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What are the recent developments regarding immigration arrests in Thailand?

Immigration policy Visa regulations Thailand arrests Overstayers Tourist visa violations Law enforcement in Thailand

Mar 22, 2019

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Note that there were arrests in this report of 70 cases of those who had not reported their whereabouts within 24 hours ....20 not staying at reported address..

(See section 3...)

The deputy commander of immigration told the press this morning of the latest arrests in a long running crackdown to rid the country of over-stayers, people illegally entering on tourist visas, scammers, skimmers and Thais breaking the law by not reporting their whereabouts.

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Recent reports indicate that a crackdown by Thai immigration authorities has led to the arrest of 70 individuals for failing to report their whereabouts within 24 hours. The deputy commander of immigration highlighted that the majority of those arrested were Thai nationals and individuals from neighboring countries, amid ongoing efforts to address over-stayers and illegal entries on tourist visas.

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Thanx but in the article it says; "Most were Thais and people from neighboring countries".

Let's not get all wound up over not all that news worthy news ;)

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