Thai officials arrested an overstaying French woman in Koh Pha Ngan this week. Sura Thani Immigration officers said in a Facebook submit that they arrested the girl on Monday in front of the Bounty Resort on 85/1 Moo 8.
Behind the scenes , 36 year previous Myriam Naima Bakhoury, overstayed her visa by six days, the officers said.
She was taken to Koh Pha Ngan Police Station to face overstaying expenses, and is waiting to be deported, The Phuket Express reported. It was not clear how Bakhoury was caught.
This news comes after reviews that one other overstayer was additionally busted in Koh Pha Ngan earlier this week.
A Russian man was arrested for overstaying his visa by a staggering 188 days. Surat Thani Immigration officers confirmed the arrest of 50 12 months outdated Leonid Toisloi. Toisloi was apprehended in entrance of a convenience store within the northern city of Chalok Lam earlier this week.
As with Bakhoury, authorities charged Toisloi for overstaying his visa. He is also being held at Koh Pha Ngan Police Station, awaiting deportation. It is not identified how Toisloi got here to the attention of the immigration authorities.
Thailand takes immigration legal guidelines very seriously and overstaying a visa, even by a couple of days, may find yourself in detention, hefty fines, and deportation.
In Surat Thani, the province that contains Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, and Koh Tao, the immigration office is employing new expertise. Officers have outfitted Smart Patrol Cars with advanced facial recognition to verify foreigners rapidly. Immigration officers are patrolling in WiFi-enabled automobiles, often a BMW, to crack down on foreigners who’ve overstayed.
Surat Thani Immigration Police, and Koh Pha Ngan Provincial Police went on a tour of Thailand’s fifth-biggest island in November on the hunt for visa overstayers in the kingdom..