A Russian national has been arrested at Koh Pha Ngan in Surat Thani for overstaying his visa by a staggering 188 days. Surat Thani Immigration officers confirmed the arrest of 50 year previous Leonid Toisloi.
The Russian man was apprehended in entrance of a convenience store in the northern city of Chalok Lam earlier this week.
The authorities have taken action and charged him with overstaying his visa. He is now being held at Koh Pha Ngan Police Station and is awaiting deportation for his overstay.
It is not known how Toisloi came to the attention of the immigration authorities, but the case is certainly one of many instances of Thailand’s latest enforcement of visa regulations.
Immigration offices around the nation have been cracking down on foreigners overstaying their stamps or visas. A campaign at the end of final yr aggressively sought out tourists who’ve remained within the kingdom long past the date stamped of their passports.
In Surat Thani, the province that accommodates Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, and Koh Tao, the immigration office is employing new know-how. Officers have geared up Smart Patrol Cars with superior facial recognition to verify foreigners rapidly. Immigration officers are patrolling in WiFi-enabled automobiles, normally a BMW, to crack down on foreigners who have 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.
Three foreigners were arrested and detained at Koh Pha Ngan Police Station. Russian Alexander Makevich was nabbed for overstaying his visa by 29 days. Police also arrested a French woman, Ophelia Marie Miriam Jacque, for overstaying her visa by 93 days. Undiscovered had been charged under suspicion of, “being an alien whose permitted entry into the dominion has run out.”
Nothing to it residing on the island was discovered to don’t have any history of ever having a valid visa in Thailand. Police arrested Kaew Inthong Laladwo Kham, of Laos nationality, underneath suspicion of, “being an alien entering and staying in the kingdom without permission,” violating Section 54 of the Immigration Act of 1979..g