Phuket expats corralled by new immigration rule for passports

PHUKET: Officers at Phuket Immigration are calling for all foreigners whose passports are set to expire within the coming year to ensure they are issued new passports and apply – and are issued – new long-term permits-to-stay before their current permits expire.

The call follows a new regulation issued by the Immigration Bureau on August 13, explained Lt Col Napat Nusen at Phuket Immigration.

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