Thai PM to look into extending tourist visas to 90 days

Suvarnabhumi airport in Samut Prakan. Visa on Arrival, Health Control, Baggage Claim and Transfers
Suvarnabhumi airport in Samut Prakan. Visa on Arrival, Health Control, Baggage Claim, Immigration and Transfers. Photo: dmaniax.com / flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

The new government will consider extending tourist visa validities from 30 days to 90 days and the easing of immigration procedures, to make them more [Read More…]

Thai Immigration Officer Vows to Purge the Country of All Overstayers Within Three Months

Thai Immigration Police, BMW 330e At Chachoengsao Immigration Office
Thai Immigration Police, BMW 330e at Immigration Office. Photo: Thai Police Vehicles. CC BY-SA 2.0.

Immigration Bureau commissioner Pol. Lt. Gen. Pakphumpipat Sajjaphan held a seminar on Thursday, July 6th, to equip immigration officers with the necessary skills to effectively [Read More…]

Overstaying Algerian Man Dressed as a Woman to try to Fool Immigration Arrested in Bangkok

Royal Thai Police Toyota Corolla leaving the Police Headquarters on Ploen Chit Road, Bangkok
Royal Thai Police Toyota Corolla leaving the Police Headquarters on Ploen Chit Road, Bangkok. Photo: Ian Fuller / flickr.

An Algerian man was arrested in Bangkok for 251 days of overstaying his legal visa after he allegedly tried to dress as a woman in [Read More…]

Move Forward Party Dismisses Migrant Worker Repatriation Policy

Thai Immigration Police, BMW 330e At Chachoengsao Immigration Office
Thai Immigration Police, BMW 330e at Immigration Office. Photo: Thai Police Vehicles. CC BY-SA 2.0.

BANGKOK (NNT) – The Move Forward Party (MFP) has dismissed foreign media allegations that one of its policies includes the repatriation of migrant workers from [Read More…]

Phuket Immigration Reveals More Information About Yellow and Red Card System for Misbehaving Foreigners

Bangla Road in Patong, Phuket
Bangla Road in Patong, Phuket. Photo: Insights Unspoken / flickr.

The Phuket Immigration revealed to the Thai media that two foreigners received red cards and four foreigners received a yellow card this month, March 2023, [Read More…]

80 immigration police face charges for accepting money to extend visas for Chinese businessmen

Immigration office in Thailand open to all foreigners
Immigration office in Thailand open to all foreigners. Photo: Paul the Seeker / flickr. CC BY 2.0.

About 80 immigration police officers, including three generals, face disciplinary and criminal charges for allegedly extending visas for Chinese nationals involved in “grey” businesses in [Read More…]