come no Ukrainians or do they get refugee status? 

Ukrainians can apply each month for a 30 day extension.

[Tropposurfer]

'Good guys in bad guys out' 

[it is what it is]

i guess this shows how many overstayers there are out there and how ineffective their current immigration enforcement procedures are.

Edited May 9, 2023 by it is what it is

[rabiedabruce]

On 5/8/2023 at 9:05 PM, torturedsole said:

A few fines were handed out and back to normal. Lovely.

So what? Not bothering you are they?

[rabiedabruce]

On 5/9/2023 at 7:20 AM, Hakuna Matata said:

Good job. This should be done on a regular basis. Many foreign overstayers in Thailand have criminal background. Deport them and blacklist. Red Card is BS.

Oh another one. How do you know they have a criminal background? Possibly some lacking funds, criminals have money, ill gotten or otherwise. Mind your own business. Lot of miserable old colonel blimps on here. Get a life. Orrrrr, go back to your home country where 'illegals' are reported (sometimes) to have assaulted, raped or killed almost daily.

[moe666]

19 hours ago, it is what it is said:

i guess this shows how many overstayers there are out there and how ineffective their current immigration enforcement procedures are.

I would say very effective they caught them right

[ChipButty]

28 minutes ago, moe666 said:

I would say very effective they caught them right

It did say some surrendered 

[AndyAndyAndy]

My friend died a few months ago. After about 4 months squad of immigration officers arrived at his former house. Blocked frond entrance. Blocked rear entrance. Rounded up everybody in the house. Swept the inside, swept the outside. Turned out they didn't get the memo about his death. And thought he was overstaying for a month or something. Poor wife was shaken by this raid for the rest of the week. ????